Hi everyone. I recently started my Home Assistant journey by replacing Google Calendar and Keep Notes with Home Assistant. A couple of light bulbs burnt out and I want to replace them with bulbs that I can use exclusivity on Home Assistant and bypass the manufacturers app entirely. What brand should I look for?
These are standard wall mounted lights in my kitchen and my laundry room.
Edit: I’m looking to replace burnt bulbs anyway.


Phillips hue bulbs are solid but on the pricy side.
Govee is ok, I recommend making sure you get ones that have Matter capability. Same with LifX brand.
Iim sure there are other brands but those are 3 I have experience with.
I can second the Hue bulbs.
They’re good quality, and connect directly to a zigbee dongle without the Signiant app/Hub.
IKEA’s seem okay too, they’re just not the brightest around. The older models are ZigBee, the newer ones are Matter over Thread (although I’ve heard some will also work with ZigBee).