Switches reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 154 Reddit reviews across 27 subreddits and 52 posts to rank the best Switches brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/HomeKit, r/keyboards, r/WootingKB, r/smarthome, r/fightsticks. Top-rated brands include Lutron (5.0/5), Inovelli (4.8/5), Gateron (4.6/5).
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Reviews154
Subreddits27
Posts52
Brands66
Products62
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#1
Lutron
5.0
(17)
"They have been trouble free for years."
"If you're ultimately going to do a lot of switches, Lutron Caseta."
"Lutron Caseta. Period."
"The standard recommendation is Lutron Caseta."
"They are flawless."
"Lutron Caseta switch with pico remotes."
"We never had an issue with Lutron… like not a single issue."
"Lutron for sure - and check eBay, you can usually find them cheaper."
"Lutron. They are the Toyota of light switches."
"Lutron Caseta. If you want smart bulbs, Philips Hue and Lutron Aurora for the physical switches."
#2
Inovelli
4.8
(11)
"I’m been slowly replacing them with Inovelli Whites and been very happy so far."
"I really like my Inovelli whites. Matter/thread."
"Inovelli Whites. They’re Matter, so they’ll expand your thread mesh."
"I personally like the Inovelli white series switches a lot."
"I changed them all for inovelli red. Expensive but so glad I did it."
"While Inovelli would be best in this case."
"[Inovelli] hands down. They have switches for all three major protocols, ZWave, ZigBee and Matter/Thread."
"Inovelli and zooz are your options (zigbee or zwave for Inovelli and zwave for zooz)"
"I use Inovelli blue switches and home assistant as the controller."
"There’s only one other switch I’d even consider because of its customizable options."
#3
Gateron
4.6
(11)
"Gateron Milky Yellows are great too."
"They're *excellent* tactile switches."
"Gateron milky yellows. Hand lube + film for extra premium feel."
"I've heard the gateron jade switches are amazing"
"Gateron low profile (GLP) ks33 switches are godlike for gaming."
"Just get the gatereon jade switches I tried yellow lekkar blue lekkar and jaded, jades is best."
"Gateron Jades are still the best stock switch you can buy atm."
"Gateron milky yellow -linear."
"Consider getting them directly from gateron."
"Gateron Quinns have some pre-travel so they don't feel heavy, while still having noticeable tactile feedback."
#4
Lutron Caseta
5.0
(7)
"I have used Lutron Caseta for years, first the original ones and then the newer style paddles."
"The answer is always the same. Lutron Caseta. Works perfectly."
"Lutron Caseta, all day. The Claro style are better."
"Electricians pretty much work exclusively with Lutron caseta in my part of the world."
"I like it because all my switch plates are nickel and all my switches are black. It's a great look."
"I switched over to all Lutron and was the best (and most expensive) decision I've made."
"Lutron Caseta is stellar for this. On the pricey side for sure, but they work flawlessly."
#5
Geon
4.9
(7)
"I can stand behind the Geonworks Raw HE."
"The best one out there."
"Geon RAW he is a community favorite."
"Geon HE raw 40gf."
"Try Geon HE Raw 40gf."
"The newest and in many's opinion the best switch is the geon RAW."
"I picked up some Geon Raw switches for it based on recommendations."
#6
Outemu
3.9
(7)
"The answer is always Outemu Silent Yellow Jade"
"Outemu Silent Lemon or Silent Yellow Jade or Silent Tom."
"Outemu Silent Lemon or Silent Yellow Jade or Silent Tom."
"Outemu Silent Yellow Jade, Outemu Silent Lemon, Kailh Silent Whale."
"Outemu Cream Yellow Silent on CosmicByte."
"Outemu switches on AliExpress are very affordable."
"If its Outemu sockets the switch options are limited to Outemu, Akko CS and a couple others."
#7
Kasa
4.2
(6)
"I have several switches, plugs, and light bulbs from Kasa that are compatible with Alexa."
"I have Kasa and it is fine."
"I went with Kasa for my whole house and love it."
"Kasa has a good switch with PIR."
"I would suggest Kasa. Many choices and work well."
"I have good results using kasa, but I am using using it outside of its recommended range."
#8
Banana
4.8
(4)
"I can wholeheartedly recommend the Bananas over the gateron browns."
"I did the banana switches and didn't look back."
"I'd personally go for the Bananas."
"Pretty much everyone these days is going with Banana over Brown."
#9
Keychron
4.8
(4)
"Keychron k2 he."
"I've been loving this thing for the last 3 weeks and don't regret it for a second."
"Keychron k2 he should be released or is released."
"Keychron K2 HE maybe"
#10
Akko
4.8
(4)
"In my experience Akko matcha greens are my favorite"
"Get some Akko V3 creamy blues. They're super cheap."
"Akko v3 lavender tactile switches are available on amazon for extremely cheap."
"Akko Cream Blue Pro or others on StacksKb."
#11
Meross
4.0
(4)
"New home, save what you can.. Meross. This is the way."
"I have tried many different brands and I haven’t had many problems."
"I’ve been using Meross for a year or two. I have 8 or so and they’ve been great."
"I’ve had good luck with Meross switches and plugs."
#12
Zooz
4.7
(3)
"In order of what I'd trust:
1. Zooz
1. Lutron Caseta"
"For switches I went with Zooz. The reason I went with Zooz was for the paddle style."
"ZOOZ seems pretty great too."
#13
TTC
4.0
(3)
"The performance of it is the best of the best because stem wobble would falsely activate rapid trigger."
"Give the TTC King of Magnets (Magneto) switches a shot. I'm using them on my Wooting and I'm happy with them."
"If you don't care about sound then TTC Magneto"
#14
Lekker
4.0
(3)
"I recommend you get the Lekker L45, they are 45g so lighter then the defaults."
"They are definitely worth it. Noticeable improvement in both sound and feel from the V1s."
"Buy the Lekker switch from wooting, the 12 pieces pack is less than 10 dollars."
#15
Wooting
5.0
(2)
"Wooting 80HE is pretty dang good, and it's right around $200."
"Wooting 80HE"
#16
Leviton
5.0
(2)
"Leviton 800-Series FTW!"
"I especially like these because their relay can handle the most amount of leds at about 600w of leds."
#17
Geonworks
5.0
(2)
"I love the Geonworks Raptor MX Extreme switches. Would highly recommend them."
"Geonworks Raptor HE and Gateron magnetic Jade are probably the best HE switches right now."
#18
TP-Link Tapo
4.5
(2)
"I've been using Tapo/TP-Link for about 6 months and they have worked flawlessly."
"I got TP Link Tapo with Matter support switches in home and they work perfectly fine."
#19
Kailh
4.5
(2)
"I use square Kailh switches in my SlimBlade for many years: no problems so far."
"Kailh low profile v2 Wizard very good clicky switches."
#20
Boba
4.5
(2)
"The Boba u4T are my favorite ones."
"Boba gum 52g are nice silent linears."
#21
Wisteria
4.0
(2)
"Wisteria are good if you like tactile and Cowberry and Aloe are even quieter."
"Wisteria are my favorite switches and seem to be the quietest tactile ones."
#22
Cherry MX
4.0
(2)
"I personally prefer cherry mx browns, but silent reds have no resistance and are very smooth. Speed silvers are also a great choice"
"I used to use Cherry MX switches, and when I bought a Corne LP I couldn’t find correct switches for me."
#23
Wind Engine
4.0
(2)
"I went with the wind engine switches and they’re pretty good."
"I swapped out the crystal switches in my T16 with the Wind Engine switches."
#24
Corsair
4.0
(2)
"I got the K70 Rgb pro from Best Buy for 129.99 usd with the speed switches they feel good"
"The Corsair and the Speed switches would be the option if all you wanted was gaming"
#25
Philips Hue
3.5
(2)
"If you go Philips hue, which I’d strongly recommend if you want smart bulbs/fixtures."
"The new Hue 4 button switches are garbage."
#26
Samotech
5.0
(1)
"You might want to take a look at our new dimmer module here."
#27
Epomaker
5.0
(1)
"Epomaker has some killer budget pre lubes."
#28
Fibaro
5.0
(1)
"I personally prefer Z-Wave, thus stay with Fibaro and a few Aeotecs."
#29
Aeotec
5.0
(1)
"I personally prefer Z-Wave, thus stay with Fibaro and a few Aeotecs."
#30
Aqara
5.0
(1)
"I also have a few Aqara Zigbee devices and I am very happy with them as well."
#31
Philips
5.0
(1)
"I have a philips hue bridge and use their switch modules behind my wall switches."
#32
Aqara Switches
5.0
(1)
"Aqara Switches❤️🔥"
#33
Eve Smart Switches
5.0
(1)
"I recommend Eve Smart switches. Very reliable and work over Thread too."
#34
DrunkDeer
5.0
(1)
"My husband has a DrunkDeer A75 and he’s quite happy with it."
#35
Switch Doctor
5.0
(1)
"Every single XJ I've worked on that have had shit window switches I've bought from here and they've all worked fantastic."
#36
Kailh Shadow Series Wizards
5.0
(1)
"I've got the T16 and swapped out the switches to the Kailh Shadow Series Wizards, which I absolutely love."
#37
Z-Wave Switches
5.0
(1)
"Go z-wave type switches. Zigbee is like economy class to me, the most flights (device types) available but sometimes you get a bad seat (device) that can mess up everything until you change it."
#38
UPB Switches
5.0
(1)
"I've been installing these for over 15 years, give or take. Mostly using the UBP variant and have started to implement the Zwave lately."
#39
Lutron RA3
5.0
(1)
"Lutron RA3. Most people are commenting systems that they have at most 20 light switches."
#40
Lutron Homeworks
5.0
(1)
"-Lutron Homeworks
-Lutron radio ra3
-Loxone"
#41
Jade Pro
5.0
(1)
"Best switches I've tried are Jade Pro = cleanest sound profile and feel."
#42
Leviton Gen2 HomeKit
4.0
(1)
"The Leviton Gen2 HomeKit switches seem to work a lot better than the Gen1."
#43
Bticino
4.0
(1)
"It'll be worth the cost of modifying your boxes because you'll have an enormous selection of push buttons and touch interfaces to choose from."
#44
Vimar
4.0
(1)
"Vimar makes switches for the 503 rectangular box."
#45
Eelectron
4.0
(1)
"You can try these: [https://www.eelectron.com/en/catalogues/]"
#46
Zigbee
4.0
(1)
"I'd recommend Zigbee."
#47
Kailh Deep Sea Silent Mini Low Profile
4.0
(1)
"Kailh introduced multiple quiet low profile switches recently."
#48
Glorious
4.0
(1)
"I would start with Glorious Pandas and ASA keycaps for a thocky/clacky baseline and move from there."
#49
Cosmic Byte
4.0
(1)
"Hey if you want budget switches then you can go for Otemu red pandas from cosmic Byte website"
#50
Onron
4.0
(1)
"Probably onron opticals. Feels really good and you get all the optical upsides (consistency, durability etc)"
#51
Namron
4.0
(1)
"Both of these should work with a Hue hub but not fully sure if they are exposed to HomeKit."
#52
iolloi
4.0
(1)
"Both of these should work with a Hue hub but not fully sure if they are exposed to HomeKit."
#53
Crystal
4.0
(1)
"The crystal switches it comes with are already better imo than kailh v2 low profile reds."
#54
Brown Choc V2
4.0
(1)
"I’d start by ordering a pack of brown choc v2 on AE to see if you prefer linear, tactile or clicky."
#55
Kailh Choc V2
4.0
(1)
"It looks like Kailh Choc v2 switches will be what you need."
#56
Jelly Pink
4.0
(1)
"I have jelly pinks, which I lubed. They are very nice."
#57
Luminkey
4.0
(1)
"If you can go 65%, the luminkey magger68 is a nice option."
#58
Cherry
4.0
(1)
"As a programmer myself I went with Cherry Brown for my first mech keyboard."
#59
Zippy
4.0
(1)
"I got my hands on Zippy switches, and it has been a really great experience for feel, and sound."
#60
Black Knights
4.0
(1)
"I really like the Black Knights"
#61
Graywood
4.0
(1)
"Graywood v4 have been really good for me!"
#62
Piano Pro
4.0
(1)
"I got the Piano Pro and I really like them"
#63
Rosewood
4.0
(1)
"Rosewood are good, also new Dracula is good if you like light linears."
#64
Hejin
4.0
(1)
"I settled on some cheapo hejin switches from Ali express."
#65
Drunkdeer
3.0
(1)
"I had a Drunkdeer A75 pro. I returned it and ordered a Wooting 80HE."
#66
Inovelli Z-Wave Scene Controllers
2.0
(1)
"As someone who preordered two of their Zwave scene controllers... Don't wait for Inovelli."
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