Just wanted to share my experience for anyone who is thinking about migrating to Hubitat.
I had a Wink Hub 2, and it was great for the most part. With Wink's decision to switch to a monthly subscription sealed it for me to make the switch.
My environment consisted of smart switches and door sensors. It was a smooth process to make the switch over. Just go to each switch, reset it (instructions are in hubitat documentation), then perform a z wave inclusion. Took not even a minute per switch.
I'm having a blast configuring my Dashboard, which is honestly where I spent most of my time. I'm sure I'll spend more time doing it in the future, but I got it to a comparable view to how Wink was (all devices listed in a single page). I was able to add labels to help separate my floors, which was a bit more than Wink had. The ability to create multiple dashboards and limit the devices that show on them are also something I might play with in the near future.
Overall, just do it. It's not as bad as it is in your head. The freedom of Hubitat is liberating compared to what was in Wink. I haven't played with the rules engine yet, but the basic automation is simple and can be set up quickly.
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Welcome aboard,
did the same jump 2 or 3 weeks ago and haven't looked back. Home is almost fully automated so took some tinkering and a lot of help from community which is great.
you will never look back.
Bill
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I am in the same boat. I have used Wink for years. I might have considered staying with them for the $5 per month price if it was handled differently. I also think they will be out of business soon and I would have to make a switch anyway. I am strongly thinking about getting a Hubitat Elevation. I probably would have already if I read about it before buying a Smart things hub last night. Now I have to decide if I want to spend $130 after just spending $60 for a different platform. Right now my wink hub 2 is flashing blue saying it is disconnected. according to my router it is sending and receiving small amounts of data over the internet. I would say it is the wink network, and might still be, but my older wink gen 1 hub is currently working. Anyway, thanks for sharing your experience. If I switch, will I have a lot of issues getting my devices to work with Hubitat if I am not able to remove them from my Wink hub first? I know Ideally I would want to remove them, but if the hub wont connect, then I can not do that. thanks
If they're z-wave devices, you can exclude them using any z-wave controller (including Hubitat) before adding them to a new z-wave controller (such as Hubitat). For zigbee devices, going through a factory reset is enough to permit their being added to a new zigbee controller.
I strongly recommend you create a spreadsheet with all your devices (including model numbers) and then use this community (or the SmartThings/Home Assistant communities) to ensure compatibility before choosing a new platform.
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Thanks. I can make a spreadsheet, but I really don't have many devices. they are also all Zwave. I think I have like 13 devices. I would have to dig up the data, but most are just GE lights, and 3 GE Zwave switches. I Do have a kwikset door lock that I want to work. it is a Kwikset SmartCode 914 Z-Wave Deadbolt. I will start a new thread as not to hi jack this one, I posted originally because I was thinking about doing the same thing. 
https://docs.hubitat.com/index.php?title=Join_and_Reset_Instructions
Look up and see if your device is on here. It walks you through everything. I had to use the instructions to get one of my door sensors to be excluded so it would reset, then I could include it into my HE.
I was able to get my HE for like $108 after shipping from Amazon. I'm kicking myself as I looked into it over the weekend, and it was $10 less. I guess it was just a weekend sale or something.
Another cool thing I found in the community, I have a combination of WeMo and zwave switches. With a user created driver/app, I can manage the WeMo devices within Hubitat. It's nice to have everything in one app (granted I could do it in Alexa, but it's nice to not be stuck using a cloud hosted controller)
I've been a Wink user for several years and hesitated to switch to HE because of bad information on the web. Several reviews said there was no app for cell phones so I didn't change. My new HE arrived last night and it took about 30 minutes to connect 21 switches and have it running on the Google app on my cell phone. I haven't yet tried to connect my Arlo Cameras, Schlage lock, or a handful of Sengled bulbs; but last night's experience was AWESOME!
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The reason I started getting smart devices was our basement lights are all on pull chains. there is a switch at the top of the stairs, but it only controls the light at the bottom of the stairs. I was going to rewire the basement, then I decided to put smart bulbs and a smart switch in and link them. now the switch controls all the basement lights and works with Alexa. After that I started buying other devices. I stopped buying them when Wink became to erratic connecting. the hubs would go off line constantly. I always assumed it was on my end, then found out it was on them. while the majority of the time the system is working, I didn't want to spend more on devices until the reliability was better, or I switched systems.
that's really good to hear. I am strongly thinking about just getting it. Maybe I can give the ST to a family member as a gift, or just send it back to amazon.
When I switched from ST just over 2 years ago, the next day I walked into work, handed my ST hub to my cube neighbor who promptly removed his wink (IIRC) hub... I never looked back and couldn't be happier
The community is amazing, the developers are active on this forum helping out users and taking everything into consideration.
Enjoy
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There might have been older threads stating there's no mobile app, but there is an Android and iOS mobile app for anyone who is curious.
I love how fast everything is
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That’s correct. When the hub was first released they had no mobile app.
Now the mobile app on iOS and Android can do a few things. Primarily it’s good for:
- Access to device dashboards both at home and remotely (you still have to setup the dashboards manually from the admin interface)
- A geofence for use in presence-based automations that run on your hub
The hub’s admin interface is web-based, so you can access it with any device that has a web browser. But you’ll have to be on your LAN, or if you’re remote you need something like a VPN to access the admin interface (not something that’s needed regularly but can be helpful for remote troubleshooting).