Background: High-flow nasal cannula oxygenation (HFNC) and noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation (NPPV) possibly decrease tracheal reintubation rates better than conventional oxygen therapy (COT); however, few large-scale studies have compared HFNC and NPPV. We conducted a network meta-analysis (NMA) to compare the effectiveness of three post-extubation respiratory support devices (HFNC, NPPV, COT) in reducing the mortality and reintubation risk.Methods: The Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, MEDLINE, EMBASE, and Ichushi databases were searched. COT, NPPV, and HFNC use were assessed in patients aged ≥16 years who underwent invasive mechanical ventilation for >12 hours for acute respiratory failure and were scheduled for extubation after spontaneous breathing trials. The GRADE Working Group Approach was performed using a frequentist-based approach with multivariate random-effects meta-analysis. Short-term mortality and reintubation and post-extubation respiratory failure rates were compared. Results: After evaluating 4,631 records, 15 studies and 2,600 patients were included. The main cause of acute hypoxic respiratory failure was pneumonia. Although NPPV/HFNC use did not significantly lower the mortality risk (relative risk [95% confidence interval], 0.75 [0.53–1.06] and 0.92 [0.67–1.27]; low and moderate certainty, respectively), HFNC use significantly lowered the reintubation risk (0.54 [0.32–0.89]; high certainty) compared with COT use. The associations of mortality with NPPV and HFNC in either outcome did not differ significantly (short-term mortality and reintubation, relative risk [95% confidence interval], 0.81 [0.61–1.08] and 1.02 [0.53–1.97]; moderate and very low certainty, respectively).Conclusion: NPPV or HFNC use may reduce endotracheal reintubation risk, but not short-term mortality risk.Trial registration number and date of registrationPROSPERO (registration number: CRD42020139112, 01/21/2020).