IoT & Smart Home · head to head
Homey vs Meross
Homey
IoT & Smart Home
Connect all your smart home devices in one app
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
Meross
IoT & Smart Home
Affordable smart home devices with HomeKit support
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
The short version
- They diverge on capability: Homey covers Multi-protocol support, Meross covers No hub required.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Homey and Meross actually diverge.
Identical on both: starting price (On request), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (IoT & Smart Home).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Homey
- Multi-protocol support
- Advanced flows
- Energy insights
- Timeline
- Zones
- IFTTT
- 1000+ apps
- Web support
Only in Meross
- No hub required
- Energy monitoring
- Schedules
- Scene automation
- SmartThings
- Home Assistant
Both cover
- Voice control
- Google Assistant
- Amazon Alexa
- Apple HomeKit
- IOS support
- Android support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Homey
- Bringing Zigbee, Z-Wave, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth devices from different brands into one appnot Meross
- Building home automations visually with Flownot Meross
- Charting device and sensor history through Insightsnot Meross
Meross
- Smart plugsnot Homey
- Lighting controlnot Homey
- Garage automationnot Homey
- Energy monitoringnot Homey
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Homey
- Homey Cloud without a subscription connects at most 5 devices
- Unlimited devices require the Homey Premium subscription at $2.99 per month
- Advanced Flow, Insights, and Logic and Variables are locked behind Homey Premium
- The free month of Premium is only offered to new subscribers signing up through iOS or Android
Meross
Nothing recorded yet. See the Meross review.
Pricing, plan by plan
Homey
On request- Homey Pro$399/month
- Local processing
- 1000+ apps
- Advanced flows
- Homey Bridge$69/month
- Cloud processing
- 500+ apps
- Basic flows
Meross
On request- Smart Plug$15/month
- WiFi
- Energy monitoring
- Voice control
- Smart Switch$25/month
- In-wall
- No neutral required option
- HomeKit
- Garage Opener$40/month
- Remote control
- Status alerts
- HomeKit
Which should you pick?
Choose Homey if
- You need multi-protocol support.
- You work on IOS, Android, Web.
- You also want advanced flows.
Choose Meross if
- You need no hub required.
- You work on IOS, Android.
- You also want energy monitoring.
Questions people ask
- Is Homey or Meross better?
- Neither clearly leads. Homey starts at On request and Meross at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Homey or Meross?
- Homey starts at On request and Meross at On request.
- Does Homey or Meross run on more platforms?
- Homey runs on IOS, Android, Web. Meross runs on IOS, Android.
- What is Homey best used for?
- Homey is most often used for bringing zigbee, z-wave, wi-fi and bluetooth devices from different brands into one app, building home automations visually with flow, charting device and sensor history through insights. Of those, bringing zigbee, z-wave, wi-fi and bluetooth devices from different brands into one app and building home automations visually with flow are not what Meross is typically brought in for.
- What can Homey do that Meross cannot?
- Homey covers Multi-protocol support, Advanced flows, Energy insights, Timeline. Meross covers No hub required, Energy monitoring, Schedules, Scene automation. Both handle Voice control, Google Assistant, Amazon Alexa, Apple HomeKit.