Nothing inherently better about the caseta switches, although they’re well-made and the ST integration works quite well. I installed a few after the ST integration went live because I have no neutral wires in my switch boxes and I’m happy enough with them. But if I had neutrals, I almost certainly would have used z-wave or zigbee switches.
Edit: also there’s a line of z-wave shades made by graber that have become popular on the forum. I recently installed two blackout shades in my bedroom. Go to www.zebrablinds.com or check out the following thread.