Calaos vs Loxone
Calaos
calaos.frLoxone
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| Figure | Calaos | Loxone |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | $5.83/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 0 | 3 |
| Spec score · Home Automation | 8.0 (#16) | 8.4 (#10) |
| Spec score · Home automation platforms | 7.3 (#24) | 8.5 (#9) |
| Automation | Calaos can automate connected items by time, ambience, or mood. | LOXONE describes its software as tools to plan, control, and operate a building in one coordinated system. |
| Energy monitoring | Yes | Yes |
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| 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 system supports interfaces and standards including KNX, DALI, Modbus RTU/TCP, EnOcean, RS485/RS232, and DMX. |
| Local control | Yes | Yes |
| Security | Calaos Remote UI panels communicate with the server using HMAC-SHA256 authentication. | LOXONE says Trust transfers of users, credentials, and access permissions between Miniservers are TLS encrypted. |
| Support | The maker points users to its community wiki, forum, Discord server, and team email for help. | The support center offers technical assistance through support requests, contact points, and live chat, along with documentation and downloads. |
Plans
Loxone
- LOXONE software (Config and App)Free
- Exosphere Pro$70 a year
- Exosphere Enterprise$140 a year
In their own words
Loxone
Loxone connects building systems through the LOXONE Miniserver, which links components such as lighting, heating, multiroom audio, and security. Its software is designed to plan, control, and operate a building in one coordinated system, while the free LOXONE App brings building functions and information together for control from supported devices. Listed interfaces and standards include KNX, DALI, Modbus RTU/TCP, EnOcean, RS485/RS232, and DMX; the software Library has more than 700 templates for third-party systems. Loxone says core building functions can operate without internet access, though email, online weather data, and push notifications are unavailable offline. It says smart-home data is stored and processed on the Miniserver and not collected or repurposed by the company. Config and App software is free to use with no license required. Exosphere Pro starts at $70.00 per Miniserver per year, and Enterprise starts at $140.00 per Miniserver per year. Registering a Miniserver provides a three-month Exosphere trial with Pro or Enterprise features.