Tado: 3 good alternatives to the heating thermostat
Heating thermostats make up a large part of the Smart Home range. In addition to the thermostats from Tado, there are a number of similar devices. We present three of them in this article.
Tado alternative: innogy SmartHome radiator thermostat
Innogy is one of the market leaders in the smart home business. Of course they also have a thermostat on offer.
- The price for a thermostat is 49.95 euros. You also need the 149.95 euro SmartHome control center from innogy.
- You can control the innogy radiator thermostat with the voice assistants Alexa and Google Assistant, via the app, on the PC and on the device itself.
- The thermostat can be controlled free of charge in your own W-LAN, but if you also want to do this on the go, an amount of 14.95 euros per year is due after 24 months.
- The innogy thermostat also offers moisture measurement and programmable temperature control.
Heating thermostat from Eve Thermo
The unique selling point of the Eve thermostat is the use with Apple's HomeKit.
- An Eve Thermo costs 69.95 euros. You do not need any accessories for this thermostat, such as the innogy SmartHome Radiator Thermostat.
- You can control the Eve thermostat via the app on your smartphone, Siri, on your PC and on the device itself.
- Other functions of the thermostat are day and night schedules and presence detection.
Another alternative to Tado: FRITZ! DECT 301
A special feature of the FRITZ! DECT 301 thermostat is the integration in your FRITZ! Box.
- A thermostat from AVM costs 44.99 euros. You only get the full range of functions in combination with a FRITZ! Box.
- You can use the thermostat using the app, your PC, a FRITZ! Box or FRITZ! Fon and on the device itself.
- Other functions are the intelligent radiator controller and the individually adjustable time program.
- The greatest advantage of the FRITZ! DECT 301 thermostat is the integration in a FRITZ! Box, which makes it easy to control.
In the next article we will explain the term smart home.