Apollo Automation vs Shelly 2026: Smart Home Comparison

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Apollo Automation is a smart home maker focused on local, privacy-first sensors built around ESPHome and Home Assistant. Its lineup includes mmWave presence and motion multisensors, air quality monitors tracking CO2, VOCs, temperature and humidity, plant and leak sensors, plus hubs and accessories. Apollo emphasizes open-source software and 3D-printable, customizable hardware with onboard buzzers and RGB LEDs, and runs with no cloud and no subscription. Devices are Made for ESPHome and Works Locally with Home Assistant certified, appealing to users who want affordable, fully local automation.

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Shelly

Bulgaria

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Shelly, based in Bulgaria, makes compact smart relays, switches, plugs and sensors that fit behind existing wall switches and outlets to automate almost any home wiring. Its devices are popular with advanced users for offering local control, a built-in web interface, MQTT and broad integration with Home Assistant, Alexa and Google Home. Shelly is a favorite for retrofitting smart control without replacing fixtures.

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