# JetKVM

13 Hacker News commenters recommended JetKVM and 6 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** A small hardware IP KVM that people find well made, reliable and easy to script, with clean software and Tailscale support. The common caveat is no video pass-through.

## Why people recommend it

- Reliable long-term use with responsive support (2 comments): "both have been in continuous use since the day I received them without a single issue" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49681855)) "they were great and sent me a replacement motherboard" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49681399))
- Active community and 3D-printable mounts (2 comments): "It seems to have a nice community around it for mounts in almost any situation" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48415959)) "That shape makes it easy to 3d print a mount for a 10” rack." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49682011))
- Positive overall experience (2 comments): "Maybe just buy the JetKVM. It looks nice!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48415254)) "Glad I bought a JetKVM, it's been great" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48415299))

## What people warn about

- No video pass-through, video failures (2 comments): "it works solidly but the thing that prevents me from using it is no video pass through" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49683536)) "could never get video to work on it despite spending a lot of time on troubleshooting" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49685795))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Sipeed NanoKVM](https://hackerapproved.com/p/nanokvm.md): 18 recommend
- [GL.iNet KVM](https://hackerapproved.com/p/gl-inet-kvm.md): 8 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=JetKVM+KVM+over+IP&tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Official site](https://jetkvm.com/)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "JetKVM", https://hackerapproved.com/p/jetkvm/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).