| Specifications | Reed Relay | Mechanical Relay | Semiconductor Relay |
| Switching Time | 10 µs – 1 ms | > 5 ms | > 100 µs |
| Life Expectance: Low Level | 1010 cycles | 106 cycles | Nearly unlimited |
| Power Consumption | 3 mW possible | 50 mW | 3 mV possible |
| Switching Voltage | 10 kVDC | 1.5 kVDC | 1.5 kVDC |
| Switching Current / Carry Current | Max. 3A / Max. 0.5A | up to 40A | up to 40A |
| Load Minimum | No load requirement (µV/pA) | 50mW | 50mW |
| Insulation Resistance | 1014 Ohm | 109 Ohm | 109 Ohm |
| Noise | No switching noise | No switching noise | No switching noise |
| Insertion Loss | Low (0.5dB) | Low (0.5dB) | High (2dB) |
| Overload | Very sensitive | Insensitive | |
| General | Linear graph from DC to GHz range | Linear graph from DC to GHz range | Distortion of the signal |
| General | Galvanic isolation (air gap) | Galvanic isolation (air gap) | No galvanic isolation (low/high) |
