Current advice for Hubitat-friendly door lock?

I recently installed this one a couple weeks ago--not technically at my house, so I don't use it every day, but I've heard from the owner that it's much better than the Kwikset Kevo Convert it replaced. :smiley: For the most part it is OK, but if anyone is interested in a mini-review, my main points of concern are:

  • seems to require the manufacturer's app to set up any Z-Wave (and, of course, Bluetooth) stuff, including putting it in inclusion/exclusion mode -- not a concern right now but could be if the manufacturer disappears in the future (no way to do it on-device that I know of)
  • does not appear to pass lock code data over Z-Wave, just locked/unlocked reports (I don't see it in the raw Z-Wave data, either, so I don't think it's a driver issue, but I only looked at a couple reports and may have missed something) -- though they can be set from Hubitat
  • similar to the above, does not distinguish code from thumbprint unlocks (if you get that model) over Z-Wave
  • as a pro: uses Schlage C key cylinders and is easy to swap out with another Schlage C key cylinder -- this was the most assuring thing about this lock given that I'd never heard of this vendor before and had no idea about the quality of their keys, locks, etc.

The new Yale Assure models look promising, but I don't know if they're out yet. The Schlage Connect Zigbee model works great for me, but it's hard for me to find in stock anywhere at the moment (it's what I would have used here if I could). The Z-Wave ones are...so-so and not on the official compatibility list for a reason, though many are able to make them work well, and it's likely the newer Z-Wave Plus models are better (this advice dates from the classic Z-Wave models, and likely only specific firmware versions of them--but I'm not sure anyone has tested for sure). FWIW, the Kevo Convert was worse than my worst Schlage...

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