# Migration question for Homey **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions & Help\ **Tags:** homey-pro\ **Created:** [March 3, 2026, 4:55pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/migration-question-for-homey/152008 "2026-03-03T16:55:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SBirk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/sbirk/32/121069_2.png) [@SBirk](https://community.homey.app/u/SBirk)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2026, 4:55pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/migration-question-for-homey/152008/1 "2026-03-03T16:55:53Z")
Hi Homey, I like your product very much, for a lot of reasons. One of them is that there is no subscription. I just bought a new Homey Pro (2026) and was looking forward to migrating to the new one. I was certain that it would be possible for customers like me, that have bought 2 Homey Pros, that I of course can migrate between to Homey Pros . To my BIG disappointment, I found out that I need to purchase a subscription for cloud backups and restore it from clou d. I do not want your cloud back up! A possibility to make a local backup (download backup) and upload the backup to the new Homey Pro is the absolute minimum you should have for customers buying your hardw are. I am sorry but I hate subscriptions so much that I am willing to sell both my Homey Pros, and switch everything back to HA. Best regards Svend ---
**Author:** ![smarthomesven](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/smarthomesven/32/79712_2.png) [@smarthomesven](https://community.homey.app/u/smarthomesven)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2026, 5:24pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/migration-question-for-homey/152008/2 "2026-03-03T17:24:22Z")
> [@SBirk](#): > > I am sorry but I hate subscriptions so much that I am willing to sell both my Homey Pros, and switch everything back to HA. You can start a free trial of 1 month as well, then you don’t have to pay after the migration is finished. ---
**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:** [March 3, 2026, 5:33pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/migration-question-for-homey/152008/3 "2026-03-03T17:33:42Z")
> [@SBirk](#): > > Hi Homey, Hi Svend, This is a user only forum; I think you should address your improvement propositions to Athom: [https://homey.app/support](https://homey.app/support) About the issue: When you’re talking about the Pro 2016-2019 series (white spheres): yes it’s only possible to export everything per cloud backup functionality. This is available on a whopping 1€ monthly basis, and if I’m right the first month is without cost. (Oh and a yearly subscription is setting you back 10€) So what’s the problem. Next time I’d like to suggest to just ask how things work, instead of complaining about a possible 1€ you might have to “invest” 😉😬 ---
**Author:** ![SBirk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/sbirk/32/121069_2.png) [@SBirk](https://community.homey.app/u/SBirk)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2026, 9:05pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/migration-question-for-homey/152008/4 "2026-03-03T21:05:55Z")
Its not the 1 €, its the crap about I must pay subscriptions for things I buy! Because companies get greedy and and want subscriptions from people that forget to unsubscribe. Do you want to bet about whats the next thing Homey want a subscription on? ---
**Author:** ![smarthomesven](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/smarthomesven/32/79712_2.png) [@smarthomesven](https://community.homey.app/u/smarthomesven)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2026, 9:28pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/migration-question-for-homey/152008/5 "2026-03-03T21:28:20Z")
> [@SBirk](#): > > Its not the 1 €, its the crap about I must pay subscriptions for things I buy! You don’t, it is free for the first month. ---
**Author:** ![mrmad](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/mrmad/32/154586_2.png) [@mrmad](https://community.homey.app/u/mrmad)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2026, 9:29pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/migration-question-for-homey/152008/6 "2026-03-03T21:29:18Z")
Yeah, those gready bastards that dare to charge you 1 euro after a months during which you could do 1 million backups instead of complaining here. ---
**Author:** ![KikkerX10](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/kikkerx10/32/8448_2.png) [@KikkerX10](https://community.homey.app/u/KikkerX10)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2026, 9:30pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/migration-question-for-homey/152008/7 "2026-03-03T21:30:09Z")
What is the other pro you have? Hp16 hp19 or hp23? Hp23 and hp26 have the option to make local backups