Ubiquiti launched the USW-Lite-8-PoE back in July 2020 and it replaced the older US-8-60W, which is no longer available. However for a time, Ubiquiti was selling both versions on its store. In this article, we’ll be covering the few differences between the switches and recommending which one is best to get.

As you can see from the table below, the only noticeable difference is the PoE type, the newer Lite 8 PoE switch supports both 802.3af and 802.3at for use with higher powered devices, such as cameras and more powerful wireless access points. The other difference is the mounting solution, the US-8-60W uses holes in the back which you need to line up with screws on a wall which can be fiddly to do, whereas the Lite 8 PoE uses a plastic insert which can be mounted first, then the switch slots in and due to its design, it does work vertically or horizontally.

	US-8-60W	USW-Lite-8-PoE
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Interfaces	8 (4 PoE)	8 (4 PoE)
PoE Budget	60W	60W
PoE Type	802.3af only on 4 ports	802.3af and 802.3at on 4 ports
Line Rate	8Gbps	8Gbps
PoE budget per port	15W	30W
Price	£102 UK / €144 EU / $129 US	£123.60 UK / €144 EU / $129 US

Recommendation

We would recommend the newer USW-Lite-8-PoE, it is the same price as the US-8-60W, has a better mounting solution and has a cleaner design meaning dust is less likely to get in. Not to mention it supports more powerful PoE devices on its four ports.

Purchasing

The pricing for the switches in the table comes from the Ubiquiti Store (store.ui.com) however we found the US-8-60W for a bit less on Amazon.

USW-Lite-8-PoE on Amazon UK
USW-Lite-8-PoE on Amazon US
USW-Lite-8-PoE on Ubiquiti Store UK
USW-Lite-8-PoE on Ubiquiti Store US
USW-8-60W on Ubiquiti Store UK
USW-8-60W on Ubiquiti Store US
USW-8-60W on Amazon UK

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This page was last updated on 18th July 2025.