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HACS vs Domoticz Companion DZVents

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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HA HACS Community store for custom Home Assistant integrations and themes VS DO Domoticz Companion DZVents Self-hosted MQTT broker dashboard for IoT devices
FeatureHACSDomoticz Companion DZVents
CategoryHome AutomationHome Automation
LicenseMITApache-2.0
LanguagePythonTypeScript
Setup difficultyEasyEasy
Min. RAM64 MB128 MB
Deploymentsourcedocker, binary
GitHub stars★ 7,603★ 4,031
First released20192018
ReplacesSmartThings community add-onsMQTT.fx

Why pick each one

Choose HACS if…

  • Released under the MIT license
  • Easy to set up — beginner-friendly
  • Mature project with 7.6k GitHub stars
  • Written in Python
HACS details

Choose Domoticz Companion DZVents if…

  • Invaluable for debugging
  • Clear topic tree view
Domoticz Companion DZVents details

Frequently asked questions

Is HACS or Domoticz Companion DZVents better?

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

Are HACS and Domoticz Companion DZVents free and open-source?

Yes. HACS is licensed under MIT and Domoticz Companion DZVents under Apache-2.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run HACS and Domoticz Companion DZVents with Docker?

HACS: check the project docs for container support. Domoticz Companion DZVents: yes.

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