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SwitchBot Air Purifier

mid Owned and reviewed local: good MatterWi-FiBluetooth

Price: $89.99 verified Sep 11, 2026
HA fit: good
Works offline: yes
Setup: easy
Hub needed: no

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SwitchBot Air Purifier - Matter-enabled HEPA air purifier with reasonable noise/CADR balance

Owner’s hands-on review ★★★★☆

Great, but Home Assistant Exposure is lacking

I have allergy problems, and thus want air purifiers I can change the fan speed of based on things like outdoor air quality, rather than waiting for indoor air quality to go below the threshold to bump up the level.

I have two, and while I haven’t found an air purifier I like more, home assistant integration is a little frustrating (Changing the fan speed requires more clicks than I want).

I first integrated with home assistant and when I added it to the Switchbot app, it unpaired from home assistant, which was also annoying.

Site owner · 2026-05-24 · in the owner’s words

Quick verdict

A solid mid-range HEPA purifier that exposes to Home Assistant locally over hub-free Matter-over-WiFi (since a Feb 2025 firmware update - no SwitchBot Hub needed). Matter covers the core controls; the local SwitchBot Bluetooth integration can add fan-speed detail.

Standout: Matter-enabled HEPA air purifier with reasonable noise/CADR balance.

Notes last checked May 31, 2026.

Compatibility snapshot

Home Assistant good

Apple Home good

Google Home good

Alexa good

Works offline yes

Setup easy

Extra hub needed no

Power plug-in

Local control facts

Home Assistant: matter integration, Local Push (home-assistant.io, checked Sep 10, 2026)

Why it stands out

Real HEPA filter at a reasonable price for the noise level
Hub-free Matter-over-WiFi means it adds to Home Assistant or HomeKit without the SwitchBot cloud or a hub
Compact for the CADR rating; works well in a single room

Reasons to hesitate

Out of the box, control routes through the SwitchBot app/cloud until you add it to Matter
Filter replacements are an ongoing cost
Hub-free Matter needs a one-time firmware update to 2.2 or later, applied from SwitchBot app 9.7 or newer

Best for

Single-room air purification for households already running Matter
People who want quieter operation than the budget alternatives

Avoid if

You want fully local control out of the box without doing the one-time Matter pairing
You need whole-home coverage (look at AirGradient + a larger HEPA)

Privacy and local-control notes

Pairs to a SwitchBot account by default, but a 2025 firmware update added hub-free Matter-over-WiFi, which is the cleanest route to fully local control with no SwitchBot cloud.

Home Assistant support: supported · integration path: Matter-over-WiFi, hub-free (firmware 2.2+); SwitchBot Bluetooth (core HA integration, local push) for extra control.

Buying reality check

Price notes: Mid-tier on price; filter replacement cost is the long-term variable.

Verified price reads: lowest seen $89.99, latest $89.99 on Sep 11, 2026.

Sep 11, 2026$89.99amazon
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