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Home Assistant Green

mid local: excellent Ethernet Matter

Price: $219 verified Sep 8, 2026
HA fit: excellent
Works offline: yes
Setup: easy
Hub needed: no

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Home Assistant Green hub in translucent green case

Quick verdict

Home Assistant Green is the fastest path from smart-home frustration to reliable local automation. Setup is simple, updates are curated, and you can start building private local-first routines the same day. Power users can outgrow it, but for most households it is the cleanest on-ramp into serious Home Assistant.

Standout: The cleanest beginner on-ramp into a serious local-first Home Assistant setup.

Notes last checked May 31, 2026.

Compatibility snapshot

Home Assistant excellent

Apple Home okay

Google Home okay

Alexa okay

Works offline yes

Setup easy

Extra hub needed no

Power plug-in hub

Why it stands out

easiest way to get Home Assistant running. Plug in, follow the wizard, done
runs entirely on your local network with no required cloud account
polished appliance-style hardware that does not require Linux knowledge

Reasons to hesitate

DIY tinkerers can build a cheaper Home Assistant host from a used mini PC
limited compute headroom means heavier add-ons like Frigate may eventually outgrow it

Best for

first-time Home Assistant users who want the simplest possible on-ramp
households that want a dedicated local automation hub without assembling anything

Avoid if

you want a broader appliance-style hub that works independently of Home Assistant

Privacy and local-control notes

Core operation is fully local and does not require exposing your home to a third-party cloud. Optional Home Assistant Cloud features are available for convenience, but you can keep automations, device data, and control entirely on your own network.

Home Assistant support: supported · integration path: native.

Buying reality check

Price notes: MSRP is $199, confirmed on home-assistant.io/green 2026-09-01. The Amazon buy box read $219.00 the same day, so it is worth comparing against the direct sellers before ordering. For a turnkey appliance this is fair: it saves the setup and troubleshooting time a DIY box costs.

Verified price reads: lowest seen $219, latest $219 on Sep 8, 2026.

Sep 8, 2026$219amazon
Sep 1, 2026$219amazon

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What changed for this product

Oct 1, 2025 · Discontinued

Home Assistant Yellow discontinued

Nabu Casa stopped selling the Yellow in October 2025 and points new buyers at the Green plus a Connect ZBT-2 stick. Existing units keep getting updates. The Green has no radio of its own, so budget for the stick.

From the change log and the news briefs that name this product.

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