Airthings 2989 View Radon vs Ecobee Smart Thermostat Premium

Ecobee Smart Thermostat Premium wins overall, combining a higher owner rating, a color touchscreen, six-platform smart home support and a five-sensor air quality suite with full thermostat duties. Airthings 2989 View Radon keeps the advantages of a longer 5-year warranty, richer alerts and radon detection, which the Ecobee lacks entirely.

Purpose. The Ecobee is a wall-wired thermostat that also monitors VOCs, CO2, occupancy, temperature and humidity and can react by running your heating, cooling or fan. The Airthings is a dedicated radon monitor with temperature and humidity that you can place anywhere on battery or USB-C power. Only the Airthings measures radon; only the Ecobee controls HVAC.

The Ecobee Smart Thermostat Premium, with Google Home, Alexa, Apple HomeKit, Samsung SmartThings, Home Assistant and IFTTT. The Airthings 2989 View Radon supports Google Home, Alexa, Home Assistant and IFTTT, without HomeKit or SmartThings.

Only the Airthings 2989 View Radon. It continuously measures radon alongside temperature and humidity, shows levels on its e-ink display, and sends alerts and weekly reports over Wi-Fi. The Ecobee Smart Thermostat Premium monitors VOCs and CO2 but has no radon sensor.

Choose Airthings 2989 View Radon if radon is a concern in your home, especially in a basement or radon-prone region. It offers flexible placement on battery or USB-C power, remote alerts, weekly reports, a 5-year warranty, and can act as a hub for other Airthings sensors.

Choose Ecobee Smart Thermostat Premium if you want to upgrade your thermostat and gain air quality monitoring in the same move. You get VOC, CO2, occupancy, temperature and humidity tracking, HVAC automation, a premium touchscreen and compatibility with every major smart home platform.