Gevako: smart technology, Dutch pragmatism

Welcome to Gevako. Great to have you check out who is behind the buttons, or in our case, behind the hardware.

We are Gevako: tech enthusiasts with a mission. Making your home smarter with hardware for Home Assistant, without the hassle, without marketing talk, and without promises that evaporate as soon as you’ve paid. Just honest technology that does exactly what it’s supposed to do. Nothing more, nothing less.

The problem with “smart” devices

The world of home automation can be a jungle. You buy a device from a major brand, it works perfectly, until the manufacturer pulls the plug on their servers or goes bankrupt. Suddenly your smart device is nothing more than e-waste.

We thought: this has to change. What you buy should truly remain yours.

100% in control of your own home

At Gevako, we don’t do vendor lock-in. Our products are developed and manufactured in the Netherlands and run on fully open-source firmware: ESPHome.

  • No cloud dependency. Everything runs locally on your own network. Faster, safer, and no data sent to distant servers.
  • Future-proof. Should Gevako ever cease to exist: your products will simply keep working.
  • Full control. The firmware is open. Build, customize, manage, you decide.

You are not dependent on us. Complete freedom, just the way it should be.

Rooted in the clay of Maas and Waal

We choose in-house design, in-house production, and keeping both feet firmly planted in the clay of the Dutch Maas en Waal region. As a famous Dutch song goes: “Behind the high mountains lies the land of Maas and Waal.” Around here, those mountains are our dikes, and they stand for something: a solid foundation and an unwavering character.

While others invest in shiny office buildings, we prefer to invest in the robustness of our hardware. Think of our technology as the dike around your digital home: it keeps the chaos out and the control in.

Land of Maas and Waal - Gevako
Gevako German Shepherd mascot with curious expression, representing the brand's no-nonsense mentality for smart home hardware.

The Gevako mentality

Our loyal German Shepherd isn’t just a mascot. He symbolizes what we stand for:

  • Loyal. Our hardware won’t let you down. No hiccups when the internet goes out, technology that simply keeps working.
  • Protective. We are strict about safety and quality: we only use components we would trust in our own home.
  • Helpful. Can’t figure it out? We are here for you, no chatbots, just genuine support from people who actually know how Home Assistant works.

Ready to take back control?

Build the future of your smart home, on your terms, with homegrown hardware.

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