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Which KNX sensor
fits your home?

Independent comparisons for KNX components: real specs, retailer-checked prices, and the practical know-how the datasheet leaves out. ETS configuration and Home Assistant integration included.

KNX is the bus that connects switches, sensors and actuators in your home.

Compare presence detectors

Sensors that switch lights and heating automatically

Compare glass switches

Real-glass surfaces for switching, dimming and scenes

All categories
Prices checked: 10/2026105products comparedETS & HA integration per deviceIndependent editorial

The winners

Our current picks from the top-demand categories, evaluated on verified specs, current price and Home Assistant compatibility.

Editor's pickKNX Presence Detectors

MDT technologies

MDT SCN-P360K3.03

The cheapest detector in the comparison (€103) and still with constant-light control across three lighting bands. Wide retailer availability, straightforward ETS programming, bus coupler integrated. If you have no special requirement for detection range (Theben) or design/IP44 (Gira), the MDT is the most economical choice.

MDT SCN-P360K3.03 presence detector
from €103See the pick
Editor's pickKNX Glass Switches

MDT technologies

MDT Glass Push Button II Light 4-gang

Real-glass operation with four areas and an RGBW status indicator for €90, the cheapest glass switch in the comparison. The bus coupler is integrated (no surcharge as with Berker B.IQ), multi-touch allows up to four values per area, and the device is also available as 2-/6-/8-gang. If you only want to switch, dim and trigger scenes via a high-quality glass surface, this is the most economical choice.

MDT Glass Push Button II Light 4-gang
from €90See the pick
Editor's pickKNX Server / Visualization / Logic

Gira

X1

Integrated KNX bus connection with no extra hardware, and at €843.61 significantly cheaper than the commercial-grade FacilityServer (from €2,865). Its logic library (40+ nodes) is plenty for most home installations. If you need a server/commercial installation with higher capacity, the larger FacilityServer from the same product family is the pick.

Gira X1 visualization and logic server (2096 00)
from €844See the pick
Editor's pickKNX Dimmers

Jung

KNX LED universal dimming actuator 4-gang

The Jung 39004 1S R wins the value rating: 4 dimmable channels (4×225 W) with universal leading/trailing-edge dimming, electronic manual operation, and status feedback, at €269 (€269.34), the lowest price per channel in the comparison (€67.34 per channel), while being LED-optimised down to 1 W minimum load for single small fixtures.

Jung 39004 1S R KNX LED universal dimming actuator 4-gang
from €269See the pick
Editor's pickKNX Shutter/Blind Actuators

MDT technologies

KNX shutter actuator 8-gang

The MDT JAL-0810.02 wins the value rating: 8 channels at 8 A rated current each, with slat adjustment, safety/lock functions and a manual button per channel, at €256 (€256.02), the lowest price per channel in the comparison (€32 per channel) for an 8-gang unit.

MDT JAL-0810.02 KNX shutter actuator 8-gang
from €256See the pick
Editor's pickKNX Switch Actuators

MDT technologies

KNX switch actuator standard 16-gang

The MDT AKS-1616.03 wins the value rating: 16 channels at 16 A rated current each, with bistable relays, manual override and 140 µF C-load, at €310 (€310.46), the lowest price per channel in the comparison (€19.40 per channel).

MDT AKS-1616.03 KNX switch actuator standard 16-gang
from €310See the pick

Our comparisons

The complete overview of all categories with every model lives on the comparison page.

KNX Presence DetectorsKNX Glass SwitchesKNX Room ControllersKNX Push-Button SensorKNX IP Gateway / Interface / RouterKNX Universal ActuatorsKNX Weather StationsKNX Heating actuators & Valve drivesKNX Server / Visualization / LogicKNX DimmersKNX Sensors (CO₂/humidity/air quality)KNX Power SuppliesKNX Shutter/Blind ActuatorsKNX Switch ActuatorsKNX Push-button interfaces / Binary inputsZigbee/Matter Sticks & BridgesHome Assistant HardwareKNX Türsprechanlagen
All categories

More categories coming. Prices retailer-checked; see each comparison page for the date.

Home Assistant

HA integration for every winner

Every winner ships with a concrete Home Assistant guide: the hardware you need, the integration, and a working YAML example. We start exactly where manufacturer datasheets stop.

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Compare independently

For each category we curate the relevant devices and put specs, prices and bus connection side by side. Unconfirmed data is flagged openly. No spec bingo from the manufacturer brochure.

ETS & Home Assistant

Every comparison explains the ETS configuration and the Home Assistant integration, with concrete YAML. Exactly the gap where manufacturer datasheets stop.

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Our methodology in detail