Having had a Vera lite, Vera plus and now a homey I much prefer the homey- it does work with hive bulbs in a basic on/off way and you can add hue, IKEA (cheapest), osram and many other bulbs. I use it to control my alarm ie I do a night set and it turns all the lights/socket's off downstairs and turns my bedroom lamp on. Have a look at the homey app store and you'll be able to see all the other companies it works with.