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The Best Smart Bulbs of 2024

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LED smart bulbs are lined up against a purple and pink wall. Credit: Reviewed / Rachel Murphy

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Editor's Choice Product image of Philips Hue White and Color Ambiance A19 Starter Kit (Gen 3, Bluetooth)
Best Overall

Philips Hue White and Color Ambiance A19 Starter Kit (Gen 3, Bluetooth)

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The Philips Hue Color and White Ambience Bulb was a painless experience to set up and also lets you adjust the temperature of the bulb. Read More

Pros

  • Works with Alexa, Google Assistant, and Siri
  • Rich color palette
  • Easy setup plus an intuitive app

Cons

  • Requires a hub to work remotely
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Editor's Choice Product image of WiZ Color and Tunable White A19 Smart LED Bulb
Best Value

WiZ Color and Tunable White A19 Smart LED Bulb

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This smart bulb offers high-class features for an affordable price that makes it one of the best deals you can find on a smart bulb right now. Read More

Pros

  • Vibrant colors
  • Easy to use
  • Good features

Cons

  • App scenes can be confusing
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Product image of Wyze Bulb Color
Best Color

Wyze Bulb Color

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The Wyze Bulb Color is a fantastic choice for an LED smart bulb if you want big, bold, and bright color for your smart home. Read More

Pros

  • Vibrant color
  • Good app controls
  • Works with Google and Alexa

Cons

  • Does not support HomeKit
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Product image of TP-Link Kasa Smart Light Bulb - Multicolor
Best for Energy Monitoring

TP-Link Kasa Smart Light Bulb - Multicolor

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Kasa's multicolor bulb offers fun lighting settings, energy tracking, and works well with Alexa and Google Assistant for hands-free voice control. Read More

Pros

  • Works with Alexa and Google Assistant
  • Multicolor bulb
  • Easy-to-use app

Cons

  • Some connectivity issues
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Product image of Ring A19 LED Smart Bulb
Best for Ring

Ring A19 LED Smart Bulb

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This inexpensive white smart lightbulb is easy to set up, so easy that you can set up your new lights in the blink of an eye. Read More

Pros

  • Easy setup
  • Works with Alexa
  • Dimmable in Alexa app

Cons

  • No Colors
  • Bridge required
  • Best Overall Philips Hue White and Color Ambiance Starter Kit (Gen 3)
  • Best Value Wiz Color and White Smart Bulb
  • Best Color Wyze Bulb Color
  • Best for Energy Monitoring Kasa Smart Bulb 125
  • Best for Ring Ring A19 LED Smart Bulb
  • Other Smart Bulbs We Tested
  • How We Tested Smart Bulbs
  • What to Know About Buying Smart Bulbs
  • Privacy and Smart Light Bulbs
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You’ve got a lot of options when it comes to smart lights, but smart bulbs are a great place to get your feet wet if you’re thinking about taking the plunge into fully automated lighting at home. After years of testing, Philips Hue White and Color Ambiance Starter Kit (available at Amazon) makes the best smart bulbs you can buy. Not only can the Hue bulbs be conveniently tuned to shades of white and 16 million vibrant colors, but they also work with Alexa, Google Assistant, and Siri. The Philips Hue app is home to a host of other awesome smart lighting features, like geofencing and scheduling, that make the hub (an additional cost) worth it.

For something less expensive, the Wiz Color and White Smart Bulb (available at Amazon) is a budget bulb that offers plenty of smart lighting features for the money.

The Philips Hue White + Color bulbs offer the brightest and most vibrant colors of any smart bulb we've tested.
Credit: Reviewed / Nick Schmiedicker
Best Overall
Philips Hue White and Color Ambiance Starter Kit (Gen 3)

Philips Hue is one of the leading names when it comes to smart home lights. Since we first began testing smart bulbs in 2015, the Philips Hue Color and Ambiance Starter Kit has remained in the top spot thanks to an easy setup, robust suite of smart lighting features, and an intuitive app.

Additional support with Alexa, Apple HomeKit, Google Assistant, Nest, and Samsung SmartThings adds tremendous benefit to an already impressive portfolio. Once you throw in the additional rainbow of possible light colors, these are without a doubt the best smart bulbs you can buy.

The bulbs support home automations like automatically turning on when you’re near your house or setting your lights to a slow dim as you drift off to sleep at night. And with a battery-powered Philips Hue motion sensor, you can set your lights to trigger when motion is detected.

In addition to the bulbs already offering 16 million colors to choose from, you can choose from dozens of preset lighting settings in the Hue app like sunlight, party vibes, cozy, seasons, and serenity to match your mood. The Philips Hue app is easy to navigate and ideal for managing an entire home of smart bulbs, though it lacks two-factor authentication, a security feature that helps secure your account.

Unlike some other options, Philips Hue bulbs do require a hub (the Philips Hue Bridge) in order to work remotely. If you’re new to Philips Hue, we recommend the Color and Ambiance Starter Kit, which includes the necessary Hue Bridge and four smart bulbs to get you started. The bridge can accommodate up to 50 Hue bulbs.

While the bulbs can be controlled over Bluetooth (without the hub), this will only work when you're physically near the bulb. Additional hardware isn’t usually a strong point, but it’s worth paying for the sheer performance and reliability that Hue offers, especially if you’re looking to outfit your whole home (or most of it) with smart bulbs.

Pros

  • Works with Alexa, Google Assistant, and Siri

  • Rich color palette

  • Easy setup plus an intuitive app

Cons

  • Requires a hub to work remotely

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$199.99 from Home Depot

$169.99 from Walmart
The Wiz smart bulb displayed in yellow light
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The Wiz smart bulb, which displays 16 million colors as well as shades of white, is the best smart bulb for the money.

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Wiz Color and White Smart Bulb

The Wiz Color Smart Bulb offers plenty of value, given that it’s affordably-priced and doesn’t require hubs or extras to work, like Philips Hue, both of which are owned by smart home lighting company Signify. The Wiz LED smart bulb puts out a bright and vibrant array of colors and shades of white, too, which are easy to control and set in the Wiz app. You can also dim the bulb to your preferred brightness at any time of day.

Scenes and schedules are available in the app, too. You can also assign lights to certain rooms to stay organized. Energy insights are available in the app, as well, which is rare for a smart bulb.

One thing to note is that, like most smart bulbs, the Wiz bulb only connects via 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi networks—not dual band. The lights work for voice control with Alexa and Google Assistant but do not work with Siri.

The Wiz smart bulb is a great entry level bulb for anyone who is looking to try out smart lighting but isn’t sure they want to invest in a larger setup just yet. For a value packed smart bulb, you’ve got to go with Wiz.

Pros

  • Vibrant colors

  • Easy to use

  • Good features

Cons

  • App scenes can be confusing

$9.34 from Amazon

$9.34 from Best Buy

$25.72 from Walmart
The Wyze Bulb Color on a peach-colored background
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The Wyze Bulb Color offers some of the brightest, most vibrant colors of any smart bulb we've tested.

Best Color
Wyze Bulb Color

The Wyze Bulb Color is one of the best smart bulbs you can buy, offering a vibrant range of RGB colors and shades of tunable white. The A19 light bulb is compatible with Alexa and Google Assistant, but it does not have support for Apple HomeKit or Matter.

The bulb, which claims to have a 90+ color rendering index, gets brighter and dimmer than many other bulbs in our guide, making it a good option for anyone who has an eye for color. The color can be adjusted by voice or by using the Wyze app, but the Wyze app offers the most color customizations.

The smart bulb can also be set to timers, used with routines, or used to automate other Wyze devices. For example, you can trigger the light bulb to turn on to a certain color when your Wyze doorbell detects motion or someone presses the chime.

If you're looking for an LED smart bulb that offers big, bright colors and is meant for indoor use only, then the Wyze Bulb Color is a fantastic pick.

Pros

  • Vibrant color

  • Good app controls

  • Works with Google and Alexa

Cons

  • Does not support HomeKit

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$26.98 from Best Buy

$26.98 from Home Depot

$25.99 from Walmart
The Kasa Multicolor Smart Bulb and Packaging on a peach-colored background
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The Kasa app offers energy monitoring, so you can keep track of your usage.

Two Ring smart bulbs and a Ring lighting bridge on a peach-colored background
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The Ring smart bulb requires a Ring lighting bridge, and can be used indoors and outdoors (in a covered fixture).

Best for Ring
Ring A19 LED Smart Bulb

The Ring A19 Smart LED bulb is an inexpensive, white smart lightbulb that's easy to set up, including the Ring Smart Lighting Bridge. You'll need the bridge, which uses a simple USB plug and brick in an ordinary outlet, to control the light from the app or connect it to Alexa.

While dimmable, the Ring A19 system doesn't have warmth or coolness settings (in other words, it's not tunable), much less any options to have the lights fade to darkness slowly. We do like that the Ring app offers security features like mandatory two-factor authentication to secure your account.

You can create custom schedules for when you want the lights on and off, but there isn't a setting that turns them on at random times to make it look like your home when you're away. The bulb can be set to be triggered if motion is detected on your Ring doorbell or home security cameras, which helps bolster your home's security.

If you're a Ring or Alexa household, the A19 Smart LED is a solid, low-cost addition to rooms where you don't need anything fancy.

Pros

  • Easy setup

  • Works with Alexa

  • Dimmable in Alexa app

Cons

  • No Colors

  • Bridge required

$59.99 from Amazon

$59.99 from Home Depot

$58.79 from Walmart

Other Smart Bulbs We Tested

Product image of Nanoleaf Essentials Matter A19 Bulb
Nanoleaf Essentials Changing Light Bulb

The Nanoleaf Essentials Changing Light Bulb is one of the only smart bulbs in our guide that supports Matter. A Matter hub, like the HomePod (2nd gen) and thread controller, which these bulbs function as, are required to unlock all of the features of the Nanoleaf bulb. However, you can control basic features like circadian lighting, brightness, and color scenes, over Bluetooth.

The Nanoleaf smart bulb also works with Apple HomeKit, Samsung SmartThings, and Google Home, making it a versatile pick for almost any smart home. It has a color rendering index of 80, which is lower than the Wyze Color Bulb, but Nanoleaf's still has great color output, as well as shades of white.

We find the Nanoleaf app a bit tricky to navigate, as there are a lot of settings you can fiddle with. This bulb is meant for indoor use only and does not work with a dimmer switch.

This is currently one of the only Matter-enabled smart bulbs you can buy, making it a great choice for anyone looking to advance their smart home with the latest technology.

Pros

  • Supports Matter over Thread

  • Works with Samsung SmartThings, HomeKit, Google Home

Cons

  • App can be confusing

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$19.99 from Best Buy

$19.99 from Home Depot

$19.99 from Abt
Product image of Feit Electric Smart WiFi Bulb (OM60/RGBW)
Feit Electric Smart Bulb

Feit Electric Smart Bulbs provide affordable smart lighting that's quick to set up and simple to use. The bulbs connect over a 2.4 GHz internet connection (without the need of a separate hub) making it easy to control the lights from anywhere with the companion app. The bulbs also support hands-free voice control with smart assistants like Alexa and Google Assistant, but not Siri.

We had a little trouble figuring out how to change the color of the lights from the app at first (press and hold the bulb in the app), but it was easy to do once we figured it out. Feit’s bulbs can be set to millions of colors and shades of white, and you can dim the brightness in the app or by voice.

The bulbs support scheduling and groups, but are not as feature-packed as others that offer location-based smart controls and timers. However, these bulbs are responsive to voice commands from Alexa and Google Assistant and maintain a reliable connection.

Pros

  • Color changing bulb

  • Works with Alexa and Google Assistant

  • Simple setup

Cons

  • App is slightly confusing

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$22.99 from Best Buy

$19.92 from Walmart
Product image of Geeni Prisma 800
Geeni Prisma LED Smart Bulb

The Geeni Prisma Plus LED smart bulb is another great budget pick for beginners that doesn’t skimp on convenient features. It supports hands-free voice control via smart assistants like Alexa, Google Assistant, and Microsoft Cortana (but not Siri). You can also control the lights via the Geeni app, which offers two-factor authentication to help keep your account secure.

In the app, you can change the color, saturation, and brightness of the bulb. The tunable bulb offers millions of colors, as well as several shades of white, and the light is bright and crisp on almost every setting.

It also offers preset light scenes like rainbow, cocktail, night, reading, and rave. You can also create your own scenes and automations—like automatically turning the lights off when you leave home—and set the bulbs to a schedule.

Pros

  • App offers two-factor authentication

  • Color or white tunable bulb

  • Works with Alexa and Google Assistant

Cons

  • None we could find

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$11.99 from Walmart
Product image of Cync Full Color Direct Connect Smart Bulb
Cync Full Color Direct Connect Smart Bulb

The latest version of Cync's bulbs ditches the need for a hub, making these bulbs an ideal choice for anyone who wants to quickly set up a few lights that they can control from an app. You can use voice commands via smart assistants Alexa and Google Assistant to control these lights, but it does not offer integrations with Apple HomeKit as the previous generation did.

The bulbs can be set up in the Cync app, which offers-two factor authentication to keep your account secure, but it can be slow to load on iOS devices. In the app, you can tap anywhere on the color wheel to choose the exact shade and hue you want, or keep each bulb white and select the warmth or coolness that suits your mood.

These bulbs don't offer any preset lighting scenes, which is a fun extra you'll find in other bulbs in our guide.

Cync makes outdoor smart plugs, indoor security cameras, and other smart home devices to help you build out your own Cync-powered smart home, which is where we think these full-color bulbs fit in best.

Pros

  • App offers two-factor authentication

  • Works with Alexa and Google Assistant

  • No hub required

Cons

  • Slow app on iOS

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$12.99 from Best Buy

$12.88 from Walmart
Product image of Abode Color Bulb
Abode Color Bulb

Abode, typically known for DIY home security gadgets, is taking the plunge into smart lighting with its first-ever smart bulb, the Abode Color Bulb. The 800-lumen bulb puts out bright and vibrant white light and colors remotely via the Abode app and voice assistants Alexa and Google Assistant. (It doesn’t work with Siri, like some of Abode’s other smart home devices.)

Abode’s bulbs technically don’t need a hub for basic controls like changing the color and dimming the lights, but there’s a catch. To access scheduling features other bulbs provide natively, a hub is necessary.

If you have an Abode Iota Security System, which includes a hub for home automation, adding a few Abode Color Bulbs makes a lot of sense and keeps your smart home all in one ecosystem. If not, other bulbs in our guide offer more bang for your buck. Another thing to consider is that Abode’s Color Bulbs sell as a two-pack (with a higher price per bulb than others in our guide).

Some third-party automation features are available for Abode bulbs such as support for Alexa Hunches, which allows Alexa to intuitively control the lights when you are away or asleep, as well as Alexa Routines. The bulbs also work with Routines in the Google Home app.

The bottom line is that, while the colors are rich and bright, Abode’s new smart lights lack native features many other smart bulbs have. Unless you already have an Abode setup, you’ll probably want to look elsewhere on our list for your smart bulb needs.

Pros

  • Works with Alexa and Google Assistant

  • Bright, vibrant colors

  • Good for Abode ecosystems

Cons

  • Hub required for some basic features

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How We Tested Smart Bulbs

The Tester

Hi, I’m Rachel. I live in a home full of voice-activated smart speakers, remote-controlled light switches, and a slew of other connected gadgets. I’m the senior staff writer for Reviewed’s smart home section, helping to test everything from smart coffee makers and pool water monitors to the latest video doorbells and home security systems. I'm adding to the previous testing by Sarah Kovac, Reviewed’s former smart home editor, and Jill Duffy, a freelance consumer technology and software writer.

The Tests

Six smart bulbs on lamps
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We tested the best smart bulbs to find out which ones you should buy.

To find out which smart bulb is the very best on the market today, we bought the bestselling, highest rated bulbs and tested them in an actual home, with an Eero Mesh Wi-Fi router, in lamps and light fixtures. We installed the companion apps on both iOS and Android to assess each bulb’s ease of use and see whether the experience was the same on both platforms, testing response times over the Wi-Fi network and data. We also connected each bulb to compatible smart assistants like Alexa, Google Assistant, and Siri to measure each bulb’s functionality and responsiveness to voice commands.

What to Know About Buying Smart Bulbs

Switching from regular light bulbs to smart ones may be a bit of a hassle up front (and a price increase), but once everything is set up, the bulbs are easy to control and there are many benefits to customizing your home’s lighting. (There are also smart light strips, if you're looking for a more centralized smart lighting option.)

Setting up a smart bulb goes a bit beyond simply screwing the light bulb into a socket and calling it a day. Now, there's the question of whether or not it needs a "hub," works via Bluetooth, or can function on your Wi-Fi network on its own.

Smart lights can do much more than turn on or off via the companion app on your phone or a smart assistant—they can adjust brightness, color temperature (a cool blue/white light to a warm yellow), and change the light to any color in the rainbow.

Outside of color and brightness, most smart light bulbs will have additional options for creating scenes or setting schedules. Scenes are pre-existing or custom settings of color and brightness that you can easily select—making it a snap to change your room from a bright white light to a soothing dim blue that's easier on the eyes. Schedules are exactly what it sounds like. You can set them to automatically adjust based on time of day, alarms in the morning, or even changes in your location, such as turning lights off/on as you leave or come home from work. Just be careful not to flip the physical light switch off—this shuts down the bulb's connection to the app and assistants.Most of the ones we tested are compatible with Alexa, Google Home, Apple HomeKit, and Samsung SmartThings—just make sure to double-check so you're not buying an outlier.

Privacy and Smart Light Bulbs

There’s always a potential privacy risk involved when you use internet-connected devices like smart bulbs at home. To help safeguard your smart home, there are some steps you can take. First, look for devices that offer two-factor authentication, which sends a code to your mobile device to verify it’s really you. That way, if someone tries to hack into your account, you will receive an alert and can quickly take care of the problem. Many devices also allow you to activate email or other push notifications in the settings to alert you if someone has logged on.

Additionally, make sure to use a unique, strong password composed of multiple characters, numbers, and letters for each of your smart home accounts. Data breaches feel like the norm as of late, making it all the more important to use different passwords across multiple websites and apps.

When using any devices with smart assistants like Alexa, Google Assistant, and Siri, you can further protect your privacy by regularly deleting your voice recordings and muting the speaker’s mic when it’s not in use.

Looking for more privacy tips? Read our guide to securing your smart home.


Meet the testers

Sarah Kovac

Sarah Kovac

Editor, Accessibility

@thesarahkovac

Sarah Kovac is an award-winning author and accessibility editor for Reviewed. Previously, she worked with a multitude of outlets such as Wirecutter, TIME, PCMag, Prevention, The Atlantic, Reviews.com, CNN, GOOD, Upworthy, Mom.me, and SheKnows.

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Rachel Murphy

Rachel Murphy

Editor, Home

@rachel_murphy

Rachel Murphy is Reviewed's home editor. She holds a journalism degree from the University of Central Florida. Prior to joining the team, she worked as a freelance writer for publications like Insider and Mashable, and as an associate editorial producer for Good Morning America. Aside from smart home tech, her interests include food, travel, parenting, and home renovation. You can usually find her sipping on coffee at any time of the day.

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