# Can I support my custom Zigbee device with just a Bridge? **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions & Help\ **Tags:** homey-pro, homey-bridge\ **Created:** [August 24, 2023, 1:36pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/can-i-support-my-custom-zigbee-device-with-just-a-bridge/87893 "2023-08-24T13:36:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 4
**Author:** ![Peter\_Kawa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/peter_kawa/32/173848_2.png) [@Peter\_Kawa](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Kawa)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2023, 4:57pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/can-i-support-my-custom-zigbee-device-with-just-a-bridge/87893/4 "2023-08-24T16:57:52Z")
From what I understood, Athom aims at companies creating their own apps, and have them published to Homey cloud for an annual E100,- fee. Also need the apps to be rock solid, while they run on a world-wide shared platform. When there’s 100 apps with issues for Homey Pro, only these 100 Pro’s can be affected. The bridge by the way is just a physical add-on for Homey cloud to include local radio’s like zigbee. If you want to play and test, I’d recommend a (used) Pro (seen it for sale for E75,- already). As far as I know there isn’t a virtual Homey developing environment available at the moment. > [@mortenmoulder](#): > > I just want to know what the cheapest solution to supporting my device in Homey is. If I have to purchase a Homey Pro just to add support for my device, I’ll have to pass on Homey Yeah, developing without a Homey is not the quickest way. Of course you can ask some users to test your versions, but it’ll be a time consuming process. > [@mortenmoulder](#): > > unless someone else wants to do the work for me, which I highly doubt. Chance is low, but you can always give it a go at [Homey Pro Community App Requests](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-pro-community-app-requests/2713) --- _[View the full topic](https://community.homey.app/t/can-i-support-my-custom-zigbee-device-with-just-a-bridge/87893)._