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NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor vs SONOFF POWCT

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Key differences between NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor and SONOFF POWCT

A summary of selected recorded differences between these energy monitors. Check the full specification table below for details and conditions.

Feature differences among your selected devices
  • 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi (connectivity): NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor — No (The 2.4 GHz radio is Zigbee (IEEE 802.15.4), not Wi-Fi); SONOFF POWCT — Yes (External antenna on a lead so it can sit outside the panel).
  • Data Export (data monitoring): NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor — No (Not a native NodOn feature. Exporting the readings is a function of the home automation platform.); SONOFF POWCT — Yes (History can be exported to a file from the eWeLink app).
  • Usage Alerts (data monitoring): NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor — No (Not a native NodOn feature. Usage alerts are built in the home automation platform from the readings.); SONOFF POWCT — Yes (Overload alerts and protection thresholds).
  • Relay Output (features): NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor — No (No switching output: the meter measures only and has no relay to cut a load); SONOFF POWCT — Yes (Dry contact rated 2 A for contactor control).
Specifications to check side by side
  • Zigbee (connectivity): NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor — Zigbee Hub required (Zigbee 3.0 certified, 2.4 GHz, maximum radio power +10 dBm, so it joins an existing Zigbee network and needs a compatible coordinator or gateway | NodOn lists Home Assistant, SmartThings, Jeedom and Zigbee2MQTT as compatible gateways for this model); SONOFF POWCT — No.
  • Power Supply (installation): NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor — Mains (110-240 V); SONOFF POWCT — Mains (100-240 V).
  • Apple Home (integrations): NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor — No (Not compatible with Apple Home.); SONOFF POWCT — SONOFF Hub required (SONOFF lists this model among the eWeLink Wi-Fi devices its Matter bridges (Zigbee Bridge Ultra, iHost, NSPanel Pro) publish to Matter, which is how it reaches the Apple Home app.).
  • Matter (integrations): NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor — No (The radio is Zigbee 3.0 only, with no Matter certification or Matter path documented for this model); SONOFF POWCT — SONOFF Hub required (The device is not Matter itself: SONOFF lists it among the eWeLink Wi-Fi models its Matter bridges (Zigbee Bridge Ultra, iHost, NSPanel Pro) republish into Matter.).
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Apple Home

  • NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy MonitorNo
  • SONOFF POWCTSONOFF Hub required

Confirm which features appear in Apple Home and whether extra hardware or a subscription is needed for your intended use.

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Matter

  • NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy MonitorNo
  • SONOFF POWCTSONOFF Hub required

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Connectivity

NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor
No
Catalog note

The 2.4 GHz radio is Zigbee (IEEE 802.15.4), not Wi-Fi

SONOFF POWCT
Yes
Catalog note

External antenna on a lead so it can sit outside the panel

NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor
No
SONOFF POWCT
No
NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor
No
SONOFF POWCT
No
NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor
No
SONOFF POWCT
No
NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor
No
SONOFF POWCT
No
NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor
No
SONOFF POWCT
No
NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor
No
SONOFF POWCT
No
NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor
Zigbee Hub required
Catalog note

Zigbee 3.0 certified, 2.4 GHz, maximum radio power +10 dBm, so it joins an existing Zigbee network and needs a compatible coordinator or gateway | NodOn lists Home Assistant, SmartThings, Jeedom and Zigbee2MQTT as compatible gateways for this model

SONOFF POWCT
No

Data Monitoring

NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor
No
Catalog note

Not a native NodOn feature. Exporting the readings is a function of the home automation platform.

SONOFF POWCT
Yes
Manufacturer source

Historical data can be exported.

SONOFF POWCT manufacturer product page →
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Product description
Model
SONOFF POWCT
Region
Manufacturer product page; no universal regional compatibility implied
Firmware
Not specified by this source
Checked

The dry contact is not a 100 A load-switching output. Follow the electrical installation instructions.

Document check only; not a hands-on test or verification of every regional or firmware variant.

Catalog note

History can be exported to a file from the eWeLink app

NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor
Not applicable / unspecified
Catalog note

The meter keeps no history of its own beyond its cumulative energy registers, and NodOn ships no app: retention is whatever the host gateway or Home Assistant keeps

SONOFF POWCT
6 months
Manufacturer source

Hourly history is available for up to six months.

SONOFF POWCT manufacturer product page →
Source section
Product description
Model
SONOFF POWCT
Region
Manufacturer product page; no universal regional compatibility implied
Firmware
Not specified by this source
Checked

The dry contact is not a 100 A load-switching output. Follow the electrical installation instructions.

Document check only; not a hands-on test or verification of every regional or firmware variant.

Catalog note

Hour-by-hour records kept on the device, survives power cuts

NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor
No
Catalog note

Not a native NodOn feature. Any cost figure is calculated by the home automation platform from the readings.

SONOFF POWCT
Not recorded
NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor
Yes
Catalog note

NodOn advertises real-time monitoring of voltage, current, power and energy but publishes no reporting interval for this model

SONOFF POWCT
Not recorded
NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor
No
Catalog note

Not a native NodOn feature. Time-of-use pricing is a function of the home automation platform.

SONOFF POWCT
Not recorded
NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor
No
Catalog note

Not a native NodOn feature. Usage alerts are built in the home automation platform from the readings.

SONOFF POWCT
Yes
Catalog note

Overload alerts and protection thresholds

Features

NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor
Yes
Catalog note

Through the compatible Zigbee gateway or Home Assistant, not on the device itself

SONOFF POWCT
Yes
NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor
Yes
Catalog note

NodOn lists load shedding on overconsumption among the meter's uses, driven by its readings | The switching itself is done by the compatible gateway or home automation system, not by the meter, which has no relay

SONOFF POWCT
Yes
Catalog note

Overload protection switches the contactor off above the configured threshold

NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor
No
Catalog note

No switching output: the meter measures only and has no relay to cut a load

SONOFF POWCT
Yes
Manufacturer source

A 2 A dry-contact output can control an external contactor.

SONOFF POWCT manufacturer product page →
Source section
Product description
Model
SONOFF POWCT
Region
Manufacturer product page; no universal regional compatibility implied
Firmware
Not specified by this source
Checked

The dry contact is not a 100 A load-switching output. Follow the electrical installation instructions.

Document check only; not a hands-on test or verification of every regional or firmware variant.

Catalog note

Dry contact rated 2 A for contactor control

Installation

NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor
Yes
Catalog note

Installed in-line inside the electrical panel on an existing circuit, next to the upstream protection device

SONOFF POWCT
Yes
NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor
Yes
Catalog note

One 17.8 mm wide DIN module that clips onto the standard 35 mm rail inside the switchboard

SONOFF POWCT
Yes
NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor
Mains (110-240 V)
SONOFF POWCT
Mains (100-240 V)
NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor
No
SONOFF POWCT
No

Integrations

NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor
No
Catalog note

Not compatible with Amazon Alexa.

SONOFF POWCT
Yes
NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor
No
Catalog note

Not compatible with Apple Home.

SONOFF POWCT
SONOFF Hub required
Catalog note

SONOFF lists this model among the eWeLink Wi-Fi devices its Matter bridges (Zigbee Bridge Ultra, iHost, NSPanel Pro) publish to Matter, which is how it reaches the Apple Home app.

NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor
No
Catalog note

Not compatible with Google Home.

SONOFF POWCT
Yes
NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor
Yes
Catalog note

Zigbee2MQTT supports this exact model, the SEM-4-1-00, and exposes power, voltage, current, AC frequency, power factor, apparent power and both consumed and produced energy | NodOn also lists Home Assistant among the compatible gateways for this model | Works with Home Assistant through ZHA and through Zigbee2MQTT.

SONOFF POWCT
Yes
NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor
No
Catalog note

The radio is Zigbee 3.0 only, with no Matter certification or Matter path documented for this model

SONOFF POWCT
SONOFF Hub required
Catalog note

The device is not Matter itself: SONOFF lists it among the eWeLink Wi-Fi models its Matter bridges (Zigbee Bridge Ultra, iHost, NSPanel Pro) republish into Matter.

NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor
Yes
Catalog note

NodOn lists SmartThings among the compatible gateways for this model, so it pairs with a SmartThings hub as a standard Zigbee 3.0 device

SONOFF POWCT
Yes

Local Control

NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor
No
Catalog note

A Zigbee end device with no IP stack and no documented serial interface, so there is nothing on the module itself to call directly; the data path belongs to whichever gateway hosts it

SONOFF POWCT
No
Catalog note

eWeLink LAN mode keeps control working without internet, but there is no documented device API

NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor
No
Catalog note

Nothing runs on the module itself: it is paired and configured from the Zigbee gateway, and it has only a status LED and a reset/pairing button

SONOFF POWCT
No
NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor
No
Catalog note

No native MQTT, though Zigbee2MQTT republishes the readings

SONOFF POWCT
No

Metering

NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor
±1%
Manufacturer source

The stated energy-measurement tolerance is one percent.

NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor manufacturer product page →
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SEM-4-1-00 features and technical data
Model
NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor
Region
Manufacturer product page; no universal regional compatibility implied
Firmware
Not specified by this source
Checked

Document check only; not a hands-on test or verification of every regional or firmware variant.

Catalog note

Class 1.0 to IEC 61557-12, stated as a 1% tolerance, over a measurement range of 50 mA to 63 A and a base current of 10 A

SONOFF POWCT
Not recorded
NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor
Yes
Manufacturer source

Bidirectional measurement is specified.

NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor manufacturer product page →
Source section
SEM-4-1-00 features and technical data
Model
NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor
Region
Manufacturer product page; no universal regional compatibility implied
Firmware
Not specified by this source
Checked

Document check only; not a hands-on test or verification of every regional or firmware variant.

Catalog note

Bidirectional measurement reports consumption and production separately, which is what makes solar self-consumption and export readable | Zigbee2MQTT exposes the consumed total as energy and the production side as produced_energy for this exact model

SONOFF POWCT
Yes
Manufacturer source

The meter measures imported and exported energy.

SONOFF POWCT manufacturer product page →
Source section
Product description
Model
SONOFF POWCT
Region
Manufacturer product page; no universal regional compatibility implied
Firmware
Not specified by this source
Checked

The dry contact is not a 100 A load-switching output. Follow the electrical installation instructions.

Document check only; not a hands-on test or verification of every regional or firmware variant.

Catalog note

Separate counter for exported energy

NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor
Not applicable / unspecified
SONOFF POWCT
Not applicable / unspecified
NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor
Not applicable / unspecified
Catalog note

Inline measurement through the module's own terminals, with no current transformer involved

SONOFF POWCT
1
Catalog note

One split-core 100 A clamp

NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor
Not applicable / unspecified
Catalog note

Rated up to 63 A directly on the circuit, without a current transformer

SONOFF POWCT
100 A
Manufacturer source

The split-core current transformer measures up to 100 A.

SONOFF POWCT manufacturer product page →
Source section
Product description
Model
SONOFF POWCT
Region
Manufacturer product page; no universal regional compatibility implied
Firmware
Not specified by this source
Checked

The dry contact is not a 100 A load-switching output. Follow the electrical installation instructions.

Document check only; not a hands-on test or verification of every regional or firmware variant.

NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor
1
Manufacturer source

The meter monitors one circuit.

NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor manufacturer product page →
Source section
SEM-4-1-00 features and technical data
Model
NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor
Region
Manufacturer product page; no universal regional compatibility implied
Firmware
Not specified by this source
Checked

Document check only; not a hands-on test or verification of every regional or firmware variant.

Catalog note

One 1P+N circuit: the line is wired through the meter's own terminals and the neutral passes alongside, so it meters a single circuit up to 63 A

SONOFF POWCT
1
NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor
Yes
Catalog note

Reports voltage, current, active power, apparent power, power factor and AC frequency alongside the energy totals | Zigbee2MQTT exposes power_factor, power_apparent and ac_frequency for this exact model

SONOFF POWCT
No
Catalog note

Reports voltage, current, power and energy, but no power factor

NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor
No
Catalog note

Rated 110-240 V AC 50/60 Hz as a 1P+N single-phase meter, so a 120/240 V North American split-phase service with two hot legs is out of scope

SONOFF POWCT
No
Catalog note

Single clamp and one voltage input, so a 120/240 V split-phase service is out of scope

NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor
No
SONOFF POWCT
No
Specifications for NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor versus SONOFF POWCT
SpecificationNodOn Zigbee Smart Energy MonitorSONOFF POWCT
Connectivity
No
Catalog note

The 2.4 GHz radio is Zigbee (IEEE 802.15.4), not Wi-Fi

Yes
Catalog note

External antenna on a lead so it can sit outside the panel

NoNo
NoNo
NoNo
NoNo
NoNo
NoNo
Zigbee Hub required
Catalog note

Zigbee 3.0 certified, 2.4 GHz, maximum radio power +10 dBm, so it joins an existing Zigbee network and needs a compatible coordinator or gateway | NodOn lists Home Assistant, SmartThings, Jeedom and Zigbee2MQTT as compatible gateways for this model

No
Data Monitoring
No
Catalog note

Not a native NodOn feature. Exporting the readings is a function of the home automation platform.

Yes
Manufacturer source

Historical data can be exported.

SONOFF POWCT manufacturer product page →
Source section
Product description
Model
SONOFF POWCT
Region
Manufacturer product page; no universal regional compatibility implied
Firmware
Not specified by this source
Checked

The dry contact is not a 100 A load-switching output. Follow the electrical installation instructions.

Document check only; not a hands-on test or verification of every regional or firmware variant.

Catalog note

History can be exported to a file from the eWeLink app

Not applicable / unspecified
Catalog note

The meter keeps no history of its own beyond its cumulative energy registers, and NodOn ships no app: retention is whatever the host gateway or Home Assistant keeps

6 months
Manufacturer source

Hourly history is available for up to six months.

SONOFF POWCT manufacturer product page →
Source section
Product description
Model
SONOFF POWCT
Region
Manufacturer product page; no universal regional compatibility implied
Firmware
Not specified by this source
Checked

The dry contact is not a 100 A load-switching output. Follow the electrical installation instructions.

Document check only; not a hands-on test or verification of every regional or firmware variant.

Catalog note

Hour-by-hour records kept on the device, survives power cuts

No
Catalog note

Not a native NodOn feature. Any cost figure is calculated by the home automation platform from the readings.

Not recorded
Yes
Catalog note

NodOn advertises real-time monitoring of voltage, current, power and energy but publishes no reporting interval for this model

Not recorded
No
Catalog note

Not a native NodOn feature. Time-of-use pricing is a function of the home automation platform.

Not recorded
No
Catalog note

Not a native NodOn feature. Usage alerts are built in the home automation platform from the readings.

Yes
Catalog note

Overload alerts and protection thresholds

Features
Yes
Catalog note

Through the compatible Zigbee gateway or Home Assistant, not on the device itself

Yes
Yes
Catalog note

NodOn lists load shedding on overconsumption among the meter's uses, driven by its readings | The switching itself is done by the compatible gateway or home automation system, not by the meter, which has no relay

Yes
Catalog note

Overload protection switches the contactor off above the configured threshold

No
Catalog note

No switching output: the meter measures only and has no relay to cut a load

Yes
Manufacturer source

A 2 A dry-contact output can control an external contactor.

SONOFF POWCT manufacturer product page →
Source section
Product description
Model
SONOFF POWCT
Region
Manufacturer product page; no universal regional compatibility implied
Firmware
Not specified by this source
Checked

The dry contact is not a 100 A load-switching output. Follow the electrical installation instructions.

Document check only; not a hands-on test or verification of every regional or firmware variant.

Catalog note

Dry contact rated 2 A for contactor control

Installation
Yes
Catalog note

Installed in-line inside the electrical panel on an existing circuit, next to the upstream protection device

Yes
Yes
Catalog note

One 17.8 mm wide DIN module that clips onto the standard 35 mm rail inside the switchboard

Yes
Mains (110-240 V)Mains (100-240 V)
NoNo
Integrations
No
Catalog note

Not compatible with Amazon Alexa.

Yes
No
Catalog note

Not compatible with Apple Home.

SONOFF Hub required
Catalog note

SONOFF lists this model among the eWeLink Wi-Fi devices its Matter bridges (Zigbee Bridge Ultra, iHost, NSPanel Pro) publish to Matter, which is how it reaches the Apple Home app.

No
Catalog note

Not compatible with Google Home.

Yes
Yes
Catalog note

Zigbee2MQTT supports this exact model, the SEM-4-1-00, and exposes power, voltage, current, AC frequency, power factor, apparent power and both consumed and produced energy | NodOn also lists Home Assistant among the compatible gateways for this model | Works with Home Assistant through ZHA and through Zigbee2MQTT.

Yes
No
Catalog note

The radio is Zigbee 3.0 only, with no Matter certification or Matter path documented for this model

SONOFF Hub required
Catalog note

The device is not Matter itself: SONOFF lists it among the eWeLink Wi-Fi models its Matter bridges (Zigbee Bridge Ultra, iHost, NSPanel Pro) republish into Matter.

Yes
Catalog note

NodOn lists SmartThings among the compatible gateways for this model, so it pairs with a SmartThings hub as a standard Zigbee 3.0 device

Yes
Local Control
No
Catalog note

A Zigbee end device with no IP stack and no documented serial interface, so there is nothing on the module itself to call directly; the data path belongs to whichever gateway hosts it

No
Catalog note

eWeLink LAN mode keeps control working without internet, but there is no documented device API

No
Catalog note

Nothing runs on the module itself: it is paired and configured from the Zigbee gateway, and it has only a status LED and a reset/pairing button

No
No
Catalog note

No native MQTT, though Zigbee2MQTT republishes the readings

No
Metering
±1%
Manufacturer source

The stated energy-measurement tolerance is one percent.

NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor manufacturer product page →
Source section
SEM-4-1-00 features and technical data
Model
NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor
Region
Manufacturer product page; no universal regional compatibility implied
Firmware
Not specified by this source
Checked

Document check only; not a hands-on test or verification of every regional or firmware variant.

Catalog note

Class 1.0 to IEC 61557-12, stated as a 1% tolerance, over a measurement range of 50 mA to 63 A and a base current of 10 A

Not recorded
Yes
Manufacturer source

Bidirectional measurement is specified.

NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor manufacturer product page →
Source section
SEM-4-1-00 features and technical data
Model
NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor
Region
Manufacturer product page; no universal regional compatibility implied
Firmware
Not specified by this source
Checked

Document check only; not a hands-on test or verification of every regional or firmware variant.

Catalog note

Bidirectional measurement reports consumption and production separately, which is what makes solar self-consumption and export readable | Zigbee2MQTT exposes the consumed total as energy and the production side as produced_energy for this exact model

Yes
Manufacturer source

The meter measures imported and exported energy.

SONOFF POWCT manufacturer product page →
Source section
Product description
Model
SONOFF POWCT
Region
Manufacturer product page; no universal regional compatibility implied
Firmware
Not specified by this source
Checked

The dry contact is not a 100 A load-switching output. Follow the electrical installation instructions.

Document check only; not a hands-on test or verification of every regional or firmware variant.

Catalog note

Separate counter for exported energy

Not applicable / unspecifiedNot applicable / unspecified
Not applicable / unspecified
Catalog note

Inline measurement through the module's own terminals, with no current transformer involved

1
Catalog note

One split-core 100 A clamp

Not applicable / unspecified
Catalog note

Rated up to 63 A directly on the circuit, without a current transformer

100 A
Manufacturer source

The split-core current transformer measures up to 100 A.

SONOFF POWCT manufacturer product page →
Source section
Product description
Model
SONOFF POWCT
Region
Manufacturer product page; no universal regional compatibility implied
Firmware
Not specified by this source
Checked

The dry contact is not a 100 A load-switching output. Follow the electrical installation instructions.

Document check only; not a hands-on test or verification of every regional or firmware variant.

1
Manufacturer source

The meter monitors one circuit.

NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor manufacturer product page →
Source section
SEM-4-1-00 features and technical data
Model
NodOn Zigbee Smart Energy Monitor
Region
Manufacturer product page; no universal regional compatibility implied
Firmware
Not specified by this source
Checked

Document check only; not a hands-on test or verification of every regional or firmware variant.

Catalog note

One 1P+N circuit: the line is wired through the meter's own terminals and the neutral passes alongside, so it meters a single circuit up to 63 A

1
Yes
Catalog note

Reports voltage, current, active power, apparent power, power factor and AC frequency alongside the energy totals | Zigbee2MQTT exposes power_factor, power_apparent and ac_frequency for this exact model

No
Catalog note

Reports voltage, current, power and energy, but no power factor

No
Catalog note

Rated 110-240 V AC 50/60 Hz as a 1P+N single-phase meter, so a 120/240 V North American split-phase service with two hot legs is out of scope

No
Catalog note

Single clamp and one voltage input, so a 120/240 V split-phase service is out of scope

NoNo

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