SONOFF Bridge Max Bridge-M

An upgrade for an existing collection

SONOFF Bridge Max has a clear buyer: someone with a ZBBridge Pro and a collection of working accessories who wants to bring them into a Matter home. SONOFF documents migration from that exact older hub without pairing every Zigbee device again, including its scenes and security settings. Avoiding that rebuild is a more useful benefit than a long list of protocol logos.

The Bridge-M was listed at $59.90 in SONOFF's US store on September 9, 2026, with tax marked included and shipping extra. Ethernet and local browser configuration add appeal if you want the bridge connected by cable and prefer to manage its device-sharing settings locally.

It still needs a separate Matter controller. It is not a Thread border router either, so it will not make a home ready for direct Matter-over-Thread accessories by itself.

Useful sharing, with specific omissions

Bridge Max can share supported Zigbee, BTHome and eWeLink-Remote accessories, plus supported eWeLink-account devices and Home Assistant entities. That is useful when the household's preferred app cannot otherwise reach an accessory you already own.

But one supported model does not guarantee every function in every app. SONOFF's device matrix lists temperature and humidity for the SNZB-02P sensor, yet explicitly notes that humidity appears blank in Alexa. The same matrix lists the R5 remote as six generic Matter switches. Those are concrete device mappings, not a promise that an imported accessory reproduces its original interface.

We would buy against an exact list of accessories and required functions. Buying first and hoping an undocumented Zigbee device will work is a much weaker proposition. A bridge can preserve useful hardware; it cannot make every source device behave identically everywhere.

The browser is for configuration

The local web console is a worthwhile option over Ethernet. It can configure supported local sources and Matter sharing without requiring an eWeLink account. Importing devices from an eWeLink account still needs that login and should not be mistaken for removing their original dependencies.

The disappointing limit is that the browser console cannot directly control those devices. Day-to-day control belongs in a Matter app or eWeLink. Wi-Fi configuration and eWeLink scene sharing also use the eWeLink route. If you imagined one local browser dashboard replacing your other apps, Bridge Max does not deliver it.

Home Assistant users have another useful option: sending the bridge's Zigbee devices into Home Assistant through MQTT. It can also share supported Home Assistant entities onward through Matter. Choose the direction that solves an actual gap rather than adding duplicate routes to devices that already work.

Keep a working hub unless this fixes something

The easy migration applies specifically to ZBBridge Pro, model ZBBridge-P. It does not cover Zigbee Bridge Ultra or iHost. That makes the upgrade case considerably weaker for their owners, who should not expect the same transfer process.

We would also keep a functioning Hue, Aqara or other focused system when it already supplies the controls the household needs. Those hubs are not interchangeable collections of the same accessories. Bridge Max earns its $59.90 when its exact support list, migration route or Ethernet connection solves a known problem with your existing devices.