Smart Home · Indoor Smart Plugs
Do indoor smart plugs need a hub?
Reviewer consensus
Most popular indoor plugs—including the Kasa and Tapo Wi-Fi models—connect directly over 2.4GHz Wi-Fi with no hub required, according to retailer listings and community reports. The main exception here is the Philips Hue plug, which uses Zigbee and requires a Hue Bridge. Matter-over-Wi-Fi plugs like the Tapo P125M also skip a dedicated hub but may need a home hub (an Echo, Apple TV/HomePod, or SmartThings) to act as a Matter controller for some platforms.