What is the most expandable and customizable home automation hub for advanced users?
This page compares 2 and customizable home automation hubs with verified specifications and prices. Top options include Home Assistant Home Assistant Yellow, Athom Homey Pro mini. Prices range from £184 to £188. All data is sourced from manufacturer documentation and specialist retailers.
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Home Assistant Home Assistant Yellow
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£187.62 ≈ | Home Assistant OS, Zigbee 3.0, OpenThread, Matter, Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 and Compute Module 5 | — | — | — | Up to 32 GB eMMC plus expandable M.2 NVMe SSD | ✓ | Home Assistant Companion app for iOS and Android |
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Home Assistant Yellow is an expandable Home Assistant hub with built-in Zigbee and Thread support, Gigabit Ethernet, optional Power over Ethernet, and an M.2 slot for NVMe storage. It suits advanced users and tinkerers who want to select or upgrade the Compute Module, memory, storage, and connectivity options. ★ Ideal forHome Assistant Yellow suits advanced users seeking an expandable and customizable automation hub because it supports replaceable Compute Modules, up to 8 GB RAM, up to 32 GB eMMC, M.2 NVMe expansion, built-in Zigbee 3.0 and OpenThread, two USB ports, GPIO, and optional Power over Ethernet.
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Athom Homey Pro mini
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£183.87 ≈ | Over 50000 devices from over 1000 brands | ✓ | — | — | 8 GB | — | iOS and Android |
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Homey Pro mini is a local-first smart home hub with Ethernet, Zigbee, Thread, Matter, Advanced Flow, dashboards, energy monitoring, and local processing. It suits users who want powerful automation in a compact and affordable hub, with optional Homey Bridge expansion for additional wireless protocols. ★ Ideal forIt suits advanced users seeking an expandable and customizable hub because it supports Homey Pro OS, Advanced Flow, Community Apps, local API keys, 8 GB storage, and expansion through Homey Bridge for Z-Wave, Bluetooth LE, 433 MHz, and Infrared.
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