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Kasa KP125M smart Wi-Fi plug with energy monitoring

Kasa KP125M

Matter Smart Wi-Fi Plug with Energy Monitoring

KP125M is worth keeping for its useful energy meter, and recent firmware makes that meter more useful in Matter homes.

Wi-Fi$29.36
No brand hub or Thread router required
White Tapo T110 contact sensor and magnet aligned side by side

Tapo T110 Smart Contact Sensor

Matter-bridged door and window contact sensor

T110 is a good inexpensive addition to a Tapo hub, with a thin body and a more forgiving mounting gap than IKEA MYGGBETT.

Matter bridge$13.99
Needs a brand hub
US and Canada Eve Energy plug with a single grounded socket and green control button

Eve Energy

Smart Plug & Power Meter

Eve Energy earns its premium when you want useful energy history and device schedules without an Eve account, in a home already using Thread.

Thread$39.95
Needs a Thread border router
European Eve Energy plug with a recessed Schuko socket and green control button

Eve Energy (Europe)

Matter-over-Thread Smart Plug and Power Meter

Eve Energy Europe is a considered upgrade for someone who will use Eve’s energy graphs, device schedules and account-free operation.

Thread€39.95
Needs a Thread border router
White cylindrical Heiman M1-M PIR sensor on its adjustable mounting bracket

Heiman M1-M Motion & Light Sensor

Indoor PIR motion sensor with light sensing and an aiming bracket

M1-M is a reasonable indoor hallway sensor when its aiming bracket and documented Home Assistant support matter to you.

ThreadFrom €27.89
Needs a Thread border router
Aqara Door and Window Sensor P2

Aqara Door and Window Sensor P2

Indoor door/window contact sensor with two magnet options

Worth considering when the included flat magnet solves an awkward mounting position.

ThreadFrom $29.99
Needs a Thread border router
White arre Temperature Sensor on its removable stand

arre Temperature Sensor

Compact indoor temperature, humidity and pressure sensor

A neat screenless sensor when discreet placement is more valuable than a display.

Thread$34.99
Needs a Thread border router
Homey Pro smart home hub

Homey Pro (Early 2023)

Matter Hub and Thread Border Router

Worth keeping when its 2 GB of memory already handles your Homey apps.

Thread
No brand hub or Thread router required
Boxed LIFX Indoor SuperColor Neon Flex 16ft rope light glowing pink

LIFX Indoor SuperColor Neon Flex 16ft

16 ft diffused multicolor and tunable-white rope light

Worth considering for a visible 16-foot design where detailed color patterns, very warm white and the LIFX app justify the $136 price.

Wi-FiFrom $136
No brand hub or Thread router required
White SONOFF MINIR4M relay with a green strip of six screw terminals

SONOFF MINI Extreme MINIR4M

Compact 10 A Matter Wi-Fi relay

MINIR4M is a sensible budget relay when you want to keep an existing wall switch and only need on/off control.

Wi-Fi$12.90
No brand hub or Thread router required
Tapo P110M European smart Wi-Fi plug with energy monitoring

Tapo P110M (Europe)

Schuko Matter Wi-Fi plug with energy monitoring

P110M is the more compelling everyday Tapo plug for a Schuko home: inexpensive switching with an energy meter in the same space as the basic P100M.

Wi-Fi€12.90
No brand hub or Thread router required