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Switchur is a free online automation orchestrator that extends consumer iPaaS (IFTTT, Zapier, etc)



In 2014, the US Environmental Protection Agency concluded in a report that =
consumers could reduce energy usage up to 30% by using smarter automation s=
chedules for programmable devices.=20

In 2017, the team that created Switchur were still struggling to implement =
cloud based home automation routines that aggregated all of the necessary d=
ata, from sensors and services, to evaluate and determine the right action =
to take at the right time.

Switchur.com

Switchur is a completely free extension for IFTTT, Zapier, and Microsoft Fl=
ow allowing you to create automation routines that can assess multiple data=
 points, sensors, events and triggers, before determining the course of act=
ion. A tailor-made logic builder and expression engine provides our users w=
ith the ultimate in automation control.

What is Switchur?

Within Switchur you have the option to create Switchboard items and Automat=
ions. Switchboard items are near real-time connections to your smart sensor=
s and services by way of IFTTT, Zapier, and/or Microsoft Flow, and more.
=20
You can create a Switchboard item to keep track of anything, for example; y=
our location, your partners location, the time of day, the temperature insi=
de your house, weather conditions, motion detection, weekend vs weekday, li=
ght sensors, and so on.

What can I use it for?
Using Switchur, you create Automations to evaluate any combination of Switc=
hboard items. For example, you could :

Create an automation to turn on the living room smart lights when it's "dar=
k outside" AND either "your home" OR "your partner is home"
Automate the smart coffee machine to brew at different times depending on w=
hether it's "weekend vs weekday" AND "your home" AND "you've no early appoi=
ntments"
Have your Roomba commence the cleaning cycle when "it is a weekday" AND "yo=
ur not home" AND "your partner is not home"
Switchur is extremely flexible and allows you to automate anything exactly =
the way you want.




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