I've had Insteon throughout my houses for perhaps 10 years. Now in my smaller house, I still have perhaps 30-40 Insteon switches and sensors. However, as I need additional lighting controls, I'm starting to move to Hue - still controlled with Indigo - and I'm beginning to wonder about the future of Insteon as a technology. For instance, today I ordered two Hue bulbs @ $10 each to replace my two Insteon $35 bulbs, which never really work consistently. All the home automation that i've bought in the last couple years is either zigbee or Hue - my MyQ garage door controller, Spruce irrigation controller, Ecobee thermostat. Most often I don't integrate these with Indigo, because the native apps are sufficient for me.
And truth to tell I want something that works easily - I'm a consumer, not a programmer or aficionado.
It just seems like the home automation world has left Insteon behind. I'm struggling to get Alexa to work with Indigo; and in general it seems like Insteon is becoming a dead-end technology. Even Indigo has many new Z-wave devices each release but nothing new for Insteon - perhaps because there aren't any new Insteon devices? Dunno.
Anyway - here I am with a PILE of aging Insteon devices, and as they need replacement, or as I have minor new needs, I'm less and less inclined to make any further investments in Insteon technology. And REALLY don't want to start exploring Z-wave since my additional needs are usually simple lighting things.
And I guess more generally it seems like the world is shifting away from the Indigo-type model to the Alexa-type model, if you know what I mean.
Anyone else in my position? What are you legacy Insteon users thinking these days?