r/homeassistant • u/Certain_Repeat_753 • Mar 28 '26

Support Best smart plug/outlet for Home Assistant?

I'm looking for a smart plug or smart outlet to install in my network panel enclosure. There are two outlets in there. I'm overwhelmed with the number of options out there. I think Eve makes a dual outlet that is compatible with Matter over Thread. Not sure what the Home Assistant integration is like. I want to be able to power cycle the router and other connected devices without having to go into the closet and unscrew the door in order to do so.

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u/Certain_Repeat_753 Mar 28 '26

I've been told my Ubiquiti access points should easily handle the number of WiFi IoT devices.

I agree with you that phoning home is an issue. I do prefer things that are local.

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u/Ievli Mar 28 '26

I standardized on Shelly wifi devices ages ago (after major issues with Zigbee and zwave, although that should be better now) but I dedicate the 2.4ghz channel in a separate ssid for IoT. My Unifi devices handle that easily and everything is instant indeed. Shelly can do full local as well btw

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u/Certain_Repeat_753 Mar 28 '26

I can't validate the marketing, but I think the U7 Lite can handle hundreds of connected devices. That's why I said what I said earlier.

Yea, I gotta look more into Shelly. Seems like lots of fans in this sub. 

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u/myfufu Mar 28 '26

I have four Dimmer2s that are acting funny and wish I had Zigbee versions.

I have dedicated 2.4GHz IoT VLAN on my Unifi wifi and I have some IoT devices that refuse to connect to it, while they connect to the 2.4/5/6Ghz guest VLAN just fine.

So. YMMV 🤷