Home Smart by AE Mind
In the Hubitat vs Home Assistant choice, Hubitat is the set-and-forget local hub and Home Assistant the endlessly flexible one, according to Paul Hibbert, a smart home YouTuber who moved devices to a Hubitat C-8 Pro and called it “absolutely rock solid” in a review Hubitat sponsored. Both keep automations local. On Amazon on October […]
This Home Assistant Green review finds the plug-and-play box is the easiest way into Home Assistant, a free, open-source platform that 6 Months Later, a smart home channel that used one for six months, says “can do more than most of the other smart home platforms I’ve used.” It launched at $99, the channel says. […]
The best smart home hub for beginners is the Aqara M3, according to Automate Your Life, a smart home channel that tested every major hub and says beginners should pick one that lets them move their devices to a more advanced hub later. The M3 does that through Matter bridging, the channel says, and it […]
In the Homey Pro vs Home Assistant Green decision, Homey is the easier hub with the better automation builder, while Home Assistant supports more devices and has no ceiling, according to Automate Your Life, a smart home channel that lived with both systems for two years. Price splits them too. On Amazon on October 16, […]
The best smart home hub depends on how hands-on you want to be: Automate Your Life, a smart home channel that says it has tested every major hub, picks Aqara’s M3 for beginners, Homey Pro for easy power and Home Assistant Green for unlimited capability. All five hubs below run automations locally, so your lights […]