Is 16 port poe switch profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?

The niche generates £60K/yr across 11 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -16.9%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (30/100).

How competitive is the 16 port poe switch niche?

5 brands and 88 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 81% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.

What do buyers complain about in 16 port poe switch?

Top complaints mined from reviews: Connectivity-Overall, Quality-Overall, Data Transfer Speed. The return rate is 2.7%.

When does demand for 16 port poe switch peak?

Demand peaks in Nov; the busiest month runs 1.7× the quietest.

What does it cost to enter the 16 port poe switch niche?

Listings span £40.66–£126.32; the average listing price is £79.01 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 15,655 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.

16 port poe switch

Skip it

Brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Avg price

Great£79.01

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Good£40.66–£126.32

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

Returns

Good2.7%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Good4.1%

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Review moat

Bad15,655.27

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Growth

Bad-16.9%

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

Competition

Bad81%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

Market size

Bad£60K

£60K/yr · 19K searches

Brand share

Bad100%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

Signals High Price

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, 16 port poe switch is a £60K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (19K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov. Verdict: Skip it — 30/100.

Data updated Jul 21, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

16 port poe switch market data

Units sold / yr: 500–750; avg 0–100/product
Revenue / yr: £40K–£59K; units × avg price
Conversion rate: 4.1%
Avg BSR: #347
Page quality: 0%
Prime: 91%
Sponsored: 91%
Out of stock: 0.5%
Avg brand age: 61 months
Avg seller age: 197 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products capture 81% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

5 falling

Sellers

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

81%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

TP-Link49%
NETGEAR24%
YuanLey21%
NICGIGA3%
Linksys3%
Open — no brand owns it (0%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -16.9% search growth over the last 90 days.

Peak months: Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.7×

Open Trend

Top 16 port poe switch products on Amazon

Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.

Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 11 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

Top sellers

by 90-day click share

TP-Link TL-SG1016PE 16-Port Gigabit Ethernet Splitter PoE Switch 8 802.3af/at PoE+ Ports up to 30 W for each PoE Port and 150 W for all PoE Ports Metal Casing Network Swtich IGMP Snooping VLAN

TP-Link£90.804.7★8,930 rev

NETGEAR 16 Port PoE Switch (GS116LP) | Unmanaged Gigabit Network Switch | Ethernet Hub | 16 x PoE+ @ 76W | Desktop Wall or Rackmount

NETGEAR£116.594.7★408 rev

TP-Link TL-SG116P 16-Port Gigabit Desktop Network Switch Dedicated 16-Port PoE+ Ethernet Splitter 120 W Total Power Budget Transmission up to 250 m Fanless Design PoE Switch Durable Metal Casing

TP-Link£112.874.7★14,318 rev

YuanLey 16 Port PoE Switch with 2 Gigabit Ethernet Uplink 1 SFP Port 250W PoE+ Port Support 802.3af/at Unmanaged Network Switch with AI Watchdog VLAN 6KV Protection Rackmount Plug and Play

YuanLey£63.904.3★1,148 rev

YuanLey 18 Port PoE Switch 16 PoE+ Port 100Mbps 2 Uplink Gigabit 250W Built-in Power 802.3af/at Rackmount Unmanaged Plug and Play

YuanLey£58.064.3★1,148 rev

Newest

by launch date

NICGIGA 16 Port PoE+ Switch 250W 2 Gigabit Uplink 1 SFP Metal Case Unmanaged RJ45 SFP Camera Desktop Laptop Printer Compatible 19 inch RackMount Plug and Play

NICGIGA£65.05469 rev

1y ago

YuanLey 16 Port PoE Switch with 2 Gigabit Ethernet Uplink 1 SFP Port 250W PoE+ Port Support 802.3af/at Unmanaged Network Switch with AI Watchdog VLAN 6KV Protection Rackmount Plug and Play

YuanLey£63.901,148 rev

2y ago

TP-Link TL-SG116P 16-Port Gigabit Desktop Network Switch Dedicated 16-Port PoE+ Ethernet Splitter 120 W Total Power Budget Transmission up to 250 m Fanless Design PoE Switch Durable Metal Casing

TP-Link£112.8714,318 rev

2y ago

YuanLey 18 Port Gigabit PoE Switch 16 PoE+ Port 1000Mbps 2 Gigabit Uplink 250W 802.3af/at Metal Desktop/Rackmount Unmanaged Plug and Play Network Switch

YuanLey£80.252,216 rev

5y ago

YuanLey 18 Port PoE Switch 16 PoE+ Port 100Mbps 2 Uplink Gigabit 250W Built-in Power 802.3af/at Rackmount Unmanaged Plug and Play

YuanLey£58.061,148 rev

6y ago

What buyers say about 16 port poe switch

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Quality-Overall19%

“Proper piece of kit”

Advertised Vs Actual Product13%

“Product as described”

Strength10%

“and the metal build feels very solid”

Durability8%

“Been under my desk for the last few months with no issues”

Socket/Port/Plug8%

“Providing Extra Ports”

Connectivity-Overall8%

“Does the job brilliantly I have many connections”

Value For Money7%

“Great value”

Size-Overall6%

“Very good size & well made”

Ease Of Use6%

“hassle free”

Computation Performance5%

“Getting full gigabit speeds across the house with no issues”

What buyers complain about

Connectivity-Overall25%

“My port 1 failed which was the port receiving internet”

Quality-Overall25%

“Poor quality, poor build, doesnt meet specification and the POE ports stop working”

Data Transfer Speed25%

“then stopped all data transmission on all ports”

Value For Money8%

“Bit expensive”

Top return reasons

Connectivity-Overall22%

Compatibility-Overall18%

Socket/Port/Plug15%

Functionality-Overall14%

Size-Overall6%

Defective Material/Parts6%

Data Transfer Speed3%

Advertised Vs Actual Product3%

Assembly/Installation2%

Quality-Overall2%

Common questions

Is 16 port poe switch profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?: The niche generates £60K/yr across 11 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -16.9%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (30/100).
How competitive is the 16 port poe switch niche?: 5 brands and 88 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 81% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in 16 port poe switch?: Top complaints mined from reviews: Connectivity-Overall, Quality-Overall, Data Transfer Speed. The return rate is 2.7%.
When does demand for 16 port poe switch peak?: Demand peaks in Nov; the busiest month runs 1.7× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the 16 port poe switch niche?: Listings span £40.66–£126.32; the average listing price is £79.01 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 15,655 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.