What are the most portable home automation hubs for easy installation in different homes?
This page compares 2 home automation hubs with verified specifications and prices. Top options include Athom Homey Pro mini HOMEY-PRO-MINI-EU-01, Nabu Casa Home Assistant Green NC-GREEN-1175. Prices range from £114 to £170. All data is sourced from manufacturer documentation and specialist retailers.
| Product ⇅ | Price ⇅ | Compatibility ⇅ | Z-Wave Plus Certified ⇅ | Number of Devices Supported (units) ⇅ | Local Storage Capacity (GB) ⇅ | Cloud Storage Included ⇅ | Encryption Standard ⇅ | Voice Assistant Integration ⇅ |
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Athom Homey Pro mini HOMEY-PRO-MINI-EU-01
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£170.23 ≈ | Over 1000 brands | — | — | 8 GB eMMC flash | ✗ | — | Google Assistant, Amazon Alexa, Siri Shortcuts |
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Homey Pro mini is a compact local-first smart home hub with built-in Ethernet, Zigbee, Thread, Matter, 8 GB flash storage, and support for over 1000 brands. It suits households wanting fast local automation and can be expanded with Homey Bridge for Z-Wave, Bluetooth LE, 433 MHz, and infrared devices. ★ Ideal forIt suits portable installation in different homes because its compact wall-mountable design, included Ethernet cable, local processing, and support for Zigbee, Thread, Matter, and up to 20 apps make setup straightforward across typical households.
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Nabu Casa Home Assistant Green NC-GREEN-1175
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£113.70 ≈ | Over 1,000 platforms including Apple HomeKit, Google Home, Samsung SmartThings and Amazon Alexa | — | — | 32 GB eMMC | ✗ | — | Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant and Apple HomeKit |
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Home Assistant Green is a plug-and-play home automation hub with Home Assistant OS pre-installed, 4 GB of RAM and 32 GB of local eMMC storage. It supports a wide range of smart home platforms and can be expanded with USB accessories for protocols such as Zigbee, Thread and Z-Wave. It suits beginners and users who want a compact, locally managed smart home controller. ★ Ideal forIts compact 112 mm by 112 mm by 32 mm design, 340 g weight, included power adapter and Ethernet cable, and plug-and-play setup make it suitable for moving between homes and installing with minimal configuration.
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