# My (quite pricey) Homey - split offtoppic discussion **URL:** \ **Category:** Off-Topic\ **Created:** [January 25, 2020, 9:55am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/my-quite-pricey-homey-split-offtoppic-discussion/24965 "2020-01-25T09:55:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Fire69](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/fire69/32/8758_2.png) [@Fire69](https://community.homey.app/u/Fire69)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2020, 9:55am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/my-quite-pricey-homey-split-offtoppic-discussion/24965/1 "2020-01-25T09:55:16Z")
> [@Homey Pro Backups (formerly Homey+) subscription](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-pro-backups-formerly-homey-subscription/24522/54): > > my (quite pricey) Homey Fibaro HC2 - Zwave only: 459€ ([https://www.robbshop.nl/fibaro-home-center-2](https://www.robbshop.nl/fibaro-home-center-2)) Zipato Zipabox- No protocols included!: 199€ ([Zipabox 2 | ZIPATO | We ❤️ Smart! | ROBBshop](https://www.robbshop.nl/zipabox-2-zipato)) Lots of other examples over at Robbshop you can check that are way more expensive. Even your Raspi will be about the same price if you buy Zigbee, Z-wave, 433Mhz, 866Mhz extensions. Do you want them to give it away for free? They could do a subscription format? 9,99€/month? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![robertklep](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/robertklep/32/160628_2.png) [@robertklep](https://community.homey.app/u/robertklep)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2020, 10:27am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/my-quite-pricey-homey-split-offtoppic-discussion/24965/2 "2020-01-25T10:27:47Z")
> [@Fire69](#): > > Even your Raspi will be about the same price if you buy Zigbee, Z-wave, 433Mhz, 866Mhz extensions. No it won’t: - Raspberry Pi 4 1GB — €40 ([https://www.sossolutions.nl/raspberry-pi-4-model-b-1gb](https://www.sossolutions.nl/raspberry-pi-4-model-b-1gb)) - deCONZ Raspbee/Conbee — €40 ([Phoscon RaspBee II module voor Raspberry Pi - LEDStripXL](https://www.ledstripxl.nl/raspbee-premium-module-voor-raspberry-pi.html)) - Z-Wave USB — €35 ([https://www.sossolutions.nl/z-wave-me-usb-stick-met-z-wave-plus](https://www.sossolutions.nl/z-wave-me-usb-stick-met-z-wave-plus)) - 433Mhz — €1,75 ([433MHz RF Ontvanger zender set - HobbyElectronica](https://www.hobbyelectronica.nl/product/433mhz-rf-ontvanger-zender-set/)) - 868Mhz — not sure what a good implementation would be, but I’m sure it’s available So total costs about €120 Differences with Homey: - 1.5Ghz quad core processor (Homey: 1Ghz single core, Homey Pro: 1Ghz dual core) - 1GB memory with the option to choose 2GB or 4GB (Homey: 512MB, Homey Pro: 1GB) - 2.4/5Ghz WiFi (Homey/Homey Pro: 2.4Ghz only) - Ethernet (Homey/Homey Pro: n/a) - No IR (Homey/Homey Pro have 6 transmitters, 1 receiver) - Free Local Backups (Homey/Homey Pro: n/a) ---
**Author:** ![Fire69](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/fire69/32/8758_2.png) [@Fire69](https://community.homey.app/u/Fire69)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2020, 10:48am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/my-quite-pricey-homey-split-offtoppic-discussion/24965/4 "2020-01-25T10:48:22Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/2/0/204f71639d19ce224176134c9e2930b9bf7a7644.png) Please try to make it at least a little comparable? Homey is a device that is made to be shown, that costs money. Custom casings and circuit boards are not free. Also, when Homey became available there was no Raspi 4, only the first version, so comparing a device that’s been available for 5 years with a new device seems incorrect to me. ---
**Author:** ![Dijker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Dijker](https://community.homey.app/u/Dijker)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2020, 11:48am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/my-quite-pricey-homey-split-offtoppic-discussion/24965/5 "2020-01-25T11:48:06Z")
> moderator split, Be free to discus it here but this has nothing to do with a Homey + subscription. ---
**Author:** ![Henrik\_Lund](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/henrik_lund/32/18251_2.png) [@Henrik\_Lund](https://community.homey.app/u/Henrik_Lund)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2020, 12:35pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/my-quite-pricey-homey-split-offtoppic-discussion/24965/6 "2020-01-25T12:35:55Z")
I think people are missing the point; I just want to be able to get a local backup every now and then. Just like I do with my firewall and my WiFi router. And yes EUR10 a year is a steal, but I want to be able to cut ties with Athom in case I want to go full-blown island mode or they go belly-up (let’s hope that will not be the case). Anyway, seems as if people are set on this “let’s go for subscription” so I will let it be 🤐 ---
**Author:** ![robertklep](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/robertklep/32/160628_2.png) [@robertklep](https://community.homey.app/u/robertklep)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2020, 2:28pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/my-quite-pricey-homey-split-offtoppic-discussion/24965/7 "2020-01-25T14:28:13Z")
> [@Fire69](#): > > Please try to make it at least a little comparable? Homey is a device that is made to be shown, that costs money. Custom casings and circuit boards are not free. > > Also, when Homey became available there was no Raspi 4, only the first version, so comparing a device that’s been available for 5 years with a new device seems incorrect to me. I didn’t bring up the comparison.