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title: "8 Port Gigabit Switch — £161K/yr Amazon UK Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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description: "Niche score 38/100 · £161K/yr market · 108K searches/yr · £15.92 avg price. Doesn't clear our bar today. Data updated Jul 2026."
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"og:title": "8 Port Gigabit Switch — £161K/yr Amazon UK Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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# **8 port gigabit switch**
**Skip it**
Brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 98% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 34Growth 10Conversion 84Competition 19Returns 85Price range 77Avg price 77Brand share 6Review moat 23Quality gap 22
**Returns**
**Great****1.5%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Conversion**
**Great****9.3%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Avg price**
**Great****£15.92**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Price range**
**Great****£9.58–£33.51**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Market size**
**Okay****£161K**
£161K/yr · 108K searches
**Review moat**
**Bad****8,572.31**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Quality gap**
**Bad****4.7★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Competition**
**Bad****78%**
top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
**Growth**
**Bad****-31.0%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Brand share**
**Bad****98%**
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 ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **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.
3K2KSpike '24Holiday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Spike '26 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.7×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/computers-accessories/8-port-gigabit-switch/trend)
## **Top 8 port gigabit switch search terms**
- **netgear switch**33K/yr-33.3%6.2% conv. - **8 port gigabit switch**24K/yr-22.6%9.0% conv. - **8 port switch**15K/yr-26.9%7.8% conv. - **network switch 8 port**15K/yr-25.3%6.1% conv. - **ethernet switch 8 port**13K/yr-30.2%5.5% conv. - **8 port network switch**4K/yr-21.7%13.3% conv. - **tp link 8 port gigabit switch**2K/yr+7.2%15.2% conv. - **netgear gigabit**1K/yr-99.1%33.3% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/computers-accessories/8-port-gigabit-switch/search-terms)
## **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.
0%10%£16K20%£32K30%£48K40%£64K101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 13 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**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**£15.77**4.8★47,060 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07HP6ZLSM) [2**NETGEAR 8 Port Gigabit Network Switch (GS308) | Unmanaged Ethernet Switch | Ethernet Splitter | Silent Operation | Desktop or Wall Mount**NETGEAR**£16.76**4.7★13,297 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07PWHGQSS) [3**NETGEAR 5 Port Gigabit Network Switch (GS305) | Unmanaged Ethernet Switch | Ethernet Splitter | Silent Operation | Desktop or Wall Mount**NETGEAR**£12.85**4.7★13,297 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07PYSNSDD) [4**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**£10.91**4.7★777 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0D9GQQBJK) [5**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**£11.77**4.7★14,318 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07V5QDJP3)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**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**£10.91**777 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0D9GQQBJK) [**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**£9.58**47 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0D77X9KQJ) [**NETGEAR 8 Port Gigabit Switch (GS308E) | Managed Network Switch | Ethernet Splitter | Desktop or Wall Mount**NETGEAR**£22.04**688 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0D4NTDSFR) [**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**£33.51**313 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CQHTR16P) [**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**£10.45**94 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CDQS4BC5)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**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**£9.58**4.2★**▲ 164%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0D77X9KQJ) [**Linksys LGS108 Business 8 Port Desktop Gigabit Unmanaged Network Switch**Linksys**£12.83**4.6★**▲ 117%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00GQAT07W) [**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**£15.77**4.8★**— 10%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07HP6ZLSM) [**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**£11.77**4.7★**— 10%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07V5QDJP3) [**NETGEAR 8 Port Gigabit Network Switch (GS308) | Unmanaged Ethernet Switch | Ethernet Splitter | Silent Operation | Desktop or Wall Mount**NETGEAR**£16.76**4.7★**— 5%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07PWHGQSS)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about 8 port gigabit switch**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Quality-Overall**21%
*“The build quality feels solid”*
**Assembly/Installation**13%
*“Easy to set up”*
**Connectivity-Overall**12%
*“connect it without any problems”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**11%
*“Working just as it should”*
**Value For Money**10%
*“Good value for money”*
**Ease Of Use**5%
*“Easy to use”*
**Socket/Port/Plug**5%
*“this 8-port switch from Strong has handled the job perfectly”*
**Strength**3%
*“The casing feels fairly solid”*
**Compatibility-Overall**3%
*“I'm sure the item itself is decent though - can't go wrong with Netgear”*
**Portability**2%
*“I particularly like the compactness of this product”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Functionality-Overall**15%
*“Did not split well”*
**Size-Overall**10%
*“which is pretty short by any standards”*
**Technical Support**8%
*“could not gain assistance from amazon”*
**Durability**8%
*“Completely failed after 6 months”*
**Assembly/Installation**7%
*“Due to a delay in the installation of the new fibre broadband circuit”*
**Value For Money**7%
*“The plug is reasonably expensive therefore outside of data transfer for HIFI duties may not be required i. e. standard power plug”*
**Connectivity-Overall**7%
*“I was certain that this was causing some intermittent connectivity issues which proved to be the case”*
**Heating**5%
*“not getting hot”*
**Quality-Overall**4%
*“Waste of money buy netgear far more reliable than this rubbish”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**3%
*“That information was not available on the description on Amazon”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Compatibility-Overall**21%
**Connectivity-Overall**20%
**Functionality-Overall**19%
**Socket/Port/Plug**8%
**Size-Overall**8%
**Defective Material/Parts**5%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**2%
**Value For Money**2%
**Assembly/Installation**2%
**Quality-Overall**2%
## **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.
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