ZigbeeExplorer: Honestly, I'd recommend Home Assistant over Vera for your case. Just remember the setup time.

21 hours ago · profile

I've been working with this for a few months and it's been pretty solid. The notifications work well after you understand correctly.

See also

• Migrating from Vera to Openhab — gotchas?
• Feature request: devices going offline in OpenHAB
• Does Zigbee integrate well with Matter for 2024?