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Control panels and dashboards comparisons

Wall-mounted displays, tablets, and dashboard panels for controlling your local smart home without pulling out your phone.

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Strongest overall pick

Seeed Studio reTerminal (Raspberry Pi CM4)

Seeed Studio · HA: good · local: excellent

Self-contained CM4 (quad-core, 4-8GB RAM, 32GB eMMC) - runs a HA dashboard or HA Supervised fully offline

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Also strong on local control

Shelly Wall Display XL

Owned and reviewed

Shelly · works offline: yes

Shelly devices support fully local control via their HTTP/RPC API and the native Shelly Home Assistant integration. No cloud account required; the Shelly Cloud app is optional.

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Easiest starting point

Amazon Echo Show 8 (3rd Gen)

Amazon · setup: easy

Alexa ecosystem users who want a kitchen or bedside smart display with hub capabilities

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Control panels and dashboards compared: Home Assistant fit, offline behavior, protocols, hub requirement, price, and where to buy.
						Where to buy
Seeed Studio reTerminal (Raspberry Pi CM4) Seeed Studio More Best for Makers wanting a purpose-built, local HA wall panel Standout A Raspberry Pi CM4 5-inch touchscreen that runs your Home Assistant dashboard locally in kiosk mode - a self-contained, offline-capable wall panel. Local control excellent Cloud local-first (none) Setup hard Power USB-powered	good	yes	Wi-Fi, Ethernet, Bluetooth	no	premium	Seeed Studio ↗
Shelly Wall Display XL Shelly Owned and reviewed More Best for a permanent wall-mounted Home Assistant dashboard that also replaces a switch Standout A 10.1-inch in-wall touchscreen that doubles as a Home Assistant dashboard and a switch replacement, controlled locally via the Shelly integration. Local control excellent Cloud cloud-tinged (low) Setup advanced Power hardwired	good	yes	Wi-Fi, Bluetooth	no	$349.99checked Sep 9	Amazon ↗ *
Amazon Fire HD 10 (Dashboard Tablet) Amazon More Best for budget wall dashboard builds Standout One of the cheapest 10-inch tablets that can run a stable Home Assistant kiosk panel all day. Local control good Cloud cloud-tinged (medium) Setup medium Power usb-powered	good	yes	Wi-Fi, Bluetooth	yes	$154.99checked Sep 6	Amazon ↗ *
Aqara Scene Panel S1 (ZNCJMB14LM) Aqara More Best for users building local scene control with ZHA or Zigbee2MQTT Standout Hardwired in-wall scene panel that can trigger instant local automations over Zigbee in Home Assistant. Local control good Cloud cloud-tinged (low) Setup advanced Power hardwired	good	yes	Zigbee	yes	mid	not listed
Google Pixel Tablet (with Dock, Dashboard Use) Google More Best for households wanting a premium docked dashboard tablet Standout Dock-and-display form factor that keeps a shared Home Assistant dashboard charged and ready in common rooms. Local control good Cloud cloud-tinged (medium) Setup medium Power dock-powered	good	yes	Wi-Fi, Bluetooth	yes	premium	Google ↗
Lenovo Tab M11 (Dashboard Tablet) Lenovo More Best for value-focused Home Assistant dashboard deployments Standout Affordable 11-inch panel that is easy to lock down as a dedicated Home Assistant control screen. Local control good Cloud cloud-tinged (medium) Setup medium Power usb-powered	good	yes	Wi-Fi, Bluetooth	yes	$240checked Sep 8	Amazon ↗ *
Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ (Dashboard Tablet) Samsung More Best for mid-budget wall dashboard setups Standout Large 11-inch screen with enough performance for smooth, always-on Home Assistant dashboards. Local control good Cloud cloud-tinged (medium) Setup medium Power usb-powered	good	yes	Wi-Fi, Bluetooth	yes	mid	Amazon ↗ *
Shelly Wall Display Shelly Discontinued More Best for users wanting an in-wall control panel with display and sensors Standout A smart switch with a built-in touchscreen display and environmental sensors - part switch, part control panel. Local control excellent Cloud cloud-tinged (low) Setup advanced Power hardwired	good	yes	Wi-Fi, Bluetooth	no	premium	Amazon ↗ *
SONOFF NSPanel Pro SONOFF More Best for users who want a wall-mounted panel that doubles as a built-in Zigbee 3.0 hub and Matter Bridge into Home Assistant Standout A wall-mounted Android touchscreen with a built-in Zigbee 3.0 hub and Matter Bridge that sync into Home Assistant locally - no flashing or cloud required. Local control good Cloud cloud-tinged (medium) Setup hard Power wired	fair	yes	Wi-Fi, Zigbee, Matter	no	$129.90checked Sep 11	Amazon ↗ *
Amazon Echo Show 8 (3rd Gen) Amazon More Best for Alexa ecosystem users who want a kitchen or bedside smart display with hub capabilities Standout 8-inch smart display with built-in Zigbee hub, Thread border router, and Matter controller, plus a camera for video calls and home monitoring. Local control poor Cloud cloud-heavy (high) Setup easy Power plug-in	okay	no	Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Zigbee, Thread, Matter	no	$149.99checked Sep 6	Amazon ↗ *
Tuya T6E Smart Panel Tuya More Best for users already invested in Tuya and comfortable with partial local integration Standout In-wall touchscreen form factor that can surface basic Tuya scenes and limited Home Assistant entities. Local control poor Cloud cloud-heavy (high) Setup advanced Power hardwired	poor	no	Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Zigbee	no	mid	Zemismart ↗