This has been my experience as well. Still, some manufacturers like Lutron makes some nice switches however their cloud connectivity is not something I wish to

This has been my experience as well. Still, some manufacturers like Lutron makes some nice switches however their cloud connectivity is not something I wish to keep a dependency on for the initial setup. There's simply no reason to make it mandatory. Another piece of useful gear that is being discontinued is the Logitech Harmony Hubs... no replacement really, and the existing gear will be supported for an unknown period of time. Would be a great candidate to open source.