2024 the best smart home hub review

Price: $24.99 - $79.95
(as of Nov 13, 2024 23:11:09 UTC - Details)

Controlling lights, shades and temperature from a mobile device has never been easier or more reliable. The Lutron Caséta Smart Hub allows for setup, control, and monitoring of Lutron Caséta Wireless dimmers and Serena Remote Controlled Shades from a smartphone, tablet and even your Apple Watch wearable. Included Lutron Caséta Smart Hub supports up to 75 devices and works with Alexa, Apple HomeKit, Ecobee, the Google Assistant, Ring Honeywell, Logitech, Samsung SmartThings, Sonos, Serena shades & more! Use the Lutron Caséta Smart Hub and free app to control lights, shades and temperature from anywhere. Schedule lights to adjust automatically based on the time of day or create your favorite scenes that adjust multiple lights and shades with the press of a button. Enable geo-fencing to automatically turn your lights on/off when you leave or approach home or to notify you that you left your lights on. Control up to 75 Caséta devices with the Lutron Caséta Smart Hub.
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 1.44 x 2.94 x 4.69 inches; 7.83 ounces
Item model number ‏ : ‎ L-BDG2-WH
Date First Available ‏ : ‎ May 6, 2015
Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Lutron Electronics Company, Inc.
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00XPW67ZM
Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ China

Connects with more leading smart home brands (including Amazon Alexa, Apple HomeKit, the Google Assistant, Ring, Serena shades and Sonos) than any other smart home lighting control brand to manage lights, voice assistants, cameras, temperature, shades and music
Works with Alexa to support dimming or switching the lights on/off through voice control (Alexa device and Caséta dimmers/switches sold separately)
Easy to use and simple to set up; just connect to your router and follow app instructions
Clear Connect Technology does not interfere or compete with Wi-Fi connected devices
Supports up to 75 Caséta devices so you can personalize your home and expand at your pace
Easy installation; simply plugs into a wall outlet for power, and plugs into your Wi-Fi router
The Lutron Caséta Smart Hub can be used in place of a Wink hub to control all your Lutron Caséta devices
Includes (1) Lutron Caséta Smart Hub; coordinating accessories sold separately
Reviewer: Andrew
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Excellent bridge.
Review: Got this to replace a Wink bridge after they, rather abruptly and rudely, swapped to a pay model.Unboxed, connected to my router (patch cable included) and downloaded the app while the unit powered on. Used the app to create an account, pressed the button on the back when prompted and my iPhone connected within seconds. At this point the firmware update installed and within minutes it was ready to go.I attempted to add my first dimmer and nothing happened. I tried a few times and with different switches still nothing. The app prompted that I might need to reset the switch since it had been connected with Wink. The method on the switch didn't work and I googled my issue. Instead of using the three taps on the "on" button hold and three taps I found tapping off five times and holding until the lights flash, then tapping five more time (each set of five in half a second or so) forced a factory reset. This worked for me. Once the switch connects the app asks where it is located (kitchen, bedroom, bath, etc) and what kind (pendant, ceiling fan, etc) and automatically groups them based off this info. I had all my 12 switches programed and operating with half an hour.Alexa integration was easy, Lutron is not a default app and you'll need to find it, once done it was only a matter of logging in. I found the voice controls react much faster than Wink, lights go on/off almost immediately where Wink took a couple seconds. Overall voice control feels way more professional and streamlined while Wink seemed more like a DIY patchwork.The app is very basic and straight forward although it is customizable. Controls mimic the style of the physical switches you tap the switch you want to control and a "switch" pops up and slide your finger up/down for dimmers and tap on/off, I like the Wink style of a group of circles with title much better and it allowed me to easily control multiple switches.

Reviewer: DMAC
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Lights on!
Review: I bought the Lutron Caseta Wireless Smart bridge along with Lutron WiFi and non WiFi light switches. I have to admit at first I was a little nervous but after reading the he instructions and watching a YouTube video, I was ready to rock and roll.I ended up changing out the front porch, back porch, and garage/driveway light switches. Then installed the bridge to one of my mesh network routers. So far it has been working like a charm. You have to download the app and then follow the instructions. Name the areas and schedule times to turn on and off lights. (Optional) Or you can simply use your smart phone or tablet to control the on off feature.I will end up getting dimmable bulbs and then Lutron dimmable WiFi switches as well as WiFi fan switches. That will allow you to have full control of your lights and fans all throughout the house.For the three switches I changed out it took about 40 mins because I had to go outside to turn off the power to the different areas of the house as I was doing the work. The overall process is fairly simple and straight forward. We’re extremely happy with this purchase and will be purchasing more Lutron Caseta products in the near future.

Reviewer: Trosdane
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Installatiin not as described...
Review: I was going to rate this 1 star and return it. I followed installation instructions to the tee... then when it failed, i checked the company's website for a forum but found nothing useful.I was getting stuck in a firmware update loop... the website and manual says, during the installation process, after you get the notification that it needs to update it... to unplug it for some time (i think 10 seconds or so) and plug it back in... and then when it reconnects: it should go to a screen saying it is updating and will be done in 8-10 minutes (or something along those lines)....well, that was not happening. It was going back to the screen that days you need to unplug it and plug it back in. I went through this loop in the vicinity of 10 times and began to lose my patience... so the last time it told me to plug out and in... I left my phone and the device and went to cool my head and think... and when I came back roughly 30 minutes later, it was installed and working just fine.Now that it is installed, I love it. I have used z-wave devices and other wifi-app-controlled devices... but this one has, so far, not done anything crazy and easily connected to the other device I had for it.Initially was going to be one-star... and then was going to give a lower rating when I got it working because of the initial installation issues... but it just works so darn well compared to the other devices I have used... that I just can't give it less than 5 stars.But hey, Lutron, if you are reading this, please fix your installation instructions or guide or whatever. A lot of people online seemed to give up after getting stuck in the update loop... at least give them the warning that your device may tell them they nees to reset it again... but in reality they just need to let it be for a bit.

Reviewer: T. Waldrop
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: 45+ devices in my house and finally needed an extender
Review: Easily added, no issues since the extender was put in. Very large house and lots of devices so finally hit a distance I needed the range extender (2 brick walls finally stopped it! hah!).

Reviewer: H. Fox
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: I needed a new hub. The seller sold me a used one as NEW.
Review: The entire Lutron Caseta system is very good. Quite easy to automate a variety of smart devices. I use their in-wall switches in a detached RV garage to control all of the exterior lighting. The Pico non-wired "remotes" are unique in that they allow control of a wired switch at any location within range of the hub. My success with the Pico has been hit and miss, though, so I don't use them, although I haven't taken the time to troubleshoot the issue thoroughly.My really major disappointment with this purchase is that the hub I ordered was advertised as new and I paid a new price. What I received was anything but new. I would have returned it with a complaint about the vendor, but I needed to get my system working after a lightning strike nearby took out an assortment of network equiment. Despite the hub being very obviously pre-owned (previous owner devices and schedules setup in the unit, among other visual clues), it did work, so I bit my tongue. Based on these facts I have to urge caution purchasing from GreatStuff1.

Reviewer: Michael
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: I recently converted many of the switches in my house to Lutron smart switches and this hub works great for the interconnectivity and allowing me to manage everything from the Lutron app. I am very pleased with the entire Lutron ecosystem, including this smart hub.

Reviewer: CWS
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: The control box was easy to set up. The instructions are easy to follow. Word of caution, if you use a VPN, disengage it during the set up. The telephone help line was great in resolving the issue.

Reviewer: Dwimmerlaik
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: El producto es bastante responsivo con Siri al igual que su aplicación, al presionar los botones o dar la orden a Siri no tarda ni un segundo en realizar el apagado de las luces, totalmente recomendable para aquellos que quieren tener un hogar inteligente.

Reviewer: Amazon Customer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: You need this hub for wifi remote Lutron switches.

Reviewer: David DB
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Love the convenience to turn my lights on or off remotely.