+5 votes
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I have SmartThings but thinking of switching to hubitat. Smart move or bad move? I’m only thinking about it because of loosing internet for 10 hours a couple weeks ago. And having to deal with home automation that didn’t work. But then I’m also thinking about taking my mobile hotspot that I’m no longer using along with a raspberry pi and having a cellular failover to control my home automation and view cameras when I’m away.  
I have SmartThings but thinking of switching to hubitat.

4 Answers

+2 votes
by (6.6k points)
Most of my ST automatons are local. If you use the stock device handler and Smart Lighting for the automation it will run local. I have habitat I just haven't made a move yet. I have 2 ST hubs and somewhere around 330 devices (lots of virtual devices though).  
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@imperturbation91375 hmmm ok.  
by (5.2k points)
@imperturbation91375 what are some examples of your virtual devices?  
by (6.6k points)
6 harmony hubs, something like 50 activities each of which are virtual devices in smartthings. Lots of virtual switches that I used as restrictions for automations (like my lights come on based on motion in the kitchen unless Time to eat is on, then the lights just stay on), I have momentary button tiles i use to run routines, I use the smart app called Trendsetter that groups multiple devices together and makes just one device, virtual switches or buttons that I use to tie things into habitat, virtual switches that turn on based on my teams playing that turn LED strips certain colors. There's probably more, but those are what I've got off the top of my head
+4 votes
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I think @imperturbation91375 is on the right track. The advantage that Hubitat has had traditionally is local execution. That advantage is diminishing quickly as more and more SmartThings is integrating local control as well. The problem here is that with SmartThings, you really have to do your homework to select things that run locally. Whereas you pretty much have to do the opposite with Hubitat. Really, my ONLY issue with Hubitat is how it handles fans. It's a mess. My ONLY issue with SmartThings is the amount of work it takes to LEARN what runs locally and what does not. You can make both hubs work the same, it just takes a lot of research.  
+1 vote
by (17.1k points)
I have failover internet. Ubiquiti router (that supports it) and Netgear LTE modem with a sim from keepgo. com in it.  
+5 votes
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Does your internet go down that often? I can name the times in the last 5 years that internet was down and the power was on.  
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