Private company

ecobee

Logo: ecobee.com³

Canadian home automation company

ecobee is a Toronto, Canada-based home automation company that makes smart thermostats, temperature, and occupancy sensors, smart light switches, smart cameras, and contact sensors. They were acquired by the American company Generac Holdings in 2021. The thermostats are controlled by using the built-in touchscreen, web portal, or app available for iOS, Android, and the Apple Watch.² Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Jan 1, 2007Founded¹

Industryhome automation¹
HeadquartersToronto¹
Websitewww.ecobee.com

See how the biggest companies compare on our leaderboards

The story

ecobee was founded by Stuart Lombard in 2007. The company's first smart thermostat was released in 2008. It has been recognized with a number of awards, including the Deloitte Technology Green 15 Award for Canadian green technology companies, and the 2011 AHR Expo Innovation Award in the category of building automation.

In March 2018, ecobee raised CA$80 million series C round of funding.

In November 2021, ecobee announced that it would be acquired by Generac Holdings for $770 million. The sale closed the following month.

From Wikipedia’s article on Ecobee, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.⁴

Products and brands

Smart thermostats

ecobee created its smart thermostat, the ecobee Smart, in 2008.

eco+

ecobee began rolling out eco+ in 2019 to personalize individual thermostats to the home's environment.

Smart light switch

The ecobee Switch+ is a smart light switch released on March 26, 2018. The Switch+ has a microphone with built-in Amazon Alexa, along with occupancy and daylight sensors.

SmartCamera

The ecobee SmartCamera released on April 15, 2020. It features 1080p video, a 180 degree field of view, auto pan-tilt, Amazon Alexa support, two-way talk, and night-vision.

Read the full text

Contact sensor

The ecobee SmartSensor contact sensors were released on April 15, 2020, alongside the SmartCamera.

Smart doorbell

The ecobee Smart Doorbell camera was released in October 2023. Users with an Ecobee thermostat can view the live feed from their doorbell camera on their thermostat.

The Smart Thermostat Essential was unveiled in January 2025.

Smart Security

ecobee Smart Security is a subscription-based self-monitoring home monitoring system which integrates the sensors in all of its products into a home security system.

Air Filters

ecobee Air Filters automatically sends the user furnace filters when their current filter must be replaced.