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Technology Comparison
- INSTEON: Moderately priced, highly reliable Dual-mesh RF & Powerline technology
- UPB: Expensive single-band technology
- X10: Inexpensive but lacks the robustness, flexibility and reliability required by home-control applications
- ZigBee & Z-Wave: Single-band (RF-only) wireless networks that require a network controller
For a detailed comparison, download the white paper comparison.
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INSTEON |
UPB |
X10 |
Zigbee |
Z-wave |
| Retail Price |
$30+ |
$75+ |
$10+ |
$30+ |
$35+ |
| Reliability |
Best |
Good |
Ok |
Good |
Good |
| Every Product Installed Makes Network Better |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| Physical Media |
RF & Powerline |
Powerline |
Powerline |
RF |
RF |
| All Nodes Repeat? (True-mesh) |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| Simple, Router Free Installation |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
| Maximum Unique Products Controlled Per Network |
16,777,216 |
255 |
256 |
256 |
256 |
| Can be Given X10 Address |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
Last Updated: May 29, 2007
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