Experts recommend Philips Hue Starter Kit more than Kasa Smart KL130
As of 17 Jan 2025, experts prefer Philips Hue Starter Kit over Kasa Smart KL130, but both Smart Light Bulbs have solid expert endorsements.
As per this month's meta ranking, Philips Hue Starter Kit received 7 recommendations: from WIRED (10 Jun 2024), Tom's Guide (27 Sep 2024) Forbes (7 Apr 2021) and 4 others. By contrast, Kasa Smart KL130 received only 2 recommendations from T3 (1 Jan 2025) and Forbes (7 Apr 2021).
| Rank | Change | Price | Smart Light Bulb | WIRED  | Tom's Guide  | T3  | Forbes  | Wirecutter  | PCMag  | IGN  | TechRadar  | Digital Trends  | CNET  |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | $50 |  Philips Hue Starter Kit The Philips Hue Starter Kit is a highly customizable and convenient lighting solution that offers a range of features, including dimming capabilities, scheduling options, compatibility with popular smart home ecosystems, easy setup, and energy-saving capabilities. | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| 10 | - | $28 |  Kasa Smart KL130 The Kasa Smart KL130 Smart Light Bulb is a versatile and energy-efficient smart bulb that offers customizable lighting options, convenient voice control, and energy-saving features. | - | - | 5 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Endorsement summary:
- On 7 Apr 2021 Forbes ranked Philips Hue Starter Kit as #1 and Kasa Smart KL130 as #6
Rank Smart Light Bulb Comment #1 out of 8 Philips Hue Starter Kit Best Smart Light Bulb Overall... ... ... #6 out of 8 Kasa Smart KL130 Best Smart Bulb for Alexa... ... ... Source: www.forbes.com - On 1 Jan 2025 T3 ranked Kasa Smart KL130 as #5
Rank Smart Light Bulb Comment ... ... ... #5 out of 11 Kasa Smart KL130 The best Google Assistant, Amazon Alexa and IFTTT smart bulbs... ... ... Source: www.t3.com - On 10 Jun 2024 WIRED ranked Philips Hue Starter Kit as #3
Rank Smart Light Bulb Comment ... ... ... #3 out of 7 Philips Hue Starter Kit An Upgrade Kit... ... ... Source: www.wired.com - On 27 Sep 2024 Tom's Guide ranked Philips Hue Starter Kit as #1
Rank Smart Light Bulb Comment #1 out of 6 Philips Hue Starter Kit The best smart light bulb starter kit... ... ... Source: www.tomsguide.com - On 15 Nov 2024 PCMag ranked Philips Hue Starter Kit as #5
Rank Smart Light Bulb Comment ... ... ... #5 out of 10 Philips Hue Starter Kit Best Hue Bulb... ... ... Source: www.pcmag.com - On 20 Jan 2022 IGN ranked Philips Hue Starter Kit as #1
Rank Smart Light Bulb Comment #1 out of 9 Philips Hue Starter Kit Best Smart Bulb... ... ... Source: www.ign.com - On 3 Sep 2024 TechRadar ranked Philips Hue Starter Kit as #1
Rank Smart Light Bulb Comment #1 out of 6 Philips Hue Starter Kit The best smart lighting system overall... ... ... Source: www.techradar.com - On 2 Jan 2024 Digital Trends ranked Philips Hue Starter Kit as #1
Rank Smart Light Bulb Comment #1 out of 5 Philips Hue Starter Kit The best smart bulb kit... ... ... Source: www.digitaltrends.com
After counting and adding up the 75 expert endorsements of the January rankings, Philips Hue Starter Kit outranks Kasa Smart KL130. This is not to say that Kasa Smart KL130 is a bad option. Like Philips Hue Starter Kit, it is recommended by experts, but less.
As can be seen below, Philips Hue Starter Kit outranks Kasa Smart KL130 by 9 positions. This indicates that, as of 17 Jan 2025, Philips Hue Starter Kit is more critically acclaimed than Kasa Smart KL130.
| Rank | Change | Price | Smart Light Bulb | WIRED | Tom's Guide | T3 | Forbes | Wirecutter | PCMag | IGN |
TechRadar | Digital Trends | CNET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | $50 | Philips Hue Starter Kit The Philips Hue Starter Kit is a highly customizable and convenient lighting solution that offers a range of features, including dimming capabilities, scheduling options, compatibility with popular smart home ecosystems, easy setup, and energy-saving capabilities. | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| 2 | - | Check price |  Wyze Smart A19 The Wyze Smart A19 is a white smart bulb that offers smooth dimming capabilities, easy scheduling, and energy-saving features, making it a reliable and convenient option for those looking to reduce energy consumption. | 2 | 2 | - | 3 | - | - | 6 | - | - | - |
| 3 | - | $11 | 
WiZ 60W A19 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 4 | - | Check price |  Nanoleaf Matter Essentials The Nanoleaf Matter Essentials Smart Light Bulb offers customizable colors, excellent dimming capabilities, scheduling options, and energy-saving features, making it a versatile and compatible choice for smart home enthusiasts. | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | 9 | 3 | - | - |
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Expert reviews [5]
Total expert reviews: 5
- with a score: 3
- without a score: 2
| Highest score by tweaktown.com | 87 |
| Average score based on 5 reviews | 82 |
| Lowest score by TechHive | 80 |
Score distribution:
| 80-100 | |
| 60-80 | |
| 40-60 | |
| 20-40 | |
| 0-20 |
Expert reviews [18]
Total expert reviews: 18
- with a score: 10
- without a score: 8
| Highest score by boobeam.com | 95 |
| Average score based on 18 reviews | 84 |
| Lowest score by AI | 80 |
Score distribution:
| 80-100 | |
| 60-80 | |
| 40-60 | |
| 20-40 | |
| 0-20 |
From Seller:
- Multicolor with a wide range of colors and dimming capabilities, Kasa smart’s multicolor light bulb offers endless lighting possibilities; You can choose a light for everything from a dinner party to a late night study session
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