Joe TriesSmart home hubs
A hub is a small box that plugs into your router and talks to the devices your phone and your Wi-Fi cannot reach on their own, which is most sensors, locks, and battery switches. Buying one opens up Zigbee and Z-Wave gear, usually cheaper and more reliable than the Wi-Fi equivalent. The spec that matters is which radios are inside, because that decides everything you can add later.
- In the catalog
- 44
- Work without a hub
- All of them
- Most common radios
- Wi-Fi, Zigbee, Wired Ethernet, Matter
- Price range
- $12 to $450
What decides compatibility
- Check the radio list literally: Zigbee, Z-Wave, Thread, or some combination. A Matter controller with no Thread radio cannot add a Thread device on its own.
- Z-Wave is region-locked by frequency. A US hub will not pair EU devices.
- Local control decides what still works with the internet down. Some hubs run automations locally, others need the cloud for everything.
- Migrating between hubs means re-pairing every device by hand. Choosing a hub is a longer commitment than it looks.
How these connect to your system
A works-with badge does not say how the device gets there, and the path changes what you get. Direct means the maker built the integration and the device's own features tend to come with it. Via Matter means the standard controls work and anything unusual about the device may not carry over. Via a hub means you need a second box, usually the maker's own, before it works at all.
- Alexa38 work with itDirect 28Via Matter 9Via a hub 1
- Google Home31 work with itDirect 20Via Matter 11
- Apple Home19 work with itDirect 7Via Matter 12
- Home Assistant17 work with itDirect 2Via Matter 6Via an add-on 9
- SmartThings15 work with itDirect 5Via Matter 10
- Hubitat1 work with itDirect 1
- Ring1 work with itDirect 1
- Hue1 work with itDirect 1
Smart home hubs we list
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Aeotec Smart Home Hub (SmartThings-branded)
Aeotec · Smart home hub · Matter
No hubSmartThingsAppleGoogleHome AssistantAlexa
$130
Aqara Hub E1
Aqara · Smart home hub · Zigbee
No hubAppleGoogleAlexa
$20
Aqara Hub M100
Aqara · Smart home hub · Matter
No hubSmartThingsAppleGoogleHome AssistantAlexa
$30
Aqara Hub M1S Gen 2
Aqara · Smart home hub · Zigbee
No hubAppleGoogleAlexa
$50
Aqara Hub M2
Aqara · Smart home hub · Zigbee
No hubAppleGoogleAlexa
$60
Aqara Hub M200
Aqara · Smart home hub · Matter
No hubSmartThingsAppleGoogleHome AssistantAlexa
$70
Aqara Hub M3
Aqara · Smart home hub · Matter
No hubSmartThingsAppleGoogleHome AssistantAlexa
$160
Blink Sync Module 2
Blink · Smart home hub · Wi-Fi
No hubAlexa
$35
Blink Sync Module XR
Blink · Smart home hub · Wi-Fi
No hubAlexa
$60
Bond Bridge
Olibra · Smart home hub · Wi-Fi
No hubGoogle
$100
Echo Hub (Amazon Wall Panel)
Amazon · Smart home hub · Matter
No hubAlexa
$180
eufy HomeBase 3
Eufy · Smart home hub · Wi-Fi
No hubAppleGoogleAlexa
$150
Flair Bridge
Flair · Smart home hub · Wi-Fi
No hubGoogleAlexa
$99
Flair Bridge Pro
Flair · Smart home hub · Wi-Fi
No hubGoogleAlexa
$149
Hubitat Elevation C-8
Hubitat · Smart home hub · Zigbee
No hubAlexaHubitat
$150
IKEA DIRIGERA Hub for Smart Products
IKEA · Smart home hub · Matter
No hubSmartThingsAppleGoogleHome AssistantAlexa
$60
Lutron Caseta Smart Bridge (L-BDG2-WH, non-Pro)
Lutron · Smart home hub · Lutron Clear Connect
No hubSmartThingsAppleRingGoogleAlexa
$80
Meross Matter Smart Hub (MSH450)
Meross · Smart home hub · Matter
No hubSmartThingsAppleGoogleHome AssistantAlexa
$29
Meross Smart Wi-Fi Hub, MSH400HK
Meross · Smart home hub · Wi-Fi
No hubAppleGoogleAlexa
$21
Philips Hue Bridge
Philips Hue · Smart home hub · Matter
No hubSmartThingsAppleHueGoogleAlexa
$80
Philips Hue Bridge Pro
Philips Hue · Smart home hub · Matter
No hubSmartThingsAppleGoogleHome AssistantAlexa
$90
Reolink Home Hub
Reolink · Smart home hub · Wi-Fi
No hubGoogleAlexa
$100
Reolink Home Hub Pro
Reolink · Smart home hub · Wi-Fi
No hubGoogleAlexa
$200
Reolink RLN16-410 16CH PoE NVR
Reolink · Smart home hub · Wired Ethernet
No hub·
$450
Ring Smart Lighting Bridge
Ring · Smart home hub · Wi-Fi
No hubAlexa
$50
Sonoff iHost (AIBridge / Smart Home Hub)
Sonoff · Smart home hub · Zigbee
No hubHome Assistant
$100
SONOFF RF BridgeR2
Sonoff · Smart home hub · Wi-Fi
No hubGoogleAlexa
$12
SONOFF Zigbee Bridge Pro
Sonoff · Smart home hub · Zigbee
No hubGoogleHome AssistantAlexa
$20
SONOFF Zigbee Bridge Ultra
Sonoff · Smart home hub · Matter
No hubSmartThingsAppleGoogleHome AssistantAlexa
$100
SwitchBot AI Hub
SwitchBot · Smart home hub · Matter
No hubSmartThingsAppleGoogleHome AssistantAlexa
$260
SwitchBot Hub 2
SwitchBot · Smart home hub · Matter
No hubSmartThingsAppleGoogleHome AssistantAlexa
$70
SwitchBot Hub 3
SwitchBot · Smart home hub · Matter
No hubSmartThingsAppleGoogleHome AssistantAlexa
$120
Tapo H100 Smart IoT Hub
Tapo · Smart home hub · Wi-Fi
No hubGoogleAlexa
$23
Tapo H200 Smart Hub
Tapo · Smart home hub · Wi-Fi
No hubGoogleAlexa
$80
Tapo H500 Smart Hub with Chime
Tapo · Smart home hub · Wi-Fi
No hubGoogleAlexa
$40
Third Reality Smart Bridge MZ1
ThirdReality · Smart home hub · Matter
No hubSmartThingsAppleGoogleHome AssistantAlexa
$30
ThirdReality Smart Hub Gen2 Plus
ThirdReality · Smart home hub · Matter
No hubGoogleAlexa
$30
UniFi Cloud Key Gen2 Plus
Ubiquiti · Smart home hub · Wired Ethernet
No hubHome Assistant
$199
UniFi Network Video Recorder
Ubiquiti · Smart home hub · Wired Ethernet
No hubHome Assistant
$399
Wyze Sense Hub
Wyze · Smart home hub · Wi-Fi
No hubAlexa
$50
YoLink Hub
YoLink · Smart home hub · Wi-Fi
No hubHome AssistantAlexa
$40
YoLink SpeakerHub
YoLink · Smart home hub · Wi-Fi
No hubAlexa
$50
Z-Box Hub: S2 700 Series Z-Wave Plus Smart Home Hub
Zooz · Smart home hub · Z-Wave
No hubGoogleAlexa
$127
SmartThings Hub (3rd Gen)
Samsung · Smart home hub · Zigbee
DiscontinuedLast confirmed May 2026
No hubSmartThings
$70