Matter Hits 720 Certified Devices You Can Buy in the US
Four years after Matter launched with the promise of one standard for every smart home, the numbers are finally starting to match the pitch. A fresh count of the Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA) certification ledger, read on November 13, 2026, puts the total at 13,161 certified Matter product models from 497 companies. Of those, 720 are certified products you can actually buy in the United States right now, with a verified store link and a certificate matched to the exact model.
That distinction matters more than the headline number. MatterCatalog, the independent catalog behind the count, tracks 4,579 Matter records in total. It found 944 products sold in the US with a verified store link, but 224 of them could not be matched to a CSA certificate for the exact model on sale. Some rely on the maker’s own claim, some reach Matter through a bridge, and some carry a certificate that names a different variant. The 720 figure is the stricter count: products whose certificate names the precise model you would be buying.
Lighting dominates, locks lead on Thread
Lighting is by far the biggest slice of the certified US market, with 307 products. Switches follow at 71, then fans at 58, smart plugs at 55, robot vacuums at 53, and smart locks at 48. Sensors (34), hubs (32), thermostats (15), air purifiers (11), blinds (9), climate devices (9), and remotes and buttons (6) round out the list, with 12 more products in an “other” bucket.
The split between the two main Matter transports tells its own story. Of the 720 certified products, 511 connect over Wi-Fi, 147 over Thread, 10 list both, and 21 use a wired Ethernet connection. Thread’s share is concentrated where it matters most: 35 of the 48 certified locks use Thread, as do 36 of the 58 fans and 22 of the 34 sensors. Locks and sensors are exactly the battery-powered devices that benefit from Thread’s low-power mesh, while robot vacuums (51 of 53 on Wi-Fi) and thermostats (all 15 on Wi-Fi) stay on the mains-powered network.
If you are shopping for a Thread device, remember it needs a Thread border router in your home as well as a Matter controller. Wi-Fi devices need only the controller. That is one reason the new generation of hubs matters: Apple’s HomeView, the new Apple TV 4K, the latest HomePod mini, Google’s Nest speakers, and Amazon’s newer Echo devices all double as border routers, so many households already have one without knowing it.
Platform support still varies by device type
Certification is only half the story. A Matter-certified device can in principle join Apple Home, Google Home, Amazon Alexa, and Samsung SmartThings, but each platform decides which device types it actually supports, and on what schedule. Of the 720 certified products, 383 list Amazon Alexa, 367 list Apple Home, 357 list Google Home, and 271 list Samsung SmartThings in their records.
The gaps are real and uneven. Matter 1.5 added cameras in November 2025, and Samsung’s SmartThings switched camera support on in December 2025, yet nearly a year later neither Apple’s nor Google’s supported-device lists include them. Google’s list still has no water leak detectors, while Amazon’s includes them but not energy measurement. The standard has done its job of making devices interoperable; the platforms have not all kept pace with it.
That is worth keeping in mind when you shop. A “Works with Matter” badge on a store listing is not the same as a certificate, and a certificate is not the same as support in your platform of choice. Before buying, check that the exact model has a CSA certificate and that your platform supports that device type.
Who is making all these devices?
Govee leads the certified US count by a wide margin, with 138 products, followed by LIFX at 34, Hinkley at 30, Linkind at 28, and Dreame at 26. The long tail is just as important: 497 companies now hold Matter certifications, which is why the standard keeps showing up in categories that were barely smart-home territory a few years ago, from ceiling fans to soil sensors.
The pace of the standard itself has also picked up. Matter 1.0 covered lights, plugs, locks, and thermostats when it launched in October 2022. Version 1.2 added robot vacuums and large appliances a year later, 1.3 brought energy reporting in May 2024, 1.5 added cameras in November 2025, and 1.6, released in June 2026, introduced NFC-based commissioning and Joint Fabric, which lets multiple controllers manage the same Matter network.
What this means for your next purchase
For buyers, the practical takeaway is simple. The certified Matter catalog in the US is now large enough that you can build most of a smart home, from bulbs and plugs to locks and robot vacuums, without locking yourself into a single brand or platform. Lighting and plugs are the safest starting points, with hundreds of certified options. Locks, sensors, and blinds are where Thread shines, so make sure you have a border router before you buy.
The 224 uncertified-but-listed products are a reminder to verify rather than trust a badge. If a listing says “Matter compatible” but you cannot find a matching certificate for that exact model, treat it as a claim, not a guarantee. The CSA’s public ledger and independent catalogs make that check quick, and it is the cheapest insurance against a device that will not join your home the way you expect.
Matter’s original promise was one app for every smart home, and that part is still a work in progress. But the shelf is no longer the problem. With 720 certified products available in the US and more than 13,000 certified models worldwide, the standard has reached the scale where the remaining work belongs to the platforms, not the device makers.