UPDATE: Recent SmartThings User Experience & Platform Performance

[schapper05 (Jason)]

@xenokira

Absolutely this. I’m coming from a Vera Edge (okay, it’s been a few months now…) but I never had this level of instability/unreliability with that platform. Not saying I want to go back, but I do miss being able to rely on my rules to execute when they’re supposed to.

Same here, 100% I miss the reliability, but I don’t necessarily Want to go back.

@pfm4974

I am actually thinking about getting the Vera Plus. Thoughts on Vera? Why wouldn’t you go back?

I have a Veralite and a plus. Plus doesn’t have many zigbee devices “officially” working and it’s more difficult to add them since it’s new functionality for their platform. Their mobile app is trash compared to ST, but they do have a web UI. There are pluses and minus’ to both. That said you can read more about other platforms in this thread:

ST Alternative?

Not that I WANT to leave ST as I love the fact that we have access to the IDE and some seriously advanced features; but the reliability of the system and inconsistent nature of it (works one day, doesn’t the next, etc.) is just too much… especially since I have it implemented at my house to use fully, not just as a toy/hobby. Since Wink is dead or dying out; is there anything else out there that is comparable to ST but actually works? I know this is probably not the best place to post something like this however I love what ST in theory should do… just tired of waiting endlessly for what seems to be a one man support show to fix. It’s sad that Samsung doesn’t fund their dev/support better because it’s clearly VERY lacking and I’m sure that poor guy or poor guys are just completely swamp…