Aqara Presence Sensor FP2 vs SONOFF Zigbee Human Presence Sensor

Aqara Presence Sensor FP2 wins nearly every category: hub-free Wi-Fi, HomeKit support, IPX5 water resistance, a 120° view to 7m, multi-person zone tracking and fall plus sleep modes. SONOFF Zigbee Human Presence Sensor is cheaper and better rated, valued as a simple, dependable Zigbee workhorse.

Ambition. The FP2 maps a room into zones, follows several occupants and adds special monitoring modes, at the cost of an involved setup. The SONOFF reports one thing, occupied or not, plus a coarse light level, and pairs with a Zigbee hub in minutes, which is exactly why Home Assistant users like it.

The SONOFF Zigbee Human Presence Sensor does: it requires a Zigbee coordinator such as a SONOFF dongle, Home Assistant or SmartThings. The Aqara Presence Sensor FP2 needs no hub, joining 2.4GHz Wi-Fi directly, though it does require an Aqara account during setup.

Only the Aqara Presence Sensor FP2, which also covers Alexa, Google Home, SmartThings, Home Assistant and IFTTT. The SONOFF Zigbee Human Presence Sensor supports Google Home, Alexa, SmartThings, Home Assistant and IFTTT, but has no HomeKit or Matter path.

Choose Aqara Presence Sensor FP2 for zoned automations, multi-person rooms, HomeKit homes, humid spaces or fall and sleep monitoring. It rewards the tuning effort with capabilities no budget sensor matches.

Choose SONOFF Zigbee Human Presence Sensor if you run Home Assistant or another Zigbee hub and want the cheapest reliable way to keep lights on while people sit still, with a bonus light reading. Accept that a minority of units need re-pairing or get stuck.