Thirty buying guides, one per device category. Each one explains what actually separates the products — which protocol they speak, where recordings are stored, whether a subscription is hiding behind a headline feature — then names the brands worth shortlisting. Pick a category to start, or use the table below to jump straight to a brand.
The simplest way into smart lighting — screw in and go.
12 brandsSwitch and measure anything with a mains lead.
13 brandsReplace the wall switch itself, so the room still works by hand.
11 brandsThe fastest payback of any smart device, if it matches your boiler.
10 brandsCooling and heating you can schedule — or retrofit over infrared.
8 brandsCheap, small, and the foundation of every climate automation.
14 brandsTwo parts, one job — and the difference is battery life and size.
13 brandsWhere footage is stored matters more than the megapixel count.
7 brandsWiring and subscriptions decide this one, not the camera.
10 brandsThe one category where the smart part comes second to the alarm.
9 brandsWhole-house consumption, and the first step to cutting a bill.
11 brandsLoad balancing is the feature that stops your main fuse tripping.
11 brandsHome batteries — and the inverter question that decides your options.
8 brandsKeyless entry that still works when the network doesn’t.
7 brandsNavigation and the app matter more than suction power.
6 brandsThe cheapest insurance in the house, if you place them right.
6 brandsMotorised curtains and blinds, retrofit or full replacement.
5 brandsPer-room heating control that pays for itself.
6 brandsMotion sees movement; presence sees a still person.
5 brandsRemote control for the door that opens into your house.
5 brandsCO2 is the number worth watching first.
6 brandsLawn shape and slope decide which one actually works.
5 brandsWeather-based skipping pays for the device on water alone.
5 brandsCools people, not rooms — a fraction of air conditioning's cost.
5 brandsThe right tool for linear runs a bulb can't fill.
5 brandsThe inverter, not the panels, decides what you can automate.
5 brandsMatch CADR to room size, or it won't keep up.
5 brandsA metering plug often beats the manufacturer's own app.
5 brandsAuto shutoff and boil detection beat remote preheat.
5 brandsA temperature alert is worth having; the touchscreen rarely is.
5 brands228 brand entries across 30 categories. Brand names link to the manufacturer's own site — we don't run affiliate links, so these go straight to the source.