How Much Does Home Automation Cost in Ahmedabad?
Straight answer first: we design for 3BHK homes and villas, and every home is quoted on its own plan, because two homes of the same size can need very different systems. Every quote is an installed total — hardware, installation, programming, commissioning and handover, with cabling laid by your electrical contractor to our schedule.
For what goes into a system — processors, keypads, wiring, apps — see our cost breakdown guide. For your own home, share the floor plan and we will quote it.
What Actually Moves the Number
Two homes of the same size can cost very differently. Four things account for most of it:
- How many rooms are controlled, not how big the house is. Cost tracks the number of switching points, keypads and zones. A large house with lighting in six rooms costs less than a smaller one with lighting everywhere.
- Which platform. On a comparable 3BHK, KNX is the most cost-effective of the professional platforms, Lutron sits in the middle, and Crestron costs the most. See the platform comparison for what that buys.
- New build or retrofit. Cabling during construction is cheap. Retrofitting an occupied home means either chasing walls or going wireless — and wireless avoids the disruption at a hardware premium.
- How deep the AV goes. Background music in three rooms is a different project from distributed video, a home theatre and video conferencing. The AV share of a 3BHK quote changes a lot depending on that answer.
Cost by Platform, Same Scope
The clearest way to see platform cost is to hold the scope constant. This is how the same 3BHK specification compares across the three platforms:
| Component | Crestron | Lutron | KNX |
|---|---|---|---|
| Processor | Highest | Middle | Lowest |
| Keypads | Highest | Middle | Lowest |
| Lighting control | Similar | Similar | Lowest |
| AV integration | Deepest, costs most | Paired with another system | Paired with another system |
| Installation | Highest | Middle | Lowest |
| Overall | Highest | Middle | Most cost-effective |
The cheapest column is not automatically the wrong answer, and the most expensive is not automatically the right one. Crestron costs more largely because of processor and keypad hardware and its native AV distribution — which is worth paying for on a property that needs deep AV integration, and is money wasted on one that does not. We say so on projects where a smaller system would do the job. Our Diamond, Platinum, Gold and Silver packages show which platforms and keypads each combination uses.
What a Quote From Us Includes
- System design — lighting scenes, automation logic, AV routing and keypad layout, reviewed with you before anything is ordered
- All automation hardware, and the cabling schedule your electrical contractor lays the cables to
- Installation, programming and commissioning
- A full day of handover training so the house is usable by everyone in it
- Support after handover
What it does not include: the automation cabling itself, which your electrical contractor lays to our schedule; civil work, false ceilings, electrical work outside the automation scope, or the light fittings themselves where a separate lighting designer has specified them. Those are real costs and we would rather name them than have them appear later.
Get a real number for your property
Every home is different. Send the floor plan or the site details and we will scope a system around the property and quote it properly — including telling you where a smaller system would do the job.
Common Questions
What is the cheapest way to start?
Lighting control on its own. It is the layer people use most, it changes how a home feels day to day, and it can be added without rewiring. Plan the cabling so automation, AV and climate can be added later against the same design rather than redoing the work.
Does the price include installation and programming?
Yes — every quote from us is an installed total, with installation and programming included. A quote that leaves them out is not comparable to one that includes them, which is worth checking when you compare us against anyone else.
Can it be done in phases?
Yes, and it is often sensible. The decisions that have to be made early are the cabling and the platform, because those are expensive to change later. Rooms, zones and devices can be added over time.
Are there hidden costs?
There should not be. We quote fixed, and the exclusions above are stated up front rather than discovered mid-project. Where a change genuinely arises — a client adds a room, a fitting changes — it is priced and agreed before the work happens.
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