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| Feature | Shelly Plus 2PM | Sonoff MINI Dry Wi-Fi Smart Switch | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | $34.84 | $14.90 | Sonoff MINI Dry Wi-Fi Smart Switch |
| Rating | 4.6 | 4.7 | Sonoff MINI Dry Wi-Fi Smart Switch |
| Warranty | 3 years | 1 year | Shelly Plus 2PM |
| Safety | Overheating protection, Overvoltage protection, Overcurrent protection, Overpower protection | Overcurrent protection | Shelly Plus 2PM |
| Connectivity | 2.4 GHz WiFi, Bluetooth | 2.4 GHz WiFi | Shelly Plus 2PM |
| Integrations | Google Home, Alexa, Samsung SmartThings, Home Assistant | Google Home, Alexa, Apple HomeKit, Samsung SmartThings, Home Assistant, Matter | Sonoff MINI Dry Wi-Fi Smart Switch |
| Relay Channels | 2 | 1 | Shelly Plus 2PM |
| Energy Monitoring | YES | NO | Shelly Plus 2PM |
| Dry Contact Mode | NO | YES | Sonoff MINI Dry Wi-Fi Smart Switch |
| Shutter Mode | YES | NO | Shelly Plus 2PM |
| Wet Contact Mode | YES | YES | Tie |
| Zigbee Router | NO | NO | Tie |
The Shelly Plus 2PM has two channels and an interlock mode for motors that run both ways, such as shutters and blinds. The Sonoff MINI Dry Wi-Fi Smart Switch has one channel and sends a pulse, which suits a garage door or gate controller that handles direction itself.
The Sonoff MINI Dry Wi-Fi Smart Switch supports Matter and Apple Home. The Shelly Plus 2PM supports neither, so on an iPhone-centred home only the Sonoff shows up in the Home app.
The Shelly Plus 2PM measures consumption on each channel. The Sonoff has no metering.
The Shelly Plus 2PM is rated 10A per channel with four protections. The Sonoff is rated 2A resistive with overcurrent protection only, enough for a trigger contact but not for powering lights or motors.
Shelly covers the Shelly Plus 2PM for 3 years; the Sonoff MINI Dry Wi-Fi Smart Switch comes with 1 year.
The Shelly Plus 2PM's interlock mode drives the motor up and down from one module.
The Sonoff supports Matter and Apple Home; the Shelly Plus 2PM does not.
The Sonoff MINI Dry Wi-Fi Smart Switch is built for that trigger and costs less.
The Shelly Plus 2PM meters each channel.
Owners of both relays use them on motorized doors, and both groups describe dependable operation once configured. Shelly Plus 2PM owners, many with several units installed over years, praise the cover mode that gives precise shutter and curtain positions from an ordinary switch and running it fully locally through Home Assistant; they mention the neutral wire older boxes lack, units running warm and no position feedback. Sonoff MINI Dry Wi-Fi Smart Switch owners focus on gates and garage doors triggered through its dry contact, voice control with Alexa and Apple Home and the manual button, and their complaint is thin eWeLink guidance for pulse mode.
The Shelly Plus 2PM overall, with two metered channels, cover control, four protections and a 3-year warranty. The Sonoff MINI Dry Wi-Fi Smart Switch is better for a single gate or garage trigger, especially in Apple Home or Matter homes.
For an opener that takes a pulse on its trigger terminals, the Sonoff MINI Dry Wi-Fi Smart Switch is built for the job. For a door motor wired with separate up and down circuits, the Shelly Plus 2PM's interlock mode is the one that handles it.
Only the Sonoff MINI Dry Wi-Fi Smart Switch, through Matter. The Shelly Plus 2PM supports neither Matter nor Apple HomeKit; both work with Alexa, Google Home, SmartThings and Home Assistant.
Anyone automating shutters, blinds or two light circuits who wants metering, full overload protection and local control through Home Assistant.
Budget buyers automating a gate or garage door opener through a dry contact, including Apple Home users.
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