Sensative is a Swedish IoT company in Lund that makes Strips, very thin battery-powered sensors for doors and windows, water leaks, temperature, humidity and light, plus the Yggio platform for managing sensors in buildings and cities. For homes the Strips range uses Z-Wave, and a LoRaWAN version serves commercial property. There is no Sensative consumer app: control goes through a Z-Wave hub or controller.
Strips Z-Wave sensors join an existing Z-Wave network through a gateway or controller, so the experience depends on that hub. Sensative says they work with any Z-Wave gateway, lists certification with SmartThings, Vera, Wink and Zipabox, and publishes its own driver for SmartThings, Hubitat drivers on GitHub and an official Homey app. Its Yggio platform sits on the commercial side and handles LoRaWAN and other sensors.
That suits people who want near-invisible contact or leak sensors that last years on a battery and who already have a Z-Wave hub. It is weaker if no Z-Wave hub is in place, since Sensative sells no hub for homes, and some gateways support Strips only partly. Sensative also says Homey needs a Homey Bridge for these devices.
Connection
Z-Wave (Plus, S2); LoRaWAN versions
Voice assistants
Only through a Z-Wave hub
Matter
Not found
Open platforms
SmartThings, Hubitat, Homey, Home Assistant, Yggio
What can be connected
Doors and windows Strips Guard magnetic open/close sensor, about 3 mm thick
Water and climate Strips Drip leak and temperature sensor, Strips Comfort temperature, humidity and light sensor
Buildings and cities LoRaWAN Strips sensors and the Yggio platform for property and city monitoring
An official Homey app published by Sensative AB. It supports Strips Comfort, Drip and Guard in 700 and 800 versions plus the MultiSensor, on Homey Cloud, Homey Pro, Homey Pro mini and Self-Hosted Server, and it requires a Homey Bridge. It is a Homey app, not a standalone mobile app.
Sensative's platform for managing sensors, controls and gateways from different vendors in smart buildings and cities, now in its third version. It is a management system for property and city users, not a consumer app, and we found no App Store or Google Play listing for it.
Strips Guard, Drip and Comfort are Z-Wave Plus products. The 800 series uses a Z-Wave 800 chip, supports S2 security and SmartStart QR-code setup, and the product page says they work with any Z-Wave gateway. The 700 series is documented with SmartStart and classic inclusion by swiping a magnet. We could not confirm Z-Wave Long Range support or a Z-Wave Alliance certificate on the pages we opened.
Sensative describes the Strips line as using LoRaWAN and Z-Wave, and its 2021 press release says seven new sensors launched in 2020 for doors, windows, water leakage, light, temperature, humidity, material moisture and desk occupancy. We could not open the LoRaWAN product pages to confirm models or regions.
Sensative says Google Assistant works only through a compatible smart home system that bridges to Z-Wave, and that Strips have been tested with it. There is no direct integration.
Sensative lists Strips as officially certified with SmartThings. Its own account posted an Edge driver for Strips Guard, Drip and Comfort 700/800 in May 2022, with a developer named in the post. The thread records a later report of new Guard 700 units joining without sending data and failing an S2 check.
Sensative publishes a guide in which a user adds a Strips Guard to Home Assistant over a Z-Wave USB stick, using the standard Z-Wave integration. Home Assistant's Z-Wave support is maintained by the Home Assistant project, not by Sensative. We did not open the Z-Wave JS device database to check the exact entries.
Sensative AB publishes an official Strips app on the Homey App Store covering the 700 and 800 Comfort, Drip and Guard and the MultiSensor, for Homey Cloud, Pro, Pro mini and Self-Hosted. A Homey Bridge is required. A separate community app by an independent developer, listed as unaffiliated with Sensative, also exists and carries an older-Homey warning.
Sensative hosts Groovy drivers for Strips Guard and Drip 700/800 in its GitHub organisation. The repository page does not name a maintainer or license. Hubitat's own built-in drivers were not checked.
Sensative's Strips configuration documentation is hosted on Yggio Docs, and it keeps a gateway compatibility list of tested Z-Wave gateways. It says 700-series drivers work with 800-series devices and some 800 devices may appear as 700. The list contents were not visible to us.
Checked 11 November 2026 against the brand's own pages, app store listings and each project's own page. “Not found” means we searched and found nothing, not that it is impossible. Compatibility changes often. Spot an error? Tell us and we will fix it.
Common questions about Sensative
Does Sensative support Matter?
Unconfirmed. No Matter mention on the Sensative pages we read, and no dedicated search found a Matter Strips product.
Does Sensative work with Alexa?
Unconfirmed. No Alexa statement found on the pages we read. Control would depend on the Z-Wave hub.
Does Sensative work with Google Home?
Not that we could find. Sensative says Google Assistant works only through a compatible smart home system that bridges to Z-Wave, and that Strips have been tested with it. There is no direct integration.
Does Sensative work with Apple Home (HomeKit)?
Unconfirmed. No Apple Home or HomeKit statement found on the pages we read.
Does Sensative work with Home Assistant?
Yes. Sensative publishes a guide in which a user adds a Strips Guard to Home Assistant over a Z-Wave USB stick, using the standard Z-Wave integration. Home Assistant's Z-Wave support is maintained by the Home Assistant project, not by Sensative. We did not open the Z-Wave JS device database to check the exact entries.
Does Sensative work with SmartThings?
Yes, officially. Sensative lists Strips as officially certified with SmartThings. Its own account posted an Edge driver for Strips Guard, Drip and Comfort 700/800 in May 2022, with a developer named in the post. The thread records a later report of new Guard 700 units joining without sending data and failing an S2 check.
Does Sensative work with Homey?
Yes, officially. Sensative AB publishes an official Strips app on the Homey App Store covering the 700 and 800 Comfort, Drip and Guard and the MultiSensor, for Homey Cloud, Pro, Pro mini and Self-Hosted. A Homey Bridge is required. A separate community app by an independent developer, listed as unaffiliated with Sensative, also exists and carries an older-Homey warning.
Does Sensative work with Hubitat?
Yes, officially. Sensative hosts Groovy drivers for Strips Guard and Drip 700/800 in its GitHub organisation. The repository page does not name a maintainer or license. Hubitat's own built-in drivers were not checked.
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