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If big 3 already supports home automation, why do you want home automation hub/controller unit like home assistant (HA)? There are several reasons but the biggest reason are two forms of independence, platform and cloud.

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įor example, rather than voice control to just turn on the kitchen light, you can create automation such as when you say “good morning”, the blinds throughout home opens, multiple lights and TV in the kitchen turns on, coffee maker power turns on and unlock front door while turning off bedroom lights and living room fan. Amazon’s Alexa, Google Assistant routines or Homekit’s automation function are the examples of home automation. Home Automation is an integration of various network connected so called, smart home devices to perform sequences of actions i.e. You can skip to Review section if you’ve read any of my other Home Automation platform review as below are just introduction about home automation and why I choose local home automation system over cloud based system. Here is my review of HomeSeer during my 30 days trial.

Basically, it is far more important for me at this point the value over the simple price point. Basically, it won’t certainly be a sole determinant but it is worth investigating trend that the company/product may have something superior going on keep customers choosing their products over the free/cheaper alternatives. It may sound like a cons at first, but I have learned that there is ALMOST always be a reason why company can sustain their business while charging higher prices than competitors. This is one of the most expensive option amongst 4 Home Automation options I am considering. HomeSeer caught my attention because of its price point.

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The brand new full platform overhaul could be a right timing to joint the bandwagon. The last year, HomeSeer released a full new version, HS4. HS was reportedly given gold award with #1 spot in Home Automation Systems in 2014 ( ref) and also was listed on Top 18 Home Automation companies who will run your home on Huffpost back in 2016 ( ref). Though in my opinion, they are bit different as HomeSeer like more newer local home automation platforms tries to provide platform independency while Crestron and Control 4 are more like Homekit, Alexa and Google Assistant that they are ecosystem itself and must be supported by the each devices. HS charges premium price when compared to the other home automation platforms but some review compared HomeSeer to Crestron and Control 4, which are the real premium price home automation systems and compared to those HomeSeer may seem reasonably priced.

It started to support Z-wave technology as early as in 2003 while even at the phase of the technology being its infancy. HomeSeer (HS) was founded in 1999, and has far longer track record than Home Assistant, Hubitat, OpenHab etc.

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This is my HomeSeer review using 30 days, functionally unlimited trial version. The main contenders for me were Home Assistant, HomeSeer, openHAB and Hubitat.

After my obsessive online research, I have decided to go with local dedicated home automation platform/hub for their performance, security and versatility. Home Automation platform is my current technology focus therefore, I’d like to investigate as many options as possible before committing to one.