Is 8 port gigabit switch profitable to sell on Amazon United States?

The niche generates $1.7M/yr across 8 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -3.9%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (47/100).

How competitive is the 8 port gigabit switch niche?

3 brands and 93 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 93% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.

What do buyers complain about in 8 port gigabit switch?

Top complaints mined from reviews: Durability, Connectivity-Overall, Product Condition. The return rate is 1.9%.

What does it cost to enter the 8 port gigabit switch niche?

Listings span $18.28–$103.61; the average listing price is $43.27 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 14,316 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.

8 port gigabit switch

Skip it

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

Avg price

Incredible$43.27

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Conversion

Great11.6%

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

Price range

Great$18.28–$103.61

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

Market size

Great$1.7M

$1.7M/yr · 340K searches

Returns

Great1.9%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Growth

Bad-3.9%

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

Review moat

Bad14,316

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Quality gap

Bad4.7★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Competition

Bad93%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

Brand share

Bad100%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, 8 port gigabit switch is a $1.7M/yr Amazon United States market (340K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 47/100.

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

8 port gigabit switch market data

Units sold / yr: 40K–50K; avg 5,000–6,000/product
Revenue / yr: $1.7M–$2.2M; units × avg price
Conversion rate: 11.6%
Avg BSR: #69
Page quality: 0%
Prime: 88%
Sponsored: 63%
Out of stock: 0.0%
Avg brand age: 62 months
Avg seller age: 170 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products capture 93% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

3 falling

Sellers

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

93%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

TP-Link48%
NETGEAR48%
Cisco4%
Open — no brand owns it (0%)

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 42 weeks — -3.9% search growth over the last 90 days.

Open Trend

Top 8 port gigabit switch search terms

8 port switch42K/yr +16.6%12.5% conv.
8 port gigabit switch54K/yr -8.3%11.8% conv.
cisco38K/yr -4.9%0.0% conv.
cisco switch41K/yr -17.0%0.3% conv.
ethernet switch 8 port25K/yr -21.8%9.5% conv.
tp-link tl-sg10810K/yr +35.9%15.5% conv.
netgear gs30813K/yr +14.0%15.1% conv.
netgear switch 8 port12K/yr +3.3%10.2% conv.
netgear 8 port gigabit switch14K/yr -23.8%16.4% conv.
network switch 8 port17K/yr -15.0%8.5% conv.

All 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.

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

All 8 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

Top sellers

by 90-day click share

TP-Link$18.284.7★43,296 rev

NETGEAR 8-Port Gigabit Ethernet Unmanaged Essentials Switch (GS308) - Home Network Hub Office Ethernet Splitter Plug-and-Play Silent Operation Desktop or Wall Mount

NETGEAR$18.714.8★54,049 rev

TP-Link$25.664.7★7,291 rev

NETGEAR 8-Port Gigabit Ethernet Unmanaged Switch (GS108) - Desktop or Wall Mount

NETGEAR$41.194.7★4,450 rev

NETGEAR 8 Port PoE Gigabit Ethernet Easy Smart Managed Essentials Switch (GS308EP) - with 8 x PoE+ @ 62W Desktop or Wall Mount

NETGEAR$67.644.8★979 rev

Newest

by launch date

NETGEAR 8-Port Gigabit Ethernet Easy Smart Managed Essentials Switch (GS308E) - Desktop or Wall Mount Home Network Hub Office Ethernet Splitter Silent Operation

NETGEAR$23.934,268 rev

1y ago

NETGEAR 8 Port PoE Gigabit Ethernet Easy Smart Managed Essentials Switch (GS308EP) - with 8 x PoE+ @ 62W Desktop or Wall Mount

NETGEAR$67.64979 rev

5y ago

Cisco Business CBS110-5T-D Unmanaged Switch | 5 Port GE | Desktop | Ext PS | Limited Lifetime Protection (CBS110-5T-D-NA)

Cisco$47.17142 rev

5y ago

NETGEAR 8-Port Gigabit Ethernet Unmanaged Essentials Switch (GS308) - Home Network Hub Office Ethernet Splitter Plug-and-Play Silent Operation Desktop or Wall Mount

NETGEAR$18.7154,049 rev

7y ago

Cisco WS-C2960X-48LPS-L Catalyst 2960X Series 48-Port PoE+ Gigabit Ethernet Switch (Renewed)

Cisco$103.6153 rev

7y ago

What buyers say about 8 port gigabit switch

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

What buyers love

Connectivity-Overall15%

“Works perfect for connecting everything together”

Value For Money14%

“Good value”

Quality-Overall13%

“Build quality is solid”

Advertised Vs Actual Product12%

“As advertised”

Assembly/Installation9%

“Easy install”

Socket/Port/Plug6%

“All 8 Gigabit ports work perfectly”

Ease Of Use5%

“Easy to use”

Durability3%

“durable”

Functionality-Overall3%

“It works, just depends on how long it will keep working”

Strength2%

“solid build”

What buyers complain about

Durability22%

“Failed In Less Than 1 Year”

Connectivity-Overall11%

“it kept dropping my gigabit connection to 100Mpbs”

Product Condition5%

“Received a used unit”

Value For Money4%

“it may cost more than the switch”

Functionality-Overall4%

“The other 5 are barely functioning”

Quality-Overall4%

“Piece of CRAP”

Assembly/Installation4%

“In reality, it has been an absolute nightmare to set up”

Socket/Port/Plug4%

“Need more ports”

Advertised Vs Actual Product3%

“Item description does not mention that this item”

Software/Application3%

“the software and cloud management are a disaster”

Top return reasons

Functionality-Overall19%

Connectivity-Overall18%

Compatibility-Overall10%

Value For Money9%

Socket/Port/Plug9%

Size-Overall7%

Defective Material/Parts5%

Advertised Vs Actual Product5%