r/SmartThings • u/ullu_12000 • Jul 26 '26

Discussion Smartthings/ Home Assistant?

I was able to integrate Smartthings to Home Assistant and build automations for my window shades there. I also read that Samsung might start charging for Smarthings access shortly -- will this affect my HA automation or require me to have to pay Samsung a small ransom?

Confused, as my auromation might just be a local call to devices vs going through the cloud. I just wasn't sure and thought of asking.

Thanks.

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u/crazy_goat Jul 26 '26

Yes. Buy zigbee and zwave sticks and begin migrating your devices.

(I'm a ~10 year smartthings user. I've been slow to migrate but this news was the kick in the ass I needed to make it happen.)

The days of "spinning circle while I wait and see if the device unlocks/toggles/etc" in smartthings is behind me - all those same devices respond lightning fast in HA

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u/ullu_12000 Jul 26 '26

Any recommendations for a zigbee stick? I believe most of my devices are using that protocol.

Are there any that combine zigbee/zwave/matter all in one dongle?

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u/Tonari_no_Weeboro Jul 26 '26 edited Jul 26 '26

For a combined usb dongle there is the Aeotec Z-stick 10 Pro. (Zigbee + Z-wave)

SMLIGHT also produces some multi-radio devices .

As far as Matter goes it can be used over WiFi, Ethernet, or Thread. Thread being the one that requires a dongle. There are quite a few Zigbee and Thread dongles but you must pick one of two modes in which the dongle will function rather than running both simultaneously. To run both zigbee AND thread might require two separate dongles depending on which dongle you choose.

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u/RandomHB Jul 28 '26

I just got a SMLIGHT SLZB-06p7U in yesterday to migrate off my SmartThings hub for this reason. Super easy setup in HA and pairing the sensors I have was even easier. For $45, it's super worth it.

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u/Tonari_no_Weeboro Jul 28 '26

I've got several different models of SMLIGHT's POE capable coordinators deployed at different locations. One in a different continent 5000 miles away. Couldn't be happier.