Gifts for Home Assistant people: Black Friday 2026
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Buying for someone who runs Home Assistant is harder than it looks. They’ve already bought the obvious stuff, and a lot of smart home gear sold as a gift only works through its own app and cloud. A Home Assistant person will thank you for that and then put it in a drawer.
This list is gear that works with Home Assistant locally, sorted by price. Prices are what each item cost on October 21, 2026, and Black Friday is November 27, so expect them to move. The Aqara motion sensors, the Xiaomi thermometers, and the Zooz ZSE44 are things I run myself. The rest are researched picks, and the individual picks pages have the details.
Ask one question first
Ask what radio they run: Zigbee, Z-Wave, or both. Zigbee sensors are no use to someone with only Z-Wave, and the reverse. If you can’t ask without spoiling the gift, look for a USB stick plugged into whatever runs their Home Assistant, or pick from the gifts below that don’t depend on it: the Bluetooth thermometers, the voice assistant, the UPS, or the vacuum.
Safe bets
Sensors are the safest gift. Nobody running Home Assistant has run out of places to put a motion sensor, a leak sensor, or a thermometer, and they’re cheap enough to buy in multiples. A multi-pack of Aqara leak sensors is a better gift than one of almost anything else on this list.
Ask before you buy
Coordinators, hubs, and network gear are great gifts for the right person and duplicates for everyone else. Don’t buy a ZBT-2 or ZWA-2 for someone who already has a coordinator they’re happy with, a Home Assistant Green for someone who runs it on a server, or UniFi gear for someone who doesn’t run UniFi. The valve actuator needs a compatible ball valve on their main water line.
Verdict
Under $25, buy leak sensors or motion sensors in a multi-pack. Up to $75, the Voice Preview Edition is the most fun to set up and works no matter which radio they run. If you want to spend more, a UPS is the gift they need and won’t buy for themselves.
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Cheap Zigbee motion. I run these in hallways and closets. Nobody running Zigbee has too many motion sensors.
- Zigbee 3.0
- Rated 5-year battery life
- Adjustable timeout, 1 to 200 seconds
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A gift that might save their floor. Buy a few; one per sink is the right number.
- Zigbee
- IP67 rated
- Pairs with Zigbee2MQTT and ZHA, no Aqara hub needed
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A few dollars each and I run them around the house. Buy a multi-pack; the person you're buying for will enjoy flashing them.
- Bluetooth LE temperature and humidity
- Flashable with pvvx custom firmware
- Home Assistant reads them natively, no hub
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The right gift for someone still on an old Zigbee stick or no Zigbee at all. Ask first: if they already have a coordinator they like, they don't need another.
- Official Home Assistant Zigbee or Thread adapter
- EFR32MG24 radio, external antenna
- $49 MSRP
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A voice assistant for someone who wants to get rid of Alexa or Google. Fully local voice handles a set list of common home control phrases; open-ended requests need more processing power or Home Assistant Cloud.
- ESP32-S3 plus XMOS audio chip
- Dual-mic array, speaker, 3.5 mm output
- Runs ESPHome, fully open-source firmware
- $69 MSRP
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Four of these feed my AC automations, one per room plus the network closet. A solid gift for anyone on Z-Wave who wants real room readings instead of the thermostat's one spot.
- Z-Wave Long Range
- Temperature and humidity
- CR2450 coin cell, adhesive and bracket included
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For someone starting Z-Wave or stuck on an old 500 or 700 series stick. Same rule as the ZBT-2: ask before you buy a second radio.
- Official Home Assistant Z-Wave adapter
- 800 series, runs Z-Wave and Z-Wave Long Range at once
- USB-C, cable included
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Only for someone who already runs UniFi; it needs their UniFi controller. If they do, it powers cameras and PoE sensors and shows up in the app they already use.
- 8 gigabit ports, 4 PoE+
- 52W total PoE budget
- Managed from the UniFi Network application
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Shuts the main water off when a leak is detected. Only works on a quarter-turn ball valve with room around it, so check their main shutoff first.
- Z-Wave Long Range
- Turns existing 0.5 in to 1.25 in ball valves
- Wired leak probe shuts the water off without the hub
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For someone running Home Assistant on a Raspberry Pi and an SD card, or someone who keeps saying they'll try it. Not for someone who already runs it on a server or mini PC.
- Official Home Assistant hub, ready out of the box
- Quad-core RK3566, 4 GB RAM, 32 GB eMMC
- About 1.7W at idle
- $199 MSRP
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Nobody buys themselves a UPS until the power goes out. This one reports to Network UPS Tools, so their server shuts down cleanly and Home Assistant knows the power is out.
- 1500VA / 1000W, PFC sine wave
- 12 outlets, AVR
- Listed on the NUT compatibility list
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The big gift. It works with Home Assistant without rooting anything, so they can start a clean when the house is empty. Setup and maps still go through Roborock's cloud.
- 20,000 Pa suction, self-cleaning roller mop
- Qrevo series: fully supported by the Home Assistant Roborock integration
- Local control after a cloud login
Related buying guides
Z-Wave and Zigbee coordinators for Home Assistant
The two radios I'd point you at if you're setting up Z-Wave or Zigbee on Home Assistant today.
PoE switches for cameras, sensors, and ESPHome devices
Small PoE switches that power cameras, presence sensors, and Ethernet ESPHome boards over one cable, and when you need VLANs.
Presence sensors that actually work: what I run
The difference between motion sensors and mmWave presence sensors, and which one to use in which room.
Robot vacuums that work with Home Assistant
Two routes to a robot vacuum Home Assistant controls locally, the official Roborock integration or a rooted robot running Valetudo, and the models that fit each.
UPS units for a home server that Home Assistant can read
Battery backups that talk to Network UPS Tools over USB, so your server shuts down cleanly and Home Assistant knows the power is out.
Water leak sensors for Home Assistant: Zigbee and Z-Wave
Cheap Zigbee and Z-Wave leak sensors for under sinks and behind the water heater, plus a valve actuator that shuts the water off on its own.