Build the Next Generation of Connected Spaces on Matter

Sphere delivers production-grade smart home and connected building solutions built on Espressif’s ESP RainMaker platform and the Matter interoperability standard – enabling device manufacturers and building operators to launch connected products faster, with guaranteed compatibility across all major ecosystems (Apple, Google, Amazon, Samsung).

Matter

Universal Compatibility Standard

4 Ecosystems

Apple, Google, Amazon, Samsung

60%

Faster Time-to-Market vs Custom

Pre-Certified

Hardware + Firmware Stack

Why This Matters Now

IoT device manufacturers and smart building operators face a fragmentation crisis – with Apple HomeKit, Google Home, Amazon Alexa, and Samsung SmartThings each requiring separate integrations. Building all four from scratch takes 18–24 months and $500K–$2M in engineering. The Matter standard solves this – but implementing it correctly requires deep protocol expertise most teams don’t have.

1. Ecosystem Fragmentation Kills Time-to-Market

Supporting 4 major smart home ecosystems with separate codebases means 4x the development cost, 4x the certification overhead, and 4x the ongoing maintenance burden.

2. Matter Certification Is Complex

Matter certification requires extensive testing, chip selection expertise, and protocol implementation knowledge that most product teams are building for the first time.

3. RainMaker Integration Requires Deep Espressif Expertise

ESP RainMaker provides powerful cloud infrastructure for ESP32-based devices – but configuring it correctly for production deployments requires hands-on experience few consultancies have.

What Sphere Delivers

Sphere’s Matter and ESP RainMaker practice combines certified protocol engineers, pre-built firmware components, and a proven device certification methodology – enabling device manufacturers and building operators to achieve Matter certification and RainMaker cloud deployment at 60% of the typical time and cost.

Matter Protocol Implementation

Full Matter stack implementation for ESP32 and other Matter-certified chips – covering all device types: lighting, HVAC, locks, sensors, and appliances.
ESP RainMaker Cloud Integration

End-to-end RainMaker platform setup including device provisioning, OTA updates, voice assistant integration, and mobile app SDK configuration.
Matter Certification Support

Sphere manages the Matter certification process – from test house selection through product listing in the Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA) catalog.
Digital Native Apartment (DNA) Platform

Pre-built smart apartment platform supporting keyless entry, automated lighting, climate control, and tenant mobile app – built on Matter for universal compatibility.
Multi-Tenant Building Management

Centralized building management console for property managers with per-unit device control, energy monitoring, and maintenance alerting.
Building System & PMS Integration

Connect Matter devices and RainMaker events to the systems that run the property, not only to the resident app. Sphere integrates smart apartment and building data with PMS, BMS, access control, maintenance platforms.

Built On Industry-Leading Technology

Sphere’s Matter and ESP RainMaker offering is built on a modern device-to-cloud stack designed for connected products and multi-unit smart building environments. The architecture combines Espressif hardware, Matter interoperability, major smart home ecosystem support, AWS-based cloud services, and mobile app infrastructure so manufacturers and property teams can move from connected device rollout to real resident and operational experience on a production-ready foundation.

icon ESP32/ESP32-S/ESP32-C chips (Espressif)
icon ESP RainMaker Cloud Platform
icon Matter (CSA standard, SDK 1.x+)
icon Apple HomeKit / Google Home / Alexa
icon AWS IoT Core (cloud backend)
icon React Native (tenant mobile app)

Who This Is For

INDUSTRY

VERTICAL APPLICATION

Device Manufacturers

Achieve Matter certification and multi-ecosystem launch for smart home devices in 6 months vs 18+ months DIY.

PropTech / Apartment Operators

Deploy the Digital Native Apartment platform across residential buildings for premium smart apartment offerings.

Senior Living

Connected safety and comfort solutions for senior living facilities using interoperable Matter devices.

Hospitality

Hotel room automation – keyless entry, personalized climate, voice control – using Matter for reliable multi-guest compatibility.

Commercial Real Estate

Building-wide smart controls for lighting, HVAC, access, and occupancy using Matter-standard devices.

SAccelerate Your Matter Product Launch

Book a free 30-minute Matter Readiness Review with Sphere’s certified protocol engineers. We’ll assess your current hardware design, estimate certification timeline, and outline the fastest path to multi-ecosystem launch.

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How It Works

Device Audit

Review existing hardware design, firmware architecture, and target ecosystem certifications to define Matter implementation scope.

Firmware Development

Sphere’s certified engineers implement the Matter protocol stack and RainMaker integration on your device hardware.

Certification

Manage the Matter certification process through CSA-approved test houses. Typical timeline: 8–12 weeks.

Cloud Platform

Deploy RainMaker cloud infrastructure, configure device management, OTA pipeline, and mobile app SDK.

ROI & Bussines Impact

Device manufacturers using Sphere’s Matter platform report 60% faster time-to-market vs internal development, elimination of $400K–$1.5M in custom ecosystem integration engineering, and 4x broader market reach by supporting all major platforms from a single codebase.

PropTech operators deploying the DNA platform report 15–20% premium rental yields and 40% reduction in maintenance costs.

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Selah Ben-Haim VP of Engineering at Prominence Advisors

Our experience with Sphere and their team has been and continues to be fantastic. We keep throwing new projects at them, and they keep knocking them out of the park (including the rescue of a project that was previously bungled by another vendor).

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Ben Crawford Senior Product Manager at Enova Financial

I would expect to be delighted. It’s been a really positive experience, working with Sphere, and I would expect you to have the same.

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Mark Friedgan CEO at CreditNinja

Sphere consistently prioritizes the needs of their clients, demonstrating both agility and teamwork. They bring innovative and well-considered solutions, consistently surpassing my expectations.

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René Pfitzner Co-Founder at Experify

Sphere provided excellent full-stack development manpower to augment our team and work with us.

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Bruce Burdick Chief Information Officer at Integra Credit

We've been working with Sphere and its excellent consultants since our founding. Their combination of offshore talent, pricing, and shift offsetting is hard to beat. They provide crucial augmentation to our in-house team. We simply couldn't achieve our production ambitions without their service.

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Jemal Swoboda CEO at Dabble

The resources and developers that Sphere Software provides are skilled and have the required technical expertise to complete their tasks successfully, with the team easily scaled in either direction. The deliverables are always high-quality.

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Arthur Tretyak Founder and CEO at IntegraCredit

With Sphere, we were able to migrate in half the time it would take to train an additional FTE…

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Lee Ebreo VP of Engineering at Credit Ninja

These things would not have been achievable if we did not build our own in-house system. We augmented our development team capabilities using Sphere’s developer, who works very well with our Dev Lead in Chicago. Sphere’s developer was an expert in the new system, and continues to be an expert as we evolve it.

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Frequently asked question

Matter is a connectivity standard created to make smart devices work more easily across major ecosystems such as Apple Home, Google Home, Alexa, and SmartThings. For device manufacturers, Matter reduces compatibility friction and makes connected products easier to position in the market. Sphere helps manufacturers implement Matter in a way that supports both certification and real production rollout.

ESP RainMaker is a cloud platform from Espressif used for device provisioning, remote control, OTA updates, automation, and mobile app connectivity. ESP RainMaker is especially useful for manufacturers and property technology teams building connected products on ESP32 hardware. Sphere supports end-to-end ESP RainMaker development, from cloud setup to app and device integration.

Matter certification usually includes device testing, compliance validation, test house coordination, and product listing through the Connectivity Standards Alliance. Matter certification can become slow and expensive when firmware, device behavior, and documentation are not aligned early. Sphere helps teams manage the Matter certification process with protocol engineering support and a more structured path to approval.

Matter is the interoperability standard that allows devices to work across smart home ecosystems, while ESP RainMaker is the cloud and device management platform used to operate connected devices built on Espressif hardware. Many connected products need both pieces: Matter for compatibility and RainMaker for provisioning, cloud control, and lifecycle management. Sphere works across both layers, which helps reduce fragmentation during implementation.

Matter devices can work well in apartments and multi-family properties because Matter supports broad ecosystem compatibility and makes it easier to standardize connected devices across units. Property teams can use Matter for lighting, HVAC, locks, sensors, and resident-facing controls. Sphere also supports multi-tenant building use cases where device control needs to work at both the resident and operator level.

A smart apartment platform built on Matter is a connected living environment where devices such as locks, thermostats, lights, and sensors work together through a shared standard. A smart apartment platform built on Matter helps reduce vendor fragmentation and improves long-term compatibility across devices and buildings. Sphere’s DNA platform approach is designed for that type of deployment, with support for resident experience and building operations together.

Matter and ESP RainMaker can support multi-tenant building management when device control, provisioning, and permissions are designed for shared-property operations. That includes per-unit visibility, centralized building oversight, maintenance alerts, and integration with property workflows. Sphere helps property technology teams structure Matter and RainMaker deployments for real multi-tenant operating models, not only single-home setups.

Matter devices can integrate with PMS, BMS, access control, maintenance platforms, and tenant-facing applications when the architecture includes the right cloud and API layer. That matters for operators who need smart device activity to support leasing, service workflows, energy visibility, and building operations. Sphere provides that integration layer so connected device data becomes operationally useful, not trapped inside a standalone app.

Manufacturers choose Matter development services when internal teams want to reduce protocol risk, speed up implementation, and avoid delays during certification and deployment. Matter development involves firmware work, ecosystem behavior, certification requirements, and ongoing cloud considerations. Sphere brings pre-built components, protocol expertise, and a repeatable delivery model that helps cut time and cost across the full connected product program.

Buyers should look for Matter protocol experience, RainMaker implementation capability, certification support, mobile app integration, and a clear understanding of real product and building operations. A strong Matter development company should be able to support both connected device engineering and the systems around the device. Sphere’s value is strongest when buyers need one partner that can handle protocol implementation, cloud setup, certification support, and property or product integration together.

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