Aqara Hub M100 vs Aqara Hub M200

For a growing home, the Aqara Hub M200, with double the device capacity, wired Power over Ethernet and an IR blaster and speaker. The Aqara Hub M100 is the better value for a small setup of a few Aqara sensors, since it is far cheaper and still bridges them into every major ecosystem.

Capacity and hardware. The Aqara Hub M200 handles 40 Zigbee plus 40 Thread devices and adds Ethernet with PoE, an IR blaster and a speaker, while the Aqara Hub M100 is a USB stick capped at 20 plus 20 with 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi only.

No. Both pair Aqara Zigbee devices only, so a third-party Zigbee plug or button will not join. They are Matter controllers for third-party Matter devices, but the Zigbee radio stays all-Aqara on both hubs.

Yes, both work with Apple Home, Alexa, Google Home, SmartThings and Home Assistant as Matter bridges, so Aqara devices paired to either hub appear in those apps. Neither is limited to the Aqara Home app.

The Aqara Hub M100 is the cheapest hub in Aqara's range and the Aqara Hub M200 costs noticeably more. The M200 earns the difference with more devices, wired power and the IR blaster and speaker the M100 lacks.

A home with a growing collection of Aqara sensors and locks that wants more than forty devices, wired Power over Ethernet, an IR blaster for an air conditioner and a speaker for chimes.