Ecobee is a Canadian home automation company that manufactures smart thermostats, temperature and occupancy sensors, smart light switches, smart cameras and contact sensors.
Thermostats are controlled via an integrated touch screen, web portal or app available for iOS , Android and Apple Watch. Other devices are controlled exclusively via the app or web portal.
The thermostat or camera acts as a hub for your other devices. Light switches do not require a thermostat or camera, but do not provide hub functionality.
In addition, ecobee provides a suite of subscription services to complement its product line.
Ecobee was founded in 2007 It has been recognized with a number of awards, including the Deloitte Technology Green 15 award for Canadian cleantech companies and the 2011 AHR Expo Innovation Award in the category . building automation .
In March 2018, ecobee raised a CAD 80 million Series C financing.
Products
Smart thermostats
ecobee created the world’s first smart thermostat, the ecobee Smart, in 2008. Since then, they have gradually updated their thermostat line over the years, until the latest release of the flagship ecobee Smart thermostat in June 2019. They also continue to sell the ecobee3 lite as a less electronic Expensive smart thermostat without Alexa support that doesn’t come with any remote sensors, but still includes support for them.
The thermostats includes a touchscreen and works with 32 remote temperature/presence sensors that can adjust the temperature based on where you are. The ecobee4 and ecobee smart thermostat also includes support for Amazon Alexa .
Room Sensors
All ecobee thermostats since ecobee3 (except ecobee3 lite) have included one temperature/room sensor in the box.
Sensors can connect to the ecobee thermostat to provide temperature and occupancy information, or to an ecobee camera to provide occupancy information to a home monitoring service.
eco +
ecobee began rolling out eco + in 2019 to personalize individual thermostats in the home.
This includes the ability to connect your utility company to your thermostat. Using this information, it can heat/cool the home based on current and upcoming usage rate changes or allow the home to participate in demand response events.
Smart Light Switch
Ecobee Switch + is a smart light switch announced in May 2017 and released on March 26, 2018.Switch + features a microphone with Amazon Alexa built-in, as well as presence and daylight sensors.
SmartCamera
Ecobee SmartCamera is a smart camera released on April 15, 2020. It provides 1080p video, 180-degree field of view, auto pan and tilt, Amazon Alexa support, two-way communication, and night vision.