diyHue vs WLED
A side-by-side comparison of two self-hosted home automation options
— licensing, setup difficulty, resource needs, and what each one
replaces.
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Compare diyHue with
choose an app… Home Assistant Frigate ntfy Homebridge Tasmota ThingsBoard EMQX Frigate NVR Companion go2rtc Zigbee2MQTT deCONZ HA-Bridge Zigbee2MQTT Frontend
Compare WLED with
choose an app… Home Assistant Frigate ntfy Homebridge Tasmota ThingsBoard EMQX Frigate NVR Companion go2rtc Zigbee2MQTT ESPHome Mosquitto HACS Home Assistant Operating System evcc Scrypted Mushroom Piper Bubble Card OpenMQTTGateway Domoticz Companion DZVents Hyperion Domoticz Home Assistant Companion ESPEasy Sonoff DIY Tools Gladys Assistant Rhasspy Mozilla WebThings Gateway openWakeWord Button Card Awtrix Light OpenBeken Home Assistant Supervisor SmartApp Bridge deCONZ ApexCharts Card OpenRemote card-mod Mini Media Player TinyTuya Server Home Assistant Floorplan HA-Bridge ESPresense Govee2MQTT ioBroker OpenEnergyMonitor Emoncms HASS.Agent Wyoming Satellite Z-Wave JS UI OwnTracks Recorder LocalTuya openHAB Frigate Cards Python Matter Server OpenHASP Tasmoadmin AppDaemon Ring-MQTT EMHASS Domoticz Plugin Hub Zigbee2MQTT Frontend OpenSprinkler Grott Growatt Monitor Zigbee2MQTT Assistant SIP Irrigation Control Jeedom Node-RED Dashboard 2.0 OpenHAB Cloud OpenVoiceOS SmartIR Theengs Gateway Zwave-JS Server SOLECTRUS SmartHomeNG Victron Venus OS Bridge Dahua2MQTT Streamline Smart Home Dashboards Calaos ESPHome Web Tools Habapp FHEM LHA Onloc Find My Device
Feature diyHue WLED Category Home Automation Home Automation License MIT MIT Language Python C++ Setup difficulty Medium Easy Min. RAM 128 MB 16 MB Deployment docker, bare-metal binary, source GitHub stars ★ 1,813 ★ 18,518 First released 2017 2016 Replaces Philips Hue Bridge Philips Hue
Why pick each one
Choose diyHue if… No physical bridge needed Broad light support diyHue details Choose WLED if… Easy to flash and use Vibrant effects WLED details
Frequently asked questions Is diyHue or WLED better? WLED is the stronger all-round pick: it has both the larger community and the simpler easy setup. Consider diyHue if its specific feature set fits your needs better.
Are diyHue and WLED free and open-source? Yes. diyHue is licensed under MIT and WLED under MIT. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.
Can I run diyHue and WLED with Docker? diyHue: yes. WLED: check the project docs for container support.