Ohme Home Pro vs Hypervolt Home 3 Pro: tariff brain or tougher box?

The £155 that buys you a tougher box — or doesn't

Two competent single-phase chargers, £155 apart. The Ohme Home Pro costs £535 and sells itself on software: a direct API link to your supplier that chases the cheap half-hours without your input. The Hypervolt Home 3 Pro costs £690 and sells itself on hardware: IP66 + IK10, a 10-metre cable option, interchangeable covers, and a UK phone line that picks up.

The shortest version:

• Ohme Home Pro — the charger that talks to Octopus, OVO and British Gas. On a smart tariff, it earns its keep.
• Hypervolt Home 3 Pro — the better physical object. Longer cable, tougher shell, extendable warranty.

Is the Hypervolt's £155 premium worth it?

Depends what you're buying it for. If the answer is "cheaper electricity", no — the Ohme does that job better, and at £535 costs you £155 less to start with. Ohme's integrations with Octopus Intelligent Go, Octopus Agile, OVO and British Gas are the most complete on the market, and the 4G SIM (three years included) means the scheduling still works when your Wi-Fi drops out.

If the answer is "a charger that deals with the real world", the £155 starts to make sense. The Hypervolt's IP66 + IK10 rating is the toughest in this bracket — weatherproof and impact-resistant, which matters if the unit lives on an exposed wall or within swinging distance of car doors. The 10-metre cable option is rare; the Ohme stops at 5m as standard, with 8m as a paid extra. For an awkward driveway, or a garage where the car parks nose-out, the longer reach is worth more than any software feature.

What each one does that the other can't

The Ohme's trick is half-hourly optimisation you don't think about. Set your departure time, leave it alone, and on Octopus Agile the charger moves in and out of the cheapest 30-minute windows automatically. On Octopus Intelligent Go, the Ohme is one of the few chargers officially recommended by Octopus — 7p/kWh overnight, no manual schedules, no app-wrestling. It also has a colour display and per-session cost tracking, which sounds gimmicky until you've used a charger that doesn't.

The Hypervolt's trick is being a good piece of kit. Built in the UK, built to survive, with support that answers the phone. The CT clamp for solar is in the box. Covers come in three colours, which is silly, and also correct — the thing is going on the front of your house. The warranty is three years as standard, five if you pay £100 more. Ohme doesn't offer that option.

On solar specifically, both divert surplus PV. Neither matches the Zappi GLO for sophistication — if solar is the main event, the Ohme vs Zappi GLO comparison or the Hypervolt vs Zappi GLO comparison is the more useful page.

A note on tariffs

If you're on a flat-rate tariff and plan to stay there, both chargers are overbuilt for the job — and the Ohme's software advantage evaporates. At that point the Tesla Wall Connector at £478, or the Easee One at £405, make a stronger case than either of these. The Ohme is a smart-tariff charger. The Hypervolt is a durable all-rounder. Neither is a flat-rate charger.

Which to buy

Buy the Ohme Home Pro (£535) if:

• You're on Octopus Intelligent Go, Agile, OVO Charge Anytime or British Gas Electric Drivers
• You want hands-off scheduling and detailed cost tracking
• 5 metres of cable reaches where it needs to

Buy the Hypervolt Home 3 Pro (£690) if:

• You need a 10-metre cable or an exposed-wall build
• You want a UK support line and an extendable warranty
• You're less fussed about which tariff you're on, more fussed about the charger still working in a decade

If forced to put one on a wall sight unseen, the Ohme — because most buyers reading this are on, or are about to be on, a smart tariff, and the software saves more money more quickly than the hardware does. The Hypervolt is the better object. The Ohme is the better tool. Most people should buy the tool.