EIGHTREE or Tapo P110: which smart plug is the smarter buy?

Display

Smart plugs don’t have screens in the usual sense, so the relevant comparison here is app presentation and energy data visibility. Tapo’s app is generally stronger for presenting electricity usage in a cleaner, more polished way, with better-organised device pages and more useful historical tracking for most users. EIGHTREE relies on the Smart Life ecosystem, which is capable, but can feel more generic and less intuitive. Winner: Tapo P110, because its app experience is usually easier to read and manage for energy monitoring.

Performance

On paper, both products support the basics well: remote control, timers, scheduling, voice assistants, and energy monitoring. The EIGHTREE model highlights 5GHz support, but smart plugs typically work best on 2.4GHz for compatibility and range, so that headline spec is less important than it sounds. Tapo has the stronger reputation for consistent smart-home performance, especially when you want stable scheduling, reliable app response, and less hassle integrating with Alexa or Google Assistant. Winner: Tapo P110, because it offers a more proven and dependable day-to-day experience.

Build quality and design

Both are compact 13A plugs rated up to 2990W, which is enough for most UK household loads like lamps, TVs, routers, and many chargers, but not for high-draw appliances beyond their rating. Tapo’s hardware tends to feel more refined, with a cleaner finish and a design that blends well into sockets without looking bulky. EIGHTREE is perfectly functional, but the product positioning suggests a more generic smart-plug design rather than a premium one. Winner: Tapo P110, for stronger brand consistency and a more polished overall design.

Battery life

Neither product has a battery, so this category is not directly applicable. If you interpret this as power efficiency and long-term reliability, the better choice is still the Tapo P110 because a stable smart plug should consume very little standby power while remaining dependable over time. In practice, both should have negligible impact on your electricity bill compared with the loads they control. Winner: Tapo P110, by default, due to stronger confidence in long-term reliability rather than any battery advantage.

Price and value for money

This is where the decision becomes very clear. EIGHTREE costs £34.97, while the Tapo P110 4-pack costs £29.99, making Tapo £4.98 cheaper despite giving you four plugs instead of one. That means the Tapo works out at roughly £7.50 per plug, while EIGHTREE is £34.97 for a single plug, which is a huge value gap. Even if you only need one plug, the Tapo pack gives you far more flexibility for monitoring multiple appliances, heating controls, or entertainment devices. Winner: Tapo P110, by a landslide.

Game library/features

There’s no game library here, but there are feature sets, and Tapo wins this category decisively. Both support energy monitoring, scheduling, timers, Alexa, and Google Assistant, but Tapo adds Away Mode and Device Sharing, which are genuinely useful for security and household management. Away Mode can make a home look occupied while you’re away, and Device Sharing is helpful if more than one person in the household wants control. EIGHTREE’s feature list is solid, but it doesn’t stand out beyond the essentials. Winner: Tapo P110, because it includes more genuinely useful smart-home features.

Overall user experience

For most UK buyers, the best smart plug is the one that disappears into the background and just works. Tapo has the edge here because it combines a better app ecosystem, more useful features, stronger perceived reliability, and far better value per plug. EIGHTREE is not a bad product: it has a strong 4.6/5 rating from 1,536 reviews and supports the basics well. But Tapo matches that 4.6/5 rating with more than double the reviews at 3,061, which gives it stronger social proof and more confidence that it performs well across a wider range of users. If you want to monitor electricity use in a UK home and actually save money by identifying waste, Tapo gives you more control points for less money.

Overall summary: Tapo P110 is the better buy for almost everyone. It is cheaper, comes as a 4-pack, has more reviews, and offers a more mature feature set with better overall value. EIGHTREE only makes sense if you specifically want that brand or have a niche compatibility reason to prefer it, but for typical Alexa/Google smart-home use, Tapo is the clear winner.