Smart Home · Zigbee / Z-Wave Hubs
Is Matter replacing Zigbee and Z-Wave?
Reviewer consensus
No, and the consensus across r/homeassistant and r/MatterProtocol threads in the supplied signals is that Matter is a cross-vendor application layer that runs over Wi-Fi and Thread — not a replacement for Zigbee or Z-Wave mesh networks. Most current hubs bridge their Zigbee/Z-Wave devices into Matter so they appear in Apple Home, Alexa, and Google Home.