Best smart lights on Reddit

131 reviews from r/homeautomation, r/smarthome, r/homeassistant and 9 more subreddits

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#1

Philips

4.2
(19)
"I've finally switched over to Hue and plan on adding to the four bulbs I currently have."
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"The sunrise automation significantly helps my husband with his winter depression."
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"I just replaced about 50 with Philips Wiz. Full color changing, wifi (I have a very robust wifi solution)"
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"I added a few hue bulbs too, so now the whole room is lit up nicely when the alarm goes off."
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"Philips has a bunch of really good wake up lights, and the newer ones connect to your phone and simulate sunrise."
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"Philips Hue lights have many features built into their app, including the ability to change colors."
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"Hue is really the best, at least for color bulbs."
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"They're pretty fun to Voice Control with Alexa and change the colors and brightness at will."
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"Phillips smart lights is good also yung Hue"
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"Have you checked out Philips Hue or Lutron Caseta?"
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#2

Lutron

4.8
(12)
"I would just use Lutron cassette of switches and be done with it."
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"The dimmer works perfectly with the setup."
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"Pricey but the most robust lighting system you can install today."
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"Extraordinarily reliable."
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"Lutron is still the leader here imho."
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"Lutron is still the best option."
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"Lutron Caseta, if available."
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"Lutron Caseta is a top choice for physical switches."
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"Lutron RASelect/RadioRA2 makes the best physical switches."
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"Lutron Caseta dimmers work nicely and are cheaper if you want to control multiple lights."
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#3

IKEA

4.3
(8)
"They look fantastic with the Pax Oversidan lights."
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"Both bulbs and spotlights have worked like a charm for me. They've exceeded all expectations."
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"I never thought they'd be good but they are actually very very good!"
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"I have about 15 IKEA Trådfri lightbulbs in my house, and I have no audible noise from any them."
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"The IKEA Oversidan with the Tradfri LED driver is a great option for the Billy bookcase."
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"The IKEA Tradfri lights can gradually brighten, which is a great feature."
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"IKEA has a pretty cheap and decent smart home line-up. Also works together with the Philips Hue system."
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"The Ormanas LED strip might end up being more expensive."
#4

Sengled

4.1
(7)
"I have transitioned my whole house to the Sengled Zigbee bulbs."
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"I have had Sengled bulbs in my house for 5 years and have had 0 issues. They work with my SmartThings setup but also work with Alexa and Google Assistant and are usually less expensive than other options."
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"I've used a bunch of brands, Sengled, GE, Feit, Inovelli and others. All of them work fine."
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"I use Sengled"
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"The Sengled BR30 (ZigBee) bulbs work really well with the recessed light trim."
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"Really inexpensive considering the others. I picked up a 2 pack with hub for 40 on Amazon."
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"A cheaper alternative are Sengled BR30 bulbs with a trim collar, but they are still not perfect."
#6

Sylvania

4.3
(6)
"The lights worked perfectly for the Halloween party!"
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"Great Wifi and rock solid Zigbee performance."
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"The interface and pairing process with Zigbee2MQTT is much better!"
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"Great Wifi and a rock solid Zigbee setup with 189 lights!"
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"These look like my 5/6 style recessed lights in my new construction home."
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"The Sylvania RGBW bulbs are known to be problematic because they are imperfect zigbee repeaters."
#7

Yeelight

4.3
(4)
"They are cheaper, high quality and effective. Strongly recommend."
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"Yeelight bulbs are really cheap (10-15€ per bulb) and they don't need any hub."
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"Or go the smary route, and use yeelights."
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"Bought 4 of them when on offer on GearBest for around $11 each."
#8

LifX

4.7
(3)
"LifX bulbs allow for a wide range of color temperatures and customizable timers."
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"Best brightest light and the most vivid saturated colors."
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"LIFX are another good choice."
#9

Home Assistant

4.7
(3)
"Using Home Assistant with NodeRed makes home automation easy and effective."
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"The automation works perfectly to simulate a natural sunrise."
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"Home Assistant runs well in LXC with modest resources and has a Docker install."
#10

Inovelli

4.3
(3)
"The Inovelli bulbs allowed me to set them to default to 'OFF' after a power outage, that alone was worth the higher price of the bulbs."
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"I've had no issues whatsoever in the months I've been running this setup."
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"I recently tried a new version of Inovelli's switches and I've been really liking it."
#11

Lightify

5.0
(2)
"3 BR 30 + Hub = 3 x $35 + $32 = $137"
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"I've got a bunch of their regular bulbs and a few of their switches around my apartment and I love them."
#12

Google

5.0
(2)
"I have Google home in every room."
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"The Chromecast works well as a wakeup lamp combined with music."
#13

Sylvania Osram

5.0
(2)
"Our Halloween party was awesome with our orange lights!"
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"The lights all show Local not cloud."
#14

Smart Dimmers

4.5
(2)
"100 times easier to live with."
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"Test, test, test. Buy 3-4 and live with them for a while before going all in."
#15

DMX

4.0
(2)
"DMX is great, I use it a lot for music shows."
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"DMX is the most flexible and mature for creative lighting."
#16

Cree

4.0
(2)
"A flexible and inexpensive DIY option for lighting."
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"Combining warm and cool white LEDs allows for customizable lighting."
#17

Wiz

4.0
(2)
"Wiz are generally reliable and you can buy a remote so you don't have to use your phone."
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"WiZ has bulbs that work with SmartThings and are on the lower end of the price spectrum."
#18

Innr

4.0
(2)
"I find Innr good."
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"They work quite well in my home assistant."
#19

Hue

3.5
(2)
"I’ve given up on all of the cheaper brands and gone exclusively with Hue. I use them for a gradual wake up and they work perfectly."
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"The Hue dimmer was just meh."
#20

Philips Hue

5.0
(1)
"I'd go with hue spots"
#21

Kapplakes

5.0
(1)
"I just purchased Kapplakes and connected them to a USB power block and a Belkin Wemo switch."
#22

Honeywell

5.0
(1)
"They work great for me. 20 or so light switches, no issues with response time or unavailable. Rock solid setup for me."
#23

SmartThings

5.0
(1)
"I now have great Wifi, and a rock solid Zigbee."
#24

Nortek

5.0
(1)
"They work great for me. 20 or so light switches, no issues with response time or unavailable. Rock solid setup for me."
#25

Jasco

5.0
(1)
"They work great for me. 20 or so light switches, no issues with response time or unavailable. Rock solid setup for me."
#26

Sunco Lighting

5.0
(1)
"I have these with a smart dimmer."
#27

Ketra

5.0
(1)
"Ketra is the only type of system designed to scale that large and still be a wireless/retrofit solution."
#28

Insteon

5.0
(1)
"Insteon is one of the best physical switches."
#29

Leviton

5.0
(1)
"Leviton is the best choice for Z-Wave systems."
#30

Russound

5.0
(1)
"Russound is one of the best sound systems."
#31

Niles

5.0
(1)
"Niles is highly regarded in sound systems."
#32

Feit Electric

4.0
(1)
"I was Feit Electric for my smart lights. I bought a few of them from Costco."
#33

IKEA Smart Lights

4.0
(1)
"The ikea ones with the driver is what I have."
#34

Neewer LED Lights

4.0
(1)
"Get plugin led lights. Neewer makes some good ones."
#35

Xiaomi

4.0
(1)
"Xiaomi Yeelights"
#36

LIFX

4.0
(1)
"LIFX strips are superior when compared to Philips LED strips."
#37

Zemismart

4.0
(1)
"Great for all other rooms, available in multiple gang options."
#38

GVM

4.0
(1)
"High quality, bright, and tunable color temperature, but can be pricey."
#39

Zigbee

4.0
(1)
"I’d reserve the color bulbs for special spots where you think you might use color."
#40

Masterlock

4.0
(1)
"You can program multiple codes and allow certain times."
#41

Brilliant Smart

4.0
(1)
"Expensive but effective for dimming in rooms that need it."
#42

Sensibo

4.0
(1)
"Sensibo Sky modules work well for controlling AC units."
#43

Z-Wave

4.0
(1)
"I ended up with Z-Wave light switches, allowing normal switch control even if the server fails."
#44

Wallbox

4.0
(1)
"Wallbox control is much more feasible for DIY at this scale."
#45

Mi-Light

4.0
(1)
"Mi-Light is cheaper and tends to be more reliable at longer range."
#46

Lifx

4.0
(1)
"Amazon had Lifx 1100s on sale for $25. They've been great."
#47

GE

4.0
(1)
"I've used a bunch of brands, Sengled, GE, Feit, Inovelli and others. All of them work fine."
#48

Feit

4.0
(1)
"I've used a bunch of brands, Sengled, GE, Feit, Inovelli and others. All of them work fine."
#49

Ledvance

4.0
(1)
"I find Ledvance good."
#50

ZigBee

4.0
(1)
"ZigBee is a great choice for introducing devices to a network."
#51

Dali 2

4.0
(1)
"Dali 2 is preferred for basic residential/office lighting effects."
#52

Recessed Can Light Trim

4.0
(1)
"The recessed can light trim fits perfectly and enhances the lighting."
#53

HEOS

4.0
(1)
"HEOS is very good in sound systems."
#54

Samsung

2.0
(2)
"It's a bit of a gimmick."
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"Samsung SmartThings Hub had issues with response time and reliability."
#55

Liteline

3.0
(1)
"You can set colour temp manually, but they're not smart."
#56

Yale

3.0
(1)
"Used to have it on the front but it kept dying."
#57

Cync

2.0
(1)
"They don't work as reliably."
#58

Wyze

2.0
(1)
"They don't work as reliably."
#59

Sonos

2.0
(1)
"Sonos trails behind other sound systems."

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