Lutron Caséta vs RadioRA 3
Two Lutron systems that look alike on the wall. Here is how they differ and which one tends to fit which house.
Get an EstimateCaséta and RadioRA 3 in Plain Terms
Both are Lutron wireless lighting systems. Both replace the wall switches you have now. They differ in size, who sets them up, and what they are meant to control.
Caséta
Caséta is the smaller system. Dimmers and switches talk to a small hub, the Smart Bridge, that plugs into your router. You run it from the Lutron app, and it also works with Apple Home. It suits a few rooms or one floor.
RadioRA 3
RadioRA 3 is the whole-house system. It uses a central controller, keypads that replace banks of switches, and Lutron shades that join the lighting scenes. An installer programs it. See RadioRA 3.
Where They Differ
Size
Caséta is meant for a handful of rooms. RadioRA 3 is meant for most of the house.
Setup
Caséta setup is lighter. A small job is mostly swapping dimmers and setting up the hub. RadioRA 3 is programmed room by room and button by button.
Keypads and scenes
RadioRA 3 can replace a bank of switches with a single keypad and a few named scenes. Caséta scenes are set up in the app and run from the app, a remote or your voice.
Shades
Both run Lutron shades. RadioRA 3 is the better fit once there are shades in many rooms. See motorized shades.
Cost
Caséta costs less per room. A RadioRA 3 system typically costs roughly two to three times as much as a comparable Caséta setup, depending on the size of the home and the scope. The extra gets you keypads, more devices on one system and a professional install.
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Get an EstimateTwo Atlanta Caséta Proposals
These are two recent Caséta jobs from Atlanta homes, one small and one close to whole-house.
Four dimmers and a hub
Four Diva dimmers on recessed lighting, one accessory switch so the foyer lights can be hit from either end, a Smart Bridge PRO, and an hour of setup. See the Atlanta Caséta job.
About ten dimmers and a hub
A whole-house set of Diva dimmers on entry, stairs, kitchen, living room, primary bedroom, office and garage lights, a low-voltage dimmer for the undercabinet lighting, a plug-in lamp dimmer, and a Smart Bridge.
For a Lutron install in Buckhead, see the Buckhead dimmer and keypad job.
Which One Fits Your House
Caséta is the better choice if you want a few rooms done well, you are comfortable with an app, and you may not keep adding. RadioRA 3 is the better choice if you want most of the house on one system, keypads in place of switch banks, and shades in the same scenes.
We tell you which one we would pick and why, even when that means the cheaper one. Start with the lighting and shades page, or look at RadioRA 3 installs in Atlanta and Buckhead.
Caséta vs RadioRA 3 FAQ
Questions we get when people compare the two.