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Streamline Smart Home Dashboards vs ThingsBoard

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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ST Streamline Smart Home Dashboards Touch-friendly wall panel dashboard for automation VS TH ThingsBoard Open-source IoT platform for device management and data
FeatureStreamline Smart Home DashboardsThingsBoard
CategoryHome AutomationHome Automation
LicenseApache-2.0Apache-2.0
LanguageKotlinJava
Setup difficultyMediumHard
Min. RAM256 MB2,048 MB
Deploymentsourcedocker, kubernetes, bare-metal
GitHub stars★ 78★ 22,200
First released20172017
ReplacesControl4 touch panelsAWS IoT, Azure IoT

Why pick each one

Choose Streamline Smart Home Dashboards if…

  • Reuses old tablets
  • Good MQTT integration
Streamline Smart Home Dashboards details

Choose ThingsBoard if…

  • Powerful IoT platform
  • Highly customizable dashboards
ThingsBoard details

Frequently asked questions

Is Streamline Smart Home Dashboards or ThingsBoard better?

Neither is universally better. ThingsBoard has the larger community, while Streamline Smart Home Dashboards is simpler to set up (medium difficulty). Choose based on the comparison table above and your own setup.

Are Streamline Smart Home Dashboards and ThingsBoard free and open-source?

Yes. Streamline Smart Home Dashboards is licensed under Apache-2.0 and ThingsBoard under Apache-2.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Streamline Smart Home Dashboards and ThingsBoard with Docker?

Streamline Smart Home Dashboards: check the project docs for container support. ThingsBoard: yes.

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