Domoticz vs ESPHome
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 Domoticz with
choose an app… Home Assistant Frigate ntfy Homebridge Tasmota ThingsBoard WLED EMQX Frigate NVR Companion go2rtc Zigbee2MQTT Mosquitto HACS Home Assistant Operating System evcc Scrypted Mushroom Piper Bubble Card OpenMQTTGateway Domoticz Companion DZVents Hyperion Home Assistant Companion ESPEasy Sonoff DIY Tools Gladys Assistant Mozilla WebThings Gateway Home Assistant Supervisor SmartApp Bridge ioBroker Z-Wave JS UI openHAB AppDaemon Domoticz Plugin Hub Jeedom OpenHAB Cloud Zwave-JS Server FHEM
Compare ESPHome with
choose an app… Home Assistant Frigate ntfy Homebridge Tasmota ThingsBoard WLED EMQX Frigate NVR Companion go2rtc Zigbee2MQTT Mosquitto HACS Home Assistant Operating System evcc Scrypted Mushroom Piper Bubble Card OpenMQTTGateway Domoticz Companion DZVents Hyperion Home Assistant Companion ESPEasy Sonoff DIY Tools Gladys Assistant Mozilla WebThings Gateway Home Assistant Supervisor SmartApp Bridge ioBroker Z-Wave JS UI openHAB AppDaemon Domoticz Plugin Hub Jeedom OpenHAB Cloud Zwave-JS Server FHEM
Feature Domoticz ESPHome Category Home Automation Home Automation License GPL-3.0 GPL-3.0 Language C++ C++ Setup difficulty Medium Medium Min. RAM 256 MB 512 MB Deployment docker, bare-metal docker, bare-metal GitHub stars ★ 3,791 ★ 11,505 First released 2012 2018 Replaces SmartThings SmartThings
Why pick each one
Choose ESPHome if… No coding needed for devices Great with Home Assistant OTA updates ESPHome details
Frequently asked questions Is Domoticz or ESPHome better? Neither is universally better. ESPHome has the larger community; both share a medium setup difficulty, so the decision comes down to features and licensing.
Are Domoticz and ESPHome free and open-source? Yes. Domoticz is licensed under GPL-3.0 and ESPHome under GPL-3.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.
Can I run Domoticz and ESPHome with Docker? Domoticz: yes. ESPHome: yes.