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Ubiquiti Switch Pro Max 24 PoE
Ubiquiti Switch Pro Max 24 PoE
★ 4.1 Value Score

Technical Specifications

  • Switching Capacity: 112 Gbps
  • Non-Blocking Throughput: 56 Gbps
  • Forwarding Rate: 83.3 Mpps
  • Ports: 24 total: 8x 2.5GbE PoE++, 8x 1GbE PoE++, 8x 1GbE PoE+, plus 2x 10G SFP+ uplinks
  • PoE Budget: 400W total (max 60W per port)
  • Layer: L3
  • Stacking support: Not confirmed; no physical stacking documented in sources reviewed
  • MAC Address Table Size: 32,000 entries
  • Packet Buffer Size: 2 MB
  • Form Factor: 1U rack-mountable, 442 x 325 x 44 mm, 5.1 kg without brackets
  • Management: UniFi Network 8.0.24+
  • Operating Temperature: -5 to 40u00b0C (23 to 104u00b0F)
  • Certifications: CE, FCC, IC (one listing states NDAA compliant)

Curation Review

  • ✔ Pros: Layer 3 switching in a 24-port 1U chassis; 8x 2.5GbE PoE++ ports for multi-gig wireless and workstation uplinks; 400W total PoE budget with up to 60W per port; 2x 10G SFP+ uplinks; 112 Gbps switching capacity and 56 Gbps non-blocking throughput; managed centrally through UniFi Network; list price of $799 USD from Ubiquiti's US store is competitive for L3 PoE++ hardware
  • ✘ Cons: 400W total PoE budget is limited if many high-power PoE++ devices are connected at once; No physical stacking documented, so scaling beyond one unit needs separate management; Port breakdown is described inconsistently across retailer listings, so the official Ubiquiti datasheet should be checked; Reseller prices vary widely (about $799 to $951 USD, plus higher regional prices); Independent hands-on reviews with measured performance were not found; Requires UniFi Network 8.0.24 or later for management
  • Est. Price: $799 - $951

Compare Against

Fortinet FortiSwitch 2048F
Fortinet FortiSwitch 2048F
★ 3.4 Value Score

Technical Specifications

  • Switching Capacity: 4 Tbps (4000 Gbps duplex)
  • Forwarding Rate: Up to 4000 Mpps (vendor-quoted; one reseller lists a conflicting 1310 Mpps figure)
  • Ports: 48x SFP28 (1/10/25 GbE); 8x QSFP28 (40/100 GbE uplinks); 2x SFP+ (1/10 GbE, per some listings)
  • PoE Budget: None (non-PoE switch)
  • Layer: L2/L3 (BGP, OSPF, IS-IS, RIP, VRRP, PIM-SSM, VXLAN, static routing)
  • Stacking support: Not confirmed in available sources; managed via FortiGate/FortiLink
  • Latency: Under 1 microsecond
  • Packet Buffer: 32 MB
  • MAC Address Table: 96K entries (per reseller listings)
  • VLANs: 4K
  • Form Factor: 1RU rack-mountable
  • Power Supply: Dual hot-swappable AC power supplies

Curation Review

  • ✔ Pros: 25GbE SFP28 density in a compact 1RU chassis; 8x 100GbE QSFP28 uplinks for aggregation and data center leaf/spine roles; 4 Tbps switching capacity with sub-microsecond latency; Layer 3 routing protocols (BGP, OSPF, IS-IS, VXLAN) included; Dual hot-swappable AC power for redundancy; Managed via FortiGate/FortiLink as part of the Fortinet Security Fabric
  • ✘ Cons: No PoE, so it cannot power access points, cameras or phones; Very high list price (about $30,653 MSRP) compared with most switches; Stacking support is not confirmed in available sources; Forwarding-rate figures vary between resellers, so the official datasheet should be checked; Designed for data center and aggregation roles, which is more than most campus access deployments need; Requires optics and cabling budget for SFP28/QSFP28 ports on top of the base price
  • Est. Price: $17,368 - $23,690

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