Best Smart Outdoor Lighting

From professionally installed luxury designs to DIY solar-powered products, the outdoor smart lighting world has exploded in the past few years. With the touch of a button or the sound of your voice, you can brighten your home during winter months or personalize your exterior fixtures to follow your natural routine year-round, saving time and money. Which is your favorite smart option from our list of top-rated outdoor lighting brands?

These 10 brands were selected by our expert panelists and contributors and voted on by readers as the best of the best for smart outdoor lighting.

1. Atomi Smart

From hanging decorative lights and modern wall sconces to flood and pathway lights, Atomi Smart offers a range of products to keep your yard and home well lit. Shatterproof acrylic, LED bulbs and weather-proof options mean these lights will last for more than a season and won't drive up your electric bill. Use smart features like adjustable colors, scheduling and hands-free control to easily customize your home's exterior.

2. Enbrighten

Perk up your dark patio with a string of vintage color-changing LED café lights, picking the perfect shade of white from the intuitive Enbrighten app. More concerned about the shadowy corners in your yard? Their outdoor three-head security light provides peace of mind with 210-degree motion sensing and the ability to tamp down its brightness to keep your neighbors happy.

3. Cree Lighting

Known in the lighting world for creating dependable and inexpensive blubs, Cree has one of the most affordable smart bulbs available. Follow-the-sun technology enables these lights to automatically transition throughout the day, or if you prefer to stay in control, the Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connections allow you to dim the bulbs or change the color with your preferred voice assistant.

4. Feit Electric

Nearly twice as bright as some of its competitors yet often the least pricey option, Feit Electric's floodlight bulb keeps your driveway or backyard safe and syncs up directly to your Wi-Fi without a hub. On the decorative side, this company's smart-lighting line includes a 24-foot string of shatter-resistant bulbs with more than a million color options and five holiday presets.

5. Philips

A name tied to innovation in consumer electronics, Philips was the first to enter the smart lighting scene with its Hue line. It's no surprise then that their outdoor products, featuring LED integration and 16 million color selections, are so highly favored. Users praise the lights' longevity despite constant exposure to the elements and the ease of color matching between different products.

6. FX Luminaire

The Cadillac of landscape lighting, FX Luminaire blends the opulent fixtures they're famous for with smart technology using their innovative Luxor app. With zone control, you can keep your walkway well lit while softening porch lights to avoid blinding visitors at the door. Consumers with multiple properties also love that they can regulate the lighting at each residence from the same system.

7. VOLT

Eager to set itself apart from the rest of the lighting world, VOLT was the first in the industry to imagine and manufacture its own products. Its smart lighting kits are Ring-enabled, professional-grade and carry a lifetime warranty. Each kit includes everything you need, from path lights to the Ring Smart Plug, to illuminate your home's exterior by way of Alexa or the Ring app.

8. Lumary

Rated IP65 waterproof and constructed of durable materials like shatterproof plastic and aluminum, Lumary's smart outdoor lighting is built to withstand rain, high heat and snow. Organize these energy-efficient LED wall sconces, spotlights and pathway lights to follow your daily routine, whether that means staying on for late-night arrivals or turning on before dawn for your early run.

9. Kichler

Kichler's Smart Control Transformer is ideal for the consumer who wants to leave the installation to professionals but enjoys keeping tabs on the nitty-gritty of their landscape lighting. Use the Kichler Connects app to set up three independently controlled zones, check load and fault notices and pair additional transformers for even more options and data. And the onboard memory feature keeps your lights shining even if Wi-Fi is interrupted.

10. Haven

Choose from white or color systems that have the ability to make your suburban home look like a five-star resort via the power of Haven's landscape lighting. Want to linger a little longer on your patio after dusk? You can easily override preprogrammed schedules through the Haven app. Utilize smart path lights, in-ground lights and floodlights to ensure your guests make it to their cars without tripping on a wayward branch.

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Susan Lanier-Graham is founder and publisher of Wander With Wonder, an award-winning online travel journalism magazine. She has authored more than 75 books and hundreds of magazine articles while traveling the world over the past three decades. Susan's work has appeared in a variety of publications, including various AAA publications, TravelandLeisure.com, Hotels.com, Modern Luxury, WHERE publications, Fairmont.com, Marriott.com and more. Susan is a member of Society of American Travel Writers, International Food, Wine and Travel Writers Association, and North American Travel Journalists Association. She is also a Certified California Wine Appellation Specialist.

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