Homey Pro Mini Now Available in Europe: A Unified Smart Home Hub
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The smart home has one basic problem: each manufacturer plays on it’s own turf. Bulbs from Philips, sockets from TP-Link, sensors from Aqara – and three different apps.Homey brings it all together thanks to its hardware and above all, its marvelous app. Now the Pro Mini version has also arrived in Europe.
The year of waiting paid off
Dutch company Homey introduced the Mini version of its smart home hub exactly a year ago, but then only for the American market. European buyers had to wait – and they waited just before the end of 2025. The Hub is now available direct from the manufacturer for 249 € (about CZK 6,000),which is €150 less than the full-fledged homey Pro. But by the way, it is available on Alza for a better price, you can buy it for 8,449 CZK.
What do you get for that price? Compact box quad-core ARM processor (1.5 GHz), 1 GB RAM and 8GB of storage. The package also includes a power adapter, a USB-C cable and an Ethernet cable – so you can unpack and go.
Matter, Thread, Zigbee – the foundation is solid
Homey Pro Mini supports three key smart home protocols. Matter in version 1.3, it ensures compatibility with the latest devices from Apple, Google and Samsung. Thread works as a mesh network for low-energy sensors. And Zigbee 3.0 will cover most existing devices from IKEA, Philips Hue or Aqara.
Gigabit speed Ethernet ensures a stable network connection. This is important because Homey Pro Mini runs fully locally. Your automations work even when the internet is down, no data goes to the cloud – unless you want it to.
What the Mini can’t do (without accessories)
Compared to the more expensive homey pro, the Mini has one major disadvantage: it lacks Z-Wave, Bluetooth, an infrared transmitter and 433 mhz. If you have older devices on these frequencies in your home-like wireless switches or garage doors-you’ll need to
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