SONOFF Zigbee Bridge Pro Hub, ZigBee 3.0 Smart Gateway, APP Control and Multi-Device Management, Compatible with SONOFF Zigbee Devices

You can bring it to the dark side
I loaded mine with custom software, so it can live in a custom ecology. It probably voided the warranty, but, i wanted the dual Wi-Fi/zigbee radio, and the neat case, not the included corporate oversight.

Good
Good product and fast shipment

I Hate it, but it works
I know this makes little sense. I must use this to get the features of the SNZB-01P button switch. The SNZB-01P button switch is a game changer. Allows me to trigger 3 different Alexa routines using a button. Love it. But the button switch only works with this ZB-Bridge-P Zigbee hub.The button switch’s ad says its compatible with Zigbee 3.0, but it won’t work with Alexa unless you use this hub. I hate it, because the ZB-Bridge-P is not pure Zigbee. Its not a substitute for to connect other ZB devices. But it does work with Sonoff devices.Like I said, I hate it because its not simply pure Zigbee, but it does work on Sonoff devices.

Smart Hub
Was a necessary addition to get some necessary functionality from a sonoff device I had. But it’s so small you can put this little thing anywhere 😄. Not 🚫 battery operated, easy to install, durability well nothing much to say about it, and it’s leds are bright and visible. The app is very accurate as far as the readings I’m looking for.

I’m trying to get some home automation set up in an old stone wall house. I have managed to pair temperature and humidity sensors and motion sensors (all Sonoff). But some sensors are dropping off; I believe this is because some are too far away from the hub. So the solution will be to extend and build a mesh network with powered (router) Zigbee devices. The problem has been finding devices that will pair to this hub. Aqara devices will not pair.I can confirm Ikea tradfri light bulbs will pair with this hub. So I will use these to build and extend my mesh network. These bulbs must be within 5cms of the hub during pairing. My solution was to power the bulb in its final position, then bring the hub to the bulb. I did this by powering the Sonoff Zigbee bridge pro off a usb battery power bank, then used the ewelink app for the pairing process. Then returned the hub to its normal operating position. So far this has worked. I will update this review when I can see if this improves the end sensors devices dropping out.Update Dec 2024I now use 3 of these. This is a farm with several outbuildings. My Wi-Fi signal can reach the other outbuildings (just). so I put a Sonoff Pro bridge hub in the Polytunnel (where sheep are lambed) and another in the Portacabin (farm office). The Zigbee devices are then connected to the Sonoff hub in their location . From the Ewelink app I can turn on/off lights, kettles; monitor temperature in all the different locations. The furthest distance would be about 50 metres from the internet router in the house. The Portacabin used to be a problem running wi-fi smart devices. Its a metal building so wi-fi from the house didn’t operate at the back of it; but the Wi-Fi signal did reach the front of the building; so I sited the Sonoff pro bridge there and all the Zigbee devices inside the portacabin work perfectly when paired to that hub.In the Polytunnel the Sonoff Pro hub is used to control a water heater, light and a kettle. At 2 am in the morning when you need to move quickly to assist a sheep lambing. I have a routine that switches on the lights that get me from the house to the Polytunnel, turns on the water in the kettle in the Polytunnel, and switches everything off in the house as I leave. Then I have another routine that turns off things in the Polytunnel as I leave to go back to the house, which includes switching on the electric blanket so I can climb into a warm bed.I have mostly used Sonoff devices with these hubs, ie motion sensor, door sensor, temperature humidity, button switches and no neutral switches. The IKEA tradfri bulbs have been super reliable at extending the mesh. The biggest problem I’ve had is getting uk Zigbee smart plugs. I did get Woolley Zigbee smart plugs of Amazon (I have 8). They are often unavailable. But they are superb, very reliable with this hub and Ewelink. They offer scheduling and power monitoring. If your having problems with things going off line, then consider either extending your mesh with the bulbs and smart plugs; or divide your space with a second hub, having first ensured your wi-fi reaches the weak area.Then there’s the house. It’s been undergoing some renovation. The old (oil) boiler is about 50 years old. It used to be wired into one those manual timers. The ones that you clicked in out little pegs to turn it on off; and every time the time changed you had to reset the timer. (Misery). The kitchen got updated with underfloor heating, still working off the old boiler. The plumber cut the wiring off the old timer and wired on an ordinary plug on the end. It’s plugged into a Woolley Zigbee smart plug ; and it’s running the central heating. The smart plug can be scheduled to come on/off at whatever time I want. But more useful is the Sonoff temperature monitor. It’s in the kitchen and a scene on Ewelink controls the Woolley plug turning on/off the heating, Simple and cheap and it works.

The hub is very compact and light. It comes with a USB cable, but you need to provide your own power adapter (which most people already have). Pairing via the eWeLink app worked smoothly; note that you must use a 2.4 GHz Wi‑Fi network (the app indicates 5 GHz does not work). I didn’t need any third‑party apps for setup.One minor downside: how to link the wireless light switch to the smart switch wasn’t immediately obvious and I had to search for the procedure. Once I found it, the pairing worked without issues.Pros: small and lightweightCons: setup/pairing steps not entirely self‑explanatory (at least for me)