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by philjohn 342 days ago
Yes - but it does feel over-engineered in some places (for good reason, having device profiles that everyone adheres to makes supporting a new device of a given class a doddle for smart home platforms) and it is definitely more finicky at present to pair devices than with Zigbee.

If I had to wipe and re-setup my smart home with 100 Zigbee devices and 18 Matter over Thread devices (Tado smart thermostat and TRV's) the Zigbee devices would take me about half an hour in total to have back up and running in HomeAssistant, the Matter over Thread devices would take me around 2-3 hours as you have to pair them one-at-a-time.
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CharlesW 342 days ago
> If I had to wipe and re-setup my smart home with 100 Zigbee devices…

FWIW, this is purely an HA issue, not a Matter one. Once HA includes the Matter credential store in backups/restores, the experience will be the same.

Out of curiosity, what is the reason you find yourself completely wiping and re-pairing all of your Z-Wave devices?

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philjohn 334 days ago
> Once HA includes the Matter credential store in backups/restores, the experience will be the same

It was more a comparison of how quick and easy adding a Zigbee device is compared to adding a Matter device. Hit "Enable join" and the new device just shows up. For Matter it's either scanning a QR Code, waiting, hoping your phone is close enough for the initial bluetooth handshake - or hit "share" from an existing smart home platform (e.g. Apple/Google Home) which in my experience takes around 30s at a minimum.

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