I’ve found no better smart devices for the money. Has anyone else?
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@yellohsr Same here—I keep coming back to Aqara because the “value per device” feels really hard to beat, especially once you start scaling beyond a couple of rooms.
Curious what you’re comparing against and which devices you’re using most (sensors, switches, locks, hubs)? Also, are you mainly judging by hardware price, automation reliability, or ecosystem compatibility—because those usually change the answer a lot.
Hello and welcome to the forum.Well depends for example Aqara doesn’t have a device capable to motorize my exterior blinds and I found Meross roller shutter blinds belt witch was a win for me and they are affordable too compared with others in this category not to mention that are WiFi/matter and works on HomeKit perfectly.another device witch I have is Nuki smart lock and Nuki opener witch I bought them las year also acordarle but what I like is that Nuki use location for auto unlock and also send you notification when you are near so when you get almost close to the door it opens it without the need to take your phone from your pocket or using an smart watch to open it ,it simply just open I just need to push it and I am in. Aqara unfortunately do not have such smart lock in EU more doesn’t have for intercom an opener ether.but in the end what counts is that all this smart devices need make your life easier and satisfie your needs.