Meross Outdoor Smart Plug (3 Sockets) vs YoLink Mini Plug

The YoLink Mini Plug wins overall with a higher rating, lower price and energy monitoring plus overload protection. The Meross Outdoor Smart Plug (3 Sockets) is the better pick for weatherproof outdoor use, with IP44 protection and three outlets and no hub required.

Long range versus outdoor capacity. The YoLink Mini Plug uses LoRa through the YoLink hub to reach distant indoor outlets, while the Meross Outdoor Smart Plug (3 Sockets) is a self-contained IP44 Wi-Fi plug with three outlets built for outdoors.

The YoLink Mini Plug requires the YoLink hub because it uses LoRa, whereas the Meross Outdoor Smart Plug (3 Sockets) connects directly over Wi-Fi. Only the Meross is IP44-rated for outdoor use; the YoLink Mini Plug is indoor-only.

Only the YoLink Mini Plug offers energy monitoring along with overheat/overload protection. The Meross Outdoor Smart Plug (3 Sockets) has neither, focusing instead on weatherproof control across three independently controllable outlets.

Choose the YoLink Mini Plug if you want a higher-rated, energy-tracking plug for controlling an outlet far from the router, in a basement or detached building, and you already own or plan to add the YoLink hub.

Choose the Meross Outdoor Smart Plug (3 Sockets) if you need a weatherproof plug to run three outdoor devices independently, with HomeKit or SmartThings support and no hub.