Kasa Smart Plug Mini with Energy Monitoring, Smart Home Wi-Fi Outlet Works with Alexa, Google Home & IFTTT, Wi-Fi Simple Setup, No Hub Required (KP115), White

The smart plug is easy to setup and the Kasa app is easy to use. Nothing complicated, very user friendly. I use it to turn off and on a computer which as a "turn on on power" enabled in the BIOS.

I've used every type of smart plug and Kasa has definitely been the most reliable. now that they have metering capabilities I may ditch all my emporia plugs. those are so unreliable, constantly losing connection, randomly going on or off. I use smart plugs for most electronics but most importantly my insane Christmas set up 10 outlets to power our set up. I'll likely be buying another 6 Kasa to keep them all the same brand. no issues with Kasa , they seem to have a stronger antenna because they can reach the end of my house in the cellar and emporia cannot even come close.

I now own 2 of these smart outlets (single KP115 packs). I like the size and form factor. They allow me to add 2 smart plugs per outlet. The previous smarts plugs I owned were round and I could only use one per outlet (Etekcity). I've been purchasing more TPLink and Kasa products, so it's been nice managing all of them (except the TPLink Deco mesh wifi devices) from a single app. This smart plug is super easy to setup and install. The first one was the easiest. It was just a few steps and it was up and running. Unfortunately, the second one I received just a couple days ago appears to have been a used return item, since it appeared to already be configured. It was a bit of a pain to get it reset to factory defaults. I had to attempt the process several times, and the app crashed during the process multiple times. I was about to return it but managed to make it through the factory reset, and everything has worked 100% since it was reset. It was worth taking the time to do this rather than returning it to Amazon, but I wish Amazon would make sure they've been reset before re-selling them, and I really think they should be selling them as open-box products, not new. That's not honest in my opinion. Despite all that the box and packaging was was in near perfect condition (the seal sticker was tampered with which was a red-flag when opening), but the product was in perfect condition. I'm trying to find out why this product in a single pack is more expensive than the 4 packs (per unit). The 4 pack units seem to have all the same features, though the product size/dimensions appear to be smaller. I purchased this single pack again because I knew the first one worked well and was what I needed, but I might try a 4 pack next time. I have these setup on schedules to turn on/off my wife's Scentsy and my kid's lava lamp everyday. It's consistent and on time every single without any problems whatsoever. Integration with Alexa and Google work great! I would highly recommend!

Works great

With so many internet enabled things, it's sort of a crap shoot on if a plug will be worth the hassle and if it'll be reliable and void of any vulnerabilities. The Sense Home Monitor is great, but it doesn't let you customize the devices it finds which is super annoying tbh. That's where these affordable little plugs come in. I've got a few high power spots in my home with a Media PC serving data to devices around the home. Setup was super easy: 1.) Created a Kasa account 2.) Plugged in smart plug 3.) added new device and it found it when I connected to the 2.4ghz wifi network 4.) firmware updated and I was able to have the Sense app, identify the plug after I enabled the Tp-Link Kasa discovery option under settings. -- Named the plug Media PC and now I know exactly what part of my energy usage comes from the PC!!! I ordered 4 more so I can track other devices more precisely. A+

As a software engineer and home automation enthusiast, it's rare that I find an electronic gadget that does exactly what I want. When I do, I buy a few, even having no immediate plans for them, because I never know when they'll be discontinued and replaced by a newer version that just doesn't work as well. This Kasa smart outlet from TP-Link is one such diamond in the rough. After putting one into operation, I have purchased four more just to have on hand. The deciding factor? Total local control. I hate IoT gadgets that depend on "The Cloud" for part or all of their functionality, as their usefulness diminishes or disappears when their manufacturers eventually go under, get acquired, or simply decide they no longer want to support their older product lines. These Kasa smart outlets work without needing to "phone home." In fact, I blocked my unit's MAC address in my router's firewall so that it *can't* reach the Internet, as I have security concerns about IoT gadgets, and it's still completely usable via a local protocol over my LAN. Of course, cloud-based integrations won't work in this configuration, but that doesn't bother me. I especially appreciate that the energy monitor features of the KP115 are accessible over the local protocol, too. The only feature that might not work without giving the unit Internet access is the scheduling feature, as the unit can't set its internal clock without Internet access. (I haven't investigated whether there's a local command to set the clock.) [UPDATE 2021-09-07: The device does have a command that allows setting its internal clock. Once the clock is set, the device starts saving per-day and per-month energy usage statistics, which are retrievable via the local protocol.] But I wouldn't do scheduling on the device itself anyway; I'd do it in home automation software. I only need the device to switch on and off when commanded and to do so reliably, and to that end the KP115 works a treat, especially for the price. You can't buy a Kill-A-Watt meter for this price, and those don't have Wi-Fi or switching capability. Moreover, the readings of voltage, current, power, and energy have greater precision than on the Kill-A-Watt. Only disadvantage, if you could call it that, is that the Kasa doesn't have a display; you have to read the meters via Wi-Fi. No big deal for me. The energy consumption meter *does* survive loss of power. There is a local command to reset it to zero. Aside from the local control aspect, the physical unit is attractive and sleek. It does not block the other receptacle in a duplex outlet. The blue power indicator LED, which lights when the switch is closed, can be disabled if you find it distracting. The mechanical switch does make a click when toggled, but it's not too loud. The switch remains in its current state when the unit loses power and will remain in that state when power is again applied, and no click is heard at either point. I take this to mean that the switch is not a simple relay and is in fact a bi-stable mechanism, probably one that consumes essentially no power except when transitioning between states. The contacts are rated for 15A. So, in summary, the Kasa KP115 is an EXCELLENT smart outlet if you, like me, are wary of giving closed-source (unauditable) devices access to the Internet in your home or simply don't want the devices you buy today to become landfill when the companies that made them give up on supporting them. As long as 2.4GHz 802.11n continues to be implemented by home Wi-Fi networks, these KP115 smart outlets should continue to do their job admirably.

I've had a few of these for a couple of years now (2025) and as far as build quality goes, I would give them 5 stars. BUT, 2 things have REALLY annoyed me about the plugs. (To be fair, this probably won't affect most people.) I have a large piece of property and have several routers set up as access points for better coverage. I recently had to replace a couple of routers and decided to not use a password for the wifi since there are no nearby neighbors and any friends that stop by would need to use wifi calling due to crappy cell service. This was when I discovered annoyance number 1: If you change your network name or password, you have to go through the setup procedure again for EVERY. SINGLE. "Smart" DEVICE. Every plug, light bulb, & Alexa device. I have around 20 devices x 3-4 minutes to set up each = a royal PITA! There has got to be a better way! I then discovered annoyance number 2: (which applies to ONLY this smart plug) These plugs WILL NOT WORK on a wifi network without a password. ("For your safety" according to the app.) So after spending over an HOUR setting up all of the light bulbs on the new network (with no password btw), the plugs refuse to connect. So now I have the choice of wasting more time changing all of the routers to use a password AND spending another hour+ resetting all of the light bulbs or, just not using the plugs! Come on TP-Link! Your smart bulbs work just fine on an unsecured network, but you make it impossible to connect a smart plug to one? For my safety? It's okay for a hacker to turn on every light in the house, but you draw the line at a bedroom fan? Really?! Annoyance number 3: (Minor annoyance, but may affect more people) The light on the plug is kinda bright in a dark room. Bright enough that I put something in front of it to block the light when I'm sleeping. There may, or may not, be a way to turn it off in the app, but since it won't work on an unsecured network, it doesn't really matter to me anymore. UPDATE: There IS a way to turn off the light. To get around the no password issue, I turned on the guest wifi, with a password, and was able to connect the "smart" plug.

Helped me manage my lights indoors as I tend to forget turning them off before crashing in bed. I hate getting up to turn them off. Instead, I just pull out my phone and turn off from the app.