We tested a number of smart plugs that we didn’t prefer as overall picks but are perfectly fine choices.

We think the Currant WiFi Smart Outlet warrants further testing. This double plug offers Bluetooth support for when your Wi-Fi is down, as well as a “learning” feature that will make suggestions in the app on how you can save money based on your habits and local utility.

Our previous budget pick, the Monoprice Stitch Wireless Smart Mini Plug, isn’t as cheap as the Wyze Plug but is still a great option. At 2.2 by 1.5 by 1.2 inches, it’s the smallest model we’ve tested, and it includes energy monitoring and support for Alexa, Google Assistant, and IFTTT. We liked it better than the original, bulky Monoprice Stitch Smart Plug. We also looked at the Monoprice Stitch Wireless Smart Power Strip, but it doesn’t have manual controls for each outlet, it lacks energy monitoring, and it comes with an especially short cord (19 inches).

In our testing, the Aukey SH-PA1 Smart Plug and the Leviton DW15P Mini Plug-In Outlet were very similar to the Wyze Plug, but their price, size, features, and functionality all kept them out of the top two spots. The Amazon Smart Plug is another small model in the $25 price range that works well but doesn’t offer anything that makes it stand out.

We liked the Merkury Innovations Smart Plug, the Geeni Spot Glo, and the Geeni Switch Duo, but each one is typically just slightly more expensive than our top pick. In addition, Merkury and Geeni share the same Smart Life Alexa/Google Skill with several other companies on our list; you can’t mix and match devices from different brands and use them with the same Skill. We also liked the Geeni Surge, but it doesn’t have USB ports, and judging by the specs, we’d categorize that model as more of a smart power strip than a surge protector.

We liked the Satechi Dual Smart Outlet, but thought the Wemo Mini was a better bargain for HomeKit users. This model packs two outlets into a strip that doesn’t crowd the outlet and offers energy monitoring—but it’s usually three times the price of the Mini. The dual-outlet ConnectSense Smart Outlet2 costs the same as the Satechi but is bulkier and not very user-friendly.

Our previous also-great pick, the Lutron Caséta Smart Lighting Lamp Dimmer, works well if you have the Caséta system or want to dim plug-in lights. However, it requires a Lutron Bridge for you to use the app, it’s specifically designed for lights (and nothing else), and it has two outlets that you can’t control independently.

We also tested a few smart plugs that failed to earn our recommendation because our picks were much better:

We’re going to continue testing the Ezlo PlugHub because we like how this small plug-in has an internal Z-Wave hub built in. However, that functionality makes it chunky and twice the price of the Wemo Mini—which would be fine if it were a bit more user-friendly.

The Wemo Insight is larger and twice the price of the Mini but adds energy monitoring. It also supports Amazon Alexa, Apple HomeKit (via the Wemo Bridge), Google Assistant, Nest, and IFTTT.

We ruled out Leviton’s DW3HL-1BW, Topgreener’s TGWF115APM, and Legrand’s WWP20 Smart Plug-In Dimmer and WWP10 Smart Plug-In Switch because they were all bulky and expensive, especially considering that none of them offered anything that warranted the extra space or cost. Topgreener’s TGWF115PQM and Jasco’s myTouchSmart WiFi Smart Plug are both more compact but lack the options of our top picks.

We compared the iHome iSP100 Outdoor Smart Plug, the Jasco myTouchSmart Outdoor Plug, and the Geeni Outdoor Smart Plug with the Kasa KP400, but the iHome and Jasco were priced too high considering that they lacked a second outlet. In addition, the iHome and Geeni have a shorter operating-temperature range than the Kasa does.

Eve makes beautiful devices that work well with HomeKit, but both the bulkier version of the Eve Energy and the new slimmed-down Eve Energy are currently twice the price of the Wemo Mini and need an iPad, HomePod, or AppleTV to work outside of the house. Also, we can’t justify paying $100 for the Eve Energy Strip, which has just three controllable outlets.

D-Link is badly in need of an app redesign. Until that happens, we can’t recommend the DSP-W118 Mini Wi-Fi Smart Plug or DSP-W320 Outdoor Wi-Fi Smart Plug. The app was confusing and suffered from lag. We routinely had connectivity issues with the W118 Mini, too, and both D-Link plugs were overpriced at the time of our review.

We had high hopes for Samsung’s SmartThings Wifi Smart Plug, but it had constant connectivity issues, and we couldn’t get any of our timers or schedules to stick. We also ruled out the Etekcity Voltson, the Sylvania Smart+ HomeKit Smart Plug, the Koogeek P1 Smart Plug, and the PureGear PureSwitch due to performance issues. And we wouldn’t spend the money on the GE Bluetooth Smart Switch (Plug-In), because it lacks smart-home support and can’t work outside the home.