It’s good to see the discussion continuing, and I’ll certainly keep following it. However, I believe I already explained in detail in the linked thread why I consider Philips Hue combined with Apple Home to be a viable alternative to Hubitat — including both the strengths and the shortcomings of this setup.
I also explained why Apple Home is often perceived as limited or overly simple, and how that perception changes once a third-party app is used. In my case, that was Controller for HomeKit, but apps like Home+ 6 or Eve can achieve similar results.
Finally, I shared my personal perspective on what could make Hubitat a viable option for me again — and potentially for others as well.
I’m open to participating in this broader discussion, even where it goes beyond the original topic, but I’ll mainly engage when posts raise specific questions or concrete criticism related to this particular setup.
Edit:
Let me clarify one point. Hubitat covered about 50% of my needs in practice, but I stayed with it for several years because I believed it could realistically reach around 95% with further development. In particular, I hoped for a gradual modernization of the dashboards and broader, more reliable TRV support.
When Hubitat announced Matter support, my expectations rose again. Knowing that several established brands offer Matter TRVs (such as Bosch, Eve, or Tado), I hoped this would naturally address some of these long-standing gaps. Unfortunately, in its current form, the Matter layer feels — at least to me — unusual and not practically usable.
I genuinely like the idea and philosophy behind Hubitat and hope these aspects mature to a point where it may become a viable option for me again someday. Whether that happens remains to be seen, especially as other platforms are also evolving quickly.
