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Updated 24 October 2026 By Emmanuel SAUVAGE

Zigbee2MQTT or ZHA for Home Assistant: which to choose

ZHA vs Zigbee2MQTT: architecture, dongles, setup steps, migration traps and who each suits—based on official docs, October 2026.

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You plugged a Zigbee USB stick into your Pi or Home Assistant Green and Home Assistant offers ZHA or Zigbee2MQTT. Both run your sensors, plugs and bulbs—but differently. This guide follows the ZHA integration docs and Zigbee2MQTT getting started (October 2026). We did not benchmark speed or range—no invented performance numbers.

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