HA platform versus Hubitat and Smartthings, reliability and usability?

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@Marc_Sway

… do all logic/rules in HA and interface with a ST or Hubitat for the radios

Be advised that the connection between Home Assistant and Hubitat is local whereas the official one for SmartThings (SmartThings integration) is not and works via SmartThing’s cloud API.

There is a way to establish a local SmartThings connection but it is a custom solution called SmartThings MQTT Bridge.

There is no official Hubitat integration but there is a custom solution that uses Hubitat’s Maker API (i.e. local connection).

Custom Component: Hubitat

Hubitat Integration What This integration lets Home Assistant control devices, and use sensors, exposed through Hubitat’s Maker API. Why Over the holidays I got tired of Hubitat’s frequent slow response times (I had quite a few rules and apps running) and decided to move a bunch of functionality over to Home Assistant. However, I didn’t want to move everything – Hubitat is pretty great at managing Zigbee and Z-Wave devices – so I wrote a Home Assistant integration that uses Hubitat’s Maker API.…