Smart switches / Shelly 1 Gen3

Does the Shelly 1 Gen3 work without the cloud?

Local control and cloud

Works without the manufacturer's cloud

Yes

Local control

Yes

Needs custom firmware for local control

No

Matter

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Verified 28 Sept 2026 by Claude (AI assistant): documentation check, sources quoted per field. Notes: HA's docs say no cloud connection is needed; first-time Wi-Fi setup without the Shelly app is not covered by these sources. Matter support and specs not verified: the manufacturer's site was unreachable during the check.

Home Assistant

Integration

Shelly (shelly)

IoT class

Local push

Quality scale

platinum

IoT class and quality scale apply to the whole shelly integration, not specifically to this model. From the integration's manifest, fetched 28 Sept 2026.

Specs

Power monitoring

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Max load

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Connectivity

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Versions sold

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Price

No current price tracked.

Prices: not tracked yet.

Sources

Each value above, with the source it was checked against and the relevant text from that source.

Local control

Integration is communicating directly with the device; cloud connection is not needed.

www.home-assistant.io/integrations/shelly/

Needs manufacturer cloud

Integration is communicating directly with the device; cloud connection is not needed.

www.home-assistant.io/integrations/shelly/

Needs custom firmware

name="Shelly 1 Gen3", ... supported=True

github.com/home-assistant-libs/aioshelly/blob/main/aioshelly/const.py

There are four generations of devices and all generations are supported by this integration.

www.home-assistant.io/integrations/shelly/

Home Assistant integration

name="Shelly 1 Gen3", ... supported=True

github.com/home-assistant-libs/aioshelly/blob/main/aioshelly/const.py

There are four generations of devices and all generations are supported by this integration.

www.home-assistant.io/integrations/shelly/