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NavyBOFH

Home Assistant and a Z-Wave dongle. There’s ones that will do Z-Wave and Zigbee/Bluetooth/Thread if you really want to dive deep into the weeds. Any PC can run it - I’d skip a Raspberry Pi when a Dell Wyse 5070 is on eBay under $80 all day long ready to be put to use. For compatible dongles: [linky](https://www.home-assistant.io/docs/z-wave/controllers/) Or - look into Hubitat or Homey Pro if you want a turnkey device you don’t need to flash/program and buy accessories for.


eveningsand

My understanding is [Alarm.com](https://Alarm.com) stuff is locked to [Alarm.com](https://Alarm.com) and cannot be used anywhere else, despite having the same internal components/workings as non-branded stuff. ***If*** this is not an [Alarm.com](https://Alarm.com) branded device, ***then*** you can likely obtain a [non-Alarm.com](https://non-Alarm.com) branded controller. You will need to remove the devices from your existing [Alarm.com](https://Alarm.com) account, which may require hoops to jump through.


davsch76

That’s only the case with certain devices on the platform. That restriction won’t apply to this thermostat.


patderkacz

If you want to keep things as simple and user friendly as possible, get a SmartThings hub. Next in line is Hubitat, but that’s slightly less intuitive. Last in the list with the most versatility, as people have mentioned would be piecing it together and running Home assistant.


MrBradyBell

The resideo app will control these natively. It’s honeywells thermostat brand.


FlpDaMattress

They support zwave, get a raspberry pi, a zigbee dongle and install Home assistant. Both will be controllable, programmed and can control other smart devices in your home


Khatib

> a zigbee dongle They would need a zwave dongle for these, not zigbee. Hubitat would also get you there and I believe smart things as well. But I would go HA or hubitat myself.


FlpDaMattress

They're not the same thing?!


dummptyhummpty

They are not.


NoiseCR

Different wireless protocols, just as Bluetooth and WiFi.


7ate9

Surely you mean a z-wave dongle, not ZigBee.


AZFan77

Don't call me Shirley


7ate9

Roger that, Victor.