You should definitely be able to differentiate and trigger different automations with those two different values being reported.
You might find it easier to use Node Red to do automations- that’s what I use, and use it for most of my automations instead of automations through home assistant. It is more visual - I used to use webcore myself, and when I saw that webcore’s days were numbered, I started using Node Red. I created different flows that matched what happened in webcore pistons through Node Red while I ran the dual Smartthings setup, and still primarily use Node Red to this day for automations.
Here’s some node red nodes that can trigger automations from switch up and down taps
![zwave](https://community-assets.home-assistant.io/original/4X/b/3/f/b3fcc7283a6af0f7a6436375c294114a18fdcb3a.png)
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I also would not compare Sharptools to Webcore - the fact they have kept up with all the many changes at Smarrthings and it still works shows that Sharptools is a well supported product.