Except OpenSprinkler, which is the best local, non-cloud, home-assistant supported water sprinkler controller?

Hardware
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I have heard great things about OpenSprinkler which seems exactly what I would want. Unfortunately it does not qualify for my rebate.

I did not hear good things about Rachio.

Options according to https://www.calwater.com/docs/conservation/smart_controller_qpl.pdf are Aeon Matrix, Baseline, Blossom, DIG, Etwater, H2OPro, Hunter, Hydropoint, Hydro-Rain, Netafilm, NETRO, Orbit, Rachio, Rain Bird, RainMachine, Rain Master, Scotts, Smart Rain, Spruce, Toro, Tuco, Weathermatic.

At first glance, none of these support Zigbee which would be the optimal. But OK. Which brand should I trust the most in terms of great HA integration, no cloud and app requirements?

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I can’t speak to any of the others, but I’m using RainMachine successfully. I have cloud disabled and it works fine locally over WiFi. For the most part I let RainMachine control nearly everything itself because it’s good at that and I prefer devices running their own mission so they continue to operate in case Home Assistant or the WiFi goes offline. I have one sprinkler zone that I control from Home Assistant to fill my pool, which works great.

3

Awesome, thanks for your feedback. Which RainMachine do you have? (Surprisingly the website says the product is “end of life”).

Any additional experiences would be very much appreciated too!

4

I have the 16 zone Pro.
Where are you seeing end of life? I didn’t see anything like that on their website.

5

Here: RainMachine Mini 8 - Forecast Smart Wi-Fi Irrigation Controllers
The Pro-16 is still supported though but out of stock forever.

Is there any hope this will become available again?

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I guess they discontinued the mini 8 model.
As for being out of stock on the pro 16, maybe chip shortage related?