Homey Pro (Early 2023)

Existing owners have a good reason to keep it

Homey Pro's Early 2023 model remains useful hardware for a home that mixes several device families. Its combination of Zigbee, Z-Wave, Thread, Bluetooth, infrared and network integrations can remove the need to build every automation separately in a different brand's app.

The newer Pro (2026) doubles RAM from 2 GB to 4 GB, but Homey says both versions share the same generation of software and will receive the same features and improvements. Both have official support promised through at least June 2031.

That makes keeping a working 2023 unit the strongest value. More memory is relevant when the apps you actually run need it. It is much less relevant when the existing hub already handles the home comfortably.

A used or old-stock purchase needs the right price

This review covers the 2 GB Early 2023 hardware. Homey's current $449 US Pro offer is for the 4 GB 2026 version. We did not verify a current offer for the exact older model on September 10, 2026, so that newer price should not be treated as its asking price.

We would consider the 2023 model only at a meaningful discount that reflects its condition and smaller memory allowance. Near the new model's price, choose the extra capacity and a clear new-product purchase instead. Check which generation the seller actually supplies; the similar appearance does little to resolve that question.

Homey Pro mini, currently $249 in the US, is the other useful comparison. It supplies Homey's automation software in cheaper hardware, with fewer built-in radios and 1 GB RAM. A discounted 2023 Pro can make sense when its additional radios and Wi-Fi placement are worth more to you than buying the mini new.

The automation software is the reason to choose Homey

Advanced Flow lets you build more involved rules around devices, conditions and logic in one place. That is useful when a home has several brands and the ordinary routines in its current app feel restrictive. The value is being able to maintain those rules in an interface you like, rather than merely collecting another hub with a long radio list.

Advanced Flow, remote access and the app store are included without a mandatory subscription. Local USB backups are free; automatic cloud backups are an optional $10 per year. Devices or services with their own paid plans remain separate.

Homey processes local work on the hub, but an integration that depends on a manufacturer's cloud still needs that service. Examine the exact products and app integrations you want to keep. A supported brand name does not establish every feature of every model.

The radios and extra interfaces have boundaries

Wi-Fi gives this Pro more placement freedom than the Ethernet-only mini. Wired networking needs an adapter; Homey's own is $29. In the US, Canada and South Korea, 433 MHz transmission is disabled, so it should add no value to a purchase for those regions.

The released Matter Bridge app can expose supported Homey device types to Apple Home and other Matter controllers. That can keep familiar daily controls while Homey runs the deeper rules. Advanced features can remain in Homey, and Apple's own hub is still needed for Apple remote access and automations.

Choose this generation for discounted hardware that fits a known set of integrations, or keep the one you already own. Move to a newer Pro when app memory is a real limit. Buying more capacity in anticipation of unspecified future devices is a weaker use of the money.