Everyday apps
European home automation platforms
Smart home control that works without US clouds
Replaces: Google Home · Amazon Alexa · Samsung SmartThings · Apple HomeKit · Google Nest Thermostat
A home automation platform ties your lights, heating, sensors, locks and sockets together and lets you control them from one app or by voice. Rules and scenes handle the routine: heating down when nobody is home, lights on at dusk, an alert when a window opens. The platform is the hub that makes devices from different brands work as one system.
Smart home data describes when you get up, when the house is empty and who comes and goes, which is why local control matters as much as jurisdiction. Homey, Shelly, Homematic IP and tado° come from European companies, and local control without a cloud account is worth checking for on each. Choosing a European home automation platform also reduces the risk of a device losing features when a distant cloud is switched off.
European options
| service | Country | Hosting | Open source | Free plan | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Shelly |
 Bulgaria |
— | ✓ | EU controlled | |
 Homematic IP |
 Germany |
— | ✓ | EU controlled | |
 Bosch Smart Home |
Germany |
— | ✓ | EU controlled | |
 FIBARO |
 Poland |
— | — | EU controlled | |
 Loxone |
 Austria |
— | — | EU controlled | |
 Somfy TaHoma |
 France |
— | — | EU controlled | |
 Home Assistant |
 Open source |
Self-hosted | ✓ | — |
Shelly
Smart relays and sensors from Bulgaria
Shelly is a Bulgarian home automation manufacturer, the Shelly Group in Sofia, making Wi-Fi and Bluetooth smart relays, plugs, dimmers and sensors. The devices work locally and expose an open API, so they can be driven from your own network as well as through the free Shelly Smart Control app and cloud.
BulgariaFree planEU controlled
Homematic IP
Smart home system from Germany
GermanyFree planEU controlled
Bosch Smart Home
Smart home system from Bosch in Germany
GermanyFree planEU controlled
FIBARO
Z-Wave smart home hardware from Poland
PolandEU controlled
Loxone
Wired building automation from Austria
AustriaEU controlled
Somfy TaHoma
Smart home hub for shutters and blinds from France
FranceEU controlledSelf-hosted and open source
Open source projects you can run yourself. Not necessarily made in Europe, but nobody else holds your data.
Services without verified European control
Kept here for transparency, but excluded from the European options and totals. How we classify services →
Netherlands
