Zigbee network utilization - options

It depends… What kind of devices are they? Some people run hundreds, but a large number of them will be mains-powered routers. You mention some bulbs, so they’re probably routers. Battery powered sensors are parasites - they consume network resources and contribute nothing.

If you’re using ZHA you can check channel usage by going to the ZHA card in Devices & Services, clicking on the three dots next to Configure and selecting Download diagnostics. Right at the end of the file you get will be something like this:

    "energy_scan": {
      "11": 73.50699819621309,
      "12": 3.2311094587038967,
      "13": 70.89933442360993,
      "14": 91.05606689948522,
      "15": 85.82097888710312,
      "16": 65.26028270288712,
      "17": 7.659755505061292,
      "18": 43.057636198227904,
      "19": 1.1664179210724432,
      "20": 62.257682586134884,
      "21": 2.509919386096536,
      "22": 3.6632469452765037,
      "23": 4.15070068297423,
      "24": 0.9017765778954641,
      "25": 1.5075412082833717,
      "26": 21.09014924761344

The percentages show the amount of noise on each channel, including Zigbee traffic, wi-fi traffic (your neighbour’s as well as yours) and general interference.

Lots of advice in the Community guides: