Vacuums product notes

Comparison-ready notes for vacuums with a local-first bias, strong Home Assistant weighting, and honest ecosystem caveats.

All vacuums

mid price band

Dreame · local control: excellent · cloud: none

premium price band

Dreame · local control: limited · cloud: high

premium price band

ECOVACS · local control: poor · cloud: high

premium price band

iRobot · local control: fair · cloud: high

HA: fair
Setup: easy
Protocols: Wi-Fi
Best for: Households already in the iRobot ecosystem wanting basic HA start/stop/dock

mid price band

MOVA · local control: excellent · cloud: none

HA: excellent
Setup: advanced
Protocols: Wi-Fi
Best for: Buyers wanting flagship Dreame-class hardware cheaper with no-cloud control

mid price band

Roborock · local control: good · cloud: medium

HA: good
Setup: easy
Protocols: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
Best for: Users wanting a no-root, officially-supported robot with mostly-local commands

mid price band

Roborock · local control: good · cloud: moderate

HA: good
Setup: easy
Protocols: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Matter
Best for: users who want Roborock quality vacuum-mop combo without flagship pricing

premium price band

Roborock · local control: good · cloud: moderate

HA: good
Setup: easy
Protocols: Wi-Fi, Matter, Bluetooth
Best for: users who want the best overall robot vacuum and mop regardless of price

premium price band

SwitchBot · local control: limited · cloud: moderate

HA: okay
Setup: moderate
Protocols: Wi-Fi, Matter, Bluetooth
Best for: users who want truly hands-free mopping with automatic water supply and drainage