This was easy to set up and add devices. Only 4 stars for 2 reasons.

1. The mobile app feels lacking. I wish I could see historical data (temperature, humidity, etc) easier as well as customize the dashboard more. I also can not modify scenes and automations without using the web portal.

2. While I transition to my ZWave replacements, I still have a lot of Ikea and Zigbee smart bulbs I can't control with this hub without another server running and figuring out the API calls to do so. I wish there was an adapter I could plug into this to also control some ZigBee devices, making the automation migration easier on my less technical family.

Would highly recommend as long as you're willing to be dedicated to ZWave devices, which I am.

So far so good. I thought more of my SmartThings were z-Wave and would be compatible with the Z-Box. My bad. So, I've started collecting and integrating other devices with the Z-Box, not overlapping device functions too much.

I have not messed around with the Lua yet, just the devices and setting up a few room and scenes...testing. I still have a bit of a learning curve just to get more comfortable. And I expect to learn for a long while after that.

The Z-Box was easy to attach to my network. I've have hits and misses getting new devices added smoothly (all added eventually). I am having issues logging in the Z-Box 'Locally', sometimes resorting to 'Remote' mode while at home. I'm not sure why that is...maybe my Orbi mesh network? More learning curve.
The Z-Box is currently attached to my network vis Wifi. I might switch that to a wired connection using the E'net adapter and check if the login issues changes.

So far though, I like the having more low-level control of my home automation. I like the few new Z-wave devices purchased. And I think the possibilities looking forward are numerous and will keep me challenged for some time.

The Z-wave hub is truly an innovative product that is easy to set up.

So far I have moved about half of my z-wave devices over to the Z-Box from my old Vera hub. I'm very pleased with the ease of adding most of them, though some of the older devices were a bit more stubborn. Creating scenes is almost fun, dragging and dropping boxes and clicking the drop down choices. Many of the devices work so much better on the Z-Box hub, though tech support and I are still working through some issues with pin codes and other options on my door locks.

I've been using a Hubitat C7 hub for quite some time and grew tired of it needing to be constantly rebooted because it dropped off my home network. I bought this Z-box from The Smartest House (my favorite smart home store in the world BTW!) several months ago and am just now trying it out. I have to admit that I'm disappointed and I guess also somewhat spoiled by the intuitive nature of the hub and size of the Hubitat developer community compared to Z-box. The fact that only 7 reviews have been posted for this thing tells me there hasn't been a lot of adoption. I've used an ISY for Zwave for years so I know how complicated and non-intuitive some of these boxes can be but wow just figuring out where to write rules within the Z-box is even more difficult than the ISY. I do think the Web UI look nice but again it is just not very intuitive with a lot of functions/features that are hidden behind every corner. The other expectation was that I would have a more tightly integrated and detailed device list for my Zooz zwave device. The Hubitat actually has this in a better place too and you with direct links to the device user manual. Bummer. The last straw was the mobile application as it really is a hot mess and feels more like beta software as there are a lot of features that are missing such as exclusion of devices so that you can remove and add them to your Zwave network. I had expected to find that a year or so after release that this would have a robust hub and user community but I'm just not seeing that. The marketplace doesn't look like it has a very large number of integrations either and I've yet to find anything that can support my Elk M1 Gold security system, Rachio, Ecobee, and many other smart devices around my home. This purchase was a mistake on my part and should have paid more attention. I'm hoping things get better but for now looks like I'll be starting over with my Hubitat...