The original Hue Bridge served for over ten years — and it showed. The new Hue Bridge Pro finally gives Philips Hue a brain worthy of its bulbs, and reviewers from T3 to Trusted Reviews are calling it a vital upgrade.
What changed
Under the hood sits a quad-core Cortex-A35 at 1.7GHz with 8GB of RAM and 8GB of storage — a huge leap from the old Bridge. Capacity jumps from 50 lights and 12 accessories to 150 lights and 50 accessories, with room for 500 custom scenes and far more complex automations.
Performance
Commands execute instantly — whether from the Hue app, Google Assistant or Siri, even multi-room colour changes land in a fraction of a second. The Pro also adds Wi-Fi connectivity, so it no longer needs to live next to your router on an Ethernet cable.
Migration and Matter
Moving from an old Bridge takes under 30 minutes: rooms, scenes and lights sync automatically, and reconnecting Apple Home and Google Home is painless. Native Matter support is built in, making the whole system future-proof.
Price
$98.99 / £79.99 — roughly double the old Bridge. For installations with 20+ lights, the performance alone justifies it.
Verdict
9/10. If you are invested in Hue, this is the single best upgrade you can make in 2026. If you only run a handful of bulbs, the standard Bridge still does the job.
Buy it if: you have a medium-to-large Hue setup or plan to grow.
Skip it if: you have fewer than 10 lights and no speed complaints.