Work with me
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What I review
- Home Assistant compatible devices and integrations
- Zigbee sensors, switches, bulbs and coordinators
- Z-Wave switches, dimmers, locks and controllers
- Matter and Thread devices and border routers
- ESPHome boards and devices that ship with ESPHome
- Homelab hardware: mini PCs, servers, network gear and storage
If it works locally with Home Assistant, it is probably a fit. If it only works through a cloud app, the review will say so.
How I test
Everything gets installed in my own house and runs alongside the rest of my setup, not on a bench for an afternoon. Zigbee gear gets paired through Zigbee2MQTT or ZHA, Z-Wave through Z-Wave JS, Matter devices through the Home Assistant Matter integration. I look at pairing, range, latency, battery life, firmware updates and what happens when the network or the internet goes down.
Reviews take weeks, not days. Some problems only show up after a device has been running for a while.
Review units
- A free review unit does not buy a positive review.
- It does not guarantee a review either. If a product is not worth writing about, I may not.
- I don't send drafts for approval. If I get a fact wrong, tell me and I will fix it.
- The review says the unit was provided by the brand.
Sponsored content
Paid posts and videos are labeled as sponsored at the top, before any other content. Being paid does not change what I say about the product.
Affiliate links
Posts can include affiliate links, including Amazon and brand programs. Those links do not affect what I recommend. Details are on the disclosure page.
Get in touch
Email contact@smarthomesellout.com with the product, a link to its spec page, and whether the unit needs to be returned after testing.