Joe TriesSmart lamps
A smart lamp is a bulb and a fixture sold together, tuned so the light looks right instead of like a bulb in a shade. You give up the ability to swap the bulb later, and you get a lamp designed around its light source.
- In the catalog
- 17
- Work without a hub
- 13 of 17
- Hub required
- 3
- Most common radios
- Wi-Fi, Bluetooth LE, Matter, Zigbee
- Price range
- $15 to $320
What decides compatibility
- Wi-Fi lamps need no hub. Zigbee and Thread models need a bridge or border router.
- The bulb is usually not replaceable. When the LED goes, the lamp goes, so treat the price as the whole cost.
- Physical controls matter more here than on bulbs. A lamp you can also turn on by touch survives a Wi-Fi outage.
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.
- Alexa16 work with itDirect 12Via Matter 2Via a hub 2
- Google Home15 work with itDirect 12Via Matter 2Via a hub 1
- SmartThings8 work with itDirect 2Via Matter 5Via a hub 1
- Home Assistant8 work with itVia Matter 5Via a hub 1Via an add-on 2
- Apple Home7 work with itDirect 1Via Matter 5Via a hub 1
- Hubitat2 work with itDirect 2
- Hue1 work with itDirect 1
Smart lamps we list
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Govee Cordless Smart LED Table Lamp
Govee · Smart lamp · Wi-Fi
No hubGoogleAlexa
$80
Govee LED Table Lamp 2
Govee · Smart lamp · Matter
No hubSmartThingsAppleGoogleHome AssistantAlexa
$80
Govee RGBICWW Flow Plus Light Bars
Govee · Smart lamp · Wi-Fi
No hubGoogleAlexa
$60
Govee Table Lamp 2 Pro x Sound by JBL
Govee · Smart lamp · Wi-Fi
No hubGoogleAlexa
$180
Meross Smart Table Lamp, MSL430HK
Meross · Smart lamp · Wi-Fi
No hubAppleGoogleAlexa
$47
Philips Hue Twilight Bedside Light
Philips Hue · Smart lamp · Zigbee
Optional hubSmartThingsAppleHueGoogleHome Assistant+1
$320
SwitchBot Floor Lamp
SwitchBot · Smart lamp · Matter
No hubSmartThingsAppleGoogleHome AssistantAlexa
$90
SwitchBot RGBICWW Floor Lamp
SwitchBot · Smart lamp · Matter
No hubSmartThingsAppleGoogleHome AssistantAlexa
$90
Third Reality Multi-Function Night Light
ThirdReality · Smart lamp · Zigbee
Hub requiredSmartThingsHome AssistantHubitat
$30
Third Reality Smart Color Night Light (Matter)
ThirdReality · Smart lamp · Matter
No hubSmartThingsAppleGoogleHome AssistantAlexa
$30
Third Reality USB Smart Night Light
ThirdReality · Smart lamp · Zigbee
Hub requiredSmartThingsHome AssistantAlexaHubitat
$15
Umbra x Nanoleaf Cono Portable Smart Lamp
Nanoleaf · Smart lamp · Matter
Hub requiredSmartThingsAppleGoogleHome AssistantAlexa
$95
WiZ Bar Linear Light
WiZ · Smart lamp · Wi-Fi
No hubGoogleAlexa
$93
WiZ Gradient Light Bars
WiZ · Smart lamp · Wi-Fi
No hubGoogleAlexa
$63
WiZ Hero Table Lamp
WiZ · Smart lamp · Wi-Fi
No hubGoogleAlexa
$66
WiZ Mobile Portable Light
WiZ · Smart lamp · Wi-Fi
No hubGoogleAlexa
$99
WiZ Squire Table Lamp
WiZ · Smart lamp · Wi-Fi
No hubGoogleAlexa
$77