SmartApp Bridge
Self-hosted automation engine for IoT devices
A self-hosted automation engine that connects IoT devices and runs event-driven rules across protocols. It targets users who want a lightweight alternative to large home automation hubs.
Key features
- Event-driven rules
- Multi-protocol IoT
- Lightweight runtime
- Large add-on catalog
Strengths
- Released under the Apache-2.0 license
- First-class Docker support for quick deployment
- Active community (2.1k GitHub stars)
- Written in Java
Is SmartApp Bridge secure?
OSV.dev lists 5 published advisories for SmartApp Bridge. It doesn't publish GitHub releases we can match, so we can't say which of them apply to the current version. No known vulnerabilities is not proof of security: it means none have been publicly catalogued.
- Most recent fixed advisory CVE-2024-42469, published 2024-08-09 (796 days ago), fixed in 4.2.1
Source: OSV.dev, checked 2026-10-14. How this is measured.
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Compare SmartApp Bridge
19 head-to-head comparisons.
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