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Streamline Smart Home Dashboards vs Zigbee2MQTT

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 ZI Zigbee2MQTT Bridge Zigbee devices to MQTT without vendor hubs
FeatureStreamline Smart Home DashboardsZigbee2MQTT
CategoryHome AutomationHome Automation
LicenseApache-2.0GPL-3.0
LanguageKotlinTypeScript
Setup difficultyMediumMedium
Min. RAM256 MB256 MB
Deploymentsourcedocker, bare-metal
GitHub stars★ 78★ 15,477
First released20172018
ReplacesControl4 touch panelsSmartThings

Why pick each one

Choose Streamline Smart Home Dashboards if…

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

Choose Zigbee2MQTT if…

  • Frees devices from vendor hubs
  • Wide device support
  • Local control
Zigbee2MQTT details

Frequently asked questions

Is Streamline Smart Home Dashboards or Zigbee2MQTT better?

Neither is universally better. Zigbee2MQTT has the larger community; both share a medium setup difficulty, so the decision comes down to features and licensing.

Are Streamline Smart Home Dashboards and Zigbee2MQTT free and open-source?

Yes. Streamline Smart Home Dashboards is licensed under Apache-2.0 and Zigbee2MQTT under GPL-3.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Streamline Smart Home Dashboards and Zigbee2MQTT with Docker?

Streamline Smart Home Dashboards: check the project docs for container support. Zigbee2MQTT: yes.

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