I searched and I can't seem to find a direct answer, though I'll admit it's likely out there somewhere. I'm new here, and as I search for new devices to purchase (in this case plugs) I frequently see in the item description "hub required". Case in point ( https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08FJ5LHS…

Depends what kind of device you’re referring to. That Sengled plug is a zigbee device. So Hubitat fulfills the need for a hub, which is required for zigbee devices in general. That Amazon page title lists two other zigbee hubs as examples, namely SmartThings and the Amazon echo with built-in hub (…

[image] marktheknife: Depends what kind of device you’re referring to. Exactly! In general (there are some exceptions) if a device is a z-wave device or a zigbee device and it "needs a hub" HE will work just fine. You can find a list of devices that have been tested with HE here... and ju…

[image] brad5: You can find a list of devices that have been tested with HE here... and just because a device is not on the list doesn't mean it won't work. And... just because it's ZigBee does not mean it will work. :man_shrugging: It's always best to ask about any specific devices when you…

Thanks all. I kind of assumed that may be the case with ZigBee and zwave, but didn't see it explicitly spelled out anywhere. And the compatible device list is handy, but I know there are devices that inherently work, while others have been made to work through integrations. I don't know if that li…

There's the list of officially supported devices, which work with in-box drivers and are supported. Then there's the Community list, which includes things that have community drivers, or things that do work with the in-box drivers but aren't tested but the Hubitat team. A lot of basic devices follo…

[image] mbishop: Then there's the Community list, which includes things that have community drivers, or things that do work with the in-box drivers but aren't tested but the Hubitat team. [image] Custom Device Drivers [Wiki] Custom Drivers The purpose of this Wiki p…

There are also some devices, like Hue (zigbee devices), that will work paired directly to the hub, but work a bit better, or have more features when paired to the Hue hub, which is connected to the hubitat via the built in hue bridge.

Are device specific hubs still required?

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