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You Can Create a Full Smart Home Set-Up on a Budget With These Amazon Big Spring Sales

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lifestyleMarch 28, 2026

Amazon's Big Spring Sale continues to march on. Within this sale, you can find deals on a range of different tech items, including laptops, power tools, fitness trackers, and even smart home devices. Computerized smart homes went from a science fiction dream in the 1970s to a full-time headache and money pit in the 2000s, but in 2026, we've finally hit the sweet spot, where you can fully automate your home without spending your life savings or needing a degree in programming. Thanks to the arrival of Matter-compatible gear and some serious discounts during Amazon’s Big Spring Sale, a basic smart home is achievable with a total cost of less than $2,000. So let’s take a walk through what your daily routine looks like when your house starts working for you.

Smart doorbells and floodlights

As we approach the front door, the lights from the Ring Doorbell Plus with Ring Floodlight Cam turn on automatically. For $164.99 (50% off) you're getting a professional-grade security perimeter and a head-to-toe view of any visitors.

More smart doorbells on sale on Amazon:

- Blink Video Doorbell: $35.99 on Amazon (was $69.99)

- Ring Wired Doorbell Pro: $199.99 on Amazon (was $249.99)

- Ring Wired Doorbell Pro with Chime: $219.99 on Amazon (was $269.99)

- Blink Outdoor 2K+: $142.99 on Amazon (was $219.99)

- Blink Outdoor 4: $164.99 on Amazon (was $229.99)

- Ring Outdoor Cam: $49.99 on Amazon (was $79.99)

- Ring Spotlight Cam Plus: $109.99 on Amazon (was $149.99)

- Eufy Security SoloCam S340: $119.99 on Amazon (was $199.99)

- Eufy Security eufyCam S4: $999.99 on Amazon (was $1,299.99)

Smart locks

Rather than fiddling around with your keys like some kind of caveman, you have three options for unlocking your front door with this SwitchBot Smart Lock Pro ($84.99, 57% off): Use the app, enter the combination, or slide your finger over the biometric sensor. So your "welcome home" sequence goes like this: The lights find you, the camera sees you, and the door unlocks for you, all before you've even reached for the handle.

Smart plugs and lighting

Once you step inside, the house begins waking up. Your tasteful mid-century lamps are still in place, but they're controlled by these Kasa Matter Smart Plugs (on sale for $39.99 for four). Compatible with Apple Home, Amazon Alexa, Google Home, and Samsung SmartThings, these outlets can be programmed to turn on when the door unlocks. So does the Philips Hue Go Smart Portable Table Lamp ($84.99). It's glowing amber, one of the millions of colors you can choose.

Smart climate control

You settle into your favorite chair. The air is perfectly crisp. Your Google Nest Thermostat ($89.99) checked your schedule and dialed in your preferred temperature before you arrived. Cool, but also efficient: The brain of your HVAC system helps cut your energy costs by never heating or cooling an empty house.

Sensing the rays of the sun outside, the SwitchBot Blind Tilt Motorized Blinds ($48.99) adjust the slats to prevent glare on the TV. The blinds and the thermostat have been working together all day to account for the sun and keep the house at the optimum temperature.

Smart entertainment core

With the temperature and lighting perfect, it's time to relax. You tap your phone or issue an order, and the Google TV Streamer ($79.99) wakes up your home theater, organizing all your subscriptions into one sleek interface. To your left, the Echo Studio ($189.99) begins to glow, ready to pump out spatial audio that rivals surround sound setups.

More smart home speaker deals from Amazon:

- Amazon Echo Dot: $39.99 on Amazon (was $49.99)

- Amazon Echo Spot: $49.99 on Amazon (was $79.99)

- Amazon Echo Show 5: $69.99 on Amazon (was $89.99)

- Amazon Echo Show 11: $169.99 on Amazon (was $219.99)

Smart cleaning

Down the hall, the Ecovacs Deebot X8 robot vacuum and mop ($599, $500.99 off) is finishing its evening rounds. It vacuums and mops, then washes its own pads with hot water, either on a schedule or at your command.

What do you think so far?

More smart vacuums on sale on Amazon:

- Roborock Qrevo Series Robot Vacuum and Mop: $399.99 on Amazon (was $649.99)

- Roborock Q10 S5+ Robot Vacuum and Mop: $279.99 on Amazon (was $549.99)

- Shark AI Ultra Voice Control Robot Vacuum: $279.99 on Amazon (was $599)

- Eufy E25 Robot Vacuum and Mop: $599.99 on Amazon (was $999.99)

- Dreame X60 Max Ultra Complete Robot Vacuum and Mop: $1,359.90 on Amazon (was $1,699.99)

Smart router and mesh

Keeping all of this gear connected is a TP-Link AXE5400 Tri-Band WiFi 6E Router ($112.99, 66% discount) that manages the high-bandwidth streaming, while the eero 6 Mesh System ($139.99) ensures there isn't a dead zone from the basement to the attic.

Smart command center

If you want to make adjustments to your set-up, you can control everything from a single place, the SwitchBot Hub 3 ($79.99). It's compatible with 100,000+ infrared appliances, all SwitchBot devices, and third-party Matter-compatible dev