This one ?
https://www.amazon.in/Version-Sonoff-Consumption_Work-thermostat-Automation/dp/B074L2BJFC
Remember its the 16A to handle higher power
Price looks similar guess they are a competitor. Reviews didn't say much so i went with the other. I wanted a manual switch to be present as well. So it could also be operated without any smartphone. Can't see such a switch on that sonoff model ?
Consider the design too, the smarteefi can fit into an existing plug point so its neater. My house doesn't have face plates like that so i had t get a little box to stick both in.
Alexa btw is
only free for 6 months
I don't use any voice assistants, the app allows for schedules and i set it manually when i want and it goes off by itself
Since my case is a pump i am always around when it works as in case there is a power failure while its still running, and power returns say an hour later, the switch remembers it was on at power failure and just runs non stop. it's an exception but quite plausible test case
I've since learnt this is actually common behaviour with these smart switches. Fine with say a geyser that turns itself off by design, not fine with a pump
The one thing to keep in mind with 'smart' anything device is what happens if the company that provided them goes belly up. In the case of smartefi, i have a manual switch and i can control the switch through a phone within wifi range. Schedules however are on their server. So the switch will still be operational but with reduced capacity[DOUBLEPOST=1515471473][/DOUBLEPOST]Check out sonoffs app and see what the comments are like
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.coolkit&hl=en
Now see those with smarteefi
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.smarteefi.smarteefi&hl=en
Tell me which you would buy
The support was excellent when i was trying to configure these things to work and figuring out why took hours.