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Home Assistant Operating System vs Mushroom

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 Operating System Embedded operating system optimized for Home Assistant VS MU Mushroom Modern minimalist card collection for Home Assistant dashboards
FeatureHome Assistant Operating SystemMushroom
CategoryHome AutomationHome Automation
LicenseApache-2.0Apache-2.0
LanguagePythonTypeScript
Setup difficultyEasyEasy
Min. RAM1,024 MB32 MB
Deploymentone-click, bare-metalsource
GitHub stars★ 7,390★ 5,098
First released20192022
ReplacesSmartThings, Hubitatproprietary smart home apps

Why pick each one

Choose Home Assistant Operating System if…

  • Easiest full-featured HA install
  • Managed add-ons
Home Assistant Operating System details

Choose Mushroom if…

  • Released under the Apache-2.0 license
  • Easy to set up — beginner-friendly
  • Mature project with 5.1k GitHub stars
  • Written in TypeScript
Mushroom details

Frequently asked questions

Is Home Assistant Operating System or Mushroom better?

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

Are Home Assistant Operating System and Mushroom free and open-source?

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

Can I run Home Assistant Operating System and Mushroom with Docker?

Home Assistant Operating System: check the project docs for container support. Mushroom: check the project docs for container support.

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