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Complete smart home system with thermostats, cameras, alarm sensors, and Matter support, storing your data locally on the controller instead of a cloud.
German smart home system storing data locally on the controller, not in a cloud.
Bosch Smart Home is the German smart home system built on a principle Google Nest abandoned: your data stays home. Bosch states it directly: the Smart Home Controller stores your data locally on the controller itself, not in a cloud, and critical automations keep running even when the internet is down.
The ecosystem covers the whole house: radiator and room thermostats for heating control, an alarm system with motion detectors, door and window contacts, smoke and water leak detectors, indoor and outdoor cameras, plus light, shutter, and plug control. Newer devices carry the [+M] mark for Matter compatibility, and a Yale smart lock integration handles the front door.
Key features:
- Local data storage on the controller, explicitly not in a cloud
- Offline resilience keeping automations alive without internet
- Heating control with smart radiator and room thermostats
- Full alarm system with motion, contact, smoke, and leak sensors
- Indoor and outdoor cameras with optional paid cloud extensions
- Matter support on current-generation devices
- No advertising use of data and no third-party sharing, per Bosch
The system is developed by Robert Bosch Smart Home GmbH in Stuttgart, Germany, part of the foundation-owned Bosch group, sold across 18 European countries and GDPR-compliant by design with a published EU Data Act page.
Ideal for homeowners replacing Google Nest who want their home's behavior recorded in their own living room, not in a US data center.
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