Blueair DustMagnet 5240i
Blueair - cloud dependency: high
- Home Assistant rating: poor (local control off the table)
- Integration: ha_blueair (HACS)
Cloud-only
Cool, but local control is off the table.
Every device below works with Home Assistant - and some are useful - but only through the vendor's cloud. There is no real local control: state and commands route through someone else's servers, and the integration goes quiet when the internet or that cloud does. I list them honestly so you know what you are buying.
38 cloud-dependent devices across 15 categories. For the opposite list, see my best local-first picks.
This is not a wall of shame. Plenty of these are good appliances or convenient gadgets, and a cloud integration that surfaces a "laundry is done" or "fridge door open" notification can be worth having. The point is to be upfront: if you want automations that keep running during an outage, respond instantly, and keep your data at home, these are not the devices to build on. When a local path exists for the same hardware, I say so on the product page.
Air purifiers
Coway Airmega AP-1512HHS (MightyS)
Coway - cloud dependency: high
- Home Assistant rating: poor (local control off the table)
- Integration: home-assistant-iocare (HACS)
LEVOIT Core 400S Smart Air Purifier
LEVOIT - cloud dependency: high
- Home Assistant rating: okay (local control off the table)
- Integration: VeSync (cloud API)
Winix C545
Winix - cloud dependency: high
- Home Assistant rating: poor (local control off the table)
- Integration: iprak/winix (HACS)
Alarms
abode iota All-in-One Security Hub
abode - cloud dependency: medium
- Home Assistant rating: okay (local control off the table)
- Integration: abode (cloud-based)
Ring Alarm Pro
Ring - cloud dependency: high
- Home Assistant rating: okay (local control off the table)
- Integration: ring-mqtt (community, cloud); the official Ring HA integration covers cameras/doorbells, not the alarm
SimpliSafe Smart Alarm System
SimpliSafe - cloud dependency: high
- Home Assistant rating: okay (local control off the table)
- Integration: SimpliSafe (cloud-based)
Smart appliances
Bosch 500 Series Dishwasher (SHP65CM5N)
Bosch - cloud dependency: high
- Home Assistant rating: okay (local control off the table)
- Integration: Home Connect (official HA integration, cloud OAuth via Bosch/Home Connect servers)
GE Profile 30in Smart Slide-In Induction Range (PHS930)
GE Appliances - cloud dependency: high
- Home Assistant rating: poor (local control off the table)
- Integration: SmartHQ: GE Appliances' own HACS custom integration (geappliances-smarthq-integration, cloud OAuth and websocket; only basic toggles for ranges so far) or the community ha_gehome (GE's cloud websocket API) for oven state and timers
Samsung Bespoke Family Hub Refrigerator
Samsung - cloud dependency: high
- Home Assistant rating: okay (local control off the table)
- Integration: SmartThings (official HA integration, cloud OAuth / Cloud Push through Samsung's servers)
Samsung Smart Washer (SmartThings)
Samsung - cloud dependency: high
- Home Assistant rating: okay (local control off the table)
- Integration: SmartThings (official HA integration, cloud OAuth / Cloud Push through Samsung's servers)
Doorbells
eufy Security Dual Camera Doorbell
eufy - cloud dependency: medium
- Home Assistant rating: okay (local control off the table)
- Integration: eufy Security (unofficial HACS, cloud login)
Ring Battery Doorbell Plus
Ring - cloud dependency: high
- Home Assistant rating: okay (local control off the table)
- Integration: Ring (cloud-based)
EV chargers
ChargePoint Home Flex (CPH50)
ChargePoint - cloud dependency: high
- Home Assistant rating: poor (local control off the table)
- Integration: ha-chargepoint (HACS, cloud polling)
Emporia EV Charger
Emporia - cloud dependency: medium
- Home Assistant rating: okay (local control off the table)
- Integration: ha-emporia-ev (community HACS, cloud API) - no official integration and no local API
Grizzl-E Smart (Avalanche, 40A, NEMA 14-50)
Grizzl-E - cloud dependency: medium
- Home Assistant rating: poor (local control off the table)
- Integration: Community OCPP add-on (requires Grizzl-E's paid OCPP license); default control is the Grizzl-E Connect cloud app
Rivian Wall Charger
Rivian - cloud dependency: high
- Home Assistant rating: poor (local control off the table)
- Integration: No official integration; the unofficial Rivian (HACS) integration adds the wall charger as its own device with 7 cloud-backed read-only sensors
Wallbox Pulsar Plus
Wallbox - cloud dependency: medium
- Home Assistant rating: okay (local control off the table)
- Integration: Wallbox (official, cloud polling ~every 90s; supports pause/resume and max-current). Community options enable local control over BLE/MQTT
Smart home hubs
Aeotec Smart Home Hub
Aeotec - cloud dependency: high
- Home Assistant rating: poor (local control off the table)
- Integration: SmartThings (official core integration, cloud push; SmartThings API access becomes paid from October 2026)
Irrigation controllers
Hunter Hydrawise HC Wi-Fi Controller
Hunter - cloud dependency: high
- Home Assistant rating: poor (local control off the table)
- Integration: Hunter Hydrawise (HA core, cloud polling)
Orbit B-hyve XR Smart Sprinkler Timer
Orbit - cloud dependency: high
- Home Assistant rating: okay (local control off the table)
- Integration: B-hyve (community)
Rachio 3 Smart Sprinkler Controller
Rachio - cloud dependency: high
- Home Assistant rating: okay (local control off the table)
- Integration: Rachio (official, cloud-dependent)
Lights
Govee RGBIC LED Strip Light
Govee - cloud dependency: medium
- Home Assistant rating: fair (local control off the table)
- Integration: govee (cloud) or govee_light_local (official LAN, Local Push) on WiFi RGBIC models with the LAN API enabled
Smart locks
Kwikset Halo Touch
Kwikset - cloud dependency: high
- Home Assistant rating: poor (local control off the table)
- Integration: kwikset-ha (community HACS; cloud polling of Kwikset's unofficial API, no local control)
Environmental and contact sensors
Emporia Vue 3 (Home Energy Monitor)
Emporia - cloud dependency: high
- Home Assistant rating: okay (local control off the table)
- Integration: No official integration; community HACS 'Emporia Vue' (cloud API) or an ESPHome reflash (emporia-vue-local) for fully local sensors
Smoke alarms
Google Nest Protect Smoke + CO Alarm
Google - cloud dependency: high
- Home Assistant rating: poor (local control off the table)
- Integration: ha-nest-protect (unofficial community; the official Nest/SDM integration does NOT support Protect)
Kidde Smart Smoke + CO Alarm
Kidde - cloud dependency: high
- Home Assistant rating: poor (local control off the table)
- Integration: no official integration; community HACS custom components (e.g. tache/homeassistant-kidde) poll Kidde's undocumented cloud API
X-Sense Smart Wi-Fi Smoke Alarm (SBS50 base)
X-Sense - cloud dependency: high
- Home Assistant rating: poor (local control off the table)
- Integration: ha-xsense (community HACS, cloud-polled)
Speakers
Amazon Echo (4th Gen)
Amazon - cloud dependency: high
- Home Assistant rating: okay (local control off the table)
- Integration: Alexa Media Player (custom)
Amazon Echo Show 8 (3rd Gen)
Amazon - cloud dependency: high
- Home Assistant rating: okay (local control off the table)
- Integration: Alexa Media Player (custom)
Smart thermostats
ecobee Premium
ecobee - cloud dependency: medium
- Home Assistant rating: fair (local control off the table)
- Integration: ecobee (cloud); HomeKit Controller local alternative
Google Nest Thermostat
Google - cloud dependency: high
- Home Assistant rating: okay (local control off the table)
- Integration: Google Nest (cloud)
Honeywell Home T9
Honeywell - cloud dependency: high
- Home Assistant rating: okay (local control off the table)
- Integration: Honeywell Lyric (official core integration, cloud polling)
Sensibo Air Pro
Sensibo - cloud dependency: high
- Home Assistant rating: okay (local control off the table)
- Integration: sensibo (cloud API)
Vacuums
Dreame L20 Ultra
Dreame - cloud dependency: high
- Home Assistant rating: okay (local control off the table)
- Integration: Tasshack dreame-vacuum (custom integration, via Dreame Home cloud account)
ECOVACS DEEBOT T30S Combo
ECOVACS - cloud dependency: high
- Home Assistant rating: okay (local control off the table)
- Integration: Ecovacs (official core integration, cloud)
Valves
Moen Flo Smart Water Monitor and Shutoff
Moen - cloud dependency: high
- Home Assistant rating: okay (local control off the table)
- Integration: flo (official core integration, cloud polling)
YoLink Smart Water Valve Controller
YoLink - cloud dependency: high
- Home Assistant rating: okay (local control off the table)
- Integration: yolink (cloud MQTT; local only with separate YoLink Local Hub)
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