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Best Plugins Home Automation for self-hosting

The 23 best Plugins home automation you can self-host, ranked by community traction.

Home Assistant

Home Automation

Open-source home automation that puts privacy first

Replaces SmartThings, Google Home

★ 89.8k Medium setup Apache-2.0

Homebridge

Home Automation

Bring non-HomeKit smart devices into Apple Home

Replaces Apple HomeKit hubs

★ 25.4k Easy setup Apache-2.0

HACS

Home Automation

Community store for custom Home Assistant integrations and themes

Replaces SmartThings community add-ons

★ 7.6k Easy setup MIT

Home Assistant Operating System

Home Automation

Embedded operating system optimized for Home Assistant

Replaces SmartThings, Hubitat

★ 7.4k Easy setup Apache-2.0

Scrypted

Home Automation

High-performance smart home and camera platform

Replaces Google Home

★ 5.8k Medium setup Apache-2.0

Mushroom

Home Automation

Modern minimalist card collection for Home Assistant dashboards

Replaces proprietary smart home apps

★ 5.1k Easy setup Apache-2.0

Bubble Card

Home Automation

Minimalist mobile-first card pack for Home Assistant

Replaces SmartThings app

★ 4.5k Easy setup MIT

Button Card

Home Automation

Highly customizable button card for Home Assistant Lovelace

Replaces proprietary smart home dashboards

★ 2.5k Easy setup MIT

Home Assistant Supervisor

Home Automation

Manages the Home Assistant add-on ecosystem

Replaces SmartThings

★ 2.2k Medium setup Apache-2.0

ApexCharts Card

Home Automation

Advanced graphing card for Home Assistant dashboards

Replaces Grafana panels

★ 1.8k Medium setup MIT

card-mod

Home Automation

Apply custom CSS styles to Home Assistant Lovelace cards

Replaces proprietary dashboard theming tools

★ 1.8k Medium setup MIT

Mini Media Player

Home Automation

Compact media player card for Home Assistant dashboards

Replaces Sonos app

★ 1.7k Easy setup MIT

Home Assistant Floorplan

Home Automation

Interactive SVG floorplan UI for Home Assistant

Replaces Control4

★ 1.6k Medium setup Apache-2.0

ioBroker

Home Automation

Integration platform for the Internet of Things

Replaces SmartThings, Hubitat

★ 1.4k Medium setup MIT

openHAB

Home Automation

Vendor-neutral open-source home automation

Replaces SmartThings, Google Home

★ 1.1k Hard setup EPL-2.0

Frigate Cards

Home Automation

Advanced camera card for Home Assistant dashboards

Replaces Ring app

★ 1.1k Easy setup MIT

AppDaemon

Home Automation

Python apps and automation framework for Home Assistant

Replaces SmartThings

★ 962 Medium setup Apache-2.0

Domoticz Plugin Hub

Home Automation

Local home automation hub with broad device support

Replaces SmartThings

★ 599 Medium setup GPL-2.0

Jeedom

Home Automation

Flexible open-source home automation platform

Replaces SmartThings, Hubitat

★ 413 Medium setup GPL-2.0

Node-RED Dashboard 2.0

Home Automation

Modern data-driven dashboard for Node-RED flows

Replaces Home Assistant Lovelace

★ 351 Easy setup Apache-2.0

OpenVoiceOS

Home Automation

Open-source voice AI platform and assistant

Replaces Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant

★ 283 Hard setup Apache-2.0

SmartHomeNG

Home Automation

Modular home automation framework with KNX focus

Replaces Loxone

★ 127 Hard setup GPL-3.0

FHEM

Home Automation

Perl-based server for home automation tasks

Replaces SmartThings

★ 22 Hard setup GPL-2.0

Every option here is open-source and self-hostable, tagged Plugins within the home automation category. Compare them on the individual app pages for setup difficulty and resource requirements.