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

The niche generates $763K/yr across 23 tracked products. 1 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -5.5%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (45/100).

How competitive is the 16 port poe switch niche?

10 brands and 106 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 64% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 91% of demand.

What do buyers complain about in 16 port poe switch?

Top complaints mined from reviews: Durability, Functionality-Overall, Noise Level. The return rate is 3.8%.

When does demand for 16 port poe switch peak?

Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.2× the quietest.

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

Listings span $46.71–$192.31; the average listing price is $105.42 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 971 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.

16 port poe switch

Skip it

Soft demand (-5.5% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Conversion

Great7.0%

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

Avg price

Good$105.42

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Market size

Good$763K

$763K/yr · 103K searches

Review moat

Good970.74

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Returns

Okay3.8%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Price range

Okay$46.71–$192.31

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

Competition

Okay64%

top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse

Quality gap

Okay4.6★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Growth

Bad-5.5%

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

Brand share

Bad91%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

Signals High Price

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, 16 port poe switch is a $763K/yr Amazon United States market (103K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 91% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 45/100.

Data updated Jul 22, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

16 port poe switch market data

Units sold / yr: 6K–8K; avg 250–500/product
Revenue / yr: $633K–$843K; units × avg price
Conversion rate: 7.0%
Avg BSR: #56
Page quality: 0%
Prime: 100%
Sponsored: 87%
Out of stock: 0.0%
Avg brand age: 59 months
Avg seller age: 177 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 64% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

10 rising

Sellers

106

Top-5 brand share

91%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

64%

Top 20: 97%

Open market

TP-Link45%
NETGEAR18%
STEAMEMO12%
Real HD11%
YuanLey6%
AUMOX PRO3%
Open — no brand owns it (4 brands, 5%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -5.5% search growth over the last 90 days.

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.2×

Open Trend

Top 16 port poe switch search terms

16 port poe switch47K/yr -12.3%5.5% conv.
poe switch 16 port12K/yr +10.9%4.3% conv.
12 port poe switch8K/yr +14.8%4.1% conv.
poe switch 16 port++8K/yr -5.1%3.8% conv.
rack mount poe switch6K/yr -7.3%2.8% conv.
poe switch rack mount5K/yr -14.0%2.5% conv.
16 port poe + switch3K/yr -3.7%15.4% conv.
16 port poe4K/yr +3.7%10.0% conv.
16 port poe gigabit switch5K/yr -18.1%5.7% conv.
switch poe 16 port3K/yr +2.1%1.8% conv.

All search terms

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

Top sellers

by 90-day click share

TP-Link$141.204.7★260 rev

TP-Link TL-SG1218MP 16 Port Gigabit PoE Switch 16 PoE+ Ports @250W w/ 2 Uplink Gigabit Ports + 2 Combo SFP Slots Plug & Play Sturdy Metal Rack-mountable

TP-Link$152.594.5★328 rev

PoE Switch 16 Port Managed POE+ Ethernet Switch(16 POE+ Ports+2 Gigabit Uplink 1 x 1.25G SFP) 240W Built-in Power Support VLAN QoS Fanless Metal Plug & Play(Wall Mount/Rack Mount)

STEAMEMO$59.744.4★333 rev

NETGEAR 16-Port PoE+ Gigabit Ethernet Unmanaged Essentials Switch (GS316P) - with 16 x PoE+ @ 115W Desktop or Wall Mount

NETGEAR$113.724.6★256 rev

Real HD 16 Port PoE Switch High Power 300W 16 PoE+ 100Mbps Ports with 2 Gigabit Uplink Ethernet Ports Unmanaged Plug and Play Each Port Up to 30W 802.3af/at Compliant Rack Mount

Real HD$64.244.6★296 rev

Newest

by launch date

TP-Link Omada 16 Port Gigabit Easy Managed PoE Switch 150W Budget PoE+ Compliant Up to 250m Distance Auto Recovery VLAN Loop Prevention Fanless (ES220GP)

TP-Link$137.061 rev

3mo ago

12 Port Gigabit PoE Switch Unmanaged with 8 Port IEEE802.3af/at PoE+@120W 2 x 1000Mbps Uplink + 2 x 1G SFP NICGIGA 8 Port Network Power Over Ethernet Switch.

NICGIGA$46.71400 rev

1y ago

16 Port PoE Switch 16 PoE+ 100Mbps Ports with 2 Gigabit Uplink 300W Built-in Power Support IEEE802.3af/at Fanless Rack Mount Unmanaged Plug and Play Network Switch

Reidubo$63.4430 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$81.471,401 rev

2y ago

TP-Link$55.10609 rev

2y ago

What buyers say about 16 port poe switch

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

What buyers love

Value For Money15%

“cost-effective”

Quality-Overall14%

“Excellent and reliable”

Assembly/Installation12%

“Easy to install”

Advertised Vs Actual Product7%

“Works as it should”

Socket/Port/Plug7%

“This is plug and play, very simple and easy to install”

Connectivity-Overall6%

“other portions of network are good”

Ease Of Use6%

“very easy to use”

Durability5%

“The durability of this is great”

Compatibility-Overall4%

“It's 1Gb and fully compatible with my network”

Data Transfer Speed3%

“Speed and set up is quick and reliable”

What buyers complain about

Durability23%

“It broke after 6 weeks”

Functionality-Overall13%

“Quit working”

Noise Level12%

“The only down side is fan noise that is always on”

Connectivity-Overall8%

“Suddenly nothing connects”

Advertised Vs Actual Product6%

“spec currently listed in the item is incorrect”

Quality-Overall6%

“Bad quality, bad build, bad internal design”

Size-Overall5%

“The form factor is kinda huge”

Socket/Port/Plug4%

“2 ports Stopped working within 45 days”

Value For Money4%

“Like others, I tried to save some money by buying a really cheap poe switch”

Design-Overall3%

“bad build, bad internal design”

Top return reasons

Functionality-Overall17%

Connectivity-Overall15%

Compatibility-Overall12%

Size-Overall12%

Socket/Port/Plug10%

Value For Money7%