Aqara vs Xiaomi motion sensors

Did you get a HomeKit Aqara hub, or the older version? Wondering how you're going to do the integration, either by HomeKit (HomeBridge) or with the older hub's JSON development interface?

I've got a deCONZ build running solidly since March or so with loads of Aqara sensors and Ikea outlets / repeaters. Works great, but I'm at my self-imposed limit of 50 devices per gateway (for stability and resiliency reasons). So need to bring another gateway online for any more Aqara stuff .... torn between another HE, another deCONZ build, a ZigBee2MQTT build or an Aqara hub .....

Not that keen on the HomeKit route, since you have to mess with virtual devices etc and can only get event based stuff over (motion, contact, etc). Plus, although HomeKit itself is reasonably stable & fast (I have a HomePod), I've had two occasions where the HomeKit data has gotten corrupt and Apple support's only suggestion is to delete it all and start again!

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