Calaos vs eWeLink
Calaos
calaos.freWeLink
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| Figure | Calaos | eWeLink |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | $0.82/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 0 | 4 |
| Spec score · Home Automation | 8.0 (#16) | 9.3 (#1) |
| Spec score · Home automation platforms | 7.3 (#24) | 9.1 (#3) |
| Automation | Calaos can automate connected items by time, ambience, or mood. | Smart scenes can be triggered by time, device state, or NFC tags. |
| Camera integration | Yes | Yes |
| Energy monitoring | Yes | Yes |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Integrations | The current hardware list includes Wago PLC, KNX, MQTT, Zigbee via zigbee2mqtt, DMX via OLA, 1-Wire, Web API devices, receivers, cameras, Squeezebox, GPIO, Enphase, and Philips Hue via MQTT. | The official site lists Amazon Alexa, Google Home, SmartThings, IFTTT, Philips Hue, Home Assistant, Yandex Alice, and Olisto as integrations or supported platforms. |
| Local control | Yes | Yes |
| Support | The maker points users to its community wiki, forum, Discord server, and team email for help. | The official contact page lists [email protected] for support and feedback. |
| Zigbee support | Yes | Yes |
Plans
In their own words
eWeLink
eWeLink is a smart home platform for controlling, automating, and monitoring devices from more than 1,000 brands. It supports Wi-Fi, Zigbee, Bluetooth, and Matter devices, with remote control of functions such as lights, brightness, and temperature. Smart scenes can respond to a schedule, device state, or NFC tag. Voice control works with Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, and Siri Shortcuts; listed integrations also include Google Home, SmartThings, IFTTT, Philips Hue, Home Assistant, Yandex Alice, and Olisto. LAN mode enables local device control without internet access. The free, self-hosted eWeLink CUBE bridges eWeLink Wi-Fi and multi-brand Zigbee devices into Matter, allowing them to appear in platforms such as Apple Home, Google Home, and Home Assistant. CUBE can run on Raspberry Pi, Windows, macOS, Docker, NAS devices, and virtual machines. The app is available on Android, iOS, macOS, web, and Windows, and an API is listed. Advanced costs $9.90 a year; Prime costs $19.90 a year. The Camera Plan costs $19.99 a year for one camera and 30-day cloud video storage, but does not store continuous video.