Ubiquiti Pro Max Aggregation (USW-Pro-Max-Aggregation)
★ 5.0 Value Score
Technical Specifications
Switching Capacity: 760 Gbps
Forwarding Rate: 565 Mpps
Ports: 28 x 10G SFP+ (10G/1G) + 4 x 25G SFP28 (25G/10G/1G)
PoE Budget: N/A (non-PoE switch)
Layer: L3 (Layer 2 features also supported)
Stacking: Not listed
Non-blocking Throughput: 380 Gbps
Max Power Consumption: 100 W
Power Input: Universal AC 100-240 V; DC input for RPS backup
Form Factor: 1U rack-mount (442 x 325 x 44 mm)
Weight: 4.6 kg without brackets
Curation Review
✔ Pros:760 Gbps switching capacity and 565 Mpps forwarding rate for aggregation duty; 28 x 10G SFP+ plus 4 x 25G SFP28 uplink ports; Layer 3 switching with Layer 2 features; DC input for redundant power backup; compact 1U rack form factor
✘ Cons:No PoE, so it can't power APs or cameras directly; no stacking listed; not in stock on Ubiquiti's US store (marked 'No restock date yet'); 100 W power draw is high for a non-PoE 1U switch; price is above many 10G-only alternatives
Est. Price:
$899 - $1,048
Compare Against
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)
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