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

The Meross Outdoor Smart Plug wins on price and is the better value if two outlets are enough. The Meross Outdoor Smart Plug (3 Sockets) is otherwise identical but adds a third independently controllable outlet for an extra outdoor device.

Outlet count. The Meross Outdoor Smart Plug has two independently controllable outlets and the Meross Outdoor Smart Plug (3 Sockets) has three. Everything else, IP44 rating, 1800W/15A, 2.4GHz Wi-Fi and the same integrations, is effectively the same.

Yes. Both the Meross Outdoor Smart Plug and the Meross Outdoor Smart Plug (3 Sockets) are IP44-rated for outdoor use and work with Apple HomeKit, Alexa, Google Home, SmartThings and Home Assistant, though neither supports Matter or energy monitoring.

Only if you run three separate outdoor loads that need independent schedules. Two lights or devices are fine on the Meross Outdoor Smart Plug, but a fountain pump plus its LEDs plus an inflatable, for example, would use all three outlets on the Meross Outdoor Smart Plug (3 Sockets).

Choose the Meross Outdoor Smart Plug if you only need to control two outdoor devices independently and want the cheaper of the two identical weatherproof plugs.

Choose the Meross Outdoor Smart Plug (3 Sockets) if you need a third independently controllable outlet, for example to run string lights, an inflatable and a fountain pump on separate schedules from one plug.