In-wall relays product notes

Best local in-wall relays for Home Assistant

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Need a side-by-side view of setup difficulty, local control, cloud dependency, and ecosystem fit? Use the comparison matrix for this category.

Shelly 1 Mini Gen3

Shelly · local control: excellent · cloud: none

• ●●●●● HA: excellent
• Setup: advanced
• Protocols: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Matter
• Best for: making any dumb switch smart without replacing the switch itself

Shelly Plus 1

Shelly · local control: excellent · cloud: low

• ●●●●● HA: excellent
• Setup: advanced
• Protocols: Wi-Fi, MQTT, Bluetooth
• Best for: Home Assistant users who want to smart-enable existing dumb switches

Shelly Plus 2PM

Shelly · local control: excellent · cloud: none

• ●●●●● HA: excellent
• Setup: moderate
• Protocols: Wi-Fi, MQTT, Bluetooth
• Best for: Home Assistant users who want to control two circuits (lights, fans, etc.) from a single device

Shelly Plus Wall Dimmer

Shelly · local control: excellent · cloud: none

• ●●●●● HA: excellent
• Setup: moderate
• Protocols: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
• Best for: Home Assistant users who want a local WiFi in-wall dimmer without a Zigbee or Z-Wave coordinator

Shelly Wave 1PM

Shelly · local control: excellent · cloud: none

• ●●●●● HA: excellent
• Setup: moderate
• Protocols: Z-Wave
• Best for: Home Assistant users adding local switching plus energy monitoring to a single circuit

Shelly Wave 1PM Mini

Shelly · local control: excellent · cloud: none

• ●●●●● HA: excellent
• Setup: moderate
• Protocols: Z-Wave
• Best for: Home Assistant users with an existing Z-Wave network who want compact behind-switch relays

Shelly Wave 2PM

Shelly · local control: excellent · cloud: none

• ●●●●● HA: excellent
• Setup: moderate
• Protocols: Z-Wave
• Best for: Home Assistant users who need to control two circuits from one box, like a dual gang switch or two light groups

Shelly Wave Pro 1PM

Shelly · local control: excellent · cloud: none

• ●●●●● HA: excellent
• Setup: advanced
• Protocols: Z-Wave
• Best for: Home Assistant users who want to control circuits from the electrical panel rather than behind switches

SONOFF ZBMINI Extreme

SONOFF · local control: excellent · cloud: none

• ●●●●● HA: excellent
• Setup: advanced
• Protocols: Zigbee
• Best for: older homes without neutral wires that need smart relays

SONOFF ZBMINI-L2

SONOFF · local control: excellent · cloud: none

• ●●●●● HA: excellent
• Setup: advanced
• Protocols: Zigbee
• Best for: older homes without neutral wires at the switch box

Zooz ZEN16 MultiRelay

Zooz · local control: excellent · cloud: none

• ●●●●● HA: excellent
• Setup: advanced
• Protocols: Z-Wave
• Best for: DIY home automation projects needing multiple independent relay controls

Zooz ZEN51 Dry Contact Relay

Zooz · local control: excellent · cloud: none

• ●●●●● HA: excellent
• Setup: advanced
• Protocols: Z-Wave
• Best for: making existing dumb switches smart without changing the switch plate

Zooz ZEN52 Double Relay

Zooz · local control: excellent · cloud: none

• ●●●●● HA: excellent
• Setup: advanced
• Protocols: Z-Wave
• Best for: two-gang switch boxes where you want to keep existing switches and add Z-Wave behind them