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Kauf Power Monitoring Smart Plug vs Third Reality Smart Dual Plug

Both products have identical sentiment scores on Reddit.

Kauf Power Monitoring Smart Plug
#4 in Smart Plugs

Kauf

Kauf Power Monitoring Smart Plug

$14.99

100

Pros

  • +Easy to reprogram with esphome
  • +Has power monitoring
  • +Supports tasmota
  • +Can be flashed ota without opening
โ€œThey seem to make it really easy to reprogram with ESPHome. Also it has power monitoring, and the plug supports Tasmota, which would allow me to potentially flash OTA without opening it up.โ€
Third Reality Smart Dual Plug
#13 in Smart Plugs

Third Reality

Third Reality Smart Dual Plug

$22.99

100

Pros

  • +Monitor power
  • +Automate appliances/devices
  • +Work with homeassistant
  • +Affordable (4 for $33)

Cons

  • โˆ’May draw slightly more power than appliances at idle
โ€œI bought a four pack of Third Reality PM ZigBee plugs on Black Friday for $33 and am very happy with them so far. I've used them to monitor power on and/or automate several appliances/devices already.โ€