Hello, I am currently evaluating different smart home standards for my new place. At the moment I only have a bunch of Hue(and Tradfri) hardware. Since I am very happy with the hue gateway i want to keep it. But since it cannot to much besides lights I am looking for a second smart home solution. Z…

Thanks for the info. I though it might somewhat apply. Since i am looking for openhab support/compatibility too. To be fair I did not make that very clear. But if that is not the place for such a question/discussion thats fine with me. :slight_smile:

Hello, I would recommend Zwave in your case. With a bit of planning you can make a zwave mesh network very stable and it would actually complement your Hue bridge very well as it offers all those things you have on your agenda except nice cheap colorful lightbulbs which you already have thanks to t…

Typically Zigbee is cheaper than Z-wave. Both Hue and Tradfri use Zigbee. [image] fuu: Can anyone shed some light and give me some recommendations? I would be very grateful. Not really. Everyone’s needs are unique and what works for me may not work for you. The good thing about OH is you do…

[image] fuu: Z-Wave: Closed system. Very well supported (by openhab etc.) Mesh Network. Radiator thermostats aren’t very reliable from what I have heard. Zigbee: Open standard. Cluttered and not very well supported(apart from ZLL). Seems to be more expensive. Mesh Network. How it Z-Wa…

[image] Bruce_Osborne: Zigbee standard is very loose so there are different incompatible variants. Both Zigbee & Wi-Fi vendors are focused in trying to lock you into their “walled gardens” I’ve been somewhat corrected on this in the past. It isn’t so much that Zigbee is a loose standard as it…

I think Zigbee lighting is different than Zigbee home Automation too The Wi-Fi Alliance testing up until now has focused mainly on interoperability. Starting with Wi-Fi 6 and WPA3, their testing will be focused on adhering to the standard with no cheating like is happening now.

[image] fuu: Z-Wave: Closed system. No - this is not really correct any more as the standard is now open. [image] fuu: Zigbee: Open standard. Cluttered and not very well supported(apart from ZLL). I don’t think it’s “not well supported”. There are some devices (lets say cheap Chines…

[image] chris: IMHO ZigBee has a cleaner implementation than ZWave these days. Your experience and opinion carry more weight than mine. What about vendor lock-in though? Isn’t Zigbee worse? At the university I work for, the 2.4GHz space has so much interference we only provide 2,4 GHz wirel…

[image] Bruce_Osborne: What about vendor lock-in though? Isn’t Zigbee worse? It shouldn’t be. A standard is a standard - it’s there for interoperability reasons. So long as a device is marked as ZigBee compliant, then it should be compliant to the standard, and therefore interoperable with ot…

Zigbee, Z-Wave, HomeMatic, EnOcean

Hardware Home Automation

mstormi (Markus Storm) June 21, 2019, 2:08pm 2

No. This forum is on openHAB not on general Home Automation.
Browse the forum, there’s all sorts of posts on open questions like this, but noone will get you a recommendation, that you have to find out for yourself (anyone’s requirements and starting point are unique so there’s no single or correct answer to these questions).

Other than that, this will apply: