r/homeautomation is a subreddit with 4.6M members. The community frequently discusses smart, struggling, annoying, home, and automation, and they frequently recommend/review smart lock, doorbell camera, and smart switches, and the most common flair used is question, personal setup, project, discussion, and home assistant.
A place to share and discuss all things related to home automation.
Popular Topics in r/homeautomation
#1
Smart
34 posts
#2
Struggling
22 posts
#3
Annoying
16 posts
#4
Home
14 posts
#5
Automation
11 posts
#6
Tired
8 posts
#7
Camera
7 posts
#8
Doorbell
6 posts
#9
Wifi
6 posts
#10
Smart Lock
6 posts
Products Discussed in r/homeautomation
Smart Lock
119 reviews
#1
Schlage
4.3★ from 18 reviews
#2
Yale
4.6★ from 14 reviews
#3
August
4.6★ from 9 reviews
Doorbell Camera
104 reviews
#1
Eufy
4.2★ from 19 reviews
#2
Reolink
4.4★ from 18 reviews
#3
Amcrest
4.5★ from 11 reviews
Smart Switches
79 reviews
#1
Inovelli
4.5★ from 12 reviews
#2
Lutron Caseta
4.8★ from 11 reviews
#3
Lutron
5.0★ from 7 reviews
Flair Used in r/homeautomation
#1
QUESTION
: "What's your one feature that got the wife/husband over the line?"
111 posts
#2
PERSONAL SETUP
: "I built an instant remote control for shared spaces"
24 posts
#3
PROJECT
: "Air Sensing gateway Displaying sensor values from a sensor node, a seamleas homeautomation"
13 posts
#4
DISCUSSION
: "Skylight shade routines keep defeating the point of having skylights, four months in"
7 posts
#5
HOME ASSISTANT
: "EchoMuse - Echo Dot Gen 2 Voice Assistant"
6 posts
#6
NEWS
: "Learned the hard way: smart garage needs a dumb button"
4 posts
#7
IDEAS
: "Shutter (louver) automatically"
4 posts
#8
SMARTHINGS
: "Home assistant for home use"
4 posts
#9
Vendor Announcement
: "Filtrete Smart Air Purifiers Are Now eWaste"
2 posts
#10
ZIGBEE
: "Help with ceiling fan smart modules."
2 posts
Member Growth in r/homeautomation
Yearly
+40k members(0.9%)
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Last updated: July 29, 2026