Question

So I’ve been a long time homeseer (pro) user but just have been waiting for the right moment to jump ship to Home Assistant particularly with the release of 0. 11 - primarily from a zwave perspective For those who are using the latest version along with zwave - do you have any feedback or issues with the latest build?  
https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/...-110/

Answer 1

I so want to move to this but I refuse to pay a subscription to use Alexa.  

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You can run Alexa from your own AWS account - requires a reasonable amount of knowledge, or use the emulated devices (Hue I think). These should be free in terms of money, they do cost you time though. :-(

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@sprain time I’m happy to spend playing with technology, you have to anyway if you use HA. Yeah I have seen that you can get it running but I believe can still run in to a lot of problems.  

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@sprain if you're worried about terms and conditions and the monitization of your data, you probably should have stopped before you put Alexa on your counter. HA charging a subscription for the integration certainly doesn't change that.  

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@risner oh sure, I was making the point that you get nothing for free. It's either a monetary cost or time cost.  

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I use Alexa with home assistant without paying. I use this:  You can also use googlehome without paying by utilising webhooks.  
https://alexa-node-red.bm.hardill.me.uk/

Answer 2

I love homeseer why make the switch?  

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@singhal homeseer has been great for me over the last 2 years. I’ve even got a HS4 license, however I feel that they will never catch up with open source development. Biggest plus for me with homeseer is their stable (proprietary) implementation of zwave. There’s some other good stuff like their simplified rules engine, HS designer that I can praise, but development of the system is limited to probably 1-2 people, and then it becomes community feedback, plugin developers to drive the scene. Between out of box solutions like Hubitat/Smart Things to fully fledge DIY solutions like HA/openhab etc, there is a key difference in target audience as well (one side more wanting things to ‘just work’ and the other spectrum yearning for complexity and customisation).  

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@drama36 I picked up hs4 as well. I had openhab before this and homeseer has been rock steady for the 3+ years I've had it. Everything on my system is local so I dont want Alexa etc.  

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Homeseer has been pretty much rock stable for me for nearly 10 years. The HS2 to HS3 upgrade was painful because the core code moved to dot net. I like it because it runs locally, requires no ongoing subscriptions, doesn't rely on a cloud service and functions even if the internet is down. Agree that plugins cost can add up, but it just works. Voice announcements through my whole house audio system is great for alerts and reminders.