# Sonoff alternative

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sonoff-alternative/6552>\
**Category:** Hardware\
**Created:** [8 January 2019 12:48 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sonoff-alternative/6552 "2019-01-08T12:48:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![ghayne](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/ghayne/32/39_2.png) [@ghayne](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ghayne)\
**Post date:** [8 January 2019 12:48 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sonoff-alternative/6552/1 "2019-01-08T12:48:15Z")

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In my search for Sonoff alternatives I have found the following:

[https://shelly.cloud/shelly1-open-source/](https://shelly.cloud/shelly1-open-source/)

The Shelly 1 looks very interesting as it may fit in existing sockets. It has MQTT support and a well documented rest API. It is also supported by Tasmota firmware. The only problem I see is that they are relatively expensive but that may change with increasing shipping volumes.