Philips Hue Bridge Pro vs Sonoff Zigbee Bridge Ultra

The Philips Hue Bridge Pro, by a small margin: it is the more powerful bridge, holds 150+ lights and adds MotionAware. The Sonoff Zigbee Bridge Ultra typically costs less and supports up to 256 devices across Sonoff and other brands.

Yes. The Philips Hue Bridge Pro is a Zigbee coordinator and Matter bridge, the same roles the Sonoff Zigbee Bridge Ultra plays. Neither has a Thread border router, Z-Wave or IR.

Owners of the Sonoff Zigbee Bridge Ultra report that Philips Hue bulbs would not pair with it, so for Hue lights the Philips Hue Bridge Pro is the safe choice. Both hubs expose their devices over Matter, so they can share platforms such as Apple Home.

Focus. The Philips Hue Bridge Pro is a high-power lighting hub for Hue, with MotionAware. The Sonoff Zigbee Bridge Ultra is a general Zigbee hub for up to 256 sensors, plugs and switches, with a speaker.

Hue owners with a large or growing lighting system, or several older bridges to merge, who want faster response and motion lighting without extra sensors.

People building a Sonoff Zigbee network, Home Assistant users and anyone who wants a large device ceiling at a lower cost than a lighting bridge.