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Lutron Caseta Smart Hub vs Home Assistant Green
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Key differences between Lutron Caseta Smart Hub and Home Assistant Green
A summary of selected recorded differences between these hubs. Check the full specification table below for details and conditions.
Feature differences among your selected devices
- Node Red (features): Lutron Caseta Smart Hub — No; Home Assistant Green — Yes.
- Onvif (features): Lutron Caseta Smart Hub — No; Home Assistant Green — Yes.
- RTSP (features): Lutron Caseta Smart Hub — No; Home Assistant Green — Yes.
- Tailscale (features): Lutron Caseta Smart Hub — No; Home Assistant Green — Yes.
Specifications to check side by side
- Thread border router (protocols): Lutron Caseta Smart Hub — No; Home Assistant Green — Dongle required (Becomes a Thread border router once a Thread-capable USB radio such as the Connect ZBT-2 is added.).
- Zigbee coordinator (protocols): Lutron Caseta Smart Hub — No; Home Assistant Green — Dongle required (No built-in radio: Zigbee needs a USB radio such as the Home Assistant Connect ZBT-2, which replaced the ZBT-1.).
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Connectivity
- Lutron Caseta Smart Hub
- No
Catalog note
The smart hub has no Wi-Fi radio: it connects to a LAN port on the router with the included Ethernet cable.
- Home Assistant Green
- No
- Lutron Caseta Smart Hub
- No
- Home Assistant Green
- No
- Lutron Caseta Smart Hub
- Yes
Catalog note
Ethernet: 3 ft (0.92 m) cable included (for internet and Lutron App connection).
- Home Assistant Green
- Yes
Features
- Lutron Caseta Smart Hub
- No
- Home Assistant Green
- Yes
- Lutron Caseta Smart Hub
- No
- Home Assistant Green
- Yes
- Lutron Caseta Smart Hub
- No
- Home Assistant Green
- Yes
- Lutron Caseta Smart Hub
- 75
Catalog note
Supports up to 75 wireless devices (Caseta dimmers, plug-in dimmers and switches, Pico remotes, wireless shades); the hub itself counts as one of them.
- Home Assistant Green
- Not recorded
- Lutron Caseta Smart Hub
- No
- Home Assistant Green
- Yes
Hardware
- Lutron Caseta Smart Hub
- Not recorded
- Home Assistant Green
- 1.8 GHz Quad-core
Catalog note
Rockchip RK3566 SoC with quad-core Arm Cortex-A55 CPU
- Lutron Caseta Smart Hub
- Not recorded
- Home Assistant Green
- 4GB LPDDR4X
- Lutron Caseta Smart Hub
- No
- Home Assistant Green
- No
- Lutron Caseta Smart Hub
- No
- Home Assistant Green
- No
- Lutron Caseta Smart Hub
- No
- Home Assistant Green
- No
- Lutron Caseta Smart Hub
- No
- Home Assistant Green
- No
- Lutron Caseta Smart Hub
- Not recorded
- Home Assistant Green
- 32GB eMMC
Integrations
- Lutron Caseta Smart Hub
- Yes
- Home Assistant Green
- Yes
- Lutron Caseta Smart Hub
- Yes
Catalog note
The smart hub contains Apple Home technology, so Siri can control the lights and shades it hosts.
- Home Assistant Green
- Yes
- Lutron Caseta Smart Hub
- Yes
- Home Assistant Green
- Yes
- Lutron Caseta Smart Hub
- Yes
Catalog note
The official Home Assistant Lutron Caseta integration lists this exact hub (L-BDG2-WH) among its supported hardware.
- Home Assistant Green
- Yes
- Lutron Caseta Smart Hub
- Yes
Catalog note
Lutron lists Samsung SmartThings as a Caseta partner: lights and shades are controlled from the SmartThings app.
- Home Assistant Green
- Yes
Protocols
- Lutron Caseta Smart Hub
- No
- Home Assistant Green
- No
- Lutron Caseta Smart Hub
- No
- Home Assistant Green
- No
- Lutron Caseta Smart Hub
- No
- Home Assistant Green
- No
Catalog note
Home Assistant is a Matter controller only; it does not expose its own devices to other platforms as Matter devices.
- Lutron Caseta Smart Hub
- No
Catalog note
Pairs only Lutron Clear Connect devices (Caseta dimmers and switches, Pico remotes, Serena shades); other brands connect through cloud or app integrations, never to its radio.
- Home Assistant Green
- Yes
Catalog note
Acts as a Matter controller for other brands' Matter-over-Wi-Fi devices and connects to many brands over the network; Zigbee, Thread and Z-Wave need a USB radio such as the Connect ZBT-2.
- Lutron Caseta Smart Hub
- No
- Home Assistant Green
- Dongle required
Catalog note
Becomes a Thread border router once a Thread-capable USB radio such as the Connect ZBT-2 is added.
- Lutron Caseta Smart Hub
- No
- Home Assistant Green
- No
- Lutron Caseta Smart Hub
- No
- Home Assistant Green
- Dongle required
Catalog note
No built-in radio: Zigbee needs a USB radio such as the Home Assistant Connect ZBT-2, which replaced the ZBT-1.
Sensors
- Lutron Caseta Smart Hub
- No
- Home Assistant Green
- No
- Lutron Caseta Smart Hub
- No
- Home Assistant Green
- No
- Lutron Caseta Smart Hub
- No
- Home Assistant Green
- No
- Lutron Caseta Smart Hub
- No
- Home Assistant Green
- No
| Specification | Lutron Caseta Smart Hub | Home Assistant Green |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity | ||
NoCatalog noteThe smart hub has no Wi-Fi radio: it connects to a LAN port on the router with the included Ethernet cable. | No | |
| No | No | |
YesCatalog noteEthernet: 3 ft (0.92 m) cable included (for internet and Lutron App connection). | Yes | |
| Features | ||
| No | Yes | |
| No | Yes | |
| No | Yes | |
75Catalog noteSupports up to 75 wireless devices (Caseta dimmers, plug-in dimmers and switches, Pico remotes, wireless shades); the hub itself counts as one of them. | Not recorded | |
| No | Yes | |
| Hardware | ||
| Not recorded | 1.8 GHz Quad-coreCatalog noteRockchip RK3566 SoC with quad-core Arm Cortex-A55 CPU | |
| Not recorded | 4GB LPDDR4X | |
| No | No | |
| No | No | |
| No | No | |
| No | No | |
| Not recorded | 32GB eMMC | |
| Integrations | ||
| Yes | Yes | |
YesCatalog noteThe smart hub contains Apple Home technology, so Siri can control the lights and shades it hosts. | Yes | |
| Yes | Yes | |
YesCatalog noteThe official Home Assistant Lutron Caseta integration lists this exact hub (L-BDG2-WH) among its supported hardware. | Yes | |
YesCatalog noteLutron lists Samsung SmartThings as a Caseta partner: lights and shades are controlled from the SmartThings app. | Yes | |
| Protocols | ||
| No | No | |
| No | No | |
| No | NoCatalog noteHome Assistant is a Matter controller only; it does not expose its own devices to other platforms as Matter devices. | |
NoCatalog notePairs only Lutron Clear Connect devices (Caseta dimmers and switches, Pico remotes, Serena shades); other brands connect through cloud or app integrations, never to its radio. | YesCatalog noteActs as a Matter controller for other brands' Matter-over-Wi-Fi devices and connects to many brands over the network; Zigbee, Thread and Z-Wave need a USB radio such as the Connect ZBT-2. | |
| No | Dongle requiredCatalog noteBecomes a Thread border router once a Thread-capable USB radio such as the Connect ZBT-2 is added. | |
| No | No | |
| No | Dongle requiredCatalog noteNo built-in radio: Zigbee needs a USB radio such as the Home Assistant Connect ZBT-2, which replaced the ZBT-1. | |
| Sensors | ||
| No | No | |
| No | No | |
| No | No | |
| No | No | |
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