Smart Power Strip With Truly Individual USB Port Control for Home Assistant

hardware real project •• multiple requests

Home Assistant users keep hitting the same wall: every smart power strip on the market controls AC outlets independently but treats all USB ports as one ganged group. There's no Kasa, Geeni, Tapo, or Matter strip where you can power-cycle just one charging port from automation. Gap is begging for a hardware-plus-firmware vendor who builds for the HA/Zigbee crowd specifically.

builder note

Direct-to-Home-Assistant brand with Matter native firmware beats a clone running Tuya cloud. The thread shows a meaningful Reddit cluster recommending DIY workarounds — that's a signal those buyers will pay 2-3x for a clean product. Open-source firmware story + ESPHome compatible = instant trust in the segment.

landscape (3 existing solutions)

AC-outlet independent control became table stakes in 2022; USB-port independent control was never adopted because vendors target Alexa-buying mainstream users who don't ask for it. The HA/automation segment is large enough now to support a vertical product.

Kasa HS300 / Geeni / Ghome / Tesla strips 6 individually controlled AC outlets, but USB ports power on/off as a single group following the strip's master power.

Sinilink XY-WFUSB single-port USB switches Hobbyist single-channel modules — you have to wire/manage one per port; no integrated strip.

Rack-mount IT PDUs with per-port USB Industrial price point and form factor — overkill and ugly for a desk.

sources (1)

reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/homeautomation/comments/1swa4yf/any... "All seems to control all usb ports as a group and I need one that can control it as independent ports." 2026-04-26

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