# Smart Home Compared

> Compare the best smart home devices: thermostats, cameras, doorbells, sensors, smoke & CO alarms and more. Independent, data-driven comparisons across 38 product categories and 100 brands, plus buying guides and a free Smart Home Planner.

Smart Home Compared (https://smarthomecompared.com) is an independent catalog that helps people choose smart home devices. Each category has a comparison page listing every tracked product with specs, prices and key differences. Brand pages group products by manufacturer. Buying guides and blog posts explain how to choose between options and how protocols and ecosystems work.

## Main pages

- [Home](https://smarthomecompared.com/): Entry point with featured categories and tools.
- [Deals](https://smarthomecompared.com/deals): Current smart home discounts, updated daily.
- [New Releases](https://smarthomecompared.com/latest): The newest devices added to the database.
- [Top Rated](https://smarthomecompared.com/top-rated): The highest rated products in each category, ranked by a review-weighted score.
- [Best Sellers](https://smarthomecompared.com/best-sellers): The most popular products in each category, hand-picked from current buying demand.
- [Statistics](https://smarthomecompared.com/stats): Live statistics on the whole catalog, recomputed on every update: Matter, Thread, Zigbee and Z-Wave adoption by product launch year, ecosystem compatibility, prices, ratings and brands. Every figure is published with its sample size and is free to cite, with the full data set downloadable as CSV and JSON.
- [Use Cases](https://smarthomecompared.com/use-cases): Device picks grouped by goal (security, energy saving, comfort, safety and more).
- [Smart Home Planner](https://smarthomecompared.com/planner): Free Home Assistant app to plan, document and visualize your smart home (device inventory, connection map, VLANs, PDF reports).
- [Brands](https://smarthomecompared.com/brands): Index of all 100 tracked manufacturers.
- [About](https://smarthomecompared.com/about): What the site is and how comparisons are made.

## Product categories

- [Air Purifiers](https://smarthomecompared.com/air-purifiers)
- [Air Quality Monitors](https://smarthomecompared.com/air-quality-monitors)
- [Cameras](https://smarthomecompared.com/cameras)
- [Displays](https://smarthomecompared.com/displays)
- [Dongles](https://smarthomecompared.com/dongles)
- [Door & Window Sensors](https://smarthomecompared.com/door-window-sensors)
- [Door Locks](https://smarthomecompared.com/door-locks)
- [Doorbells](https://smarthomecompared.com/doorbells)
- [Energy Monitors](https://smarthomecompared.com/energy-monitors)
- [Garage Door Openers](https://smarthomecompared.com/garage-door-openers)
- [Gas Detectors](https://smarthomecompared.com/gas-detectors)
- [Hubs](https://smarthomecompared.com/hubs)
- [IR Remote Controls](https://smarthomecompared.com/ir-remote-controls)
- [LED Bulbs](https://smarthomecompared.com/led-bulbs)
- [Light Strips](https://smarthomecompared.com/light-strips)
- [Mini PCs](https://smarthomecompared.com/mini-pcs)
- [Motion Sensors](https://smarthomecompared.com/motion-sensors)
- [NAS](https://smarthomecompared.com/nas)
- [Plugs](https://smarthomecompared.com/plugs)
- [Presence Sensors](https://smarthomecompared.com/presence-sensors)
- [Radiator Valves](https://smarthomecompared.com/radiator-valves)
- [Relays](https://smarthomecompared.com/relays)
- [Robot Lawn Mowers](https://smarthomecompared.com/robot-lawn-mowers)
- [Robot Vacuums](https://smarthomecompared.com/robot-vacuums)
- [Robotic Pool Cleaners](https://smarthomecompared.com/robot-pool-cleaners)
- [Routers](https://smarthomecompared.com/routers)
- [Sirens](https://smarthomecompared.com/sirens)
- [Smoke & CO Detectors](https://smarthomecompared.com/smoke-alarms)
- [Speakers](https://smarthomecompared.com/speakers)
- [Temperature & Humidity Sensors](https://smarthomecompared.com/temperature-humidity-sensors)
- [Thermostats](https://smarthomecompared.com/thermostats)
- [Vibration Sensors](https://smarthomecompared.com/vibration-sensors)
- [Voice Assistants](https://smarthomecompared.com/voice-assistants)
- [Wall Outlets](https://smarthomecompared.com/wall-outlets)
- [Wall Switches](https://smarthomecompared.com/wall-switches)
- [Water Leak Sensors](https://smarthomecompared.com/water-leak-sensors)
- [Water Valves](https://smarthomecompared.com/water-valves)
- [Window Coverings](https://smarthomecompared.com/window-coverings)

## Guides

- [Ecosystems](https://smarthomecompared.com/guides/ecosystems): How smart home ecosystems compare (Alexa, Google Home, Apple Home, etc.).
- [Protocols](https://smarthomecompared.com/guides/protocols): Connectivity protocols explained (Matter, Thread, Zigbee, Z-Wave, Wi-Fi).

## Blog

- [Blog](https://smarthomecompared.com/blog): Fresh guides, best practices, and deep dives to help you design a better smart home.

## Optional

- [Privacy Policy](https://smarthomecompared.com/privacy-policy)
- [Terms of Use](https://smarthomecompared.com/terms-of-use)
- [Podcast](https://smarthomecompared.com/podcast)