Smart Switches reviews from Reddit

Summary

We analyzed 231 Reddit reviews across 10 subreddits and 61 posts to rank the best Smart Switches brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/smarthome, r/homeautomation, r/homeassistant, r/HomeKit, r/googlehome. Top-rated brands include Inovelli (4.6/5), Lutron (4.8/5), Lutron Caseta (4.8/5).

Stats
Reviews231
Subreddits10
Posts61
Brands69
Products50
Top communities
r/smarthome69r/homeautomation68r/homeassistant42r/HomeKit30r/googlehome13
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#1

Inovelli

4.6
(29)
"Inovelli. They have thread/matter (the white series), zwave (red series) and zigbee (blue series)."
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"Or I'd recommend Inovelli Blue or Red Series switches, depending on what protocol you prefer (Zigbee or Z-Wave)."
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"For quality either Inovelli or Lutron, though personally I'd recommend Inovelli."
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"Innovelli is the best and most feature rich and flexible."
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"I'd rather pay for quality than have to reinvent the wheel every other year."
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"Another vote for inovelli, runner up is zooz"
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"Inovelli without a doubt. Everything else is inferior."
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"Inovelli makes some great ones that I will never not recommend."
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"Look into the Inovelli Matter over Thread dimmer switch."
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"I love my Inovelli’s."
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#2

Lutron

4.8
(26)
"Lutron. It’s been super reliable for me."
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"Lutron Caseta is, hands down, the best."
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"Lutron, Lutron, Lutron. Everything else is just something that works at best 99.5% of time."
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"If you just want a no-frills 'it works every time with everything without a fuss' then Lutron Caseta is the gold standard."
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"You’ll find solid options with Zooz (Z-Wave), Inovelli (Zigbee or Z-Wave), and Lutron Caseta."
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"I would recommend either Lutron switches for solid, no-nonsense, and reliable light switches."
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"Lutron for 99% of cases."
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"Lutron is rock solid but they’re super pricey."
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"Lutron, Inovelli, and Zooz smart switches have all been fantastic for me."
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"The brand and hardware is simply rock solid. I've had mine connected for years and only when I personally mess with it, does it give me issues."
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#3

Lutron Caseta

4.8
(25)
"They have been trouble free for years. Probably the most reliable smart home product I have."
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"If you're ultimately going to do a lot of switches, Lutron Caseta."
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"We have something like 75 in our house"
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"Lutron Caseta. Period."
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"Lutron Caseta Is amazing. IMO it’s worth the price."
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"Check out Lutron Caseta and TP-Link Kasa."
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"Have them all throughout my older home."
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"Used in my previous home from 1928."
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"Lutron Caseta has a solution with their Pico remotes."
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"I highly recommend Lutron Caseta."
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#4

Zooz

4.5
(15)
"I have about 15 different zooz switches that I use with Samsung smartthings. Works wonderfully."
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"Another vote for Zooz. They have the best customer service of just about any company I’ve ever dealt with."
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"Zooz have been great for me and their tech support is top noch!"
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"I’m all in on Zooz because I highly prefer toggle switches to paddles."
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"Another vote for Zooz. Inexpensive, reliable, all Z-Wave controlled by Home Assistant."
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"Second vote for Zooz. Labor Day sale at The Smartest House this weekend, too."
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"Zooz for sure."
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"You’ll find solid options with Zooz (Z-Wave), Inovelli (Zigbee or Z-Wave), and Lutron Caseta."
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"I'm testing out zooz dimmers and switches. I like that you can use them in a 3 way/4 way config."
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"Another vote for zooz. Inovelli does have that cool lightstrip, but zooz is about half the price."
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#5

Shelly

4.1
(14)
"Shelly has wall switches designed to fit into standard European wall boxes."
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"Shelly plus 1, Shelly plus 2 pm?"
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"Shelly or die man. They have something to cover just about every use case."
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"You could put in shelly devices and use dumb switches."
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"Shelly relays have options that can do either of these scenarios."
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"If you want to keep existing switches Shelly are a good option."
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"My current approach is Shelly."
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"SHELLY!"
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"They will be very little boxes (smaller than 2 stacked Oreos) keeping your normal analog switches."
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"If you want to go wifi, Shelly works well."
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#7

Aqara

4.4
(7)
"I have a bunch of their switches and they have never failed me."
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"I also have a few Aqara Zigbee devices and I am very happy with them as well."
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"I have found that using a smart switch build in close the light does add the required smart functionality."
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"Could work."
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"Would Aqara Switch double rocker work for this?"
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"Aqara makes a double rocker switch. I’d probably start there."
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"For the left, Aqara T2 relay can be considered."
#8

Leviton

4.0
(7)
"I've been happy with leviton."
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"I really like Leviton"
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"They’ve been good so far!"
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"Perfectly functional with or without the home assistant."
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"Just....Just get one of the ones that doesn't require a neutral."
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"I’ve used the Leviton Z-Wave switches for a number of years, with good results."
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"Leviton DZ15S-1BZ. 15A resistive 5A (600W) non-resistive rated Z-Wave switch."
#9

Sonoff

4.2
(5)
"Sonoff is the way to go. Nothing else."
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"Works with your existing switch."
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"I have the sonoffs that need the neutral wire and they work perfectly."
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"I have had very good experience with Sonoff Products for the past 3-4 years."
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"And they’re compatible with philips hue for some reason :)) I use 2 of them in my hue set up, they work perfectly :)"
#10

Moes

4.0
(5)
"Works well, cheaper on ali express."
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"I would recommend Moes switches."
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"The Moes Switches with no Neutral WIFI or Zigbee now in their FOURTH integration require no Neutral or Ground."
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"Do check Moes Zigbee products, They have options available that can go behind your existing switch plates."
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"I used Moes switches for this. I did not have to replace two switches, just one."
#11

Insteon

5.0
(3)
"The Insteon switches still feel/look better physically to me and appear to respond slightly faster."
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"I moved from zwave to Insteon and I couldn’t be happier."
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"Insteon with the 994i hub."
#12

Fibaro

4.7
(3)
"I personally prefer Z-Wave, thus stay with Fibaro and a few Aeotecs."
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"I'm using Fibaro HomeCenter hub and mostly Fibaro devices and I'm happy customer."
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"Fibaro and Aeotec both work with no neutral."
#13

Meross

4.3
(3)
"30+ Meross switches - have been great (make sure to get the version that supports HomeKit)."
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"I’ve had good luck with Meross"
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"I just installed them for my front porch lights and ceiling fan, after having great luck with their smart plugs."
#14

Jasco

4.3
(3)
"I've got plenty more still to add, but the reliability has been perfect."
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"The Jasco/GE/honeywell z-wave switches are all 3-way capable and I haven't had any issues with the ~40 in my house."
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"The Zwave Jasco switches (Honeywell and GE branded) have been great for me."
#15

Treatlife

4.3
(3)
"Buy Treatlife fan light controll for 4-5."
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"I have a bunch of these. Both 3 and 2 way."
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"Treatlife is good stuff. I have several SS02 & DS02 switches, 3 of the DS03 fan switches."
#16

Smart Switch

4.0
(3)
"I was going to bite the bullet and just get two 3-way smart switches per room."
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"You can get a smart switch and just not hook up the load wire to it."
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"I need some suggestions on smart switches for our new house we are building."
#17

Z-Wave

4.0
(3)
"My forty Z-Wave devices have been rock-solid."
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"I'd still do zwave again if I was starting fresh."
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"IMO currently z-wave is still the best protocol for whole house wall switches."
#18

Kasa

3.3
(3)
"Kasa"
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"Kasa switch ches still working great."
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"I find Kasa to be cheap yet terrible. Long delay when linking switches."
#19

Aeotec

5.0
(2)
"I personally prefer Z-Wave, thus stay with Fibaro and a few Aeotecs."
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"I love this one. Made for 240v."
#20

Inovelli White Switch

4.5
(2)
"I love how the inovelli switch allows for customization."
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"If you are interested, Inovelli White switches are Matter."
#21

HomeSeer

4.5
(2)
"As a couple others have said, my zwave stack has been the most reliable part of automation for me. I run two different instances of Home Assistant with different zwave integrations - At home, I started out with HomeSeer and still use that for zwave."
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"We use HomeSeer dimmers which are zwave devices."
#22

Zigbee

4.5
(2)
"Install a 5 gang box and 5 zigbee switches."
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"I use zigbee switches and no ground is needed."
#23

Bticino

4.5
(2)
"I would go for bticino switches use the push style and go with signal wires."
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"Zigbee compatible with z2mqtt without problems so far."
#24

Lutron Aurora

4.0
(2)
"Saved about $1,200."
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"It locks the switch in place and actually looks pretty good."
#25

Zooz Zen30

4.0
(2)
"Try the Zooz Zen30 (double switch)."
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"Zooz zen30 is both a dimmer and a relay switch in one."
#26

C by GE

4.0
(2)
"I recommend c by ge switches as they have wifi built in...no hub needed"
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"Anywhere I want a switch where there isn't a neutral wire, C by GE is what I use."
#27

LightwaveRF

4.0
(2)
"LightwaveRF is seamless, attractive, relatively affordable and works perfectly with HomeKit and uk light fittings."
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"I’m happy with lightwaveRF, happy to answer any questions."
#28

GE/Jasco

2.5
(2)
"Good luck with ge/jasco zwave."
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"Avoid GE/Jasco. Can’t separate clicks from the internal relay."
#29

ThirdReality

5.0
(1)
"Look at these wall plate modules. They are zigbee devices, so they work with the Amazon echo with zigbee hub."
#30

Zigbee/Z-Wave

5.0
(1)
"For smart switches, anything Zigbee or Zwave is going to be your best choice."
#31

iVAC

5.0
(1)
"IVAC makes one that's designed for 110V/20A. I've used it for about 5 years and it's great."
#32

SmartThings

5.0
(1)
"I'm using zwave with a smart things hub linked to Home Assistant, it's super reliable."
#33

Tasmota

5.0
(1)
"You'll need smart switch with detached relay feature (tasmota/esphome/shelly devices/sonoff mini extreme/cloudfree)..."
#34

Samotech

5.0
(1)
"This Zigbee dimmer module can be mounted behind an existing EU dimmer plate."
#35

Philips

5.0
(1)
"I use Philips Hue bulbs and Kasa plugs."
#36

Gosund

5.0
(1)
"I love gosund product - i received it,plugged it and it directly linked to my Alexa account."
#37

Niko

5.0
(1)
"Niko is my go to solution ;). Have a couple of these installed."
#38

Lutron Caseta Diva

5.0
(1)
"It was exactly what I was after."
#39

Shelly 1

5.0
(1)
"Much better than a smart switch as you can use the existing switches you own and can get a better overall experience with smart relay and dumb switch"
#40

Tuya ZigBee Smart Light Switch

5.0
(1)
"I have this one and works like charm."
#41

Feit Three-Way Switches/Dimmers

5.0
(1)
"Been very happy with the three-way switches/dimmers from Feit."
#42

Shelly Ones

5.0
(1)
"I’m planning to go with Shelly ones, as they are more open than the Deta ones."
#43

Inovelli Switches

5.0
(1)
"I replaced mine with the Inovelli switches."
#44

Insteon Dimmers

5.0
(1)
"Insteon also makes dimmers without requiring neutral."
#45

Lutron Caseta Wireless

5.0
(1)
"Caseta wireless"
#46

Lutron RA2

5.0
(1)
"Lutron RA2 hands down I tried ZWave and thought it sucked."
#47

Lutron RadioRA2

5.0
(1)
"I did Lutron RadioRA2. The full version."
#48

Aqara Smart Light Switch

5.0
(1)
"I do use it with their hub and they sell a camera that has the hub built in."
#49

Lutron Caseta Smart Dimmer

4.0
(1)
"Only Caseta, C by GE, and Inovelli make smart dimmers that work without neutrals."
#50

GE C by GE Smart Dimmer

4.0
(1)
"Only Caseta, C by GE, and Inovelli make smart dimmers that work without neutrals."
#51

Inovelli Smart Dimmer

4.0
(1)
"Only Caseta, C by GE, and Inovelli make smart dimmers that work without neutrals."
#52

Philips Hue Dimmer Switch

4.0
(1)
"Amazon Product Rating: 4.8"
#53

Nexete

4.0
(1)
"If so there are a few options that exist."
#54

ESPhome

4.0
(1)
"If I were to do it all again, I'd go with ESPhome but I'd still stick with zwave for battery operated devices."
#55

IKEA

4.0
(1)
"1) zigbee wall switch & zigbee lights that support binding. Which ikea does and a few other brands..."
#56

Amazon

4.0
(1)
"Looking for recommendations for the best smart switches for this setup."
#57

Third Reality

4.0
(1)
"If you don't want to replace the switches itself you can use the third reality switch and hub."
#58

Wemo

4.0
(1)
"The Wemo Stage is great after the firmware update."
#59

Brilliant

4.0
(1)
"I’ve got a pair of these and can recommend."
#60

Eve

4.0
(1)
"Eve makes excellent ones which copy the Siemens design."
#61

Weemo

4.0
(1)
"Something like the Weemo Stage Scene Controller would probably work."
#62

LifeSmart

4.0
(1)
"They have 3 way switch that you’re searching in few different designs."
#63

Orro

4.0
(1)
"Have you checked out Orro switches? Those seem pretty cool."
#64

Yagusmart

4.0
(1)
"I don't have a neutral and I have this in my kitchen and it works great."
#65

Philips Hue

4.0
(1)
"Hue has got a transmitter which connects to your wall switch."
#66

Hubitat

4.0
(1)
"I have installed smart switches which look exactly like normal switches but they are all zigbee switches."
#67

Deta

4.0
(1)
"I'm going to be upgrading to Deta switches (grid connect) from bunnings."
#68

Aqara Double Rocker

4.0
(1)
"Aqara double rocker and a Lutron Caseta dimmer."
#69

WEMO

1.5
(2)
"I’d avoid Wemo. The first two work and then nothing but problems after that."
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"Don’t get WEMO from Home Depot. I bought many for my house and got them to connect but they constantly disconnected."

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