Option 1
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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Network Switches
UniFi Pro Max 16 PoE vs UniFi Lite 8 PoE
A side-by-side view of published manufacturer specifications, with visible rules for every highlighted advantage.
Option 2
Ubiquiti
UniFi Lite 8 PoE
USW-Lite-8-PoE
Ubiquiti UniFi Lite 8 PoE managed switch
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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.
| Specification | UniFi Pro Max 16 PoE | UniFi Lite 8 PoE |
|---|---|---|
| Ethernet port mix | 12 × 1 GbE PoE+ (802.3at) + 4 × 2.5 GbE PoE++ (802.3bt) | — |
| Ethernet ports | Advantage16 | 8 |
| PoE budget | Advantage180 W | 52 W |
| SFP portsSame verified value | — | — |
| 10G SFP+ ports | 2 | — |
| Switching capacity | 84 Gbps | — |
| Non-blocking throughput | 42 Gbps | — |
| Layer 3 features | Yes | — |
| Maximum power | 210 W | — |
“Advantage” appears only for directly comparable numeric fields where higher or lower is explicitly preferable. Ecosystem, price, availability, and deployment needs still matter.