Narwal vs Shelly 2026: Smart Home Comparison

China

4.0/5

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Websitewww.narwal.com

Narwal is a Chinese robotics company that specialises in floor cleaning, best known for pioneering robot vacuums that wash and dry their own mop pads at the base station. Its catalog spans the Freo and Flow series of robot vacuum and mop combos plus cordless wet dry vacuums, all set up and controlled through the Narwal Freo app. The company says its products are sold in more than 30 countries and are backed by over 800 patents, and its robots work with Amazon Alexa and Google Home voice control.

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Shelly

Bulgaria

Higher rated

4.4/5

Average rating

Websitewww.shelly.com

Twitter@shelly_IoT

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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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