Technical comparison of home automation systems: Ampio vs. KNX

Good morning

I have been searching the internet for answers as to what one system excels at over the other. From what I have been able to read both systems can basically do everything. Is there anything in which Ampio is inferior to KNX? I am more interested in the technical issues than the financial ones.
I have to make a choice for an automation system in a detached house (almost 900m2) and I am leaning towards Ampio, but only because I am less familiar with KNX.
Of the required functionalities:
- Lighting control (does Ampio have the ability to set scenes from the panels? e.g. in the evening I dim the lights and close the blinds with one button on the touch panel),
- Control of roller blinds, shutters, curtains,
- Control of heating, ventilation, air-conditioning, alarm and CCTV (I have a module with ethernet input in my ampio and as far as I know it is enough to control devices connected to the network, e.g. viewing of IP cameras),
- there will be a swimming pool in the house, so it would be nice to have control of water temperature, light scenes,
- control of selected devices, e.g. sockets, entrance gate,
- intergation with alarm, cctv, video intercom etc.
I would be very grateful for tips.

Hi,

I had a similar dilemma about 7 years ago when I was finishing my house.
I was basically only considering wired systems, and analysed several Polish systems, including Ampio and KNX.

Ultimately, I decided in favour of KNX - not because of any functional shortcomings in these Polish systems, but because of its accessibility.
In my opinion, every proprietary system is risky - nobody can guarantee that a manufacturer will be around in 15-20-30 years. It may collapse, it may be bought out by competitors, etc. And then any failure of any component could mean the risk of replacing the entire installation.
This is where KNX has a colossal advantage - due to the fact that there are plenty of manufacturers making equipment in this standard.

The price is not too bad either - I ordered KNX components for my installation from German web shops - they have better prices than our wholesalers offered to installers.
And as far as integration is concerned, you will find interfaces for practically everything in KNX, although the prices can be quite high.

Best regards
Arek