Seeking Advice On Motorized Blinds

[danabw]

Looking for a recommendation for motorized cellular blinds

Hi everyone, I recently moved and am looking to install some automated cellular blinds. I've found Smart WIngs, iBlinds, Lutron and others. I found posts that say the Lutron units are the best but I don't want to spend that much money. I have not seen any posts about SmartWings. They have both Zigbee and ZWave cordless motors. The ZWave motor calls out that it is Hubitat compatible but I don't see it on the list of drivers under shade controls. Does it use the generic driver? Does the generic…

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I use iBlinds (Z-Wave) and like them very much. They are a retrofit - you install a motor in your existing blinds.

Part of your decision if you already have dumb blinds, is are you replacing your blinds w/smart blinds, or retrofitting your existing blinds w/a motor. Do you have a preference?