A good bulb at a classic IKEA price.
A good bulb at a classic IKEA price.
Top pick: Zooz ZEN15 800LR power switch
This is the plug for anything with a compressor. It watches watts, not just on/off.
Top pick for Z-Wave: Home Assistant Connect ZWA-2
The official adapter from the people who write the Z-Wave integration.
Budget pick (PIR): Aqara P1 motion sensors
For hallways, closets, and anywhere people just pass through, this is the cheap, reliable answer.
Top pick: Philips Hue A19 White and Color Ambiance
Premium Zigbee color. I only buy these where lighting is the room's whole point.
Top pick: Zooz Z-Wave switches (ZEN76/ZEN71)
The wired lighting layer on my walls. Running 5+ years with zero failures.
Researched, Ethernet
Easiest pick: Home Assistant Green
Built by Nabu Casa to run Home Assistant OS and nothing else.
Researched, Ethernet
Top pick: UGREEN NASync DXP4800 Plus
The most hardware per dollar in this list.
Researched, PoE
Top pick for Frigate: Amcrest IP8M-T2599EW-AI-V3
Amcrest cameras are rebranded Dahua hardware.
Researched, Z-Wave
Top pick for Z-Wave: Schlage Connect BE469ZP
The highest security rating in this list, and a long track record in Home Assistant forums.
Researched, Z-Wave
Top pick: Honeywell Home T6 Pro Z-Wave (TH6320ZW2007)
No Wi-Fi, no app, no account.