Brand Comparison.
Six categories — Automation · Audio · Cinema · Networking · Surveillance · BMS. Pick a category, pick up to four brands from the practice's catalogue, compare on the fields that matter for that discipline.
- Disciplines
- 6
- Brands
- 40+
- Compare up to
- 4-up
- Stance
- Honest
· Why it matters
The platform you specify on day one defines what the building can do at year ten. KNX is a forty-year ISO standard, decisively right for large mixed-use estates that will outlive any single integrator. Rako is wireless retrofit royalty for occupied homes. Fibaro is the elegant Z-Wave option for second homes that do not need a wired backbone. AMX is for control rooms and broadcast suites. Picking the wrong one is rarely cheap to undo.
· Frequently asked
Automation platforms —
what people ask first.
Are you tied to a single brand?
No. We are certified across all four platforms — Rako, Fibaro, KNX and AMX — and specify per project, not per pipeline. The comparison is built from real projects, not vendor decks.
Can I mix platforms in one home?
Yes, and we often do. KNX for shading, lighting and HVAC; AMX or a media controller for cinema; a separate access and intercom layer over IP. The integration point is a unified user interface and a single service-handle for the owner.
What about Crestron, Lutron and Control4?
We work with all three on specific scopes — Crestron and Lutron for ultra-premium residential and corporate, Control4 for media-heavy lifestyle homes. They are in the tool's roadmap; today the comparison covers the four platforms we install most.
Which platform is the safest long-term bet?
KNX, on every measure that matters — open standard, multi-vendor, ISO 14543, no single-vendor risk. Rako is excellent but proprietary; Fibaro depends on the Z-Wave ecosystem; AMX is best inside its niche. We will only recommend a proprietary platform when the use case demands it.
How do I move between platforms later?
Carefully. Re-cabling is the expensive part; re-programming is not. We have migrated estates from legacy AMX to KNX and from RF-only systems to wired KNX backbones — always staged so the building keeps running.
· Begin
Stuck on which
platform to specify?
Send the brief, the building drawings and the ten-year intent. We will write back with a recommendation and the reasoning, in writing, within two working days.