Best Lightweight Home Automation for self-hosting

★ 33.3k Easy setup Apache-2.0

Send push notifications to your phone via simple HTTP

Replaces Pushover, Pushbullet

HO

Homebridge

★ 25.4k Easy setup Apache-2.0

Bring non-HomeKit smart devices into Apple Home

Replaces Apple HomeKit hubs

TA

Tasmota

★ 24.7k Medium setup GPL-3.0

Open-source firmware for ESP-based smart devices

Replaces Tuya Cloud

WL

WLED

Firmware for controlling addressable LED strips

Replaces Philips Hue

★ 18.5k Easy setup MIT

FR

Frigate NVR Companion go2rtc

Local push notification relay for self-hosted systems

Replaces Pushover, Firebase Cloud Messaging

★ 15.7k Easy setup MIT

ZI

Zigbee2MQTT

★ 15.5k Medium setup GPL-3.0

Bridge Zigbee devices to MQTT without vendor hubs

Replaces SmartThings

ESPHome

★ 11.5k Medium setup GPL-3.0

Configure ESP devices with simple YAML

Replaces SmartThings

MO

Mosquitto

★ 11.1k Easy setup EPL-2.0

Lightweight MQTT message broker

Replaces SmartThings

EV

evcc

Solar-aware electric vehicle charging controller

Replaces SmartThings

★ 7.1k Medium setup MIT

MU

Mushroom

★ 5.1k Easy setup Apache-2.0

Modern minimalist card collection for Home Assistant dashboards

Replaces proprietary smart home apps

PI

Piper

Fast, local neural text-to-speech for voice assistants

Replaces Amazon Polly, Google TTS

★ 5.1k Medium setup MIT

BU

Bubble Card

Minimalist mobile-first card pack for Home Assistant

Replaces SmartThings app

★ 4.5k Easy setup MIT

OpenMQTTGateway

★ 4.1k Medium setup GPL-3.0

Bridge for RF, IR, BLE, and sensors to MQTT

Replaces SmartThings Hub

DO

Domoticz

★ 3.8k Medium setup GPL-3.0

Lightweight home automation system

Replaces SmartThings

ESPEasy

★ 3.5k Medium setup GPL-3.0

Multifunctional firmware for ESP8266 and ESP32 sensors

Replaces Tuya

SO

Sonoff DIY Tools

Local control toolkit for Sonoff smart switches

Replaces eWeLink Cloud

★ 3.3k Medium setup MIT

openWakeWord

★ 2.6k Medium setup Apache-2.0

Open-source wake word detection library

Replaces Picovoice

BU

Button Card

Highly customizable button card for Home Assistant Lovelace

Replaces proprietary smart home dashboards

★ 2.5k Easy setup MIT

AW

Awtrix Light

Open firmware for LED matrix smart home displays

Replaces LaMetric Time

★ 2.3k Medium setup MIT

OpenBeken

Tasmota-like firmware for non-ESP smart devices

Replaces Tuya Cloud

★ 2.2k Medium setup MIT

SM

SmartApp Bridge

★ 2.1k Medium setup Apache-2.0

Self-hosted automation engine for IoT devices

Replaces SmartThings

AP

ApexCharts Card

Advanced graphing card for Home Assistant dashboards

Replaces Grafana panels

★ 1.8k Medium setup MIT

DI

diyHue

Open-source emulator of the Philips Hue Bridge

Replaces Philips Hue Bridge

★ 1.8k Medium setup MIT

CA

card-mod

Apply custom CSS styles to Home Assistant Lovelace cards

Replaces proprietary dashboard theming tools

★ 1.8k Medium setup MIT

MI

Mini Media Player

Compact media player card for Home Assistant dashboards

Replaces Sonos app

★ 1.7k Easy setup MIT

TI

TinyTuya Server

Local control library and server for Tuya devices

Replaces Tuya Smart app

★ 1.7k Medium setup MIT

HA

HA-Bridge

★ 1.5k Easy setup Apache-2.0

Emulate Philips Hue to control devices by voice

Replaces Philips Hue Bridge

ESPresense

DIY Bluetooth presence detection with ESP32 nodes

Replaces Life360

★ 1.5k Medium setup MIT

GO

Govee2MQTT

Local MQTT bridge for Govee smart lights

Replaces Govee Home app

★ 1.4k Easy setup MIT

WY

Wyoming Satellite

Remote voice satellite for Home Assistant assist

Replaces Amazon Echo, Google Nest

★ 1.2k Medium setup MIT

OW

OwnTracks Recorder

★ 1.2k Medium setup GPL-2.0

Self-hosted store and access for location history

Replaces Google Location Sharing, Life360

LO

LocalTuya

★ 1.2k Medium setup GPL-3.0

Local control of Tuya-based smart devices

Replaces Tuya Smart Cloud

FR

Frigate Cards

Advanced camera card for Home Assistant dashboards

Replaces Ring app

★ 1.1k Easy setup MIT

OpenHASP

Open hardware and software for touchscreen controls

Replaces Nextion HMI

★ 1k Medium setup MIT

RI

Ring-MQTT

Local MQTT bridge for Ring cameras and alarms

Replaces Ring app

★ 779 Medium setup MIT

DO

Domoticz Plugin Hub

★ 599 Medium setup GPL-2.0

Local home automation hub with broad device support

Replaces SmartThings

ZI

Zigbee2MQTT Frontend

Open Zigbee coordinator firmware for many adapters

Replaces Philips Hue Bridge

★ 561 Hard setup MIT

GR

Grott Growatt Monitor

★ 532 Medium setup GPL-3.0

Local monitoring proxy for Growatt solar inverters

Replaces Growatt ShinePhone

ZI

Zigbee2MQTT Assistant

Web management UI for Zigbee2MQTT networks

Replaces SmartThings Hub

★ 448 Easy setup MIT

SM

SmartIR

Climate, TV, and fan control via IR controllers

Replaces Sensibo

★ 236 Easy setup MIT

TH

Theengs Gateway

BLE-to-MQTT gateway for hundreds of sensors

Replaces SmartThings Hub

★ 171 Easy setup GPL-3.0

ZW

Zwave-JS Server

★ 162 Medium setup Apache-2.0

Small server wrapping the Z-Wave JS driver over WebSocket

Replaces SmartThings

VI

Victron Venus OS Bridge

Integrates Victron energy systems into automations

Replaces Victron VRM Portal

★ 117 Medium setup MIT

DA

Dahua2MQTT

MQTT bridge for Dahua cameras and doorbells

Replaces Ring, Dahua DMSS

★ 109 Medium setup MIT

ESPHome Web Tools

Browser-based flasher for ESPHome smart devices

Replaces Tuya Smart

★ 59 Easy setup MIT

HA

Habapp

★ 56 Medium setup Apache-2.0

Python rules engine for openHAB and MQTT

Replaces IFTTT

FH

FHEM