Matter Insights

What is Matter?

Matter is an open-source, royalty-free connectivity standard designed to enable smart home devices from different manufacturers to communicate seamlessly with each other, enhancing interoperability, security, and ease of use. It aims to simplify the smart home experience for consumers and reduce fragmentation for developers.

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What other technologies are related to Matter?

Matter Competitor Technologies

Thread

Thread is a competing low-power wireless mesh networking protocol for IoT devices.

mentioned alongside Matter in 23% (434) of relevant job posts

Zigbee

Zigbee is a competing wireless communication protocol commonly used in home automation and IoT.

mentioned alongside Matter in 7% (525) of relevant job posts

Z-Wave

Z-Wave is a competing wireless communication protocol primarily used for home automation.

mentioned alongside Matter in 11% (128) of relevant job posts

BLE Mesh

BLE Mesh is a competing mesh networking protocol built on Bluetooth Low Energy, used for IoT device communication.

mentioned alongside Matter in 22% (52) of relevant job posts

Matter Complementary Technologies

BLE

Bluetooth Low Energy can be used for device commissioning and setup in Matter networks, acting as a complementary technology.

mentioned alongside Matter in 2% (263) of relevant job posts

802.15.4

802.15.4 is the underlying radio standard used by both Thread and Zigbee, making it a foundational but not directly competitive technology. Matter also runs on 802.15.4.

mentioned alongside Matter in 9% (62) of relevant job posts

Bluetooth Low Energy

Bluetooth Low Energy can be used for device commissioning and setup in Matter networks, acting as a complementary technology.

mentioned alongside Matter in 5% (85) of relevant job posts