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Sensors & Detectors that work with Amazon Alexa: the 15 that do, and what each one can't do

15 of the 17 sensors & detectors in our library work with Amazon Alexa: 10 for everything they list, and 5 with an exception named on each. Every one of them is listed here with the catch that applies on Amazon Alexa specifically — the setup it needs, what stays stuck in the vendor's own app, and where Amazon Alexa's automations can't reach a capability the device has.

Sorted by how much we’ve verified — a statement about our research, not a ranking of the products.✓ works · ◐ works, with an exception ·✗ doesn’t work (verified) · ? not checked yet

Compare recorded support for these 15 products across all five systems. Read each profile for the equipment and feature conditions behind an answer.
ProductApple HomeGoogle HomeAmazon AlexaSmartThingsHome Assistant
IKEA MYGGBETT Door/Window Sensor✓Works with this ecosystem✓Works with this ecosystem✓Works with this ecosystem✓Works with this ecosystem◐Works; contact state unconfirmed — see the catch
IKEA MYGGSPRAY Wireless Motion Sensor✓Works with this ecosystem✓Works with this ecosystem✓Works with this ecosystem✓Works with this ecosystem◐Works; motion detected unconfirmed — see the catch
IKEA TIMMERFLOTTE Temperature/Humidity Sensor✓Works with this ecosystem✓Works with this ecosystem✓Works with this ecosystem✓Works with this ecosystem◐Works; temperature reading unconfirmed — see the catch
Aqara Door and Window Sensor P2✓Works with this ecosystem✓Works with this ecosystem✓Works with this ecosystem✓Works with this ecosystem◐Works; contact state unconfirmed — see the catch
SwitchBot Meter Pro✓Works with this ecosystem✓Works with this ecosystem✓Works with this ecosystem✓Works with this ecosystem✓Works with this ecosystem
SwitchBot Presence Sensor◐Partial support — see the catch◐Partial support — see the catch✓Works with this ecosystem◐Works per the maker; details unconfirmed — see the catch✓Works with this ecosystem
Meross Matter Smart Presence Sensor (MS600)✓Works with this ecosystem✓Works with this ecosystem✓Works with this ecosystem◐Partial support — see the catch◐Works; motion detected and presence detected unconfirmed — see the catch
Eve Door & Window (3rd generation, Matter)✓Works with this ecosystem✓Works with this ecosystem✓Works with this ecosystem✓Works with this ecosystem✓Works with this ecosystem
Philips Hue Motion Sensor (indoor)✓Works with this ecosystem✓Works with this ecosystem✓Works with this ecosystem◐Works per the maker; details unconfirmed — see the catch✓Works with this ecosystem
Eve Motion (3rd generation, Matter)✓Works with this ecosystem✓Works with this ecosystem✓Works with this ecosystem✓Works with this ecosystem✓Works with this ecosystem
SwitchBot Contact Sensor◐Partial support — see the catch◐Partial support — see the catch◐Partial support — see the catch◐Partial support — see the catch✓Works with this ecosystem
SONOFF Zigbee Human Presence Sensor (SNZB-06P)◐Works; presence detected unconfirmed — see the catch◐Works; presence detected unconfirmed — see the catch◐Works; presence detected unconfirmed — see the catch◐Works; presence detected unconfirmed — see the catch◐Works; presence detected unconfirmed — see the catch
Aqara Motion and Light Sensor P2✓Works with this ecosystem✓Works with this ecosystem◐Partial support — see the catch✓Works with this ecosystem✓Works with this ecosystem
Aqara Presence Sensor FP2✓Works with this ecosystem◐Partial support — see the catch◐Partial support — see the catch?We researched this and the evidence doesn't settle it — the catch explains why✓Works with this ecosystem
THIRDREALITY Smart Presence Sensor R2?We researched this and the evidence doesn't settle it — the catch explains why?We researched this and the evidence doesn't settle it — the catch explains why◐Partial support — see the catch✓Works with this ecosystem✓Works with this ecosystem

Work for everything they list

  1. IKEA MYGGBETT Door/Window Sensor

    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.

    Automations Amazon Alexa's Matter page lists this kind of device; its automations can use Contact state.

  2. IKEA MYGGSPRAY Wireless Motion Sensor

    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.

    Automations Amazon Alexa's Matter page lists this kind of device; its automations can use Motion detected.

  3. IKEA TIMMERFLOTTE Temperature/Humidity Sensor

    IKEA names Amazon's smart-home systems in its Matter compatibility statement. For connected readings, you need a Matter controller to add the sensor to your system and a Thread border router to connect it to your home network. This record has no separate Alexa listing for the sensor.

    Automations Amazon Alexa documents controlling this over Matter and never says the value reaches its automations, so we do not claim it does.

  4. Aqara Door and Window Sensor P2

    Via Matter over Thread. Needs an Echo that is both a Matter controller and a Thread border router, such as the 4th-generation Echo.

    Automations Amazon Alexa's Matter page lists this kind of device; its automations can use Contact state.

  5. SwitchBot Meter Pro

    Requires a SwitchBot hub; readings reach Alexa through SwitchBot's cloud, not directly.

  6. SwitchBot Presence Sensor

    Requires a SwitchBot hub (Hub Mini, Hub 2, Hub Mini Matter Enabled or Hub 3); SwitchBot publishes a dedicated setup guide.

  7. Meross Matter Smart Presence Sensor (MS600)

    Named by Meross in its own multi-platform sentence, reached through Matter rather than a Meross skill. The vendor does not state which of the sensor's two detection modes surfaces to Alexa, so treat the exposed entity set as unestablished.

    Automations Amazon Alexa's Matter page lists this kind of device; its automations can use Motion detected and Presence detected.

  8. Eve Door & Window (3rd generation, Matter)

    Officially badged 'Works with Alexa.' Reports open/closed state as a standard Matter contact sensor; Eve-app extras (open/close history, duration insights) are Apple-Home-only per Eve's cross-platform feature note.

    Automations Amazon Alexa's Matter page lists this kind of device; its automations can use Contact state.

  9. Philips Hue Motion Sensor (indoor)

    Through the Hue Bridge; Signify lists Amazon Alexa among the voice assistants for this sensor, with the Bridge stated as required. Signify does not document the mechanism on this page — the earlier note here describing a cloud Hue skill was not supported by any cited source and has been removed rather than re-asserted.

  10. Eve Motion (3rd generation, Matter)

    Officially badged 'Works with Alexa.' Standard Matter motion-sensor function; Eve-app extras (motion history, twilight-threshold tuning) are not available — Eve notes features like historical data 'are currently not supported by all platforms.'

    Automations Amazon Alexa's Matter page lists this kind of device; its automations can use Motion detected.

Work, with an exception

  1. SwitchBot Contact Sensor

    Partial

    Requires a SwitchBot hub. Open/close works; SwitchBot states Alexa does not support this device's light-level or motion features.

  2. SONOFF Zigbee Human Presence Sensor (SNZB-06P)

    Works; presence detected unconfirmed

    SONOFF names Alexa, and lists the Echo Plus 2nd Gen among the Zigbee hubs the sensor works with, but it does not say what Alexa can do with it. SONOFF also says some platforms do not support the Zigbee presence sensor type and may show it as a motion sensor.

  3. Aqara Motion and Light Sensor P2

    Partial

    Via Matter over Thread only — needs an Echo that is both Thread border router and Matter controller. Aqara states Alexa does not support the light-sensor function, so only motion is usable.

  4. Aqara Presence Sensor FP2

    Partial

    Officially supported (cloud-linked via Aqara). Aqara's compatibility matrix shows multi-zone presence but not the light sensor for Alexa.

  5. THIRDREALITY Smart Presence Sensor R2

    Partial

    Reachable only through an Echo that has a Zigbee radio built in — the vendor's compatibility line ends with 'Echo devices with built-in Zigbee hubs', which is a small subset of Echoes. A plain Echo Dot cannot host it. Recorded partial because the route exists but depends entirely on owning the right speaker, and the vendor names no Alexa capability detail beyond hosting.

If your home isn’t only Amazon Alexa

Of the 10 in the first group, these counts show how many also have full recorded support in each other system. The remaining products may have limits, no supported route, or unconfirmed support; these counts do not establish what extra equipment would solve the gap.

  • Apple Home: 9 of 10 · 1 without full recorded support
  • Google Home: 9 of 10 · 1 without full recorded support
  • SmartThings: 7 of 10 · 3 without full recorded support
  • Home Assistant: 5 of 10 · 5 without full recorded support

Next steps

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