Nice vs Somfy Motors: Range, Specs & Protocols

Overview

Brand overview
Overview	Nice	Somfy
Country	Italy	France
Product lines	Tubular motors, Remotes, switches & hubs, Venetian blind motors	Tubular motors, Remotes, switches & hubs, Curtain motors & tracks, Accessories, Venetian blind motors
Models	240	425
Series	42	56
Torque range	2 – 300 Nm	0.34 – 600 Nm
Protocols	Proprietary RF, Bluetooth LE, Matter, Wi-Fi	RTS, Zigbee, RS-485, Dry contact

Source: Nice — official site, Somfy — official site. Last checked 2026-09-15. All sources (9) · Learn more about this data

Overlapping product lines

Product line
Product line	Nice	Somfy
Tubular motors	201	208
Remotes, switches & hubs	34	176
Venetian blind motors	5	9

Parameter ranges

Parameter ranges
Parameter	Nice	Somfy
Torque	2 – 300 NmERA INN EDGE S LI-ION XL size 90 mm. E XLH 30012	0.34 – 600 NmCord Lift WireFree™ CL32 RTS (External Battery) T9 600Nm Diameter 124mm 8rpm 240V 3 Phase (Adaptor now sold separately)
Rated speed	10 – 32 rpmNext Fit MZ Solar Kit NX SOLKIT MZ 2010 SH Era Inn Smart E SMART SI 332 DC	7 – 68 rpmT5 35Nm 7rpm 12V Cord Lift WireFree™ CL32 RTS (External Battery)
Rated voltage	3 – 230 VTTXB4 TG MH 5012	12 – 230 VSonesse® ULTRA 30 WireFree RTS (Li-ion) TaHoma® switch Ethernet Adaptor
Motor diameter	35 – 58 mmERA INN EDGE S LI-ION L size 58 mm. E MAT LA 12012	Not yet covered
Noise level	33 – 45 dBNICE ERA INN EDGE M AC E EDGE MI 332 AC Next Fit MB NEXT FIT MB1020	38 – 72 dBGlydea® ULTRA 60 Motor RTS with 10' Plug T3.5 10Nm 12rpm 24V

Source: manufacturer documents (6). Last checked 2026-11-05. All sources (9) · Learn more about this data

Representative series

Nice

Era M 11 models
Era Mat MT 9 models
Era Star MT 8 models
Era Inn Edge S 7 models
Era Inn Edge S BD 7 models
Era Fit L BD 6 models

Somfy

LT50 24 models
Sonesse 40 19 models
DecoFlex WireFree 16 models
Sonesse 50 14 models
T5 14 models
Sonesse 30 9 models

Closest models

ERA INN EDGE S LI-ION vs 1001524 2 Nm^{[3; 2026-09-23]} vs 2 Nm^{[9; 2026-10-06]} · Ø 35 mm^{[8; 2026-10-09]} Specification comparison
ERA INN EDGE S LI-ION vs 1003128 2 Nm^{[3; 2026-09-23]} vs 2 Nm^{[5; 2026-10-06]} · Ø 35 mm^{[8; 2026-10-09]} Specification comparison
NICE ERA INN EDGE S AC E EDGE SI 1012 AC vs T3.5 ESP Hz 10Nm 12rpm 12V DC KIT (Includes battery and solar panel) 10 Nm^{[3; 2026-09-23]} vs 10 Nm^{[6; 2026-10-05]} · Ø 35 mm^{[8; 2026-10-09]} Specification comparison
NICE ERA INN EDGE S AC E EDGE SI 1012 AC vs T5 10Nm 12rpm 120V 10 Nm^{[3; 2026-09-23]} vs 10 Nm^{[6; 2026-10-05]} · Ø 35 mm^{[8; 2026-10-09]} Specification comparison
NICE ERA INN EDGE S DC E EDGE SI 1012 DC vs T3.5 ESP Hz 10Nm 12rpm 12V DC KIT (Includes battery and solar panel) 10 Nm^{[3; 2026-09-23]} vs 10 Nm^{[6; 2026-10-05]} · Ø 35 mm^{[8; 2026-10-09]} Specification comparison
NICE ERA INN EDGE S DC E EDGE SI 1012 DC vs T5 10Nm 12rpm 120V 10 Nm^{[3; 2026-09-23]} vs 10 Nm^{[6; 2026-10-05]} · Ø 35 mm^{[8; 2026-10-09]} Specification comparison

Sources

↑Nice — official siteniceforyou.comObserved 2026-09-15 · Retrieved 2026-09-15Used for: Nice country
↑Somfy — official sitesomfy-group.comObserved 2026-09-15 · Retrieved 2026-09-15Used for: Somfy country
↑↑Elero manufacturer site (product catalog)elero.comRated torque: 2 NmManufacturer-stated · Observed 2026-09-23 · Retrieved 2026-09-23 · Public web pageUsed for: Nice torque (ERA INN EDGE S LI-ION), Nice noise level (NICE ERA INN EDGE M AC E EDGE MI 332 AC), 1709, 1715, 1721
↑Nice S.p.A. PDF catalogueniceforyou.comRated torque: Torque (Nm): 300 [E XLH 30012] (p. 189)Manufacturer-stated · Observed 2026-10-01 · Retrieved 2026-10-01 · Public web pageUsed for: Nice torque (XL size 90 mm. E XLH 30012), Nice rated speed (Next Fit MZ Solar Kit NX SOLKIT MZ 2010 SH), Nice rated speed (Era Inn Smart E SMART SI 332 DC), Nice noise level (Next Fit MB NEXT FIT MB1020)
↑↑Somfy PDF catalogueservice.somfy.comRated torque: Torque: 0.34 Nm [1002422] (p. 22)Manufacturer-stated · Observed 2026-10-06 · Retrieved 2026-10-06 · Public web pageUsed for: Somfy torque (Cord Lift WireFree™ CL32 RTS (External Battery)), Somfy rated speed (Cord Lift WireFree™ CL32 RTS (External Battery)), Somfy rated voltage (Sonesse® ULTRA 30 WireFree RTS (Li-ion)), 50500
↑↑Somfy Systems (North America) manufacturer site (product catalog)somfysystems.comRated torque: T9 600Nm Diameter 124mm 8rpm 240V 3 Phase (Adaptor now sold separately)Manufacturer-stated · Observed 2026-10-05 · Retrieved 2026-09-30 · Public web pageUsed for: Somfy torque (T9 600Nm Diameter 124mm 8rpm 240V 3 Phase (Adaptor now sold separately)), Somfy rated speed (T5 35Nm 7rpm 12V), Somfy rated voltage (TaHoma® switch Ethernet Adaptor), Somfy noise level (Glydea® ULTRA 60 Motor RTS with 10' Plug), Somfy noise level (T3.5 10Nm 12rpm 24V), 48793, 48821
↑Nice manufacturer site (product catalog)niceforyou.comRated voltage: Alimentatore 3 V DCManufacturer-stated · Observed 2026-11-05 · Retrieved 2026-09-23 · Public web pageUsed for: Nice rated voltage (TTXB4), Nice rated voltage (TG MH 5012)
↑↑Tubular diameter derivation tdia-nice-era-size-v1niceforyou.com[tdia-nice-era-size-v1] Ø 35 mm from "E EDGE SI 288DC". Nice Era Star T manual §3.1: motors that are size "S" (Ø = 35 mm) … size "M" (Ø = 45 mm) … size "L" (Ø = 58 mm). Nice Sun Shading catalogue 2026 p70: "ERA INN S Ø 35 mm", "ERA INN M Ø 45 mm".Manufacturer-stated · Observed 2026-10-09 · Retrieved 2026-10-09 · Public web pageUsed for: Nice motor diameter (ERA INN EDGE S LI-ION), Nice motor diameter (L size 58 mm. E MAT LA 12012), 54425, 54428, 54431
↑Somfy PDF catalogueservice.somfy.comRated torque: Torque: 2 Nm [1001524] (p. 8)Manufacturer-stated · Observed 2026-10-06 · Retrieved 2026-10-06 · Public web pageUsed for: 50262

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