This sensor is TWICE as good as the rest!? The BEST door and window sensor is from Aqara.

I tested 14 Different wireless door and window sensors from Aqara, Ring, YoLink, Linkind, Fibaro, Zooz, Zemismart, Shelly, TESSAN, Centralite, Ecolink, and Singled to find the best. These sensors use Zigbee, Zwave, WiFi, Bluetooth (BLE), and LoRa to monitor your doors, windows, or other open/close applications.
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[@BradleyHerbst]

You videos are so well done and you even put the results in the title. The fact you took that effort at the risk of people not watching it shows that your videos are above and beyond.

[@RSterkenburg]

I'll upvote any video 4 months in the making

[@jan883]

Absolutely right, no clickbait and super high quality!

[@jacklewis100]

Delegate all of your home security data/access to Chinese companies... what could possibly go wrong? :-)

[@jan883]

@@jacklewis100 Just don't use the Aqara sensor with the Aqara hub. I use it with my own local hub within Home Assistant, works perfectly. I agree with you about the Chinese cloud services...

[@dcast777]

@@jacklewis100 The top two sensors are locally controlled, not sure what you are talking about.

[@SteveDOES]

OMG you built a testing rig that ran for FOUR months???! You're my hero! :)

[@anotherpolo1143]

Seriously, what a badass

[@mfkp]

Impressive job, love the test rig. I'm picking up some of these Aqara sensors now! Thanks for your work compiling all the data.

[@tysonmurphy319]

Unreal. I was JUST looking for this for the first time and hoping you had a video on it. And here you are having posted one TODAY! Thank you sir!

[@EverythingSmartHome]

I can only imagine the obscene amount of work and data that went into making this video, great job doing this and great video!

[@TheHookUp]

I have a confession: I like excel even more than arduino.

[@l0gic23]

@@TheHookUp @The Hook Up A second channel that shows more of the behind the scenes, setup, tools used, etc would be awesome. The how and why you did what you did... An example of a channel that does this is "BUILD2" which is the 2nd channel of "Quint BUILDs".

[@PatrickBulteel]

No to mention the time it took - he had to wait until the last sensor's battery died! This isn't an "I'll release a video next week" kinda deal.

[@Taipou]

So much time went into making this video. Incredible! I really like your setup for thoroughly testing these sensors and loved the battery power over time animation. Thanks so much! 😃

[@Mrcaffinebean]

You are a legend Rob! That test rig is amazing! As always your comparison is excellent and it’s crazy how much better the Aqara is!

[@vetsus3518]

your videos never seize to amaze me. the selfless act of purchasing a series of products to test and recommend is not only generous, but extremely knowledegable. and though i don't have a zigbee network myself because i've been on the fence about it.. i am definitely going to move that to the top of the list because accurate affordable contact sensors have been something i've been wanting to add to my home assistant network. thanks again for an amazingly helpful video review!

[@pdcmoreira]

Opposite results here. I bought a bunch of those Aqara sensors a while ago for my doors and windows and after some usage I noticed they are very unreliable, mostly when opening or closing the door/window very slowly, they won't update the state. I would say that about 50% of the time they don't update. It's not a defective unit because I bought 6 of them and they all failed similarly. Then I replaced them all with the ones from BlitzWolf and they work a lot more reliably. Not perfect, but they fail to update their state very rarely. If you hear the "click" of the magnet from both devices, the Aqara one sounds more "loose", like a spring and the BlitzWolf one sounds more "smooth", like a car's signals/blinkers sound. Also, the BlitzWolf one have a red LED that blinks once everytime it opens or closes, which gives us extra confidence that the magnet toggled. Anyway, I use them mostly for the alarm system, which requires all windows and doors to be closed. While I used the Aqara ones, I found myself going downstairs constantly just to go open and close a random window to make the sensor update its state. Like, almost everyday, sometimes for more than one sensor. Since I'm using the BlitzWolf ones, it doesn't happen for several weeks in a row! Huge difference. The battery life has been great aswell, I've installed them in march/april and they're still at 75%. Your workbench is very cool, but it has one flaw: the open/close movement is always the same, at the same angle and at the same speed, so the results are very limited to those factors.

[@supernova1976]

Do you have metal Frome's in your windows , because that does affect the function of the magnetic switch .

[@pdcmoreira]

@@supernova1976 Apart from the glass, they're entirely made of aluminium, which is not magnetic.

[@supernova1976]

@@pdcmoreira Thanks for the feedback , I also have aluminium frame windows , I think I will have to test this before I buy the system.

[@timderks5960]

Update: So I got the Aqara D&W sensors, combined with the Sonoff USB Zigbee dongle, and I must say: wow. The delay is non-existent and I haven't lost a single update yet. I'm so glad I waited all those months for you to finish this test, absolutely worth it.

[@TheHookUp]

Glad to hear it Tim. Hope they continue to perform perfectly!

[@RagnarMoller]

So do you use this with eWelink, since I see you mention Sonoff. Sonoff sensors are not so good quality.

[@carlosmorenoyanez60]

Do the have any compatibility issue with other sistem repeaters from different brands? Can you specify your sensor model as there are 3 of them? Thanks.

[@JayWind111]

Hello, Not super familiar with these things, but you only needed the 1. Sonoff USB Zigbee and 2. Aqara sensor and you have a working system that notifies your phone when the sensor goes off?

[@carlosmorenoyanez60]

@@JayWind111 there are reports of aqara devices not Being 100% zigbee compilant, causing problems thats why I ask

[@alwinphilip]

Great review and thank you for putting in the time and effort to make these videos! Just picked up a few of these using your link. Would love to see a similar one for motion sensors.

[@daveschmarder-1950]

I just bought a Moes contact sensor from Amazon a few weeks ago. It appears similar to the Aqara. It is Zigbee and works with my new Amazon speaker. This replaces my Wyze Sense sensor which went belly up after 2.5 years. I have a plastic mailbox about 50 feet (16m) from my house. I didn't know what I was doing, but the Alexa app worked fine. When the mailbox is opened, my smart speaker announces that I have mail and two of my home lights change to red. I use my Google Home routine to reset the lights. I could have used Alexa for that too, but the Google Home was already set up. Nice review.

[@user-tk7sc4gz2v]

I smashed subscribe by knowing the fact that you tested it for 4 months with a diy rig, content is all bonus for me at this point.

[@CK-rg2ku]

Your videos are really the best smart home videos out there! I also own and use more than 10 Aqara door and window sensors across my house for over 2 years now and I can absolutely second your opinion on those sensors. They are very reliable and have a great battery life. Thanks for the video! BTW: The Aqara temperature, humidity and pressure sensor is also very good!

[@andyjame7108]

like the features, setup was difficult for some of my devices (August Door lock, kzbin.infoUgkxhB5YOMNj04GuoAosExygP4cH-dKeb4aB Bose speaker)... but all switches and outlets (5), thermostat, tankless water heater. Unfortunately all I can do is turn on/off Bose. It doesn't support volume or changing channels, but I believe that is due to the particular speaker I have.... Worth getting if you already have other devices to use it with... I don't sit around and ask Alexa questions much so that doesn't really matter to me....

[@MiteshParmar]

Thanks for being on point and not wasting anyone's time.

[@johnwalker3180]

Another great video, and thanks for somehow being both thorough and concise!

[@ChrisMak1]

Nice work, I had purchased 4 of the Aqaras and was quite happy with them. I’m using these with HA and love that there’s also a temperature entity presented from them.

[@timderks5960]

Thank you for this video, I've been patiently waiting for it after seeing you were testing these. Thanks to you, now I'll also have the option to use Zigbee devices from now on ;).

[@cantrememberthis]

Thank you for immediately providing the answer on not wasting time. Subscribed, liked, watched the full video.

[@theorangecircle1066]

You and Shane Whatley are quickly selling me on the Aqara products. Great job!!

[@mikes.2941]

Great video as always. I have just one of these running on Home Assistant and its been flawless since I put in on my door.

[@AndrewFroude]

Great job. I appreciate you getting to the point (recommendation) quickly.

[@MartianMoon]

Really appreciate you giving us your answer / best choice right off the bat. Top notch video.

[@euartista]

Thanks for the extensive test and comparison. I ordered me one thru your link. I will probably order more.

[@groto27]

Phew I have only these ones in my house so glad they are the best ones haha. Great video as always. The amount of effort you put in is amazing and so well done. 👍

[@DarkFoxDK]

Definitely agree on the aqara sensor. I have several and they've been going strong for over a year now.

[@danbogart]

I’ve been using a couple of the Aqara sensors for almost a year now. They haven’t missed a beat. I have one on my sons bedroom door and if he opens the door after 9pm, it turns on the lamp in our bedroom. That way we know he’s up and he has a clear path to our room. The other one is on a baby gate at the top of the stairs. If the sensor breaks contact (gate open) a light at the top of the stairs comes on as a reminder to close the gate. Once it’s closed the light turns back off.

[@CorentinLeman]

I really love the Aeotec sensor, as it detects vibrations and I saw in some tests that it has one of the biggest range (between the sensor and the magnet). More expensive but worth it IMO.

[@tomaso25]

Thanks. So much time invested and summarized in 6 minutes. Awesome work.

[@DOUGHBOYSOUNDZ]

Never heard of or considered Aqara but I’m definitely interested now, as I currently use Smarthings! Thanks for a well put together comparison and breakdown!🙌🏾

[@konvictedgt]

Short sweet and concise love it! Keep bringing great videos!

[@JosepsGSX]

Great work! I´m not even looking for door sensors, but it is plainly brilliant. Thanks! Have the host and everybody here a great 2022 start!

[@effinawesome3088]

I already use ring and don't plan on changing sensors, but since you included the result in the title I sat through this entire video, subscribed to the channel, liked the video, and am now commenting. Hopefully that helps the channel metrics!

[@TheHookUp]

Engagement!

[@aaronpk]

this is exactly what i needed, thanks! My Wyze contact sensors are great but lately have been starting to fail, plus they discontinued the ones i have so it’s only a matter of time before they all stop working. These Aqara sensors look like they’ll fit nicely into my Home Assistant setup!

[@robcannon]

I have been pleased with all of the Aqara equipment that I have. They haven't steered me wrong yet. I just wish they had outdoor versions of the motion sensors, although I might be able to get my Reolink cameras to fill that duty once I get the wires run.

[@Thejakegee]

Great video and lead in with the data. 4 months is a dedicated amount of time to help suggest a quality sensor. Awesome.

[@desertg9688]

Excellent channel- you get right to the point, and your prep and production quality is perfect. I think battery life is important, but for someone with an existing system, the compatibility factor may win out over outright battery performance and price. Please keep the comparison videos coming, especially about home automation products.

[@maxsteelMountainLover]

1:58 - wow that is an awesome test rig. Love it!

[@TheDrIanGregory]

Wow! What a review. I loved the testing rig!

[@JavierPerez-fq2fi]

Amazing well done comparison! Thanks for this video!

[@egonr82]

Huge thanks for the video, you do save a lot of time for many people. Keep up the good work!

[@DaVinceTM]

The test rig is incredible 😮

[@AzaB2C]

Another great on point video! You've inspired me to dig into low powered zigbee capable microcontrollers for temp control project. Cheers!

[@Dean_Smith]

Awesome effort on the testing rig and letting it run for so long.

[@MAMDAVEM]

GREAT Video. Aqara has been my device of choice as I liked the combination of size, cost and reliability with HomeAssistant. It is good to know how well it stacks up against the competiion. The only other one I have used is the Sonoff device and whilst slightly larger it is lower in cost. I think people underestimate the utility of these devices if you are prepared to do a little surgery on them by removing the magnetic reed switch and extending the terminals outside of the device using wires I have turning my devices into rain monitors, liquid level sensors and door lock sensors.

[@tlamont941]

Another great video, I much prefer this short and sweet approach.

[@jessestevens8214]

Great videos as always. Bought a half dozen of the Aqara sensors from Amazon via your affiliate link.

[@ztrglider]

I'm watching and liking the video solely because you answered the question in the title. Thank you for not click-baiting!

[@ztrglider]

Okay, not 'solely'. I'm also interested in the content. :)

[@lsav1085]

Brilliant, I was looking for new sensors and considering the aqara, and you've given me the push I needed. I'm going to use a sonoff zigbee bridge to connect to my node red setup! Thanks

[@TheHookUp]

You'll be happy with them, they are super solid.

[@cyphershell]

amazing product testing!!! top tier content and help. thank you

[@rodrigosmmiguel]

I've been using a ring door sensor for some time, but this week I got an Ecolink ZWave sensor. The cool thing about is it has two terminals, when closed will report. So I added it to a dry contact relay to monitor my power outlet Sump Pump, which has a separate circuit breaker, and recently I found out it was out of power.

[@YourDadAcademy]

Another spectacular job Rob!

[@structure7]

Man, I dropped some serious money on a houseful of 5800MINIs (SDR to receive signal) because I thought they were the smallest around. Any future openings are getting the Aqaras! Small, easy to pair/use (ConBee dongle -> hass -> Node-RED)... thanks for going through all this testing labor for our benefit! You're so concise with your videos... much appreciated.

[@alancovington4851]

Thank you Rob, great video as always. Just to let you know I am disabled and have trouble with legs. you have changed my life, with credit to Paul and Brian. I came close to not being here and if it wasn't for your ideas that has made my life so much easier and given me purpose again. Thank you so much for everything you done for everyone. Just amazing how you can change somebodies life This is more than home automation, to some people its a life line. God bless x

[@TheHookUp]

Wow, I’m so glad to hear you are doing better Alan. We’ve definitely got an awesome community here, I couldn’t be happier to be a part of it.

[@jakobhalskov]

Nice, short and to the point :) Really appreciated this video and for discovering your channel! Wish you an awesome new year!

[@ruudvaneck5757]

Thansk for the test. i followed your linkto order 10 pcs from Aliexpress. i hope you received your reward.

[@kwaradio22]

Great video Rob! You got right to the point!

[@jimjackson869]

Very good job with this test 👍

[@markshaz8691]

Love these, and agree completely about the Aqara, best by far.

[@malgaras6204]

Great video! I love how you get right to it and don't bury the results way down in the video. I'm looking for something for an outdoor gate but really don't want to go with anything cloud only. Did you try any methods of waterproofing the aqara by any chance? I'm curious if you might be able to get away just plastidipping one or something like that.

[@cyberdave17]

Got 9 of them around the house and haven't had any issues with them. All original batteries over 3 years later. Looks like the prices have jumped up a bit but still good value.

[@stepheng2131]

Affiliate link used, thanks for the great video as always!

[@alexisdewolf7114]

Very informative and ty for being transparent about the affiliate link. Cheers

[@Doylerealestateteam]

Great job testing!! Interesting results

[@limestar9751]

I just installed an aqara contact sensor a few weeks ago - glad I made the right choice 🤠 ….but that eco link zwave tilt sensor (I know not contact) has been using the same battery for 3+ years and still at 99%

[@Tailhook69]

Thanks for another great, practical video!

[@jtkilroy]

Great vid, and right on time for my system. Room occupancy sensors next?

[@carverofchoice]

This is amazing. Please do something like this for Motion Sensors, presence sensors, and any other sensors you can think of. I would also be very interested in a test of the new Ikea sensors that just came out, and the new Aqara Matter-enabled Thread sensors that are much more expensive.

[@WheretheJones]

That testing rig is next level commitment.

[@EckelsJeff]

I could not agree more. Been using these for at least a year. My home is mainly zwave, wifi and insteon so I didn’t have much Zigbee. I added a Conbee stick to Home Assistant to use with these. I have to say that initially I was disappointed with their performance. But after adding three strategically placed Zigbee plugs around my house, these have become one of my most reliable components. And I have not had to replace any batteries yet. Similar great experience with Aqara motion sensors too.

[@SimplyAwesomeness]

I have several Aqara sensors, the battery is still at 40% after 2 years. With a small mod, I hooked it up to a pressure mat, place it under my bedsheets and Wa-La, a Zigbee bed occupancy sensor.

[@locoxella]

Instalike when I saw your testing machine for battery life. You rock

[@MRNTAT1621]

Excellent video. Thank you for the research sir.

[@AeroPR]

Amazing work. Thanks

[@dshannon50]

Been using these for over a year now and have to second the recommendation. Lowest battery is at 44% because it is in my garage in the cold. They are also small enough to put on some mouse traps! Alexa announces a successful kill and I get a push notification to my phone...got the @#!%&

[@TheHookUp]

Lol

[@dshannon50]

​@@TheHookUp What battery percentage did it cut out at? I'd like to send myself a notification to change it out before that happens. Thanks!

[@marc3793]

I agree. I have been using all of the Aqara sensors (PIRs, contact, leak, button) for 3 years now and most of them are on the same battery. They are incredible.

[@Max-ok8js]

Amazing video mate!

[@ronm6585]

Thanks Rob. I recently purchased Aqara sensors and they work great. Happy New Year!

[@TheHookUp]

Happy new year Ron!

[@mryamaha221]

Can confirm! Was in the market about 2 months ago for 20+ sensors for my new home and was looking for the most affordable Zigbee-compatible contact sensor. Bought an Aqara sensor to test, and at the time Amazon had them for 15 dollars. I already had a few z wave sensors and these came out to be half the size at half the price. I ended up purchasing all Aqara sensors after that.

[@schillaci5590]

Mr Yamaha. How is it going over 1 year? Do the sensors somehow report battery life? I am in the same boat. Want to put a contact on every window. Have circa 20 openings in the house. Need a solution that will last! And are you using HA by any chance? Thanks

[@oabreu5105]

Were you able to add them even without an aqara hub?

[@moe61806]

Thank you for your input and time. I have established z-wave network, so Ring for me.

[@GoFastGator]

It would have been great to see a Thread based sensor like the one from Eve in this comparison. Love the rig, who would’ve thought it could use an automatic lubricator!

[@madst7521]

Great, I made the right choice about a month ago :) Only the built in temperature sensors are completely useless showing 26 and 27C on a pair that are sitting on my desk in a

[@makelife9661]

Fantastic video! Great and intelligent testing.

[@kirksteinklauber260]

Great video!! Can you do a video on how to start with Zigbeee and Home Assistant? That will be interesting and will help me to understand what I need to get started there!

[@TheJoaolyraaraujo]

OMG. This review redefined committed

[@pjrt_tv]

This video has convinced me to switch to ZigBee. I've been using wifi and tuya (plus some Shellies) since forever. How've tuya sucks (keeps becoming unresponsive and some devices randomly require me to start them) even though I live in an apt and thus the distances aren't large. And forget anything with a battery, things eating batteries left and right.

[@klashe1977]

I loved that you skipped the BS and told us the result. And I still stayed to watch the entire video. Thank you.

[@zzafarr]

@The Hook Up - Really enjoy your videos, they are informative and saves us lots of time. Please keep doing them !!! Are you planning doing the same for MOTION sensors ? I am pretty sure many users would appreciate that too !

[@exothermia8752]

Just got 3 aqara ones on monday, along with a temperature/humidity sensor. Glad I didn't end up with something else

[@Murasame]

You're still insane!!! Great video!

[@thiagobmbernabe]

Thanks for the information, awesome video. Did you plan to test Eve Thread Contact Sensor?

[@74357175]

This remains the definitive test to this day!

[@jamessmithe]

Either by luck or good management I fitted my home with Aqara door sensors. They work great with Conbee II and Home-Assistant and have not failed me once in a year.

[@circuitdotlt]

I have like 20 of these sensors (not aqara, original xiaomi) for two years now. Have not changed a single battery and they all report above 50%. There is zero lag, my automations are immediate and I can't recall a single issue over the time. Paid like $8 each.

[@Raress96]

I also have them for like 2 years and the battery is still solid. Somtimes the motions sensors I have don't detect motion accurately again right after they stop detecting motion, and the contact sensor sometimes remains as open even though it was closed, but these are small issues. Probably changing the batteries will help

[@twobluestripes]

I’ve even read that some people have used them outside for years without them failing!

[@lukesmith9059]

Thanks for sharing that! I have bought one of these sensors so far to test, and I was worried about the tiny battery in it. Great to know it won't be an issue!

[@Raress96]

@Nomad No, they all are Zigbee.

[@samgallon1273]

Hats off to this person 👍

[@CCoburn3]

Good video. The only suggestion I can make is that you add the Aqara hub to your list of affiliate links.

[@wojtek-33]

Great video just wish you highlighted which ones have terminals or pads for external wiring for other use cases. I currently use an ecolink and garage door floor magnet contact for my gate but am moving away from zwave to simplify my setup.

[@idanslonimsky9963]

Great video! I really enjoyed it and got a lot of info from it, super usefull! Please do Motion Sensor version mext ;)

[@bill_automated1226]

Rob - Great video. I have played with the Sonoff Zigbee and the Shelly WiFi contact sensors, with rather poor results... I have had good luck with the one aqara contact sensor I bough; seeing your video gave me the confidence to order a bunch more for a whole slew of automations I have planned. Keep up the great work!

[@DanielSchoonover]

The sonoff ones suck. The battery contacts are very hit or miss from my experience.

[@bill_automated1226]

@@DanielSchoonover Totally agree. I was really disappointed. I'd rather pay 2X for the Aqara sensors and get something that is more solidly built, and works reliably.

[@jf_kv_]

Awesome video. Thank you