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ThirdReality Smart Plug Gen2

budget local: excellent Zigbee

Price: $12.99 verified Sep 6, 2026
HA fit: good
Works offline: yes
Setup: easy
Hub needed: yes

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ThirdReality Smart Plug Gen2 with energy monitoring

Quick verdict

Hard to beat on price. You get on/off control, energy monitoring, and a Zigbee repeater for about the cost of a fancy coffee. Buy a multipack, scatter them around the house, and watch your Zigbee mesh get stronger while you track energy use on every appliance.

Standout: Energy monitoring and Zigbee repeater in one tiny, dirt-cheap plug.

Notes last checked Mar 22, 2026.

Compatibility snapshot

Home Assistant good

Apple Home none

Google Home none

Alexa none

Works offline yes

Setup easy

Extra hub needed yes

Power mains

Local control facts

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

Why it stands out

energy monitoring built in at a bargain price
acts as a Zigbee repeater to strengthen your mesh
as low as $10-13 each when buying multipacks
compact design that doesn't block the second outlet

Reasons to hesitate

no physical button on some revisions
requires a Zigbee coordinator, no standalone use
energy reporting interval may need tuning in Zigbee2MQTT

Best for

budget energy monitoring across many devices
extending your Zigbee mesh while adding smart outlet control

Avoid if

you need Wi-Fi or Matter connectivity without a Zigbee coordinator
you want a plug with USB ports or multiple outlets

Privacy and local-control notes

Pure Zigbee plug with no cloud dependency. Fully local operation through ZHA or Zigbee2MQTT.

Home Assistant support: supported · integration path: ZHA / Zigbee2MQTT.

Buying reality check

Price notes: About $13 single on Amazon (verified 2026-08-28); cheaper per unit in multipacks. ThirdReality now also sells a Smart Plug Gen3 at $14.99 on its own store (both generations verified on sale 2026-09-01); the Gen2 is not discontinued.

Verified price reads: lowest seen $12.99, latest $12.99 on Sep 6, 2026.

Sep 6, 2026$12.99amazon
Aug 28, 2026$12.99amazon

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