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Home Assistant Floorplan 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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HO Home Assistant Floorplan Interactive SVG floorplan UI for Home Assistant VS ZI Zigbee2MQTT Bridge Zigbee devices to MQTT without vendor hubs
FeatureHome Assistant FloorplanZigbee2MQTT
CategoryHome AutomationHome Automation
LicenseApache-2.0GPL-3.0
LanguageTypeScriptTypeScript
Setup difficultyMediumMedium
Min. RAM64 MB256 MB
Deploymentsourcedocker, bare-metal
GitHub stars★ 1,585★ 15,477
First released20162018
ReplacesControl4SmartThings

Why pick each one

Choose Home Assistant Floorplan if…

  • Highly visual control
  • Very customizable
Home Assistant Floorplan details

Choose Zigbee2MQTT if…

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

Frequently asked questions

Is Home Assistant Floorplan 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 Home Assistant Floorplan and Zigbee2MQTT free and open-source?

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

Can I run Home Assistant Floorplan and Zigbee2MQTT with Docker?

Home Assistant Floorplan: check the project docs for container support. Zigbee2MQTT: yes.

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