Aeotec Multipurpose Sensor vs YoLink Solar Outdoor Door Sensor

For an outdoor opening the YoLink Solar Outdoor Door Sensor wins, with IP67 sealing, solar-charged operation and up to 2,000 ft of LoRa range. For an indoor door or window with an awkward gap, the Aeotec Multipurpose Sensor is better, since it reads closed across wide or angled gaps and adds temperature and vibration sensing.

Where each is meant to live and what it senses. The Aeotec Multipurpose Sensor is an indoor Zigbee sensor that reads contact, temperature and vibration, while the YoLink Solar Outdoor Door Sensor is a weather-sealed LoRa sensor for outdoor openings that reads open and close only.

No. The YoLink Solar Outdoor Door Sensor charges a hybrid layer capacitor from its built-in solar panel, so there is no battery to replace as long as the mounting point gets daylight. The Aeotec Multipurpose Sensor uses a replaceable CR2450 cell.

The Aeotec Multipurpose Sensor supports neither Apple Home nor Matter. The YoLink Solar Outdoor Door Sensor reaches Apple Home, SmartThings and Matter through the YoLink Local Hub, and works with Alexa and Home Assistant through the YoLink account.

SmartThings, Hubitat or Home Assistant owners with an indoor door or window where the two halves cannot sit close or aligned, especially anyone who wants temperature and vibration sensing and does not mind a short battery life.

Anyone monitoring a distant outdoor gate, pool entry, shed or fence who wants the toughest seal, no battery changes and long LoRa range, provided a YoLink hub is in place and the mounting point gets daylight.