# MikroTik switch

14 Hacker News commenters recommended MikroTik switch and 4 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 9 of 13 months; owners who said how long report a median of 3 years (3 owners). It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** People recommend MikroTik switches for inexpensive 10G uplinks and low power use in home networks. The most common caveat is odd layer 2 configuration and a feature-heavy RouterOS interface.

## Why people recommend it

- Inexpensive 10G switches (4 comments): "They were the first I found that had 10Gb uplinks, inexpensively and with low power usage. L2 configuration is janky (like every other switch) but workable." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48979171)) "they are inexpensive and definitely more than good enough for a fancy home LAN" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50019625)) "Mikrotik makes 10G switches that can do it for under $200" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50104400))
- Good speeds for home network (3 comments): "a few Mikrotik switches, some old enterprise gear, and an adapter gets you some good speeds" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47900884)) "Works fine, and it makes remote disks quite a bit nicer than when they are over 1gbit." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49411518)) "they are inexpensive and definitely more than good enough for a fancy home LAN" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50019625))
- Works fine, zero complaints (2 comments): "I'm using 2 Mikrotik switches with their simplified UI to operate VLANs. Zero complains." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48971736)) "Works fine, and it makes remote disks quite a bit nicer than when they are over 1gbit." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49411518))

## What people warn about

- Odd layer 2 and MAC behavior (2 comments): "They were the first I found that had 10Gb uplinks, inexpensively and with low power usage. L2 configuration is janky (like every other switch) but workable." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48979171)) "weird MAC setup almost nobody else uses on a few low-volume models" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46158666))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Ubiquiti Flex Mini 2.5G](https://hackerapproved.com/p/ubiquiti-flex-mini-2-5g.md): 6 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=MikroTik+CRS+switch&tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Official site](https://mikrotik.com/)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "MikroTik switch", https://hackerapproved.com/p/mikrotik-switches/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).