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Smart Home: Products and Services

Q2 2026

Quantified Consumer

Smart Home Platforms: UX, Loyalty, Monetization

This flagship study evaluates consumer engagement with smart home control platforms, including preferences, satisfaction, and loyalty across major ecosystems. It measures adoption, usage, and switching behavior, and assesses the role of platforms in overall smart home satisfaction. The research explores monetization strategies—including subscriptions, bundled services, and AI-enabled features—while tracking interoperability expectations, pain points, and the evolving influence of Matter and open standards.

Key Questions Addressed:

•    How is smart home device adoption trending overall and among specified product categories?  
•    How has the makeup of the adopter base changed since last year?
•    What are the leading smart home control platforms?
•    What defines the user experience with leading smart home platforms?
•    How loyal are smart home users to their control platforms and what would encourage consumers to switch?
•    For what AI-enabled services are consumers willing to pay?

 

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Executive Summary

US Smart Home Device Ownership

Smart Home Owner Segment

Select Smart Home Devices: Mainstream Price Bands

% Price Differential: 2017 vs 2025

Number of Home Control Platforms Used by Number of Smart Home Devices Owned

Key Benefits that Would Drive Switch in Smart Home Platform Used

Platforms Adoption by Number of Smart Home Devices Owned

Most Used Platform Used to Control Smart Home Device

Net Promoter Score for Most-Used Smart Home Platform

Generative AI Familiarity and Use by Smart Home & Security Device Owners

Reasons for Preferring LLM as Unified Smart Home App

Intelligent Home Service Market Opportunity

Smart Home Market: The Big Picture

Smart Home Device Ownership

Average Smart Home Devices Owned Among Owners

Smart Home Owner Segment

Tech Affinity, by Smart Home Device Ownership

Trend of Tech Affinity Among Smart Home Device Owners

Smart Devices: Familiarity

Smart Device: Perceived Value of Benefit

Smart Devices: Affordability

Smart Home Device Purchases and Intentions to Buy

Demographic Breakdown of Smart Home Device Owners

Housing Factor Breakdown of Smart Home Device Owners

Smart Home Devices: Adoption, Purchases, Intentions

Smart Safety & Security Device Ownership

Smart Security & Safety Device Purchases (Prior 12 Months)

Smart Safety & Security Device Purchase Intentions (Next 6 Months)

Smart Energy, Lighting, Water Device Ownership

Smart Energy, Lighting, Water Device Purchases (Prior 12 Months)

Smart Energy, Lighting, Water Device Purchase Intentions (Next 6 Months)

% Owning Any Smart Appliance

Smart Appliance Ownership by Type

Smart Appliance Purchases

% Trends in Smart Appliance Purchase Intention

Purchase Intention: Smart Appliances

Smart Home Device Purchase Inhibitors

Smart Home Device Buyer Journey

Smart Home Product Purchase Channel

Smart Home Product Purchase Channel by Devices

Smart Home Devices Purchase: First Time vs. Repeat Purchases

Reason for Replacing or Upgrading Products

Average Selling Price: Select Smart Home Devices

Select Smart Home Devices: Mainstream Price Bands

Smart Home Product Purchase Considerations

Smart Home Product Purchase Considerations by Product

Overall Smart Home Device Installation Methods

Smart Security & Safety Devices: Professional Installation

Smart Energy Devices: Professional Installation

User Experience

Net Promoter Score: Smart Home Devices

Smart Home Devices Net Promoter Score by Pricing Tiers

Net Promoter Score by Adoption Segments

Net Promoter Score by Age

Platform & Controls: Leaders & Loyalty

Smart Speaker and Display Ownership, Trending

Smart Speaker and Display Ownership, by Number of Smart Home Devices Owned

Smart Home Control Hub Ownership, Trending

Smart Home Control Hub Ownership, by Number of Smart Home Devices Owned

Primary Control Method of Smart Safety & Security Device

Platforms Used to Control Smart Home Device

Most Used Platform Used to Control Smart Home Device

Number of Platforms Used to Control Smart Home Devices

Number of Home Control Platforms Used by Number of Smart Home Devices Owned

Platforms Adoption by Number of Smart Home Devices Owned

Net Promoter Score for Most-Used Smart Home Platform

Platform/Standards Support as Purchase Factor, Among Intenders

Ecosystem Integration as Critical Factor, Trending

Platform/Standards Support as Critical Purchase Factor By Security System Ownership & Number of Smart Home Devices Owned

Key Factors for Switching Smart Home Platforms

Smart Home Platforms Loyalty

Integration & Automations

Current Integration of Multiple Smart Home Devices Working Together

Ease of Creating Smart Home Routines and Integrations

Difficulty Creating Integrations, by Tech Affinity

Routine Creation for Smart Home Device Working Together

Preferred Methods of Initiating a Routine

Demand for Intelligent Home Services

Home Service Subscription Adoption

Home Service Subscription Adoption by Primary Smart Home Platform

Testing Seven Smart Home Service Concepts

Appeal of Home Service Concept

Appealing Level of Home Service Concept by Most Used Platform

Consumer Willingness to Pay for Smart Home Services

High Willingness to Pay

High Willingness to Pay for Appealing Home Service Concept by Demographics

High Willingness to Pay for Appealing Home Service Concept by Security Segments

High Willingness to Pay for Appealing Home Service Concept by Most Used Platform

Artificial Intelligence

Generative AI Familiarity and Use by Smart Home & Security Device Owners

% Using Paid Version of Generative AI Tool by Smart Home & Security Device Owners

Leading AI Applications Used, by Primary Smart Home Platform

Use of Paid Premium AI Service by Primary Smart Home Platform

Adoption of Security System Services

AI-Powered Features of Premium AI Home Security Service

Preferred Provider for a Single Unified App

Reasons for Preferring LLM as Unified Smart Home App

Reasons for Not Selecting LLM as Preferred Unified Smart Home App

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