ZigBee vs. Z-Wave: Choosing Between Two Big Smarthome Standards
ZigBee and Z-Wave are two of the mainwireless protocols used in smarthome products. But they don’t connect together and for all their similarities, they have key differences, advantages, and disadvantages. Knowing what to use when is key to running a smooth smarthome. If you haven’t purchased your first smarthome product yet, you need to make several decisions on which way to go. Which hub should youbuy? What Voice Assistantshould you use? ZigBee or Z-Wave? As with the first two, we can boil down the choice between ZigBee and Z-Wave to a few key differences and specific scenarios. No one answer is right for everyone, because unfortunately, the smarthomeindustry is a mess . Here are some differences and similarities between the two protocols to help decide which to chose. ZigBee Is an Open Standard; Z-Wave Is Not There’s a better than even chance you’ve seen a ZigBee product in action, even if you didn’t realize it. One of ...