Switchbot vs Sunsa blind wands

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Hi all

Looking at making my blinds smart and I see a lot of videos about both switchbot and Sunsa but I’m lost at which one works best for home assistant and was hoping someone in here could help me make my decision.

Thanks

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Switchbot has a official bluetooth integration that works locally which their blinds support. You need to have a BT dongle or proxies though.

I don’t have any Sunsa wands but I know there is a HACS integration for them which uses the cloud.

So unless something has changed with Sunsa, both work in HA. So it’s up to you decide between cloud vs local and other things like aesthetics and price because they vastly differ when it comes to those 2.

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I have 2 sunsa and 1 switchbot. One other thing to consider is do you EVER need to manually open the blinds? Switchbot is easy just turn the wand. Sunsa not as easy. Sunsa are a sleeker option but honestly the cloud HACS integration is one reason I wouldn’t get anymore. Also the included solar panel for switchbot and a much cheaper price is great also.

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The only reason I didn’t get Switchbots is because all my blinds are vertical, which they don’t support.

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Thank @Rice_Eater , i think the mini PC i run HA on has BT already, I think i will use switchbot in the bedrooms and office but i think i will probably have to use the Sunsa in the lounge as its for 3 blinds in a Bay window and the switchbots would not look so good aesthetically.

Thanks