The best Shelly devices: Shelly 1 Mini Gen4, 2PM Gen4, 1PM Mini Gen4 and 1 Gen3 relays, PM Mini Gen3 and Pro 3EM energy meters, Plug US Gen4, Dimmer Gen4, i4 Gen3, H&T Gen3, plus Shelly BLU Bluetooth sensors, buttons, gateway and Flood Gen4, compared for Home Assistant and smart home use.
The best SwitchBot devices: Hub 2 and Hub Mini, the Bot button pusher, Meter Plus and Outdoor Meter, Curtain 3 and Blind Tilt, Lock Ultra and Keypad Touch, Contact, Motion and Leak sensors, Remote, Plug Mini, Pan/Tilt Cam and Air Purifier Table, with how SwitchBot’s Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and Matter pieces fit together.
The best Bluetooth beacons for developers and businesses: Blue Charm BC021, BC011, BC04P, BC05 and USB MultiBeacons, Feasycom FSC-BP104D and BP108B, DX-CP33, plus nRF52840 boards for DIY beacons, compared by protocol, range, battery and sensors.
The best Bluetooth smart buttons and remotes: SwitchBot Bot button pusher and SwitchBot Remote, Flic Smart Button and Flic Twist, Shelly BLU RC Button 4 ZB and BLU Remote Control ZB, GoveeLife mini, double and 6-button controllers, and the CamKix Bluetooth shutter remote.
The best Bluetooth door, window, motion, presence and leak sensors: SwitchBot Contact Sensor, Motion Sensor, mmWave Presence Sensor and Water Leak Detector, Shelly BLU Door/Window ZB, Motion ZB and Flood Gen4, GoveeLife H5123 and motion sensor, and CarLock’s Bluetooth vibration add-on.
The best Bluetooth item trackers for keys, wallets, luggage and bikes: Apple AirTag, Samsung Galaxy SmartTag2, Tile Mate, Pro, Slim and Sticker, UGREEN FineTrack, Chipolo POP and CARD, and Pebblebee Clip 5 and Card 5, compared by network, platform, battery and form factor.
The best Bluetooth smart locks: Wyze Lock Bolt, ULTRALOQ Bolt SE and U-Bolt Pro, Level Lock Pro, Yale August Wi-Fi Smart Lock, SwitchBot Lock Ultra and Lock Vision Pro, plus Master Lock Bluetooth padlocks and lock box, compared by connectivity, entry methods and installation.
The best Bluetooth hubs and gateways for remote access to BLE devices: SwitchBot Hub 2, Hub Mini and Hub 3, Shelly BLU Gateway and Gen3 relays, Govee and SensorPush gateways, Tuya multi-mode gateway, plus ESP32 boards and USB adapters for Home Assistant Bluetooth proxies.
The best Bluetooth (BLE) temperature and humidity sensors: Govee H5075, H5074, H5100 and H5110, SwitchBot Meter Plus, Outdoor Meter and Meter Pro, TempPro TempAir, Shelly BLU H&T, SensorPush HT.w, Inkbird IBS-TH2 and Elitech GSP-6, compared by display, range, logging and Home Assistant support.
The best development boards for building Matter and Thread devices: Seeed XIAO ESP32C6, Arduino Nano Matter, Waveshare and M5Stack ESP32-C6 boards, ESP32-H2 boards, XIAO MG24, Nordic nRF52840 DK and nRF54L15-DK, and nRF52840 dongles, compared by radio, SDK and use case.