Homematic: 3 good smart home alternatives in comparison

Homematic is not the only manufacturer of comfortable smart home products. We show you 3 equally good alternatives for your intelligent home.

Homematic: the alternatives

There are hundreds of providers of smart home solutions, but not every manufacturer does what it promises.

That is why we are showing you three providers that have established themselves on the market: Xiaomi Home, Innogy and Ikea Tradfri.

Xiaomi has positioned itself not only in the mobile phone sector on the world market, but also in smart home systems.

The most important facts summarized:

Xiaomi is a Chinese electronics manufacturer.
The company was known for its good value for money on mobile phones.
It has the great advantage that the smart home products are also very inexpensive compared to the competition.
The manufacturer offers door and window sensors, smart vacuum robots, intelligent temperature and moisture meters, lamps, cameras and much more.
All products can be controlled with your smartphone via the app.

Innogy is not only a provider of renewable energies, but also of smart home solutions.

What makes Innogy:

Innogy is a subsidiary of the energy group RWE and comes from Germany.
The big advantage of Innogy is that the company offers a very large range of products, as well as benefit packages - consisting of various smart home products combined with a green energy tariff.
The manufacturer supplies everything your heart desires, from smart thermostats to fire alarms and smart sockets.
Innogy's smart products can be controlled via Google Home, Amazon Echo and the app.

Ikea Trådfri is a relatively new product line from Ikea, in which the furniture giant sells its own smart home products.

These are the most important key data:

Ikea is a Swedish furniture company.
The range in the smart home segment will be greatly expanded in the next few years through many collaborations. Ikea, for example, will launch a music box with the speaker company Sonos later this year.
The Swedish manufacturer has been offering various types of lamps with matching dimmers and remote controls, but the range is growing steadily.
The great advantage of Trådfri is that you can try everything on site in Ikea shops. Ikea also offers every type of smart light bulb and the prices are not too high compared to normal light bulbs.
Ikea Trådfri can be controlled both via Apple Home, Google Home, Amazon Echo and via app. Of course, you can also control all products with the Trådfri remote control.