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Philips Hue pricing
No tier breakdown is published on the record we hold for Philips Hue. Below is what is on record, and how it compares with the smart home tools listed alongside it.
As of 30 August 2026, Philips Hue pricing is $119.99/one-time. Figures are the vendor's list prices as recorded on this page's last check; the vendor's site is the final word.
- Entry price
- $119.99/one-time
- Model
- Not recorded
- Tiers
- -
- Free tier
- Not on record
What is on record
The Philips Hue catalogue entry carries a starting price of $119.99/one-time, but no tier breakdown. The category comparison below is still useful, and the Philips Hue review carries the full feature record.
What the product covers
The full Philips Hue feature record, grouped as the catalogue groups it. This is the product as a whole; the record does not map every feature onto a specific tier.
Other
- 16 Million Colors
- White Ambiance
- Schedules
- Geofencing
Integrations
- HomeKit
- Alexa
- Google Home
- SmartThings
Platform
- IOS support
- Android support
- Web support
- Physical switches support
People bring Philips Hue in for smart lighting control and automation, ambient and mood lighting scenes, motion-triggered security lighting, camera and contact-sensor monitoring via hue secure, syncing lights to tv or gaming (entertainment sync). If that is not the job you are buying for, the alternatives to Philips Hue are worth a look before you commit to a tier.
How that compares in Smart Home
Too few smart home tools in this directory publish a starting price to quote a meaningful median, so the table below is a like-for-like list rather than a ranking.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Rated | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philips Hue (this page) | $119.99/one-time | - | - | |
| Rachio Pro | $10/month | One-time controller purchase with optional cellular subscription | - | vs Philips Hue |
| ESPHome | Free | open-source | - | vs Philips Hue |
| Losant | Free | subscription | - | vs Philips Hue |
| MQTT | Free | open-source | - | vs Philips Hue |
| Hubitat Elevation | $189.95/one-time | - | - | vs Philips Hue |
| Crestron | On request | quote | - | vs Philips Hue |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry, they are not reviews hosted on Softwr. How each figure is used is set out on the Philips Hue badges page.
Before you pay for Philips Hue
Three things this page cannot tell you, and all three change the bill. The record carries a price and a billing period but not the unit - per-seat and flat-rate pricing are indistinguishable in this data, so a five-person team may be looking at five times the figure above. It carries no annual rate, so any discount for paying yearly is not something this page can quote. And it carries no trial length.
What it can tell you is the shape of the ladder: not published on the record we hold. With no free tier on record, the cheapest way to answer the rest is to compare Philips Hue against the tools that do have one before committing.
Philips Hue runs on ios, android, web, and is published by Signify (Philips Lighting) of Eindhoven, Netherlands. The full record is on the Philips Hue review, and the rest of the category is under best smart home tools.
Philips Hue pricing questions
- How much does Philips Hue cost?
- Philips Hue starts at $119.99/one-time. No tier-by-tier breakdown is published on the record we hold.
- Does Philips Hue have a free plan?
- Not on the record we hold. Whether a free trial is offered is not something this record captures, so check the vendor's site.
- Which smart home tools can I use without paying?
- 4 of the 8 smart home tools listed alongside Philips Hue have a free tier: ESPHome, Losant, MQTT, Matter.
- What am I actually paying for with Philips Hue?
- The record lists 12 features across 3 areas: other, integrations, platform. In practice it is brought in for smart lighting control and automation, ambient and mood lighting scenes, motion-triggered security lighting.
- Does Philips Hue charge per user?
- The record carries a price and a billing period, but not the unit that price is charged in. Per-seat and flat-rate billing look identical in this data, so check the vendor's page before budgeting for a team.
- Are these Philips Hue prices current?
- They are what the catalogue entry holds, refreshed when the entry is. Vendors change pricing without notice and nobody at Softwr re-verifies each tier by hand, so treat this as a structured summary and the vendor's own pricing page as the authority.
- What should I compare Philips Hue against before paying?
- The closest smart home tools in this directory are Rachio Pro, ESPHome, Losant, MQTT. Each has a side-by-side comparison with Philips Hue covering price, platforms and features.