| Items | Tuya v2 Integration | Localtuya |
|---|---|---|
| Supported category | Built on Tuya’s standard OpenAPI, the new integration supports devices of all types and most of the control commands. - Light: Supports Tuya Wi-Fi light devices. - Switch: Supports Tuya Wi-Fi switch devices, like switch, socket and power strip - Cover: Supports Tuya cover devices like smart curtain motor. - Climate: Supports Tuya climate devices like air conditioner and heater. - Fan: Support Tuya fan devices. - Sensor: Support Tuya sensors, include wsdcg, # Temperature and Humidity Sensor mcs, # Door Window Sensor ywbj, # Somke Detector rqbj, # Gas Detector pir, # PIR Detector sj, # Water Detector pm2.5, # PM2.5 Sensor |
1 and multiple gang switches - Wi-Fi smart plugs (including those with additional USB plugs) - Lights - Covers - Fans - Climates (soon) |
| Driver development | Supports option for testing virtual devices, which improves the efficiency of debugging drivers for different categories. | Supports real device testing only. |
| Verification method | Supports Tuya official secure authorization and verification to protect your account from intrusion. | Not supports official verification. |
| Technical support | Supports Tuya official technical support and integration iteration. If you have any problems, submit a service ticket to request support. | No Tuya official support provided. |
| Operation on Tuya IoT Platform | Create a cloud project of Smart Home PaaS on the Tuya IoT Platform. | Create a cloud project of Smart Home PaaS on the Tuya IoT Platform. Get Local key for each smart device and configure in the integration. |
| Integration initialization | Requires seven items of information: Region, Access ID, Access Secret, Mobile App, Country Code, App Account, and App Account Password. Note: Regarding the Mobile App, you must select the one you used to link devices on the Tuya IoT Platform. |
Requires five items of information: Device ID (acquired from the Tuya IoT Platform), local key (from calling API), Name, Host, Protocal Version - localTuya:The informations need to be uploaded manually every time for every device. |
| App | Supports Tuya Smart and Smart Life currently. To request support for OEM apps, submit a service ticket and let us know. | No need |
| Remote control | support remote control by Tuya Smart and Smart Life currently. |
Not support. |
| Risk of Hardware damage | If your hardware that runs Home Assistant is damaged, the data of connected devices under Tuya v2 can be synced to a new replacement. | The data of connected devices under the local Tuya will be lost. |