Hubitat Elevation vs Aqara Home

Hubitat Elevation8.7Visit Aqara Home8.5Visit

Higher score Hubitat Elevation #6 in Home Automation 8.7/10 Paid ✓ 7 of 7 features Visit Hubitat

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Aqara Home #8 in Home Automation 8.5/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 5 of 7 features Visit Aqara Home

• Hubitat Elevation fits best

  Users wanting local automation with broad radio support

• Aqara Home fits best

  Aqara device owners wanting local scenes and automations

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Side by side

Feature	Hubitat Elevation 8.7/10 Visit ↗	Aqara Home 8.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.7	8.5
Ranking	#6 in Home Automation	#8 in Home Automation
Best for	Users wanting local automation with broad radio support	Aqara device owners wanting local scenes and automations
Pricing model	Paid	Free
Starting price	$184.95 one-time	Free plan
Free plan	—	✓ (best)
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Self-hosted, Mobile	Mobile
Platforms	Web, iOS, Android	iOS, Android
Integrations	4 integrations	4 integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business	Solo, Small business
Features Hubitat Elevation 7/7 · Aqara Home 5/7
Local control	✓	✓
Matter support	✓	✓
Zigbee support	✓	✓
Z-Wave support	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Voice assistant support	✓	✓
Camera integration	✓	✓
Energy monitoring	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Runs automations locally and supports Zigbee, Z-Wave and Matter Built-in apps cover rules, lighting and thermostat schedules Tracks energy use or cost and supports Ring-triggered automations	Create scenes, automations and schedules in one mobile app Compatible hubs enable local automations and connect Zigbee and Thread devices Manage Aqara cameras, notifications and firmware from the app
Cons	Costs $184.95 upfront, with no free plan Custom apps and device drivers require Groovy Some integrations, including Ring, rely on cloud services	Its feature set centers on Aqara devices Local control and Matter depend on compatible hubs and firmware Hardware and feature availability vary by device and region
Our verdict	Hubitat Elevation is a physical home-automation hub for people who want compatible devices to run automations locally. Its C-8 Pro North America version connects over Zigbee, Z-Wave, Matter, Wi-Fi and Ethernet, with web and mobile… Read the review →	Aqara Home is Aqara’s free mobile companion app for setting up, controlling and automating the company’s smart-home devices. It suits Aqara owners who want to organize devices by room and home, create scenes and schedules, receive security… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Hubitat Elevation — where it wins

  • Runs automations locally and supports Zigbee, Z-Wave and Matter
  • Built-in apps cover rules, lighting and thermostat schedules
  • Tracks energy use or cost and supports Ring-triggered automations

  Where it doesn't

  • Costs $184.95 upfront, with no free plan
  • Custom apps and device drivers require Groovy
  • Some integrations, including Ring, rely on cloud services

• Aqara Home — where it wins

  • Create scenes, automations and schedules in one mobile app
  • Compatible hubs enable local automations and connect Zigbee and Thread devices
  • Manage Aqara cameras, notifications and firmware from the app

  Where it doesn't

  • Its feature set centers on Aqara devices
  • Local control and Matter depend on compatible hubs and firmware
  • Hardware and feature availability vary by device and region

• Hubitat Elevation8.7/10 · Paid

  A multi-radio hub for local automations, with a $184.95 one-time price.

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• Aqara Home8.5/10 · Free plan

  A free companion app for Aqara devices, with scenes, schedules and hub-dependent local automations.

  Visit Aqara HomeFull verdict →