Hello Rainer, and welcome here.
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I’d like to advice to stay away from Tuya (-based) (wifi) devices. And they’re cloud based as well.
You’d go for Shelly for instance, which has the option to disable cloud connectivity. It’s also very budget friendly.
App-less devices: in theory all Matter devices;
Zigbee and Z-wave: (basic) lights & switch units
If you really, really want / need to use them, you’ll first need them to be paired with the mobile phone’s Tuya Smart or Smart Life app; connect them with Homey by adding them using the Tuya Cloud community app
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That’s a hard question. I don’t use z-wave solely because of the costs, because every device comes with a paid z-wave licence.
I like zigbee very much, but it’s not plug&play: you’ll have to do some homework and tuning.
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It’s work in process:
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Although this is an Athom (the Homey company) runned forum, you can read very honest user experiences and opinions, whether they’re negative or positive.
But, in common, often only negative experiences are posted.
