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TP-Link Omada SG2218P vs UniFi Pro Max 16 PoE

A side-by-side view of published manufacturer specifications, with visible rules for every highlighted advantage.

Option 1

TP-Link

TP-Link Omada SG2218P

SG2218P V1

Rack-mountable Omada smart switch with sixteen Gigabit PoE+ ports, two Gigabit SFP slots, and a 150 W PoE budget.

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Option 2

Ubiquiti

UniFi Pro Max 16 PoE

USW-Pro-Max-16-PoE

Layer 3 managed switch with twelve PoE+ Gigabit ports, four 2.5 GbE PoE++ ports, and dual 10G SFP+ uplinks.

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Structured verdict

UniFi Pro Max 16 PoE: Best overall specification fit

UniFi Pro Max 16 PoE leads this structured comparison on the category's performance and capacity signals. Price and ecosystem preference may still change the right choice.

Verified specification comparison
SpecificationTP-Link Omada SG2218PUniFi Pro Max 16 PoE
Ethernet port mix16 × 1 GbE PoE+ (802.3at)12 × 1 GbE PoE+ (802.3at) + 4 × 2.5 GbE PoE++ (802.3bt)
Ethernet portsSame verified value1616
PoE budget150 W Advantage180 W
SFP ports2
10G SFP+ ports2
Switching capacity36 Gbps Advantage84 Gbps
Non-blocking throughput42 Gbps
Layer 3 featuresYes
Maximum power Advantage181.4 W210 W

“Advantage” appears only for directly comparable numeric fields where higher or lower is explicitly preferable. Ecosystem, price, availability, and deployment needs still matter.