When comparing Luton Caséta Wireless in-wall light dimmer with remote vs TP-Link Tapo P110, the Slant community recommends TP-Link Tapo P110 for most people. In the question“What are the best smart plugs?” TP-Link Tapo P110 is ranked 3rd while Luton Caséta Wireless in-wall light dimmer with remote is ranked 5th. The most important reason people chose TP-Link Tapo P110 is:
Monitor real-time power consumption and energy spend via the Tapo App.
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Pros
Pro No neutral wire required
Unlike most switches, the Caséta works without a neutral wire. This means it will be easy to install in older homes that lack neutral wires.
Pro Powerful Siri integreation
Once all setup, you can turn off lights in each room and also each zone. For example, you could turn on just your bedroom lights, or the bedroom as well as any other room upstairs if you've included the bedroom in the upstairs zone.
Pro Includes remote
If you sometimes want to use a physical remote instead of always using Siri, you can. The remote's battery is rated for 10 years. It comes with a mount which can be mounted to a table or the wall for extended control.
Pro Energy Monitoring
Monitor real-time power consumption and energy spend via the Tapo App.
Cons
Con Less convenient when plugging/unplugging lights
This switch only controls two lights at a time which need to be plugged into the switch. This also means that the switch itself needs to be plugged into a wall socket, which are typically low to the ground making the wall switch harder to reach.
Con Apple TV required for remote control
If you are away from home and want to turn on lights, or check to see if any lights are on, you will need an Apple TV. If you already have one, this isn't a big deal however for many out there this will add another device and another initial startup cost.
Con Clunky setup
You need to download a separate app, create an account for it, and add each device separately to the app.
Con Size
Not the most compact model.
Con Security
As most smart plugs, it makes use of a cloud service (which is probably hosted on a server in China).
Con Blocked port
The port that was available on older models for users that controlled the plug using their own (Python) scripts on a local network seems to have been disabled, and it can not be enabled again.
The Shelly Plus Plug might be a better option for local network usage.