Lutron 2 Diva Smart Dimmer Switches w/ Caséta Smart Hub & Pico Remote Expired

Lutrons are great for a couple situations in my ~60 year old house - I was able to add 3 way switching to a downstairs hallway light that only has one wired switch - I replaced that switch with a Lutron dimmer, and wall mounted the Pico remote at the top of the stairs so that I can illuminate the staircase from upstairs when heading down in the morning - much more practical than trying to run 3 wire NM-B cable from the downstairs switch to a hard wired 3 way switch at the top of the stairs. The Pico remotes can be wall mounted in an existing switch box, or surface mounted with a wall plate anywhere and appear to anyone as a standard wired wall switch - so they're not just for using as handheld remotes.

I also use Lutron dimmers in light switch boxes where I don't have neutrals, again easier than pulling fresh 3 wire NM-B cable.

Finally I use their fan switches on 6 of the 7 paddle fans in my house, which offer 4 levels of speed control versus the 3 speeds the fans came with.

Additionally, I believe Lutron is the only option available if you want smart 4 way (lights controlled by 3 or more switches) dimming.

I use Lutrons where I need them, but for the rest of my switching, I use TP-Link Kasas, including on/offs, dimmers, 3 way dimmers, and 3 way on/offs (actually I have the 3 way on/offs working with 4 way switching).

The Lutrons and the Kasas are great products IMO - I can't justify the additional cost of the Lutrons though for situations where I have neutral wires. Lutron DOES have a far better "away" mode in their app than TP-Link does, IMO. The Lutron "Smart Away" scene will quickly allow you to specify the time period and switches to include in the scene, while the Kasa (or Tapo) app requires "away" mode time to be specified for each individual switch, which gets tedious (unless I'm missing something or someone knows of a better way to do that).

You're in the wrong thread if this is your level of interest in/understanding of home automation tech. The difference isn't about superficial design or looks, it's about the invisible networking technologies and dimming circuits where Lutron stands head and shoulders above the newcomer mass market vendors. Caseta is their entry level/consumer-oriented system but even this is universally recognized to be more robust than everything else on the market. Have fun buying the cheap stuff!

Lutron switches don't require a neutral wire which I think they have some sort of patent on so they upcharge bc they can. All Kasa switches require a neutral so if you have an older house it won't work unless you put in neutral wiring