Best Matter-Compatible Smart Home Hubs You've probably heard that Matter is finally delivering on its promise to unite your smart home devices, but choosing the right hub to anchor your Matter ecosystem makes the difference between a system that just works and one that needs constant troubleshooting. I've installed dozens of Matter-capable hubs over the past two years, and the best matter compatible hubs share three traits: reliable Thread border router performance, rock-solid network connectivity, and firmware that actually gets updated when new Matter device types arrive. You'll find those qualities across the eight hubs below, along with honest assessments of where each one stumbles. Now that (/what-is-matter-protocol) is becoming common knowledge among homeowners, the focus shifts to picking hardware that won't bottleneck your setup. Apple ...