Dishwasher picker: white, Home Assistant, installed

White 24" built-in dishwashers for Alameda (94501), installed and with the old unit hauled away. Front-control and hidden-control options are kept separate. Each one is checked for how well it really works with Home Assistant and how reliable the brand is.

Last updated: Mon Oct 19, 2026, 9:02 PM PT · Nothing bought yet

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🍽️ Dishwasher shortlist (white, Home Assistant, installed in Alameda)

⭐ Best overall: Bosch 300 front control, white, $799.99 at Best Buy (~$1,070 installed + haul-away)
🫥 Best hidden controls: Bosch 500 SHP65DM2N white, $1,249 from Bosch (~$1,520 installed)
💸 Cheapest hidden: Samsung Bespoke white glass, $699.99 (but Samsung now charges $4.99/mo to connect to Home Assistant, and its reliability is weaker)
🛒 Costco includes install + haul-away + 2-yr warranty in its price. It has the white Bosch 300 too, member price pending
🚫 Skipping Café (worst repair rate, weak Home Assistant support)

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Recommendation

Best overall: Bosch 300 front control, white, $799.99 at Best Buy (about $1,070 installed). Bosch has the best Home Assistant integration of any brand here (official, top 'Platinum' quality rating) and the best repair record of the brands on this list.
Costco could beat Best Buy. Costco's online price includes delivery, basic install, install parts, haul-away and a 2-year warranty, which is worth about $270 or more. It sells the white Bosch 300, the white Bosch 100 and both white Samsungs. Member prices only show when you're signed in, so these are still pending (see the Costco section).
Bosch lineup, in one line: every Bosch here has the same Home Assistant integration. Paying more gets you quieter, bigger, better drying and hidden controls, not better smarts. See the Bosch comparison.
Best hidden-control pick: Bosch 500 SHP65DM2N, white, $1,249 from Bosch (about $1,520 installed). It gets the same Bosch Home Assistant integration, plus 44 dBA and AutoAir drying. It costs more, and Best Buy doesn't carry the white one.
Samsung is now a harder sell. Starting October 2026, Samsung charges $4.99 a month for Home Assistant to talk to SmartThings. Consumer Reports also rates Samsung poorly for dishwasher reliability. It's cheap and pretty, but it costs you on both of those.
Skip Café. Home Assistant only works through a community add-on, and Café had the worst repair rate in Yale's 2026 data (16.6%).

What's new

Mon Oct 19, 2026, 9:02 PM PT: Confirmed Costco has the white Bosch 300 (SHE43DM2N) for delivery, earliest Oct 22. Link and Costco rating added to its card
Mon Oct 19, 2026, 9:01 PM PT: Explained what 'place settings' means in the Bosch comparison
Mon Oct 19, 2026, 8:58 PM PT: Added the Bosch comparison (100 vs both 300s vs 500 vs 800, and is the 500 worth it) plus the Bosch 800 as a hidden-control option
Mon Oct 19, 2026, 8:54 PM PT: Added the Costco section: white models, what's included, member prices pending
Mon Oct 19, 2026, 7:57 PM PT: First version

At a glance

Model	Controls	Price	Installed	Noise	3rd rack	Home Assistant
Bosch 300 Series, front control, white	Front	$799.99	~$1,070	48 dBA	Yes (12 place settings)	Solid
Bosch 100 Series, front control, white	Front	$729.99	~$1,000	48 dBA	No (12 place settings)	Solid
Bosch 300 Series SHE53C82N, front control, white	Front	$1,049.00	~$1,320	46 dBA	Yes (16 place settings)	Solid
Bosch 500 Series SHP65DM2N, top control, white	Hidden (top)	$1,249.00	~$1,520	44 dBA	Yes	Solid
Bosch 800 Series SHP78CM2N, top control, white	Hidden (top)	$1,499.00	~$1,770	42 dBA	Yes, flexible (16 place settings)	Solid
Samsung Bespoke, white glass, 42 dBA	Hidden (top)	$899.99	~$1,170	42 dBA	Yes	OK, with catches
Samsung Bespoke, white glass, 46 dBA	Hidden (top)	$699.99	~$970	46 dBA	Yes	OK, with catches
Café, top control, matte white, 44 dBA	Hidden (top)	$1,098.99	~$1,370	44 dBA	Yes	Weak

Front controls

Buttons on the face of the door, so you can see the status at a glance.

⭐ Best overall

Bosch 300 Series, front control, white

$799.99 Best Buy (was $899)

Installed + haul-away: ~$1,070

Home Assistant: Solid

Home Connect, the official HA integration (Platinum quality)

Bosch: 7.8% repair rate (Yale 2026), better than the 8.8% average

Model: SHE43DM2N (Costco lists this white model; Best Buy's listing matches its specs)
Noise: 48 dBA
3rd rack: Yes (12 place settings)
Drying: PureDry (condensation)
Rating: 4.3★ (53 Best Buy reviews)
Delivery: Best Buy showed Nov 23 or later

Best HA integration on this list
3rd rack at the lowest price
Bosch reliability

Buttons on the front face (less clean look)
Delivery is about a month out
48 dBA is quiet, not silent

🛒 Costco item 1822272, model SHE43DM2N, white. Available, earliest delivery Thu Oct 22. Costco reviews: 3.1★ (36)

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💰 Budget

Bosch 100 Series, front control, white

$729.99 Best Buy

Installed + haul-away: ~$1,000

Home Assistant: Solid

Home Connect, same integration as the 300

Bosch, but Yale warns the 100 Series uses more plastic inside

Model: SHE41CM2N (Bosch's own $729 white 100 Series. Costco sells the same model)
Noise: 48 dBA
3rd rack: No (12 place settings)
Drying: PureDry (condensation)
Rating: 4.4★ (80 Best Buy reviews)
Delivery: Best Buy showed Nov 16 or later

Cheapest way to get Bosch with Home Connect
Same HA integration as the pricier models

No 3rd rack
Only $70 less than the 300, which has one
Lowest build quality of the Bosch range

🛒 Costco item 1962499, model SHE41CM2N, white

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🔇 Quieter front

Bosch 300 Series SHE53C82N, front control, white

$1,049.00 Bosch.com (in stock)

Installed + haul-away: ~$1,320 (Bosch delivers; check install in cart)

Home Assistant: Solid

Home Connect

Bosch: 7.8% repair rate (Yale 2026)

Model: SHE53C82N
Noise: 46 dBA
3rd rack: Yes (16 place settings)
Drying: PureDry
Rating: 4.5★ (11,627 reviews on Bosch.com)
Delivery: Bosch.com said in stock

Holds 16 place settings vs 12 on the cheaper 300
A bit quieter (46 dBA)
11,600+ reviews, in stock now

$250 more than the Best Buy 300
Not from Best Buy, so install is arranged through Bosch

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Hidden controls

Controls sit on the top edge of the door, so the front is clean.

Checked and skipped

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Café, top control, matte white, 44 dBA

$1,098.99 Best Buy (was $1,394.99)

Installed + haul-away: ~$1,370

Home Assistant: Weak

Community add-on only (ha_gehome via HACS). Remote start for Café dishwashers has been an open request since 2023

Café: 16.6% repair rate (Yale 2026), the worst on Yale's list

Model: Best Buy listing
Noise: 44 dBA
3rd rack: Yes
Rating: 4.5★ (102 Best Buy reviews)
Delivery: Best Buy showed Oct 23

Gorgeous matte white with brass handle

Worst repair rate
No official HA integration
Most expensive for what you get

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Costco (member)

What the Costco price includes (shown on every listing): delivery and basic installation, haul-away of the old unit, basic installation parts, a 2-year warranty, and up to 4% back in rewards. Not included: code upgrades such as an air gap, a GFCI outlet or countertop changes. It's sold online only (Costco Direct), not in the warehouse.
White models Costco carries: Bosch 300 SHE43DM2N, Bosch 100 SHE41CM2N, Samsung Bespoke DW80CB545012 (46 dBA) and Samsung Bespoke DW80BB707012 (42 dBA). The Bosch 500 and 800 are stainless only at Costco.
Current deals: Bosch 300 has $100 off (until 10/21), Samsung 46 dBA white glass $170 off (until 10/21), Samsung 42 dBA white glass $470 off. Buying 2 or more Costco Direct items takes another $100 to $400 off (until 10/29).
Prices: pending. Costco shows 'Sign in for details' instead of a price unless you're logged in as a member. I don't have a Costco login, and the prices aren't indexed anywhere public. For comparison, other retailers are selling the SHE43DM2N for about $799 and the DW80CB545012 for about $699.
Quick math: if Costco's member price for the white Bosch 300 is about $799, the installed total there is about $800, versus about $1,070 at Best Buy. That's roughly $270 saved, plus a longer warranty.

Bosch compared: 100 vs 300s vs 500 vs 800

All white, from Bosch's own spec data. Prices are Bosch.com unless noted.

Series	Model	Controls	Price	dBA	Place settings	3rd rack	Drying	Wash	What you get
100 Series	SHE41CM2N	Front	$729	48	12	No	PureDry	PrecisionWash	Cheapest Bosch with Home Connect. More plastic inside (Yale)
300 Series	SHE43DM2N	Front	$799 (Best Buy)	48	12	Yes	PureDry	PrecisionWash	Best value. Same as the 100 plus a 3rd rack and EasyGlide racks
300 Series	SHE53C82N	Front	$1,049	46	16	Yes	PureDry	PrecisionWash	Bigger capacity (16 vs 12 place settings), 2 dB quieter
300 Series	SHX5AEM2N	Top (hidden)	Out of stock	46	15	Yes	PureDry	PrecisionWash	The only white hidden-control 300, discontinued, so not an option
500 Series	SHP65DM2N	Top (hidden)	$1,249	44	16	Yes	AutoAir	PrecisionWash + Zone Wash	Hidden controls, door pops open to dry, intensive lower-rack zone, red InfoLight on floor
800 Series	SHP78CM2N	Top (hidden)	$1,499	42	16	Yes, flexible	CrystalDry	PrecisionWash + PowerControl	Quietest, and the best drying (plastics included)

Every Bosch here has the same Home Assistant integration. All of them have Home Connect with remote start, monitoring and the same app-only extras (half load, energy save, machine care). Home Assistant is not a reason to pay more.
The two 300s: the $799 SHE43DM2N and the $1,049 SHE53C82N have the same wash system (PrecisionWash), the same drying (PureDry) and the same programs. The SHE53C82N is 2 dB quieter (46 vs 48) and its tub layout fits 16 place settings instead of 12. If you run full loads for 2 to 3 people, the 12-place version is fine. If you host or have a big family, the 16-place one is worth considering.
What's a 'place setting'? It's the industry's standard way to rate capacity: one person's full set of dishes for a meal (a dinner plate, side plate, bowl, glass, cup and saucer, plus about 5 pieces of cutlery). '12 place settings' means it's rated to hold 12 of those sets in one load. Both 300s are the same size on the outside (24" wide). The 16 comes from how the racks are laid out inside. It's a lab rating, so the real gap with pots, pans and odd shapes will be smaller than 4 full sets.
Is the 500 worth it? Only if you want hidden controls. For about $450 more than the Best Buy 300 you get: (1) hidden top controls and a pocket handle, which is the main reason to buy it; (2) 44 dBA, noticeably quieter than 48 (every 3 dB is roughly half the sound energy); (3) AutoAir, where the door cracks open at the end to let steam out, so plastics dry better than with PureDry; (4) Zone Wash, an intensive spray zone for pots in the lower rack; (5) a red InfoLight on the floor while it runs, since you can't see the controls; (6) 16 place settings and about 10% lower energy use. Cleaning results with normal loads are about the same as the 300.
If you'd pay $1,249 for the 500, look at the 800 at $1,499. It has CrystalDry, which Bosch says gets dishes 60% drier and Yale calls one of Bosch's strengths, so plastics come out dry. It's also quieter (42 dBA) and has a more flexible 3rd rack.
My take: fine with front buttons? Get the $799 SHE43DM2N, ideally from Costco with install included. Want the clean hidden look? Get the 500. Want the best drying and quietest machine? Stretch to the 800.

Home Assistant check

I read the official HA docs and checked open GitHub issues for each ecosystem.

Bosch: Home Connect (official). Solid

Status: built into Home Assistant core with the top Platinum quality rating. Updates are pushed from the cloud as they happen (server-sent events), so there's no slow polling. About 5% of HA installs use it.
What you get for a dishwasher: operation state (ready, running, finished and so on), door open/closed, program progress %, finish time, a program finished event, rinse-aid-low, machine-care and filter-cleaning reminders, plus program selection, delayed start and remote start from automations.
Example automations: a phone alert when the cycle is done, or starting the cycle when electricity is cheap at night. The HA docs include both as examples.
Catch 1 (remote start): for safety, Bosch makes you press Remote Start on the machine each time after loading it. Opening the door turns it off again. So the routine is: load, press Remote Start, close, and let HA pick the start time. HA can't start an unarmed dishwasher.
Catch 2 (setup): you need to register a free Home Connect developer app and enter its client ID and secret in HA. It's a one-time 10-minute job.
Catch 3 (cloud): it depends on Bosch's cloud, which allows 1,000 API calls a day. One user hit that limit in Feb 2026 (that GitHub issue is closed). There's one open bug where entities show as unavailable mid-cycle until you reload the integration.
Local fallback: homeconnect_local_hass (a HACS add-on, about 490 stars, updated Oct 2026) talks to the appliance directly on your network with no cloud. That's a good backup if Bosch's cloud ever changes.

Sources: HA docs: Home Connect · Rate-limit issue #162514 · Open issue #173600 (entities unavailable) · homeconnect_local_hass (local control) · Remote-start behaviour (Homey forum)

Samsung: SmartThings (official, but now paid). OK

Status: built into HA core but rated Bronze quality. Updates are pushed from the cloud. It covers every SmartThings device, not just dishwashers, so the dishwasher support is less detailed.
What you get: machine state, job state, completion time, door state, washing options and an on/off switch. That's enough for a 'dishwasher done' alert.
The big change: Samsung is phasing out free API access starting October 2026. Home Assistant users need SmartThings' $4.99/month Personal Plan to keep the integration working. That's about $60 a year forever, and it wipes out Samsung's price advantage over the Bosch 300 within a few years.
Open bugs: entities can silently freeze on their last state with no error (#176244), and the completion time can show the wrong date (#159941).
No local option for Samsung dishwashers.

Sources: HA docs: SmartThings (see the warning at the top) · SmartThings API announcement · Android Headlines on the fee · Issue #176244 (silent freeze) · Issue #159941 (completion time)

GE / Café: SmartHQ (community add-on). Weak

Status: not in HA core. You'd install ha_gehome through HACS. It's actively maintained (release v2026.8.0, about 620 stars) but run by one volunteer.
Gaps: remote start for Café dishwashers has been an open feature request since 2023, and delayed start since Dec 2025.
Combined with Café's repair rate below, it's off the list.

Sources: ha_gehome on GitHub · Café remote start request #203

Brand reliability

From Yale Appliance's 2026 report: the share of dishwashers needing a service call in their first year, across 33,190 calls. Lower is better.

Brand	Service rate, first year	Notes
Miele (for reference)	5.6%	Most reliable, but starts around $2,500 and no white models in budget
Bosch	7.8%	Quiet, consistent. Same platform as Thermador. Yale says the 100 Series uses more plastic
KitchenAid (for reference)	8.2%	Good under $1,000 but no strong HA story
GE	8.9%
Average	8.8%
GE Profile	10.3%
LG (for reference)	11.6%	Its white models are either no-Wi-Fi or the $1,550 Signature
Café	16.6%	Worst on the list
Samsung	not in Yale data	Consumer Reports ranks it among the most repair-prone dishwasher brands. Repair shops report control-board failures from moisture, at about $690 to replace

Install & haul-away

Install figures are estimates, not a quote for 94501: Best Buy replacement install about $180, parts and hose kit about $35, haul-away about $50 to $60, so about $270 total. Home Depot is about the same. Best Buy blocked my automated checkout, so the exact fees still need to come from a cart or a phone call. Prices are from Best Buy and Bosch on Oct 19, 2026. Best Buy's delivery dates were shown for its default ZIP, so Alameda dates may differ.

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What's new

At a glance

Front controls

Bosch 300 Series, front control, white

Bosch 100 Series, front control, white

Bosch 300 Series SHE53C82N, front control, white

Hidden controls

Bosch 500 Series SHP65DM2N, top control, white

Bosch 800 Series SHP78CM2N, top control, white

Samsung Bespoke, white glass, 42 dBA

Samsung Bespoke, white glass, 46 dBA

Checked and skipped

Café, top control, matte white, 44 dBA

Costco (member)

Bosch compared: 100 vs 300s vs 500 vs 800

Home Assistant check

Bosch: Home Connect (official). Solid

Samsung: SmartThings (official, but now paid). OK

GE / Café: SmartHQ (community add-on). Weak

Brand reliability

Install & haul-away

Sources