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Research profile · last verified 2026-08-08

Hubitat Elevation C-8 Pro

Compiled by SmartHomeWorkflow Research · Hubitat · Hubs & Controllers · ~$194.95 (US (48 states) version at time of research — regional versions are separate SKUs)

Exactly which product this is[2]

Model number
C-8 Pro
Generation
Not established
Region this page covers
Not established
Also sold or listed as
Not established

“Not established” means we have not sourced that detail yet — not that the product has no model number, generation or regional variant. We publish the gap rather than filling it.

Compatibility

EcosystemSupportThe catch
Amazon AlexaWorksWorks with this ecosystem[5]Official Amazon Echo Skill, one-way (Hubitat devices out to Alexa only) and cloud-linked through your Hubitat account. Covers switches, dimmers, locks, fan/garage-door/shade controllers, thermostats, and contact/motion sensors; plain button devices are not supported.
Google HomeWorksWorks with this ecosystem[6]Official built-in Google Home app, one-way (Hubitat devices out to Google only) via Works-with-Google cloud account linking. The supported device list is narrower than Alexa's: switches, dimmers, thermostats, and RGB/RGBW/color-temperature bulbs — locks and sensors are not in Hubitat's supported list.
Apple HomePartialPartial support — see the catch[7]Via the free built-in HomeKit Bridge app, which is NOT certified (Apple Home shows a 'not a certified accessory' warning) and one-way (Hubitat devices out to Apple Home). Devices joined to Hubitat via Matter or Hub Mesh cannot be shared. The C-8 Pro's Matter support is controller-only — Hubitat states it is not a Matter bridge, so Matter is not the path into Apple Home.
SmartThingsDoesn't workVerified: does not work with this ecosystem[8]No official Hubitat↔SmartThings integration exists — SmartThings appears nowhere in Hubitat's complete built-in apps and integrations list. Community bridges (e.g., HubiThings Replica, on the SmartThings API) exist but are user-maintained, supported by neither Hubitat nor Samsung. The only official overlap is Matter multi-admin: a Matter device can be paired to both hubs independently, which shares nothing between them.
Home AssistantPartialPartial support — see the catch[9]No official integration on either side — home-assistant.io has no Hubitat integration (the URL 404s) and Hubitat ships none. The working path is the community HACS Hubitat integration, which has HA consume Hubitat devices over the hub's official local Maker API (HTTP); community-maintained, so it can lag platform updates.

Protocols: ZWAVE · ZIGBEE · WIFI · MATTER · BLUETOOTH[1][4][12]

Needs before it works: No — this device is the hub. Hubitat's own product page describes it as a Matter 1.5 controller with Zigbee 3.0 and Z-Wave 800 Long Range radios, which is what this record's provider block records.[10]

What it can do[11]

You can tell it to

None documented by the vendor

It reports

None documented by the vendor

Listed capabilities are what we could establish from vendor documentation. An ability missing here is unestablished — not necessarily absent.

Subscription reality[3]

✓ Works without a subscription: Yes.

Vendor account required: Not established — we have not sourced this yet.

None required, and Hubitat says so in its own words: 'Hubitat does not require subscriptions for ongoing use.' Local control, automations and the dashboards all run on the hub itself. What money buys is optional and peripheral — extended warranty, secure cloud backup, and remote admin access. ⚠ Recorded as a limit: Hubitat's product page names these tiers without publishing their prices, so no figure is carried here rather than one being taken from a third party.

Maintenance reality[3]

The catch

Power without polish — the UI assumes you like reading documentation.

Who it's for

Z-Wave households wanting fast, local automations without full Home Assistant DIY.

Sources & method

Numbered sources below back the facts marked with the matching number above. This is a research profile: compiled from manufacturer documentation, certification registries, and published testing — we state facts, not verdicts, and we have not physically tested this unit. How we work →

  1. [1] docs2.hubitat.com/en/apps/bluetooth-integration (read 2026-08-09): the built-in Bluetooth Integration app 'allows you to add compatible BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) devices to your hub'; 'This integration requires hub model C-8 Pro'; supports 'BTHome V2 format devices, with popular off-the-shelf products including most Shelly Bluetooth devices but also many DIY devices (although a compatible driver is required)'; the integration 'is currently in beta'. Hubitat release notes: BTHome V2 device support added for C-8 Pro hubs only in release 2.4.4.129 (February 2026). ⚠ Contrast recorded: hubitat.com's own C-8 Pro product page lists Bluetooth among the radios ('Matter 1.5, Z-Wave 800 Long Range, Zigbee 3.0, Bluetooth, Ring device integration, and LAN connections') without stating its purpose anywhere. — vendor-documentation research, verified 2026-08-09
    Backs: Protocols
  2. [2] hubitat.com/products/7194320273451 (read 2026-08-08): 'Hubitat Elevation® Model C-8 Pro US Version (48 States)', $194.95 USD; model C-8 Pro; radios listed as Zigbee 3.0, Z-Wave 800-series, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, with Matter controller capability. Sibling regional SKUs at /products/7194323058731 (North America), /7194322960427 (UK/IRL), /7194323255339 (Europe), /7194323714091 (AUS/NZ) — vendor-page research, verified 2026-08-08
    Backs: Price, Product identity, Market availability
  3. [3] hubitat.com/products/7194320273451 (read 2026-08-08): 'Hubitat does not require subscriptions for ongoing use', with optional subscriptions named for extended warranties, secure cloud backups and remote admin access; no prices published for any of them on this page — vendor-page research, verified 2026-08-08
    Backs: Subscription, Maintenance, Power source, Installation, Service status, Research status, Works without the internet
  4. [4] hubitat.com/products/7194320273451 — Matter 1.5 controller, Z-Wave 800 Long Range + Zigbee 3.0 + WiFi/Ethernet/Bluetooth; ~$160 — vendor-page research, verified 2026-07-15
    Backs: Research status, Protocols
  5. [5] Hubitat official docs (docs2.hubitat.com/en/apps/amazon-echo-skill): 'Using the Hubitat Amazon Echo Skill app allows you to control switches, dimmers, door locks, fan controllers, garage door controllers, shade controllers, and thermostat devices. Supported sensors include contact and motion sensors.' One-way and cloud-account-linked per the same doc — vendor-and-ecosystem-page research, verified 2026-07-21
    Backs: Amazon Alexa compatibility
  6. [6] Hubitat official docs (docs2.hubitat.com/en/apps/google-home): 'Google Home supports switches, dimmers, thermostats, RGB, RGBW and ColorTemperature bulbs'; 'the reverse is not possible' — vendor-and-ecosystem-page research, verified 2026-07-21
    Backs: Google Home compatibility
  7. [7] Hubitat official docs (docs2.hubitat.com/en/apps/homekit-integration): 'As this integration is currently not certified, you will receive a warning that Hubitat is not a certified accessory when adding it to HomeKit'; one-way, Matter/Hub Mesh devices excluded. Matter how-to (docs2.hubitat.com/en/how-to/use-matter): 'Hubitat is not a Matter bridge — it will not create Matter-compatible devices out of non-Matter devices you have added to your hub' — vendor-and-ecosystem-page research, verified 2026-07-21
    Backs: Apple Home compatibility
  8. [8] Hubitat official built-in apps index (docs2.hubitat.com/en/apps — no SmartThings entry among ~50 built-in apps; negative evidence from the exhaustive official list, checked 2026-07-21). Hubitat's Matter how-to names SmartThings only as another Matter controller for multi-admin pairing — vendor-and-ecosystem-page research, verified 2026-07-21
    Backs: SmartThings compatibility
  9. [9] Hubitat official docs (docs2.hubitat.com/en/apps/maker-api: 'Maker API is a simple HTTP API that allows you to retrieve the status of your authorized devices and send commands to them… useful for integrating Hubitat into other systems or applications that do not offer direct integration'); home-assistant.io/integrations/hubitat returns HTTP 404 (checked 2026-07-21) — no core HA integration exists — vendor-and-ecosystem-page research, verified 2026-07-21
    Backs: Home Assistant compatibility
  10. [10] This record's own sourced `provides` block: matter-controller ("Matter 1.5 controller, per Hubitat's own product page"), zigbee-hub ("Zigbee 3.0") and zwave-hub ("Z-Wave 800 Long Range"), established 2026-07-15 from hubitat.com/products/7194320273451. — documented-provider-role inference (BQ-191 provider backfill, population (b); R-3 of the 2026-08-19 evening rulings), verified 2026-08-19
    Backs: Required hub or bridge
  11. [11] hubitat.com's Elevation C-8 Pro product page, read 2026-08-20. Its stated function is local processing — "Automations run locally inside your home — not in the cloud" — across "1,000+ devices across 100+ brands without vendor lock-in", with a "Matter controller is available". Its hardware is enumerated: "Built-in Zigbee (Zigbee 3.0)" and "Built-in Z-Wave (800-series)" with external antennas and Z-Wave Long Range, Wi-Fi and Ethernet built in, Bluetooth, a 2.0 GHz processor and 2GB RAM. No sensor, speaker or independently controllable function of the hub appears in the enumeration. — vendor + ecosystem-documentation research (BQ-187 capabilities population, the `hubs` shelf), verified 2026-08-20
    Backs: Capabilities
  12. [12] This record's own sourced `provides` block, establishing the device as a Matter controller. Re-read 2026-08-20 against the ruled definition of `protocols`; no new external source was fetched. — protocols-definition sweep (BQ-222 batch 2; ruling §1 of docs/decisions/2026-08-20-RULINGS-SITTING.md), verified 2026-08-20
    Backs: Protocols
  13. [13] Hubitat, Elevation Model C-8 Pro product page — verbatim: "The Hubitat Elevation Model C-8 Pro features: Built-in Zigbee (Zigbee 3.0) External antennas · Built-in Z-Wave (800-series) Z-Wave LR External antennas · Matter controller is available · Wi-Fi connectivity built-in · Ethernet connectivity built-in". — vendor-page research (BQ-319 provides sweep — first-party re-read through tools/lib/gated-fetch.mjs), verified 2026-09-02
    Backs: What it provides to your home

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