ThirdReality Smart Plug
The plug we'd buy again first. Real energy monitoring, fully local in Home Assistant, and it makes the Zigbee mesh stronger instead of weaker.
4.5 / 5 Runs local
Reviews
Every device in the house, scored.
Ranked by how fast we'd buy it again. Green badge means it keeps working in Home Assistant with the internet unplugged.
Aqara Motion Sensor
Tiny, fast, and cheap motion sensor with a built-in light meter. The light meter works great, but only if you mount it where it can see daylight.
4.0 / 5 Runs local
ThirdReality Zigbee Bulb
A solid, local-only Zigbee bulb that doubles as a signal repeater. It costs a bit more than the bargain bulbs, and in our house that's worth it.
4.0 / 5 Runs local
Sengled Zigbee Bulb
Fine bulbs at a great price, but they don't repeat Zigbee signal. Fill a house with them and your mesh gets thin fast.
3.0 / 5 Runs local
Etekcity Outdoor Plug
Weatherproof and handy, but it's controlled through VeSync's cloud. In Home Assistant we hit thousands of rate-limit errors and lost four of six sockets.
2.0 / 5 Cloud-only