JetKVM
Ranked 3 of 5 IP KVMs by recommenders
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.
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.
19 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 13
- criticize it
- 6
- approval share
- 68%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 13 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 2.2 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Reliable long-term use with responsive support
“both have been in continuous use since the day I received them without a single issue”
Comment from 13 Sep 2026 in “JetKVM Mini” “they were great and sent me a replacement motherboard”
Comment from 13 Sep 2026 in “JetKVM Mini” Active community and 3D-printable mounts
“It seems to have a nice community around it for mounts in almost any situation”
Comment from 5 Jun 2026 in “I tested every IP KVM in my Homelab” “That shape makes it easy to 3d print a mount for a 10” rack.”
Comment from 13 Sep 2026 in “JetKVM Mini” Positive overall experience
“Maybe just buy the JetKVM. It looks nice!”
Comment from 5 Jun 2026 in “I tested every IP KVM in my Homelab” “Glad I bought a JetKVM, it's been great”
Comment from 5 Jun 2026 in “I tested every IP KVM in my Homelab”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
No video pass-through, video failures
“it works solidly but the thing that prevents me from using it is no video pass through”
Comment from 13 Sep 2026 in “JetKVM Mini” “could never get video to work on it despite spending a lot of time on troubleshooting”
Comment from 13 Sep 2026 in “JetKVM Mini”
Other IP KVMs people recommend
The four most recommended other IP KVMs, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JetKVM Mini | 19 | 12 | 61% | 1 | — | — |
| Sipeed NanoKVM | 18 | 16 | 53% | 6 | — | — |
| JetKVMThis page | 13 | 6 | 68% | 3 | — | — |
| PiKVM | 8 | 0 | 100% | 4 | — | — |
| GL.iNet KVM | 8 | 1 | 89% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
18 of the 19 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“The JetKVMs allow Codex to send controller inputs to the Switches over USB and receive video output over HDMI.”
“could never get video to work on it despite spending a lot of time on troubleshooting”
“it works solidly but the thing that prevents me from using it is no video pass through”
“the splitter with the dual USB-c's is really, really finicky and will say it's not connected for seemingly no reason”
“That shape makes it easy to 3d print a mount for a 10” rack.”
“both have been in continuous use since the day I received them without a single issue”
“shaped weirdly and hard to use in my unordered stack of machines and wires”
“they were great and sent me a replacement motherboard”
“It’s a well made device, the software is clean.”
“They should've called it V2 or something.”
“They are not in a hurry to fix it”
“It seems to have a nice community around it for mounts in almost any situation”
“A truncated IP address doesn’t work.”
“Glad I bought a JetKVM, it's been great”
“Maybe just buy the JetKVM. It looks nice!”
“I was very impressed but wanted full scale hdmi + Poe”
“Tailscale support is great.”
“Jetkvm also suffers from unclear import costs and delays”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.