Buying guide
Best local presence sensors for Home Assistant and local-first homes
Want the opinionated shortlist instead of the raw catalog? Start with the category guide, then come back here for device-by-device caveats.
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Presence sensors product notes
Motion and mmWave sensors for room automations that still feel sane to live with.
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Compare presence sensors
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mid price band
Apollo MSR-2
Apollo Automation · local control: excellent · cloud: low
- Home Assistant: excellent
- Setup: moderate
- Protocols: wifi, esp-home, bluetooth
- Best for: advanced Home Assistant users who want richer room telemetry
mid price band
Apollo MTR-1 Multi-Target Radar
Apollo Automation · local control: excellent · cloud: none
- Home Assistant: excellent
- Setup: moderate
- Protocols: wifi, esp-home
- Best for: Home Assistant users who want accurate room-level presence detection with multi-target tracking
premium price band
Apollo R PRO-1 PoE Multisensor
Apollo Automation · local control: excellent · cloud: none
- Home Assistant: excellent
- Setup: advanced
- Protocols: wifi, esp-home
- Best for: serious Home Assistant users who want the most accurate presence detection possible
mid price band
Aqara FP1
Aqara · local control: good · cloud: low
- Home Assistant: good
- Setup: moderate
- Protocols: zigbee
- Best for: Zigbee Home Assistant users wanting affordable mmWave presence detection
premium price band
Aqara FP2
Aqara · local control: okay · cloud: medium
- Home Assistant: good
- Setup: moderate
- Protocols: wifi
- Best for: rooms where you need zone-aware presence logic like detecting someone at a desk vs. on a couch
mid price band
Aqara Presence Sensor FP1E
Aqara · local control: good · cloud: low
- Home Assistant: good
- Setup: easy
- Protocols: zigbee
- Best for: Zigbee-based Home Assistant setups that want mmWave presence without cloud dependency
mid price band
Aqara Presence Sensor FP300
Aqara · local control: excellent · cloud: none
- Home Assistant: good
- Setup: easy
- Protocols: matter, thread, zigbee
- Best for: rooms where you want presence detection plus climate data in a single battery-powered unit
mid price band
Everything Presence Lite
Everything Smart Home · local control: excellent · cloud: low
- Home Assistant: excellent
- Setup: moderate
- Protocols: wifi, esp-home
- Best for: Home Assistant households that want serious local presence sensing
mid price band
Everything Presence One
Everything Smart Technology · local control: excellent · cloud: none
- Home Assistant: excellent
- Setup: advanced
- Protocols: wifi
- Best for: Home Assistant power users wanting the best local presence detection
mid price band
Everything Presence One Kit
Everything Smart Technology · local control: excellent · cloud: none
- Home Assistant: excellent
- Setup: advanced
- Protocols: wifi
- Best for: Home Assistant users who want strong local room occupancy detection
mid price band
Philips Hue Motion Sensor
Philips Hue · local control: good · cloud: low
- Home Assistant: good
- Setup: easy
- Protocols: zigbee
- Best for: buyers who want easy dependable motion-based automation