Aqara Single Switch Module T1 (With Neutral) vs Shelly 1 Gen3

The Aqara Single Switch Module T1 (With Neutral) is better overall for homes with a neutral wire, offering full safety protection, energy monitoring, power-off memory and a Zigbee router role, all at a lower price. The Shelly 1 Gen3 wins if you need no-neutral installation or dry-contact mode for triggering external devices.

The Aqara requires a neutral wire and adds energy monitoring plus full four-way safety protection, while the Shelly 1 Gen3 runs without a neutral and adds dry-contact mode. The Aqara is Zigbee-based and hub-dependent; the Shelly is a hub-free Wi-Fi and Matter unit.

Only the Aqara Single Switch Module T1 (With Neutral) includes energy monitoring. The Shelly 1 Gen3 does not track power consumption, so if you want consumption data along with switching, the Aqara is the pick between these two.

The Shelly 1 Gen3 covers both: it supports dry-contact mode for garage doors and pumps and installs without a neutral wire. The Aqara Single Switch Module T1 (With Neutral) uses wet-contact wiring only and requires a neutral, so those two needs point you to the Shelly.

Buy it if your box has a neutral wire and you want the cheaper module with energy monitoring, full overheating, overvoltage, overcurrent and overpower protection, power-off memory and a Zigbee router, ideally within an Aqara or Zigbee ecosystem with HomeKit.

Buy the Shelly 1 Gen3 if you have no neutral wire or need dry-contact mode to trigger garage doors, pumps and irrigation. It runs hub-free over Wi-Fi and Matter and is a favorite for DIY automation and local scripting.