Based on our record, Tuya Smart seems to be more popular. It has been mentiond 2 times since March 2021. We are tracking product recommendations and mentions on various public social media platforms and blogs. They can help you identify which product is more popular and what people think of it.
I would rethink the Smart Life app as well, if it is the one equivalent to tuya.com or ismartlife.me. Those companies are based in Shenzhen. If it is the app from Volcano Technology, they are based in Hong Kong. Of course, if the app works even with a firewall block to China, that is a win. Source: about 2 years ago
I noticed that in order to use the tuya-homebridge plugin, one needs to setup the Tuya IoT core service on tuya.com. That service seems to have one month free trial and then a whooping $25K price for flagship edition for one year!! Is this for real? How do people use this plugin? Source: almost 3 years ago
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openHAB - "empowering the smart home" - vendor and technology agnostic open source home automation
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