Smlight SLZB-07P10 vs Sonoff ZBDongle-P

The Sonoff ZBDongle-P is the safer overall pick: cheaper, higher rated, community-proven, with a 2-year warranty and no required firmware flash. The Smlight SLZB-07P10 wins if you want Thread border router support and the newer TI CC2652P10 radio.

Thread and the chip generation. The Smlight SLZB-07P10 adds a Thread border router role for Matter and uses the newer TI CC2652P10, while the Sonoff ZBDongle-P is Zigbee only on the older TI CC2652P but has years of community support behind it.

The Sonoff ZBDongle-P usually works out of the box with no flash. The Smlight SLZB-07P10 typically ships with outdated firmware you must flash before it works as a coordinator, and its Thread firmware in particular can be tricky.

The Sonoff ZBDongle-P, at 2 years, versus 1 year on the Smlight SLZB-07P10. Both are USB-only Zigbee radios with no Z-Wave, and both rely on a host running Home Assistant, Zigbee2MQTT or a similar platform.

Buy the Sonoff ZBDongle-P if you want a proven, high-power USB Zigbee coordinator for Home Assistant that just works, at a lower price and with a longer warranty. It suits medium-to-large homes and replacing hubs like the Hue or IKEA bridges.

Buy the Smlight SLZB-07P10 if you want the newer TI CC2652P10 radio and the option to run Thread for Matter alongside Zigbee, and you are comfortable flashing firmware. It is compact, USB-only, and has no Z-Wave.