Matter & Thread in Home Assistant

Matter is the common language of smart home devices: a device certified for it works with Home Assistant as well as with Apple Home, Google Home or Alexa – locally, without a cloud of its maker. It talks over Wi-Fi, Ethernet or Thread, a low-power mesh radio that needs a border router. Here you find every device the CSA has certified, what Home Assistant needs for it, and which Matter version they speak.

2,548certified devices
728over Thread
1,791over Wi-Fi

What Home Assistant needs for Matter

  1. Matter integration Home Assistant talks Matter through the Matter server. On Home Assistant OS the integration installs it as an add-on; other installations run it as a container of its own.
  2. A Thread border router Only for Thread devices: it connects the Thread mesh with your network. Home Assistant Connect ZBT-2 or Yellow with the OpenThread Border Router add-on do the job – or one you already own, such as a HomePod mini, an Apple TV 4K or a Nest Hub (2nd generation). Wi-Fi and Ethernet devices need none.
  3. The Home Assistant app for pairing A new device is paired with the app on your phone over Bluetooth, using the QR code or the setup code printed on it. A device already in Apple Home, Google Home or Alexa can be shared with Home Assistant as a second controller.
  4. IPv6 and one network Matter relies on IPv6 and on devices finding each other in the local network. Keep IPv6 enabled on the router and keep Home Assistant and the devices in the same network, or forward mDNS between separate ones.

Certified devices by type and radio

A device certified for several radios counts in each column. Every number leads to the devices in the list.

Device type Thread Wi-Fi Ethernet All
Lights & bulbs 246 925 1 1,138
Smart plugs 45 273 – 321
Appliances 7 306 4 320
Hubs & gateways 4 128 94 192
Locks 169 16 – 183
Covers & blinds 104 44 1 141
Thermostats & TRV 23 56 – 79
Motion & presence 31 8 – 40
Door & window 29 1 – 30
Buttons & remotes 20 4 – 22
Smoke & safety 15 1 – 16
Wall switches 7 9 – 16
Climate sensors 13 – – 13
Air quality 8 3 – 11
Water 6 3 – 9
Cameras – 8 – 8
Energy 1 2 1 4
Other – 3 – 3
Relays & modules – 1 – 2
All types 728 1,791 101 2,548

Matter versions

The newest version a device was certified for. Newer versions bring more device types – such as energy management in 1.3 and cameras in 1.5 – but Home Assistant only offers what its Matter server supports so far.

Brands with the most certified devices

Signify 162 Govee 149 Dreame 137 lipro 126 LEDVANCE 111 Deasino 97 Aqara 88 Panasonic 74 Feit 51 Hinkley 51 Tuya 42 Freedompro 38 TP-Link Systems Inc. 37 Jasco Products Company LLC 34 Ltech 33 IKEA of Sweden 32 SONOFF 28 AiDot 28 Anker Innovations Technology 25 SwitchBot 24 Grid Connect 24 Zemismart 23 Shelly 22 Eve 21

3 of them also work over Zigbee.

Matter devices from our directory

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Thread border routers and hubs with Thread

Devices certified as a Thread border router, and Matter hubs certified with a Thread radio, newest first. Whether a hub lets other devices use its Thread network is up to its maker – check before buying. Many speakers, displays and Wi-Fi routers act as a border router without a certificate of their own.

Recently certified

All Matter devices

Source: the Distributed Compliance Ledger of the Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA) – only devices whose certification is valid. Brand, model, device type, radios, Matter version and date are taken from it. A certificate says the device follows the standard; how completely Home Assistant supports a device type depends on its Matter server.

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