Would matter make IoT hub redundant?

[Hesh_Dan]

In this article from Verge , it was mentioned that "Matter doesn’t require a central bridge or hub. " . Does this mean that IoT hubs will eventually become redundant when matter compatible device is generally available ?

[jkp]

The future is…hubs?

I know for the last two years or so it has looked like hubs were going to be less important in the future of the smart home industry. Better battery power management for WiFi, Thread as a more reliable substitute for Bluetooth, and the introduction of stealth hubs inside voice assistants seemed to create a trajectory away from brand-specific hubs. But now we have Matter. And just as the Philips hue bridge made it possible to add a bunch of strongly featured Zigbee devices to many different control platforms, it’s starting to look like matter will mean homes with several “little hubs“, or more specifically, “matter bridges.“ They will basically work just like Hue Bridges. They will create their own mini networks with devices connected to them, mostly Zigbee, and then you will add that brid…

[veonua (Andrew Me)]

short answer

• power efficiency.
  Wifi is not good for battery-powered devices. and for some reason, hw manufacturers still don’t use common protocols. Bt mesh was a good candidate before. In 2023 it’s Thread, will see if it’s going to be adopted by the industry. so far it’s like <20 devices. No phones on the list.

• price.
  Eve motion sensor Thread + Matter $40
  Zigbee motion sensors, are 15 or even less from Ali.

• features.
  Matter covers only a basic set of commands and advanced settings (eg scenes, gradients, animations, adaptive lighting) will require manufacturer-specific apps and extra hardware.