Which smart light switch is best for Home Assistant?

Our picks

Best for most Home Assistant homes

Lutron Caseta Smart Dimmer PD-6WCL

Home Assistant lists it as Local Push, and Pico remotes show up as triggers.¹

$64.95 on Amazon

Best with no bridge or stick

Leviton Decora Smart Dimmer D36HD (Matter)

A Matter dimmer rated for 300 W of LED. It needs a neutral wire.⁴

$39.00 on Amazon

Best Matter on/off switch

Leviton Decora Smart Switch D315S (Matter)

Leviton's page names Home Assistant as a supported platform.⁵

$39.00 on Amazon

Plain Wi-Fi switch, local

Kasa Smart Switch HS200

Home Assistant talks to it on your own network, not through Kasa's cloud.⁶

$15.99 on Amazon

Every switch we checked for Home Assistant

We used Home Assistant's own integration pages, not Amazon titles. They say whether a switch works on your network or through the maker's servers.

Every switch we checked for Home Assistant

Product	Home Assistant connection	Integration	Extra hardware	Neutral wire	Price
Lutron Caseta Smart Dimmer PD-6WCL1	Local push	Lutron Caseta	Lutron Smart Hub	Not required	$64.95
Leviton Decora Smart Dimmer D36HD (Matter)4	Local push	Matter	None (Amazon title says Wi-Fi)	Required (Amazon title)	$39.00
Leviton Decora Smart Switch D315S (Matter)5	Local push	Matter	None (Amazon title says Wi-Fi)	Required (Amazon title)	$39.00
Kasa Smart Switch HS2006	Local polling	TP-Link Smart Home	None	Required	$15.99
Kasa Smart Dimmer HS2207	Local polling	TP-Link Smart Home	None	Required	$14.98
GE Cync Smart Switch, no neutral8	Cloud only	Cync	None	Not required	$49.99
Amazon Basics Smart Light Switch9	No route found	Not found	None	Not published	$14.99

Prices on Amazon, November 2, 2026.¹⁰

Two switches to skip for Home Assistant

Is the switch local or cloud in Home Assistant?

Home Assistant labels every integration. Local means the switch talks to Home Assistant inside your home. Cloud means it goes through the maker's servers, so no internet means no control.

Lutron Caseta, Matter, Z-Wave and Hue are Local Push.^{1, 3, 11, 12} The TP-Link integration, which covers Kasa, and Zigbee are Local Polling.^{6, 13} GE Cync is Cloud Push.⁸

Do I need a bridge or a USB stick?

It depends on the brand. Lutron needs its Smart Hub, which Home Assistant's page calls the Caseta Smart Bridge or Smart Bridge PRO.¹ Wi-Fi Matter switches need nothing extra (the Leviton D36HD and D315S titles on Amazon say Wi-Fi), but Thread devices need a Thread border router.³ Kasa switches need nothing extra.⁶

Z-Wave needs a USB adapter on the Home Assistant machine.¹¹ Zigbee needs a USB radio.¹³ Hue needs a Hue Bridge.¹²

Which Home Assistant switch works with no neutral wire?

Lutron says that with no neutral in the switch box, you must use the PD-6WCL or the PD-10NXD.²

Inovelli's Blue Series Zigbee switch also works without a neutral, but Inovelli says a bypass must be installed at the light fixture.¹⁴ GE Cync's row lists no neutral needed, but it is cloud only in Home Assistant.⁸

What about Inovelli switches for Home Assistant?

Inovelli's Red Series Z-Wave switch lists Home Assistant with Z-Wave JS, needs a neutral wire, and needs a Z-Wave hub.¹⁵ The Blue Series uses a Zigbee radio.¹⁴

We left both out of the table because they are not sold on Amazon. Both are local in Home Assistant.

Questions people ask

Does Home Assistant work with Lutron Caseta?

Yes. Home Assistant lists the integration as Local Push, shows dimmers as lights, and shows Pico remotes as device triggers.¹

Do Kasa switches work with Home Assistant?

Yes. The HS200, HS210 and HS220 are on the TP-Link integration list, which is Local Polling.⁶

Do Matter switches work with Home Assistant?

Yes. Home Assistant lists Matter as Local Push. Wi-Fi Matter needs no extra hardware, and Thread devices need a Thread border router.³

Does GE Cync work locally in Home Assistant?

No. Home Assistant lists Cync as Cloud Push, so control goes through Cync's servers.⁸

Sources

1. Home Assistant: Lutron Caseta, read November 1, 2026. Quote: “Its IoT class is Local Push. ... Wall and plug-in dimmers appear as light entities ... Pico remotes ... device triggers”
2. Lutron support: Caseta in-wall dimmers, read November 1, 2026. Quote: “If you do not have a neutral wire in the switch box, you must use either the PD-6WCL or PD-10NXD.”
3. Home Assistant: Matter, read November 1, 2026.
4. Leviton D36HD product page, read November 1, 2026. Quote: “Works with My Leviton, Matter, Amazon Alexa, Hey Google, Apple Home/Siri ... 300W LED/CFL”
5. Leviton D315S product page, read November 1, 2026. Quote: “Works with Matter, ... Home Assistant, Sonos”
6. Home Assistant: TP-Link Smart Home, read November 1, 2026. Quote: “Its IoT class is Local Polling. ... Wall Switches: ES20M, HS200, HS210, HS220, KP405, KS200, KS200M, KS205, KS220 ...”
7. Home Assistant: TP-Link Smart Home, read November 1, 2026. Quote: “HS220 listed under Wall Switches”
8. Home Assistant: Cync, read November 1, 2026. Quote: “Its IoT class is Cloud Push.”
9. Amazon Basics's Amazon listing, read November 1, 2026.
10. Prices and photos: Amazon product data, read November 2, 2026.
11. Home Assistant: Z-Wave, read November 1, 2026.
12. Home Assistant: Philips Hue, read November 1, 2026.
13. Home Assistant: Zigbee Home Automation, read November 1, 2026.
14. Inovelli Blue Series 2-1 product page, read November 1, 2026. Quote: “Yes, this switch will work without a neutral wire, but a bypass is required to be installed at the light fixture.”
15. Inovelli Red Series on/off switch product page, read November 1, 2026. Quote: “Requires a Neutral Wire. ... requires a hub that supports Z-Wave. ... Home Assistant - Z-Wave JS.”