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Home Assistant Floorplan vs Homebridge

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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HO Home Assistant Floorplan Interactive SVG floorplan UI for Home Assistant VS HO Homebridge Bring non-HomeKit smart devices into Apple Home
FeatureHome Assistant FloorplanHomebridge
CategoryHome AutomationHome Automation
LicenseApache-2.0Apache-2.0
LanguageTypeScriptTypeScript
Setup difficultyMediumEasy
Min. RAM64 MB256 MB
Deploymentsourcedocker, bare-metal, binary
GitHub stars★ 1,585★ 25,444
First released20162014
ReplacesControl4Apple HomeKit hubs

Why pick each one

Choose Home Assistant Floorplan if…

  • Highly visual control
  • Very customizable
Home Assistant Floorplan details

Choose Homebridge if…

  • Huge plugin ecosystem
  • Brings devices into Apple Home
Homebridge details

Frequently asked questions

Is Home Assistant Floorplan or Homebridge better?

Homebridge is the stronger all-round pick: it has both the larger community and the simpler easy setup. Consider Home Assistant Floorplan if its specific feature set fits your needs better.

Are Home Assistant Floorplan and Homebridge free and open-source?

Yes. Home Assistant Floorplan is licensed under Apache-2.0 and Homebridge under Apache-2.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Home Assistant Floorplan and Homebridge with Docker?

Home Assistant Floorplan: check the project docs for container support. Homebridge: yes.

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