Pros: Super easy and fast to set up Works well Works with Alexa, Google Home, IFTTT Cons: No Apple Homekit A bit more difficult to set up Google Home than other devices This Kasa smart switch by TP-Link was a pleasure to set up. I had it set up literally in less than 5 minutes, and about as long to link to Alexa and Google Home. The set up instructions are really nothing more than a card telling you to download the Kasa app on your smartphone and adding the switch to the app. The set up is easy. As with most WiFi controlled devices, the device goes into AP mode for configuration and then into device mode for operation. Unlike other devices, and seemingly any that support HomeKit, it simply has you connect to that access point on the phone, then go back to the app. The app connects to the device and scans WiFi. You select the WiFi SSID (network name) you want, enter the password, and done. At this point the switch can be controlled from the app. To add Alexa you select the Works with Kasa option in the app, select Alexa. Then enable in Alexa, and done. Google home is a bit less direct, and a bit more clumsy than other devices, but still pretty easy. You need to go into the Google home app, add a device, search for Kasa, then log into Kasa, then configure. A few more steps, but overall not that bad. It also supports IFTTT, and Samsung Smart home that I didn't set up. It does not support Apple HomeKit. That is probably why it was easy to set up. I really would like to be able to use HomeKit, but almost nothing works well with HomeKit. The whole set up with the code mostly doesn't work, and if it does it then gets disconnected. This brings me to why I bought the Kasa in the first place. I had a WeMo (Belkin) smart switch, the equivalent product to this. I couldn't get it to connect after multiple attempts. I called WeMo support (surprisingly a human on a phone). After well over an hour I was finally able to get the WeMo to connect, then get it to connect to HomeKit, Alexa, and Google home. Great. I had the switch in an easy to access socket to set up. I unplugged it to move to where it needed to be and the WeMo stopped connecting to WiFi. After factory resetting the WeMo I was able to get it to connect back to WiFi, but as soon as it was unplugged and plugged back in, it wouldn't connect again. At this point I just gave up and ordered the Kasa based on other reviews. It was night and day to set up. Similar to the WeMo, I used an easy to access socket to set up, then unplugged it and moved it to the location where the light to be controlled is. With the Kasa, no problem. This is the same location, and the same WiFi network. The Kasa works. The WeMo doesn't. Part of the problem is HomeKit. HomeKit compatible devices use the HomeKit set up on iOS devices. Some devices sort of let you bypass this, with the WeMo being one of those devices. This is how I initially got it to connect with customer service, by connecting directly to the switch. If it fails though HomeKit recognizes the WiFi AP as a connected device for at least 15 minutes. You need to wait 15 minutes to try again. The whole thing is a mess. I really like Apple devices, but HomeKit is just way more trouble than its worth. Ironically, the only device that I've found that works with HomeKit is a Sony Android TV! That TV now controls the light plugged into the Kasa switch with Google Home. Again, the setup on the Kasa was really easy, the way it should be. The competing WeMo was hours of frustration with no results. This was the second WeMo (it was part of a 2-pack like the Kasa), and the first one was also difficult and unreliable. Unless you absolutely can't live without HomeKit, buy this Kasa. The Kasa just works.

The plug works great and is easy to set up. It is compatible with the big three voice assistants and includes scheduling, ability to set a timer, and an away mode. I use mine to control lamps and other devices connected to hard to reach outlet or to turn on/off something based on a schedule. Note: Scheduled on/off doesn't work with a device that wouldn't turn itself back on after a power outage. I have multiple Kasa smart plugs which track runtime, but EP25 tracks energy usage. While EP25 model gains energy monitoring, it loses the more detail runtime information (see photos for differences). I don't find one more important than the next although it was useful in determining the wattage of an unmarked incandescent bulb, so that I could pick the appropriate LED replacement bulb based on lumens.

Tooka chance and ordered 2 two-packs. Used them for timers/control of inside Xmas lighting. They worked so good I ordered 2 more two-packs to use as timers for my outside xmas lights too. And at $5 per plug you can't beat the price and setup was super easy with the KASA app then linke that to Google Home. Can even turn on/off with voice commands to Google Home speakers or from phone.

These smart plugs are great! I have multiple of them, controlling things from lights to fans. I have one for my plant grow light setup that has a schedule on it, one for another light that I use with Google assistant/home, and another for a box fan that I turn on using Google/the app as needed. Overall, they are super easy to set up with the app, connect easily to WiFi (getting the MAC address was a struggle for those WiFi networks that are whitelist-locked using the MAC address), and are compatible with Google home and Alexa but also work very well on their own with the app. When turning them on/off, there is a slight click, but I find it useful as it gives me confirmation that it was turned on/off. The only reason I gave this product 4 stars instead of 5 is because of one issue. This product is *only* capable of working over WiFi. At my house, I am able to use it, as I can add it to my WiFi with the MAC address, however, when I am using these in my college dorm, they are as good as manual switches unless you already had a schedule set up. They do not connect to my school WiFi, but their schedule functionality works independently. I wish this product would also have Bluetooth capabilities, allowing them to be controlled by my phone within Bluetooth range, such as some other smart products. Other than that, I would highly recommend this product to anyone looking to automate things like Christmas tree lighting, fans, lighting in general, and more.

I've been using automated light switches and dimmers for 25 years, going all the way back to when RadioShack sold their little modules. In the past 10 years or so I've been using Wemo, Lutron, etc. I've got about 10 Wemo's set up to different things in the house, But they lose connection randomly every now and then, and some just outright fail. I went online to buy a replacement Wemo, then found out that they are no longer in business! So I tried a two pack of these at a fraction of the price, and they worked perfectly!! Ordered 10 more, and I think I'm gonna order a few more just to have just in case, these things are so easy to set up, if you read the negative reviews, you can tell that people don't know what they're doing, when you set these up, your PHONE or whatever device you're using to set it up, has to be on a 2.4 GHz setting, Bluetooth has to be turned on, if you do that, it will literally take you about a minute to set this up, I've been using them for a couple of weeks now and they are absolutely perfect, and only seven dollars each is unbelievable, load up, this price may not last forever, very happy here!

Easy to use with the app and to program ot, I use one with my christmas tree

Muy recomendable.

Todo lo que sea TP-Link (su marca Kasa y Tapo) son excelentes. La instalación es sumamente fácil, y la integración con Alexa es sencilla. Funcionan muy bien y, en palabras sencillas, su definición es calidad, a un buen costo y que se integra muy bien con todo. 10 de 10.

Nice small timer that is easy to program and can be used manually by pushing the button if you need to turn it on or off at another time

Easiest connection ever. Plugged in socket, used app and all set up. Can control with echo speakers, phone and watch. The convenience factor will hit you.