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Nevertheless, the others are not rubbish. Loxone also has its charm and good ideas.

I came across the Comexio system while further searching for a suitable smart home system

They say they offer a professional smart home at affordable prices

Has anyone already had experience with the Comexio smart home?

Well, I would go with Loxone. Compared to Loxone, Comexio is still miles behind. Also because Loxone is increasingly bringing more manufacturers on board. Currently in talks with Velux and the community in that blue F and Loxwiki is huge. And the thing just works, as long as you don’t make mistakes when programming.

Is again a PLC with manufacturer dependency. If it smokes, you have a dumb home. If the manufacturer goes bankrupt... etc. Wiring is also more extensive than, for example, KNX.

Loxone going bankrupt is rather doubtful. That the components no longer exist is doubtful. If the KNX power supply smokes, the system stands just the same. You replace the Miniserver, insert the SD card again, and the system runs. With KNX you first need a programmer to rebind the components with the ETS.

The Loxone bankruptcy is rather doubtful. That the components are no longer available is doubtful. If the KNX power supply burns out, the system is down just the same. You replace the Miniserver, put the SD card back in, and the system runs. With KNX, you first need a programmer to reconnect the components with ETS.

I witnessed the SD card problem twice with my brother; after that, he converted everything to KNX and never had problems again. But sure, you need ETS 5, and meanwhile, there is also an affordable Home edition. Parameterizing is no stress either but not flashy; for that, I simply have the choice. Just the different presence detectors that work optically or detect breathing via ultrasound. Still, I guess a Loxone system is simpler and faster for the average user. You just have to decide what is more important to you.

How much does an SD card cost? When in doubt, I'll make a backup. Take out the card, put in a new one, restore the backup.. It's 10 minutes.. SD cards cause problems not only with loxone. However, replacing it is not a problem.

I also don't find Loxone uninteresting, but a problem with Loxone is that if they were to go bankrupt at some point, I would have to replace all the cables and tear open walls

That is the biggest point of criticism