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The hub, and at least one sensor. The hub holds everything — the device registry, the floor plan, the measurements — and serves the interface you use.

There is no minimum kit beyond that. Add sensors one at a time, in the order that matters to you.

No. A metered socket goes between the wall and the plug that is already there, and the appliance becomes measurable and switchable. Lamps, kettles and washing machines stay as they are.

The hub runs on your own network and serves its interface from there, so looking at your home does not depend on a connection to us.

What needs the internet is anything that reaches outside the house — and, for now, updates, which are not yet delivered automatically.

Zigbee sensors. We test and recommend specific models, and the configurator prices those, but the protocol is open and other Zigbee devices generally pair.

Bluetooth and local-network devices are not supported yet.

Home Assistant is a large, capable, open platform, and if you enjoy configuring one, you should use it.

dotrama is narrower on purpose. The floor plan is the main screen rather than something you build yourself, Zigbee is inside the hub rather than a dongle you buy separately, and electricity reports come out as a PDF without being assembled. You give up breadth and get something that works out of the box.