POPP is a Z-Wave smart home brand from Popp & Co., which started in Bad Berneck, Germany, and lists a London address in its manuals. It sells smoke and CO detectors, sirens, plugs, sensors, wall controllers and radiator thermostats, plus the Popp Hub gateway, and the devices work with any Z-Wave controller or through the Popp Hub.
POPP devices talk Z-Wave and need a Z-Wave controller. That can be the Popp Hub, which runs Z-Way software and has iOS and Android apps, or a third-party platform such as Home Assistant with a Z-Wave USB adapter or Homey with a Homey Bridge. Control stays on the local Z-Wave radio rather than in a vendor cloud, apart from the Hub's optional remote access service.
That suits people who want safety devices such as smoke and CO detectors on a local, open protocol and are happy to run a hub or controller. It is weaker for anyone who wants Wi-Fi products with no hub, or Matter: we found no Matter support on the pages we read. Community reports of pairing and availability problems with some detectors on Homey, SmartThings and Home Assistant also mean device-by-device checks are worthwhile.
Connection
Z-Wave, via the Popp Hub or another controller
Voice assistants
Alexa on the Popp Hub
Matter
Not found
Open platforms
Home Assistant, Homey, openHAB and the Hub API
What can be connected
Safety 10-year smoke detectors, smoke detector with siren, CO detector, outdoor sirens, water leak and mold sensors
Plugs and access Plug-in switches and dimmers, outdoor plug, keypad, key fob, door and window sensor, strike lock control
Climate and weather Radiator thermostat (Z-Wave), Smart Thermostat (Zigbee), rain and weather sensors
Gateway Popp Hub, a Z-Wave controller based on Z-Way
Free iOS and Android apps for the Popp Hub, reported in 2016 coverage and in the Hub manual, which also describes a built-in web interface and remote access through find.popp.me. We found no App Store or Google Play listing for them, so the exact app names and publisher listings are unconfirmed.
A Homey app published by POPP & CO, not a phone app of its own. It lists 27 devices, runs on Homey Cloud, Homey Pro, Homey Pro mini and Homey Self-Hosted Server, and needs Homey 12.9.0 or newer. The listing says a Homey Bridge is required for every device.
Z-Wave is POPP's main radio. The Popp Hub manual describes a Z-Wave Plus certified controller built on Z-Way, and a retailer notes that Z-Wave products sold in Europe use 868 MHz. The 10Years smoke detector uses a separate Z-Wave Plus module that slots into the detector head. We did not open a Z-Wave Alliance certificate for individual products.
The Popp Hub connects to the network by Ethernet or Wi-Fi b/g/n, and first setup is done in a browser over Ethernet. Popp devices themselves are Z-Wave rather than Wi-Fi in the pages we read.
We found no Matter announcement, certification or product on the POPP pages and manuals we read. Home Assistant's Z-Wave JS integration is also a separate route that does not depend on Matter.
A 2017 announcement says the Popp Hub gained an Amazon Echo skill, installed from the Hub's app store, for temperature, dimming, devices and scenes by voice. We found no current POPP page that confirms the skill is still offered.
Community threads show Popp detectors on SmartThings hubs, but both are unresolved: one user on a POPE004001 reports the automation condition for smoke detection shows no devices, and another reports a Z-Wave smoke alarm Edge driver error. We found no SmartThings or POPP page that documents support.
Home Assistant's built-in Z-Wave JS integration handles Z-Wave devices through a supported USB adapter, with local push updates, and is maintained by the Home Assistant project, not by POPP. Supported end devices are checked against the Z-Wave JS device database. A recent community thread reports POPP 004001 smoke detectors marked as dead from time to time with a ZWA-2 adapter, with no confirmed fix.
POPP & CO publishes an app, with Z-Wave Europe GmbH credited as a contributor. It covers 27 devices and lists Homey Cloud, Homey Pro, Homey Pro mini and Homey Self-Hosted Server, but says a Homey Bridge is required for every device. A community thread notes POPP took over an abandoned third-party app in 2022. A separate thread reports a pairing failure with a smoke detector with siren in 2024 and shows no resolution.
A contributor added the POPP 700342 smoke sensor to the Z-Wave device database used by the openHAB Z-Wave binding in 2020. That is a community contribution rather than a POPP-maintained integration. We did not check coverage of other POPP models.
The Hub runs Z-Way software, the same stack as the RaZberry project, and the manual describes IF-THEN rules, timers, scenes and an app system. A 2017 report counts more than 120 apps in the Hub's app store.
The Hub manual says an HTTP/JavaScript API supports custom integrations, and that developers can share apps through a token-based system. We did not read the API documentation itself.
Checked 11 November 2026 against the brand's own pages, app store listings and each project's own page. “Not found” means we searched and found nothing, not that it is impossible. Compatibility changes often. Spot an error? Tell us and we will fix it.
Common questions about POPP
Does POPP support Matter?
Unconfirmed. We found no Matter announcement, certification or product on the POPP pages and manuals we read. Home Assistant's Z-Wave JS integration is also a separate route that does not depend on Matter.
Does POPP work with Alexa?
Yes, officially. A 2017 announcement says the Popp Hub gained an Amazon Echo skill, installed from the Hub's app store, for temperature, dimming, devices and scenes by voice. We found no current POPP page that confirms the skill is still offered.
Does POPP work with Google Home?
Unconfirmed. We searched for a POPP or Popp Hub Google Assistant integration and found none on the pages we read.
Does POPP work with Apple Home (HomeKit)?
Unconfirmed. We found no HomeKit or Apple Home support from POPP in the pages we read.
Does POPP work with Home Assistant?
Yes. Home Assistant's built-in Z-Wave JS integration handles Z-Wave devices through a supported USB adapter, with local push updates, and is maintained by the Home Assistant project, not by POPP. Supported end devices are checked against the Z-Wave JS device database. A recent community thread reports POPP 004001 smoke detectors marked as dead from time to time with a ZWA-2 adapter, with no confirmed fix.
Does POPP work with SmartThings?
Unconfirmed. Community threads show Popp detectors on SmartThings hubs, but both are unresolved: one user on a POPE004001 reports the automation condition for smoke detection shows no devices, and another reports a Z-Wave smoke alarm Edge driver error. We found no SmartThings or POPP page that documents support.
Does POPP work with Homey?
Yes, officially. POPP & CO publishes an app, with Z-Wave Europe GmbH credited as a contributor. It covers 27 devices and lists Homey Cloud, Homey Pro, Homey Pro mini and Homey Self-Hosted Server, but says a Homey Bridge is required for every device. A community thread notes POPP took over an abandoned third-party app in 2022. A separate thread reports a pairing failure with a smoke detector with siren in 2024 and shows no resolution.
Does POPP work with Hubitat?
Unconfirmed. We searched for a Hubitat driver or setup guide for POPP devices and found none on the pages we read.
Answers come from the sourced table above. See how POPP compares with all brands on the smart home brand statistics page.