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VERDICT

Should I use Homey?

Smart home works better together — multi-protocol smart home hub platform - homey.app

Depends. Buy it if you're a tinkerer with many device types who wants local control and deep automation. Skip it if you just want a few bulbs and a speaker to work — that's expensive overkill.

Confidence

Medium. Based on ~20 public sources; most user snippets were truncated, limiting verbatim quotes. Pricing shows no hub dollar figure in sources.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support quality
  • Security posture

Pricing

Raised June 2026; see site

Homey Pro

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
Hardware5
Homey Premium$2.99/mo
Homey Self-Hosted ServerNot listed in sources

Best for

  • Multi-protocol smart home tinkerers
  • Privacy-minded users wanting local control
  • Energy-price monitoring households
  • Homes outgrowing Alexa routines

Not for

  • Casual users with a handful of smart bulbs — expensive overkill
  • Happy Home Assistant users; free rival already does more
  • Hubitat owners — community explicitly says don't switch
  • Buyers who resent per-feature subscriptions and frequent price hikes

Gotchas - check before you buy

high

June 2026 price hike on Pro and mini — verify current price before buying

medium

Homey Premium costs $2.99/mo extra on top of hardware

medium

Some owners report regret after months; check return policy first

medium

Migrating from Hubitat or Home Assistant is non-trivial; community warns against it

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Rated best all-rounder smart hub by reviewers
  • Strong local automation processing, not cloud-dependent
  • Large third-party app ecosystem, e.g. MQTT, Aeotec
  • Five hardware tiers including self-hosted server option
  • Long-term owners report satisfaction after a year

Cons

  • Price increases announced for Pro and Pro mini
  • Long-term owner thread titled 'I Think It's a Scam'
  • Disappointing new-user setup experiences reported
  • Hubitat forum advises owners not to switch to Homey
  • Reviewer calls its skill set 'very particular' — niche fit

Sources & method

Analyzed 9/26/2026 - 9 sources - One disclosed 2020 flaw (unencrypted Wi-Fi credentials); recent CVEs in sources target an unrelated WordPress theme named Homey, not this hub.

official x1review x6security x1news x1
  • CVE-2020-9462: unencrypted Wi-Fi credential transmission, Athom Homey transmitted Wi-Fi setup credentials unencrypted during onboarding.

Key stats

  • Value for money: 2/5

    Rating

  • Raised June 2026; see site

    Starting price

  • 9

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 2/5. June 2026 price hikes; regret threads visible
  • Ease of use: 3/5. Polished but 'very particular'; mixed onboarding reports
  • Feature depth: 4/5. Advanced Flow, wide protocols, big app store
  • Support quality: 2/5. Mixed Trustpilot; complaint threads on official forum
  • Security posture: 2/5. 2020 unencrypted Wi-Fi credential flaw disclosed
  • 4.1/5 G2 rating 52 reviews on G2
  • $2.99/mo Homey Premium add-on Subscription on top of hardware
  • $8.8M Funding Per Crunchbase profile
  • 5 Hardware tiers Cloud, Bridge, Pro, Pro mini, Self-Hosted

Pricing

Homey Pro

Raised June 2026; see site

  • Local multi-protocol hub
  • Advanced Flow automations
  • Runs devices locally

Homey Premium

$2.99/mo

  • Add-on subscription
  • Extra cloud features for Pro owners

Homey Self-Hosted Server

Not listed in sources

  • Run Homey on your own hardware

Security

One disclosed 2020 flaw (unencrypted Wi-Fi credentials); recent CVEs in sources target an unrelated WordPress theme named Homey, not this hub.

  • CVE-2020-9462: unencrypted Wi-Fi credential transmissionAthom Homey transmitted Wi-Fi setup credentials unencrypted during onboarding.⁸
Full analysis

Based on ~20 public sources; most user snippets were truncated, limiting verbatim quotes. Pricing shows no hub dollar figure in sources.

Powerful local smart-home hub for hobbyists; overkill and getting pricier for basic setups.

Methodology

Based on ~20 public sources; most user snippets were truncated, limiting verbatim quotes. Pricing shows no hub dollar figure in sources.

Sources

  1. Homey Pro review: A very particular set of home automation skills — Ars Technicaarstechnica.com
    review
  2. Homey Pro Review: The Best All-Rounder Smart Hub — SmartHomeScenesmarthomescene.com
    review
  3. Homey Products | 52 Reviews on G2g2.com
    review
  4. Why we're raising prices on Homey Pro and Homey Pro minihomey.app
    news
  5. Homey Pro after 1 year — Redditreddit.com
    review
  6. Homey review: Don't sell your Hubitat — Hubitat communitycommunity.hubitat.com
    review
  7. Homey – After a Few Months, I Think It's a Scam — Homey communitycommunity.homey.app
    review
  8. Athom Homey Security Review: unencrypted Wi-Fi credentials (CVE-2020-9462)yougottahackthat.com
    security
  9. Homey — Crunchbase Company Profile & Fundingcrunchbase.com
    official

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