Brightest Zigbee/Z-Wave Bulbs?

[JDRoberts]

@kamran

What are the brightest bulbs that work directly with SmartThings?
Recommendations are much appreciated!

Thanks

Covered in the Device class features FAQ, post 8.

Bulbs, switches and sensors, oh my....what to buy (device class features FAQ)

So, I’m pretty new to this internet of things world. Originally bought 2 OSRAM tunable LED bulbs with the Wemo Hub and a WEMO insight switch, now I’ve “upgraded” the hub to the SmartThings hub, and looking at ditching the WEMO insight switch for the SmartThings plug, just so I have have support now and not have to wait or deal with adding custom code to the IDE. I’m on Amazon and etc pretty much every day trying to decide what I want to play around with next, or what’s better, etc. I’m here to see what your opinons/preferences are for plugs bulbs sensors: motion, open/close and temp It’s a confusing world out there…Just for bulbs I’m finding LIFX, WEMO, OSRAM, GE Link, Phillips Hue, Cree. For plugs I’m finding WEMO, SmartThings, Aeon Labs, GE…etc It’s hard to decide which is the way…

The short answer is that there a lot of 800 lm zigbee or zwave bulbs, but if you want something brighter, the equivalent of the old 75 W versus 60 W, then LIFX are the brightest. those are neither zigbee nor Z wave, but there is an official SmartThings integration. They are WiFi and have a cloud to cloud integration with SmartThings.