# Z-Wave Alliance

> The Z-Wave Alliance is a member-driven, non-profit standards development organization that maintains and certifies the Z-Wave wireless protocol used in smart-home and IoT devices. Its certification program guarantees that a Z-Wave lock, sensor, or hub from one brand works with any other, and its roster of member companies has shipped more than 4,500 certified interoperable products worldwide.

- **Founded:** 2005
- **Headquarters:** San Ramon, California, United States
- **Founders:** Founding manufacturer consortium (including Sigma Designs / Zensys) (Founding members)
- **Team size:** ~15 employees (core staff); governed by a member board of directors
- **Products:** Z-Wave Certification Program, Z-Wave Specification (2024B / 2024B-2), Z-Wave Long Range (ZWLR), Z-Wave Source Code Project, Membership program
- **Notable:** Grew the ecosystem to more than 4,500 certified interoperable devices., Completed independent non-profit incorporation and became a full standards development organization in 2020 with seven founding members., Z-Wave recognized as an international ITU standard (G.9959).

## Products & services

- **Z-Wave Certification Program** — Testing and certification that guarantees interoperability between Z-Wave devices from different manufacturers; the 'Certified by Z-Wave Alliance' mark.
- **Z-Wave Specification (2024B / 2024B-2)** — The maintained technical specification package including command classes, security requirements and developer tools, updated on a rolling basis.
- **Z-Wave Long Range (ZWLR)** — A specification extension enabling direct hub-to-device communication up to roughly 1.5 miles line-of-sight using a star topology, supporting thousands of nodes.
- **Z-Wave Source Code Project** — An open program giving members access to the Z-Wave source code to contribute to and shape the protocol under the Alliance OS Work Group.
- **Membership program** — Tiered membership (including a startup-focused Accelerator level) with working groups for MAC/PHY, networking, application layer, certification, security and marketing.

## Achievements

- Grew the ecosystem to more than 4,500 certified interoperable devices.
- Completed independent non-profit incorporation and became a full standards development organization in 2020 with seven founding members.
- Z-Wave recognized as an international ITU standard (G.9959).
- Launched Z-Wave Long Range, extending range to ~1.5 miles with a star topology.
- Reached 125 Z-Wave Long Range certified devices by early 2026.
- Opened the Z-Wave source code to members, moving the protocol toward open development.

## Latest updates

- **2026-01** — Highlighted 125 Z-Wave Long Range certified devices in market and planned a CES 2026 spotlight on the growing ZWLR ecosystem.
- **2025-01** — Released the 2024B-2 Certification Program and Tools update with enhanced range testing and emulator support for ZWLR and SmartStart.
- **2024-01** — Announced the 2024B specification package and a new Accelerator membership level for startups.

## Links

- Website: https://z-wavealliance.org
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/z-wave-alliance
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/ZWave_Alliance
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ZWaveAlliance

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Last updated: 2026-08-20