Products

Structured product notes for local-first buyers.

403 devices in 31 categories, ranked by Home Assistant fit. Each row is a category's top 3; the count opens the full list.

Environmental and contact sensors

All 58 →

Smart switches and dimmers

All 34 →

Lights

All 23 →

Smart locks

All 17 →

Smart plugs

All 17 →

Security cameras

All 16 →

In-wall relays

All 15 →

Voice assistants

All 14 →

Smart home hubs

All 13 →

Smart thermostats

All 13 →

Zigbee coordinators

All 12 →

Presence sensors

All 12 →

Networking gear

All 12 →

Control panels and dashboards

All 11 →

Media players

All 11 →

Covers

All 11 →

Vacuums

All 11 →

Smoke alarms

All 10 →

Alarms

All 9 →

Speakers

All 9 →

Doorbells

All 9 →

EV chargers

All 9 →

Mini PCs

All 9 →

Air purifiers

All 9 →

Fans

All 8 →

Irrigation controllers

All 8 →

Sirens

All 7 →

Smart appliances

All 7 →

Valves

All 7 →

Garages

All 7 →

Weather stations

All 5 →

Product families

One page per set of variants: which one to buy.
How I rate cloud dependence
Local-first Works fully on your network; any cloud features are optional extras.
Cloud-tinged The core works locally, but some features phone home.
Cloud-heavy Needs the vendor's servers. If the vendor dies, the device dies.

Why list cloud-heavy gear at all? Because pretending it doesn't exist helps nobody. When a cloud product is the best (or only) option in a category, I say so - and I tell you exactly what you're trading away.

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