Comparing wireless systems

How do the Philips Hue, Casambi, EnOcean and Tuya wireless systems differ?

Here we compare the smart home systems based on the different wireless standards and the resulting properties in terms of user-friendliness, scalability and range of products. While Hue and Casambi are distinct lighting systems, EnOcean and Tuya focus on home automation.

System properties	Philips Hue	Casambi	EnOcean	Tuya
Wireless standard	Zigbee Light-Link, IEEE 802.15.4	Bluetooth BLE	EnOcean	WiFi, ZigBee, Bluetooth BLE
Frequency band	2.400 till 2.483,5 MHz	2.400 MHz	868 MHz	2.400 MHz
Wireless radio range	100 m free field, 15-30 m Indoor	100 m free field, 10 m Indoor	300 m free field, 30 m Indoor	100 m free field, 15-30 m Indoor
Lifetime of wireless switch	50.000 clicks	50.000 clicks	100.000 clicks	30.000 clicks
Power supply of wireless switch

battery-free, with integrated energy converter (Energy Harvesting)battery-free, with integrated energy converter
(Energy Harvesting)battery-free, with integrated energy converter (Energy Harvesting)battery-free, with integrated energy converter (Energy Harvesting)Commissioning of wireless switchin Philips Hue App on mobile device via WiFiin Casambi App on mobile device via near field communication
NFC (ISO 14443)by directly pairing a wireless switch with an EnOcean actuatorin Smart Life App or Tuya-App on mobile device via WiFi and ZigBee on a Tuya-GatewaySystem size resp.
max. number of switches and componentseach Hue Bridge:
50 Hue components, of witch max. 25 Hue switches127 in
Classic network128 actuators256 sensorsdepending on Gateway:
max. 50 or 128
ZigBee-componentsSize of supplier community
Philips
and several Friends of Hue Partnersapp. 200app. 400app. 500 Lighting functionsHue light bulbs (temperature, colour, dimming, scene or group switching, motion sensor)Casambi light source (temperature, colour, dimming, scene or group switching, motion sensor)No EnOcean light sources (dimming, scene or group switching, motion sensor)Tuya light source (temperature, colour, dimming, scene or group switching, motion sensor)Hausautomations-
funktionen
–Roller shutter / shadeAccess control, room monitoring, door-window contacts, heating..,climate, HumidityAccess control, door communication, room monitoring, door-window contacts, heating, climate, humidityBedienung über Sprachassistentenyes
(Hue Bridge)XMoment Gateway for Alexayes
(via gateway)yesKompatibilität zu Matteryes, intended
(via Hue Bridge)yes, intendedyes, intendedyes, intended

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