5 Smart Plugs Compared: Lock-In, Matter, and the Wemo Lesson (2026)
By SmartHomeWorkflow Team · Last updated 2026-07-28
A smart plug is the cheapest way into a smart home and the easiest place to buy something that will never work with anything else. The five plugs below run from $7.99 to $43.95, and the price tells you surprisingly little about the part that matters: which ecosystems a plug will talk to, and what happens to it when the manufacturer changes course. One of the five is here because its maker ended cloud support for most of the line this January. Every cell in the table comes from the same sourced product library behind our compatibility checker, so when a fact changes there, it changes here.
IKEA GRILLPLATS Smart Plug — the catch, per ecosystem ~$7.99 at time of research — never treated as a live price
✓ Amazon Alexa: works — No Alexa-specific listing exists; coverage rests on IKEA's blanket statement of compatibility with smart systems from Amazon, Apple, Google, Homey and Samsung, via standard Matter with a Thread border router on that platform.
✓ Google Home: works — Same basis: IKEA's blanket Matter-systems statement naming Google; no Google-specific listing. Thread border router on the Google side required.
✓ Apple Home: works — Same basis: IKEA's blanket Matter-systems statement naming Apple; no Apple-specific listing. Thread border router on the Apple side required.
✓ SmartThings: works — Same basis: IKEA's blanket Matter-systems statement naming Samsung; no SmartThings-specific listing. Thread border router on the Samsung side required.
✓ Home Assistant: works — IKEA does not name Home Assistant. The path is HA's official Matter integration (local push), which supports certified Matter devices generically; there is no IKEA-specific listing on either side.
Connection: Thread · Matter · Hub for full use: Yes (Matter controller plus a Thread border router before phone or app control works. IKEA's stated example is its DIRIGERA hub; per IKEA's compatibility statement, equivalent Matter systems from Amazon, Apple, Google, Homey and Samsung apply, using that platform's own Thread border router.) · Cloud-dependent: No — core function survives without the vendor cloud
TP-Link Tapo P125M Mini Smart Wi-Fi Plug (Matter) — the catch, per ecosystem ~$11.99 at time of research — never treated as a live price
✓ Amazon Alexa: works — Matter path requires a Matter-capable Echo as controller (TP-Link FAQ 3564); the native Tapo-app-plus-Alexa path is also officially supported.
✓ Google Home: works — Matter path requires a Google Matter hub (Nest Hub, Nest Wifi Pro, or Google TV Streamer per TP-Link FAQ 3564); the native Tapo path is also officially supported.
✓ Apple Home: works — Apple Home works only via Matter. On iOS 18 or later an iPhone can add and locally control the plug with no home hub; a HomePod, HomePod mini, or Apple TV is still required for remote access, automations, and sharing (Apple support 102135; TP-Link FAQ 3564).
✓ SmartThings: works — Requires a SmartThings hub with Matter controller support (e.g., Aeotec SmartThings Hub, per TP-Link FAQ 3564). TP-Link lists SmartThings on the official product page.
✓ Home Assistant: works — TP-Link does not list Home Assistant; support comes from standard Matter via HA's official Matter integration. No Thread border router needed for WiFi Matter devices.
Connection: Matter · Wi-Fi · Bluetooth · Hub for full use: Not checked — we have not established whether this needs a hub · Cloud-dependent: No — core function survives without the vendor cloud
✗doesn't workHome Assistant: verified: does not work
Wi-Fi
?
Yes
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Amazon Smart Plug — the catch, per ecosystem ~$24.99 at time of research — never treated as a live price
✓ Amazon Alexa: works — This is the only supported path. Voice control additionally requires an Alexa device (Echo, Fire TV, Fire Tablet) or the Alexa app.
✗ Google Home: doesn't work — Amazon's spec sheet: 'Amazon Smart Plug is optimized for simple setup and exclusive use with Alexa. Amazon Smart Plug does not support other voice assistants or smart hubs.'
✗ Apple Home: doesn't work — Excluded by the same official statement; no HomeKit or Matter path exists.
✗ SmartThings: doesn't work — Excluded by the same official statement ('does not support other voice assistants or smart hubs').
✗ Home Assistant: doesn't work — No official integration path exists; Amazon publishes no local or third-party API for this device and its spec sheet rules out other smart hubs.
Connection: Wi-Fi · Hub for full use: Not checked — we have not established whether this needs a hub · Cloud-dependent: Yes — a vendor shutdown would degrade or brick it
?checked — unresolvedGoogle Home: researched, but the evidence does not settle it — the profile has details
✗doesn't workApple Home: verified: does not work
✗doesn't workSmartThings: verified: does not work
?checked — unresolvedHome Assistant: researched, but the evidence does not settle it — the profile has details
Wi-Fi · Bluetooth
No
Yes
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Wyze Plug Outdoor (SVB-WLPPO1) — the catch, per ecosystem ~$29.98 price at time of research (2026-07-29), from Wyze's own product page: 'Regular price $29.98' for the 1-pack, with a 2-pack listed at $57.98 ($28.99 each). Never treated as a live price.
✓ Amazon Alexa: works — The one ecosystem Wyze documents for this specific SKU. Wyze's own smart-home integration page files Wyze Plug Outdoor under its Alexa-connected list, and the product page carries a 'VOICE COMMANDS WITH ALEXA' section. Control runs through the Wyze skill and Wyze's cloud, so it depends on both Wyze's service and your internet connection; there is no local API and no Matter path on this model.
? Google Home: checked — unresolved — Two of Wyze's OWN pages disagree, and the disagreement is recorded rather than resolved by picking the friendlier answer. Wyze's smart-home integration page splits its catalog into devices that work with both Alexa and Google Assistant and devices that are Alexa-only — and it places Wyze Plug Outdoor in the Alexa-only group, while listing the indoor Wyze Plug under both. Against that, Wyze's support site carries an article titled 'Is Wyze Plug Compatible with Alexa or Google Assistant?' whose summary answers yes for 'Wyze Plug' — but that title names the indoor SKU, and the article itself could not be read this pass because support.wyze.com returned HTTP 403 to a plain fetch. So the SKU-specific statement says no and the generic statement says yes. Per the conflict rule this escalates instead of auto-resolving; see recheckWhy.
✗ Apple Home: doesn't work — Positively evidenced absence, not an unchecked blank. Apple Home speaks only HomeKit or Matter. Wyze's integration page enumerates the ecosystems it supports — Alexa, Google Assistant and IFTTT — and Apple, HomeKit and Siri appear nowhere on it; the product page names no Apple path either; and this model carries no Matter certification and no Thread or Matter protocol support, so the only two doors into Apple Home are both closed.
✗ SmartThings: doesn't work — Same basis as Apple: SmartThings is absent from Wyze's own enumeration of supported ecosystems (Alexa, Google Assistant, IFTTT) and from the product page, and with no Matter support there is no protocol-level route that would work regardless of vendor intent. Community SmartThings drivers may exist; none is a Wyze-supported path and none was verified here.
? Home Assistant: checked — unresolved — Wyze documents no Home Assistant support — its integration page names only Alexa, Google Assistant and IFTTT. Community Home Assistant integrations for Wyze accounts are widely used, but none was verified against this SKU in this pass, and a community integration built on an undocumented cloud API is a materially different promise from a vendor-supported one. Recorded unknown rather than none because absence of vendor support is not evidence that the community route fails.
Connection: Wi-Fi · Bluetooth · Hub for full use: No — verified that none is needed · Cloud-dependent: Yes — a vendor shutdown would degrade or brick it
◐partialAmazon Alexa: partial support — see the catch
◐partialGoogle Home: partial support — see the catch
✓worksApple Home: works
✓worksSmartThings: works
✓worksHome Assistant: works
Thread · Matter · Bluetooth
Yes
No
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Eve Energy (4th generation, Matter) — the catch, per ecosystem ~$43.95 at time of research — never treated as a live price
◐ Amazon Alexa: partial — On/off, scenes, automations, and remote access work via Matter, but energy monitoring does not — and that is now confirmed from Amazon's side rather than only Eve's. Amazon's own list of the Matter clusters Alexa supports (last updated 2026-04-08) carries no electrical power measurement and no electrical energy measurement cluster at all, and maps a plug to on/off control only. The missing energy data is a platform gap, not a device limitation. Eve-app extras (schedules, status LED, child lock) are unreachable from an Alexa-only setup.
◐ Google Home: partial — Core control works via Matter; energy monitoring does not, and Google's own documentation shows why. Google's supported-Matter-devices matrix gives the plug device type on/off control with no electrical power or energy measurement cluster, and files those two clusters under a separate Electric Meter device type whose Home ecosystem type the same table marks N/A. One honest caveat about how fresh that answer is: Google's page carries a last-updated date of 2024-12-20, so it is a weaker temporal answer than Amazon's. Eve's Android app covers devices connected through Google Home, which is the route to schedules and device settings on Android.
✓ Apple Home: works — Energy consumption and projected cost are shown via the Eve app (iOS), not inside the Apple Home app itself. Built-in schedules, status LED adjustment, and child lock also require the Eve app.
✓ SmartThings: works — One of the two platforms where Eve says energy data surfaces natively: 'Energy management features currently available on the Samsung SmartThings and Home Assistant platforms.'
✓ Home Assistant: works — Listed by Eve as a supported platform with native energy monitoring; connects via Matter with a Thread border router (Eve names HA Green/Yellow/Connect ZBT-1/ZBT-2).
Connection: Thread · Matter · Bluetooth · Hub for full use: Yes (Thread border router + Matter controller before it works at all. Eve's wording: 'this Matter-enabled device requires a hub that supports both Thread and Matter.' Eve's hub guide names, per ecosystem: Apple — HomePod (2nd gen), HomePod mini, Apple TV 4K; Alexa — Echo (4th gen) and various Echo Show/Hub/Studio models, eero routers; Google — Nest Hub (2nd gen), Nest Hub Max, Nest Wifi Pro, Google TV Streamer; SmartThings — Hub V3, Station, Aeotec hubs; Home Assistant — Green, Yellow, Connect ZBT-1/ZBT-2. Setup needs an iPhone/iPad on current iOS or Android 8.1+.) · Cloud-dependent: No — core function survives without the vendor cloud
✗doesn't workAmazon Alexa: verified: does not work
✗doesn't workGoogle Home: verified: does not work
◐partialApple Home: partial support — see the catch
✗doesn't workSmartThings: verified: does not work
?checked — unresolvedHome Assistant: researched, but the evidence does not settle it — the profile has details
Wi-Fi
?
Yes
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Belkin Wemo Smart Plug (Wemo Mini WSP080 and WiFi plug line) — the catch, per ecosystem
✗ Amazon Alexa: doesn't work — Dead since 2026-01-31 — Belkin shut down Wemo cloud services as scheduled, and voice assistant integrations ran through that cloud. The only survivor path is Apple HomeKit: units already configured in Apple Home keep working locally, which does not restore Alexa control.
✗ Google Home: doesn't work — Dead since 2026-01-31 — Google Home/Assistant control ran through the Wemo cloud, which Belkin shut down as scheduled. Only units pre-configured in Apple HomeKit retain any control (locally, via Apple Home); nothing restores Google control.
◐ Apple Home: partial — HomeKit (not Matter), local only, and only for HomeKit-capable models (WSP080, WSP090, F7C063; WSP100 Thread) that were already configured before 2026-01-31. Belkin states new HomeKit setup is no longer possible after that date.
✗ SmartThings: doesn't work — Belkin's end-of-support notice says all cloud-dependent third-party integrations stopped when the Wemo cloud shut down on 2026-01-31; SmartThings is not named individually, but its integration was cloud-to-cloud and is covered by the blanket shutdown. No path to SmartThings control remains for the WiFi plug line.
? Home Assistant: checked — unresolved — Home Assistant's official Wemo integration is documented as LAN-local with no cloud dependency, but Belkin's notice makes no statement about whether the device-local API survives the shutdown, and new devices can no longer be provisioned onto WiFi without the retired app. Still officially unanswered six months on, with two dated data points that narrow it. Home Assistant ships and documents the integration as IoT class Local Push in 2026.7.4, with no deprecation notice. And a Home Assistant issue opened 2026-07-27 reports Wemo devices that were being controlled until a 2026.7.4 update stopped responding, with the devices still on the network — which implies units configured before the shutdown were working locally months after it, and that this particular break is a Home Assistant regression rather than the Belkin cloud. One unverified report is not a compatibility verdict, so this stays unknown rather than becoming a claim that it works.
Connection: Wi-Fi · Hub for full use: Not checked — we have not established whether this needs a hub · Cloud-dependent: Yes — a vendor shutdown would degrade or brick it
✗doesn't workAmazon Alexa: verified: does not work
✗doesn't workGoogle Home: verified: does not work
✓worksApple Home: works
✗doesn't workSmartThings: verified: does not work
✓worksHome Assistant: works
Wi-Fi
No
No
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Eve Energy Strip (connected triple outlet) — the catch, per ecosystem
✗ Amazon Alexa: doesn't work — Evidenced by protocol, not by an unread page. Eve's product page documents exactly one control protocol for this model — HomeKit over Wi-Fi — and names no Alexa skill, no Matter certification and no Thread radio. Alexa cannot speak HomeKit, and with no Matter there is no shared protocol either, so the absence is structural: there is no mechanism by which an Echo could reach this strip. Note the contrast inside Eve's own lineup, which is what makes this a real buying trap: Eve's Matter-era products (including the Eve Energy plug in this catalog) DO work with Alexa. The strip does not.
✗ Google Home: doesn't work — Same structural basis as Alexa: HomeKit is the only documented protocol, Google Home speaks Matter or its own cloud integrations but not HomeKit, and Eve publishes no Google integration for this model. No route exists regardless of intent.
✓ Apple Home: works — Native HomeKit, and the only ecosystem Eve supports on this model — the whole product is designed around Apple Home. Each of the three outlets shows up as its own accessory in the Home app and can be switched by Siri or the Home app locally. Two limits worth knowing before you buy: automations and control from outside the house need a HomePod or Apple TV (4th generation or later) acting as a home hub, per Eve's own requirement statement; and the energy figures do not appear in Apple's Home app — 'The Eve app visualizes total consumption by day, week, month, and year', so the reason many people buy it lives in Eve's iOS app rather than Apple's.
✗ SmartThings: doesn't work — Same again: SmartThings has no HomeKit client, this model carries no Matter certification, and Eve names no SmartThings support. Structural absence rather than an unverified blank.
✓ Home Assistant: works — There IS a route, it is local, and it comes at a hard price — which is exactly the kind of trade a compatibility table usually hides. Home Assistant's core HomeKit Device integration pairs directly with 'Works with HomeKit' accessories over the local network with no cloud involved. But Home Assistant's own documentation states the constraint plainly: 'HomeKit devices can only be paired to a single controller at once', and 'If your device is in your network but is paired with an Apple device via HomeKit: Remove the device from the Apple Home app. Otherwise you won't be able to pair it with Home Assistant.' So this is Apple Home OR Home Assistant, never both — and since Apple Home is the strip's only other ecosystem, choosing Home Assistant means giving up Siri and the Home app entirely.
Connection: Wi-Fi · Hub for full use: No — verified that none is needed · Cloud-dependent: No — core function survives without the vendor cloud
?checked — unresolvedSmartThings: researched, but the evidence does not settle it — the profile has details
✓worksHome Assistant: works
Wi-Fi
No
Yes
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Kasa Smart Wi-Fi Power Strip, 6 Outlets (HS300) — the catch, per ecosystem
✓ Amazon Alexa: works — Named by TP-Link on both the legacy and current product pages, and each of the six outlets appears as its own controllable device. The mechanism is the Kasa skill over TP-Link's cloud — there is no Matter and no local Alexa path — so voice and remote control depend on TP-Link's service and your internet connection. TP-Link documents no route by which the per-outlet energy readings surface in Alexa; that data lives in the Kasa app.
✓ Google Home: works — Same standing as Alexa: named on TP-Link's own compatibility list, per-outlet control, cloud-to-cloud through the Kasa service with no local option and no Matter. Energy readings are not documented as reaching the Google Home app.
✗ Apple Home: doesn't work — A positively evidenced negative rather than an unchecked cell. Apple Home admits only HomeKit or Matter, and this model has neither: TP-Link's current Kasa page enumerates its voice support as 'Alexa and Google Assistant' with no mention of Apple, HomeKit, Siri or Matter anywhere, and the specification lists no Matter certification. With both protocol doors closed, there is no route regardless of vendor intent. Households that want an Apple-visible strip need a Matter model — TP-Link's own Tapo power strip line is where that appears, not here.
? SmartThings: checked — unresolved — TP-Link's compatibility list for this model names only Alexa and Google Assistant, and SmartThings appears on neither product page — but absence from a vendor list is not the same as a verified negative, and no SmartThings-side documentation was read this pass to settle it. Community SmartThings drivers for Kasa devices are known to exist and are not a vendor-supported path. Recorded unknown with the reason, rather than a `none` the evidence does not yet carry.
✓ Home Assistant: works — The one ecosystem where this strip is NOT cloud-bound, and it is confirmed from Home Assistant's side rather than TP-Link's: Home Assistant's core TP-Link integration lists HS300 by name and 'connects locally to the devices without going via the TP-Link cloud'. Three caveats from the same documentation, all of which bite in practice: newer Kasa firmware requires your TP-Link cloud username and password to authenticate for LOCAL access; some firmware versions 'require explicit activation of third-party integrations' in the Kasa app before Home Assistant can connect at all; and for power strips specifically, 'the energy monitoring state of Kasa power strip child plugs is only updated every 60 seconds', so per-outlet energy readings lag by up to a minute rather than streaming live.
Connection: Wi-Fi · Hub for full use: No — verified that none is needed · Cloud-dependent: Yes — a vendor shutdown would degrade or brick it
◐partialSmartThings: partial support — see the catch
?checked — unresolvedHome Assistant: researched, but the evidence does not settle it — the profile has details
Wi-Fi · Bluetooth
No
Yes
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Leviton Decora Smart Wi-Fi Tamper-Resistant Outlet, 2nd Gen (D215R) — the catch, per ecosystem
✓ Amazon Alexa: works — First-party and documented with a mechanism, not just a badge: Leviton's product-data sheet describes controlling 'connected lighting and loads from compatible Alexa built-in devices such as an Amazon Echo, Echo Show, the Alexa app, or even the Decora Smart Voice Dimmer'. The route is the My Leviton cloud link, so voice and remote control depend on Leviton's service and your internet connection — unlike the HomeKit path, which is local.
✓ Google Home: works — Documented by Leviton with its own section — 'Use your voice to control connected lighting and loads with Google Assistant or from the Google Home app' — and a 'works with Hey Google' badge. Same dependency as Alexa: the link runs through the My Leviton cloud, so an internet or service outage takes it with it.
✓ Apple Home: works — Native HomeKit, which on this generation is a genuine advantage over Leviton's newer Matter-only hardware: the product-data sheet carries a 'Works with Apple HomeKit' badge and says to 'Add to an Apple HomeKit network and control with the native Apple Home app on your iOS device, providing compatibility with Siri for voice control'. No Matter needed and no HomePod needed for basic local control — though HomeKit automations and away-from-home access do need a HomePod or Apple TV, which is Apple's rule rather than Leviton's. The hazard to know about before you accept a firmware update: Leviton states that updating a 2nd Gen device to Matter firmware 'will remove your Decora Smart Wi-Fi device's current connection to Apple HomeKit', after which it must be re-added using a Matter pairing code. D215R is not currently on Leviton's Matter-eligible list, so that update is not offered for it today.
◐ SmartThings: partial — Listed but not explained, which is exactly why it is not recorded as full. SmartThings appears in the product-data sheet's features list ('Works with My Leviton, Amazon Alexa, Hey Google, HomeKit/Siri, IFTTT, SmartThings, Schlage') — a first-party technical claim rather than storefront copy — but unlike Alexa, Google, HomeKit, IFTTT and Schlage, SmartThings gets no section of its own and no mechanism is documented anywhere in Leviton's materials for this model. Recorded partial for the undocumented mechanism, following the same convention this catalog used for the D315S and the Tailwind iQ3.
? Home Assistant: checked — unresolved — Leviton names no Home Assistant support for this model. On the Home Assistant side a route plausibly exists but does not name this device: the `decora_wifi` integration targets the Decora Smart Wi-Fi line through the My Leviton cloud, and Home Assistant's own page marks it a 'Legacy integration' that is community-maintained with an IoT class of 'Cloud Polling'. Its documented device list names six models — DW6HD1-BZ, DW15P-1BW, DW15S-1BZ, D215S-2RW, DN15S-1BW and D2MSD-1BW — and D215R is not one of them. Since the integration authenticates against a My Leviton account rather than a device, it may well pick this outlet up; that is an inference, not a documented claim, so the cell stays unknown with the reasoning attached rather than borrowing confidence from a sibling model.
Connection: Wi-Fi · Bluetooth · Hub for full use: No — verified that none is needed · Cloud-dependent: Yes — a vendor shutdown would degrade or brick it
Tapo Smart Wi-Fi In-Wall Outlet, Matter, Energy Monitoring (P210M) — the catch, per ecosystem
✓ Amazon Alexa: works — Matter is the documented mechanism: the quick start guide's Matter section says 'You can integrate your Tapo Matter device into your preferred ecosystem, such as Amazon Alexa, Apple Home, Google Home, and more', and the product page lists Alexa in its compatibility line. Two practical limits. You need a Matter-capable Echo — TP-Link's own wording is 'Requires a hub of your chosen third-party platform'. And the energy monitoring that distinguishes this outlet is a Tapo-app feature; TP-Link documents no route by which per-outlet energy or bill estimates reach Alexa.
✓ Google Home: works — Same Matter commissioning path, with Google Assistant and Google Home named in TP-Link's own materials. Needs a Matter-capable Google hub, not just the Google Home app on a phone. Energy data stays in the Tapo app.
✓ Apple Home: works — Apple Home is reached through Matter — TP-Link names Apple Home in the quick start guide's Matter section — and no native-HomeKit path is documented or needed. Requires a HomePod or Apple TV acting as the Matter controller. One installation detail specific to an in-wall device that is easy to overlook until you have already screwed the wallplate on: the Matter QR code is on the label in the package, and the numeric code is on the device itself, reachable only 'by detaching the wallplate and unscrewing its bracket'. Photograph the code before installation.
✓ SmartThings: works — TP-Link's product page names 'Samsung SmartThings' in its compatibility list, and the mechanism is the same Matter commissioning flow the quick start guide describes. Requires a SmartThings hub capable of acting as a Matter controller.
✓ Home Assistant: works — Confirmed from Home Assistant's side, not TP-Link's: Home Assistant's core TP-Link integration lists 'P210M' by name among supported Tapo devices and 'connects locally to the devices without going via the TP-Link cloud'. Two caveats from the same documentation: a newer Tapo device 'will require your TP-Link cloud username and password to authenticate for local access', and some firmware versions 'require explicit activation of third-party integrations before they will allow access from Home Assistant'. A second route also exists — Home Assistant's Matter integration, since the device is Matter-certified — which avoids TP-Link credentials but requires a Matter server; the vendor integration generally exposes more of the energy data.
Connection: Matter · Wi-Fi · Bluetooth · Hub for full use: No — verified that none is needed · Cloud-dependent: Yes — a vendor shutdown would degrade or brick it
Tapo Smart Wi-Fi Outdoor Plug, Matter (P400M) — the catch, per ecosystem
✓ Amazon Alexa: works — Matter is the documented mechanism, not an inference: the datasheet's setup section says to scan the Matter QR code in 'your preferred smart home app' and names Alexa, and the page carries a 'works with alexa' badge. On/off is this device's entire function, so full. The requirement to budget for: TP-Link states 'A Matter-supported controller and smart home app of the same ecosystem are required' — a Matter-capable Echo, not just the Alexa app on a phone. Each outlet appears separately and can be named.
✓ Google Home: works — Same Matter mechanism, with a 'works with Google Home' badge on TP-Link's own datasheet and Google Assistant named in the voice-control section. Needs a Matter-capable Google hub (Nest Hub / Nest Wifi Pro / Google TV Streamer class device) — the phone app alone will not commission it.
✓ Apple Home: works — Apple Home is reached through Matter, and Siri is named by TP-Link directly ('Use simple voice commands with Alexa, Siri, or Google Assistant'). No native-HomeKit path is documented for this model and none is needed. Platform requirement rather than a device limit: a Matter controller of the same ecosystem is required, which for Apple means a HomePod or Apple TV acting as the home hub.
✓ SmartThings: works — TP-Link's product page names 'Samsung SmartThings' in its compatibility list and the route is the same Matter commissioning flow. Requires a SmartThings hub that can act as a Matter controller; SmartThings' phone app alone is not sufficient.
✓ Home Assistant: works — Worth reading closely, because the obvious route is the wrong one. Home Assistant's official TP-Link integration — which does list the Kasa HS300 and the Tapo P210M by name — does NOT list P400M, so the vendor-specific local integration is not the path here. What is: Home Assistant's own Matter integration, which accepts any Matter-certified device, and TP-Link certifies this one as Matter. That makes the route protocol-level rather than brand-level, and it needs Home Assistant's Matter server; no TP-Link cloud credentials are involved. Recorded full because on/off is the whole function, with the mechanism named so nobody wastes an evening in the wrong integration.
Connection: Matter · Wi-Fi · Bluetooth · Hub for full use: No — verified that none is needed · Cloud-dependent: No — core function survives without the vendor cloud
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The Wemo lesson
Belkin ended Wemo cloud and app support on January 31, 2026, and the record is a real-world lesson in what saves a smart device from its own vendor. The affected line split three ways, based on model, protocol, and whether setup had already happened. Non-HomeKit WiFi models lost all smart function. HomeKit-capable models paired before the cutoff keep working locally through Apple Home. And Belkin lists the Thread-based WSP100 as unaffected, though whether a still-boxed unit can be set up fresh is a question the notice never answers, so we don’t answer it either. For shoppers the sharp edge is this: new setup is no longer possible for the WiFi models, so remaining retail stock cannot be configured at all. We keep the record so nobody buys one, the same lifecycle discipline that flags dead pool monitors and defunct bulb brands.
The alternative design is the Tapo P125M ($11.99): it sets up directly through Matter, needing no TP-Link account and no vendor cloud, per TP-Link’s own setup documentation. That independence is precisely the property that would have saved the stranded Wemo units.
Lock-in as a feature
The Amazon Smart Plug ($24.99) is a rare case of a manufacturer documenting its walls: the spec sheet states it “does not support other voice assistants or smart hubs.” No Matter, no energy data, one ecosystem, by design. In a committed Alexa household it is the lowest-friction plug you can add. In any other household, or any household that might change platforms, the cheaper Tapo covers all five ecosystems.
Two Thread options: budget and privacy-focused
IKEA’s GRILLPLATS ($7.99) comes out of the 2025 Matter wave with energy monitoring and, per IKEA’s own press, no hub lock-in: any Matter controller works, DIRIGERA included but not required. Eve Energy ($43.95) is the no-account, no-cloud option, and it moonlights as a Thread mesh extender. Both share the category’s biggest catch: Matter over Thread means a Thread border router must already be on your network, or the plug does nothing. Check the hub directory for which boxes qualify.
Energy monitoring carries its own asterisk, and Eve documents it: readings appear directly in SmartThings and Home Assistant, reach Apple users through the Eve app, and do not appear in Alexa or Google Home at all. The plug measures the same watts everywhere; whether you get to see them depends on the platform you run.
Where to start
Match the plug to the equipment already in your home. Thread border router already in the house: GRILLPLATS is the budget pick and Eve the privacy-first one, with the energy-data caveat above. No border router and no plans: the Tapo P125M covers all five ecosystems over plain WiFi, though some platforms still expect a controller for full use — its profile lists what each one wants. All-in on Alexa with no second thoughts: the Amazon plug is fine, eyes open. And if a Wemo turns up in a drawer, its record tells you which units still do anything. Run your combination through the checker, or take the starter quiz if you’re still picking an ecosystem.
Frequently asked questions
Do smart plugs need a hub?
The WiFi plugs here (Tapo, Amazon) connect straight to your 2.4 GHz network. The Thread plugs (IKEA GRILLPLATS, Eve Energy) need two things before they respond at all: a Matter controller and a Thread border router. Some hubs do both jobs, but the exact model matters — a HomePod mini or IKEA DIRIGERA qualifies, while only selected Apple TV 4K, Echo, and Nest Hub models do. Our smart hub directory lists which boxes cover both.
Which smart plug tracks energy use?
In our library, the IKEA GRILLPLATS and Eve Energy. The catch is where you can see the data: per Eve's own platform table, energy readings appear directly in SmartThings and Home Assistant, in Apple Home only through the Eve app, and not at all in Alexa or Google Home. The last part is confirmed from the platforms' side too, not just Eve's: neither Amazon's published list of the Matter clusters Alexa supports nor Google's supported-devices matrix gives a smart plug an energy or power measurement cluster. The US-model Tapo P125M and the Amazon Smart Plug have no energy monitoring.
Are Wemo smart plugs still usable?
Mostly no. Belkin shut down the Wemo cloud and app on January 31, 2026. Units already paired to Apple HomeKit before that date keep working locally, and Belkin lists the Thread-based WSP100 as unaffected. Belkin also says new HomeKit setup is no longer possible, so a boxed WiFi Wemo bought today cannot be configured. Whether a still-boxed WSP100 can be set up fresh is a question Belkin's notice does not answer, so we record it as unresolved rather than guess.
What does the question mark in the table mean?
A plain question mark is a cell we have not researched yet — a statement about our coverage, not about the product. A dotted question mark means we checked and official documentation does not settle it, so we record unknown rather than guess. Wemo's Home Assistant cell is the dotted case: the integration is documented as local, but Belkin's shutdown notice never says whether the device-local API survives.
