Homey Pro Prices Jumping 13% Next Month Due to RAMmageddon Crisis

The Homey Pro smart home hub price is set to jump 13% next month due to rising memory and storage component costs, widely labelled as the RAMmageddon crisis. This means that from June 1, the Homey Pro will cost €449 in Europe and $449 in the US, up from €399 and $399 respectively. It's a significant price hike, and it's not just limited to the Homey Pro.

If you're looking to buy the smaller Homey Pro mini, be prepared to pay more too. The mini's price will rise from €249 to €279 in Europe, and from $199 to $249 in the US. Athom, the LG-owned brand behind Homey, says current pricing will stay in place until June 1, or while existing stock lasts. They won't be raising prices until they've sold out of their current stock.

So, what's behind this sudden price hike? It's not just Athom that's facing higher costs - it's a global issue. The baseline prices for standard DRAM and flash storage have skyrocketed over the last year due to the insatiable appetite of data centers for high-bandwidth memory. A recent Gartner forecast warned that this wave of 'memflation' will cause average annual prices for DRAM to spike a further 125%. NAND flash prices will also increase by 234% across 2026.

But don't panic if you're already invested in the Homey ecosystem. Athom says that not everything is going up in price. The Homey Bridge, Energy Dongle, Ethernet Adapter, Homey Cloud, and Self-Hosted Server products won't see a price increase. They won't be affected by the rising memory and storage costs because they don't rely on the same memory-heavy hardware.

The brand also launched the Homey Self-Hosted Server at the end of last year. It's a software-only version of the Homey Pro operating system that runs on your own hardware. You can run the Homey Self-Hosted Server on a Raspberry Pi, a mini PC, a NAS, or a docker setup through macOS or Windows. This gives you more flexibility and control over your smart home setup.

Athom only refreshed the Pro line a few months ago with the Homey Pro (2026). They doubled the RAM to 4GB while keeping the same $399 / €399 pricing at launch. Now that extra memory looks a lot more expensive to source than it did at the end of 2025. The increased cost of memory is a major factor in the price hike.

The Homey Pro and Homey Pro mini price increase is a symptom of a much larger issue. As data centers continue to demand more high-bandwidth memory, the prices of these components will continue to rise. This could have a ripple effect on the entire tech industry, with many companies facing higher costs for their products. It's a challenge that won't be easy to overcome.

In the short term, this means that buyers have a short window to grab the current-gen hardware before the price increase kicks in. But in the long term, it's unclear how this will affect the smart home market as a whole. Will other companies follow suit and raise their prices, or will they find ways to absorb the increased costs? It's a question that won't be answered anytime soon.

• The Homey Pro price will rise from €399 to €449 in Europe and from $399 to $449 in the US.
• The Homey Pro mini price will rise from €249 to €279 in Europe and from $199 to $249 in the US.
• The price increase is due to rising memory and storage component costs.
• The Homey Bridge, Energy Dongle, Ethernet Adapter, Homey Cloud, and Self-Hosted Server products will stay at current pricing.
• The Homey Self-Hosted Server is a software-only version of the Homey Pro operating system that runs on your own hardware.

The price increase may seem sudden, but it's a result of a larger trend in the tech industry. As demand for high-bandwidth memory continues to rise, prices will likely continue to increase. This could have significant implications for the smart home market. It will be interesting to see how other companies respond to these changes. They'll have to find ways to adapt to the new reality.

For now, if you're in the market for a new smart home hub, it's a good idea to buy sooner rather than later. The current pricing will stay in place until June 1, or while existing stock lasts. After that, you'll have to pay the higher price. But if you're already invested in the Homey ecosystem, you may not need to worry about the price increase at all. You won't be affected by the rising costs, and you can continue to use your devices without any issues.