8 port gigabit switch
Skip itBrand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 98% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Returns
Great1.5%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Conversion
Great9.3%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Avg price
Great£15.92avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Great£9.58–£33.51cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Market size
Okay£161K£161K/yr · 108K searches
Review moat
Bad8,572.31avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Quality gap
Bad4.7★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Competition
Bad78%top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
Growth
Bad-31.0%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Brand share
Bad98%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, 8 port gigabit switch is a £161K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (108K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 98% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 38/100.
Data updated Jul 21, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
8 port gigabit switch market data
- Units sold / yr
- 8K–10K
- avg 500–750/product
- Revenue / yr
- £127K–£159K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 9.3%
- Avg BSR
- #15
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 69%
- Out of stock
- 0.0%
- Avg brand age
- 58 months
- Avg seller age
- 171 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products capture 78% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.Brands
6 flat
Sellers
51
Top-5 brand share
98%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
78%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
0%
- NETGEAR43%
- TP-Link42%
- UGREEN7%
- Linksys3%
- Strong3%
- MERCUSYS2%
- Open — no brand owns it (0%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -31.0% search growth over the last 90 days.No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.7×
Top 8 port gigabit switch search terms
- netgear switch33K/yr
- 8 port gigabit switch24K/yr
- 8 port switch15K/yr
- network switch 8 port15K/yr
- ethernet switch 8 port13K/yr
- 8 port network switch4K/yr
- tp link 8 port gigabit switch2K/yr
- netgear gigabit1K/yr
Top 8 port gigabit 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.
All 13 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
TP-Link TL-SG108S 8 Port Gigabit Network Switch Power Saving Plug & Play Metal Case Ethernet Switch Ethernet Splitter Support QoS & IGMP Snooping Desktop or Wall Mount
TP-Link£15.774.8★47,060 rev
NETGEAR 8 Port Gigabit Network Switch (GS308) | Unmanaged Ethernet Switch | Ethernet Splitter | Silent Operation | Desktop or Wall Mount
NETGEAR£16.764.7★13,297 rev
NETGEAR 5 Port Gigabit Network Switch (GS305) | Unmanaged Ethernet Switch | Ethernet Splitter | Silent Operation | Desktop or Wall Mount
NETGEAR£12.854.7★13,297 rev
UGREEN Network Switch 8 Port Ethernet Splitter High-speed Gigabit Ethernet Switch Hub Desktop & Wall-Mounting Internet Splitter Plug & Play LAN Switch for TV/Laptop/Switch/Router/Monitor
UGREEN£10.914.7★777 rev
TP-Link LS1008G 8-Port Gigabit Network Switch Desktop/Wallmount Ethernet Splitter Plug and Play Power Saving Fanless design Perfect for Home/Office/Surveillance
TP-Link£11.774.7★14,318 rev
Newest
by launch dateUGREEN Network Switch 8 Port Ethernet Splitter High-speed Gigabit Ethernet Switch Hub Desktop & Wall-Mounting Internet Splitter Plug & Play LAN Switch for TV/Laptop/Switch/Router/Monitor
UGREEN£10.91777 rev
Strong 8 Port Gigabit Ethernet Switch High-Speed LAN Splitter Hub 10/100/1000 Mbps Plug & Play Energy-Saving Silent Fanless Operation Desktop or Wall-Mount Perfect for Home & Office Networks
Strong£9.5847 rev
NETGEAR 8 Port Gigabit Switch (GS308E) | Managed Network Switch | Ethernet Splitter | Desktop or Wall Mount
NETGEAR£22.04688 rev
TP-Link LS108GP 8 Port Full Gigabit PoE+ Switch Network Switch Power Saving Plug & Play Metal Case Ethernet Switch 802.3af/at 30W 62W Total Budget Ethernet Splitter Silent Operation
TP-Link£33.51313 rev
MERCUSYS MS108GS 8-Port Gigabit Network Switch 8× 10/100/1000Mbps Ports Multiple Installation Ethernet Splitter Auto-Negotiation Auto-MDI/MDIX Power Saving Metal case No Configuration Required
MERCUSYS£10.4594 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumStrong 8 Port Gigabit Ethernet Switch High-Speed LAN Splitter Hub 10/100/1000 Mbps Plug & Play Energy-Saving Silent Fanless Operation Desktop or Wall-Mount Perfect for Home & Office Networks
Strong£9.584.2★
Linksys LGS108 Business 8 Port Desktop Gigabit Unmanaged Network Switch
Linksys£12.834.6★
TP-Link TL-SG108S 8 Port Gigabit Network Switch Power Saving Plug & Play Metal Case Ethernet Switch Ethernet Splitter Support QoS & IGMP Snooping Desktop or Wall Mount
TP-Link£15.774.8★
TP-Link LS1008G 8-Port Gigabit Network Switch Desktop/Wallmount Ethernet Splitter Plug and Play Power Saving Fanless design Perfect for Home/Office/Surveillance
TP-Link£11.774.7★
NETGEAR 8 Port Gigabit Network Switch (GS308) | Unmanaged Ethernet Switch | Ethernet Splitter | Silent Operation | Desktop or Wall Mount
NETGEAR£16.764.7★
What buyers say about 8 port gigabit switch
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“The build quality feels solid”
“Easy to set up”
“connect it without any problems”
“Working just as it should”
“Good value for money”
“Easy to use”
“this 8-port switch from Strong has handled the job perfectly”
“The casing feels fairly solid”
“I'm sure the item itself is decent though - can't go wrong with Netgear”
“I particularly like the compactness of this product”
What buyers complain about
“Did not split well”
“which is pretty short by any standards”
“could not gain assistance from amazon”
“Completely failed after 6 months”
“Due to a delay in the installation of the new fibre broadband circuit”
“The plug is reasonably expensive therefore outside of data transfer for HIFI duties may not be required i. e. standard power plug”
“I was certain that this was causing some intermittent connectivity issues which proved to be the case”
“not getting hot”
“Waste of money buy netgear far more reliable than this rubbish”
“That information was not available on the description on Amazon”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is 8 port gigabit switch profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £161K/yr across 13 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -31.0%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (38/100).
- How competitive is the 8 port gigabit switch niche?
- 6 brands and 51 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 78% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 98% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in 8 port gigabit switch?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Functionality-Overall, Size-Overall, Technical Support. The return rate is 1.5%.
- When does demand for 8 port gigabit switch peak?
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.7× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the 8 port gigabit switch niche?
- Listings span £9.58–£33.51; the average listing price is £15.92 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 8,572 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.