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Domoticz Companion DZVents vs ThingsBoard

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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DO Domoticz Companion DZVents Self-hosted MQTT broker dashboard for IoT devices VS TH ThingsBoard Open-source IoT platform for device management and data
FeatureDomoticz Companion DZVentsThingsBoard
CategoryHome AutomationHome Automation
LicenseApache-2.0Apache-2.0
LanguageTypeScriptJava
Setup difficultyEasyHard
Min. RAM128 MB2,048 MB
Deploymentdocker, binarydocker, kubernetes, bare-metal
GitHub stars★ 4,031★ 22,200
First released20182017
ReplacesMQTT.fxAWS IoT, Azure IoT

Why pick each one

Choose Domoticz Companion DZVents if…

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

Choose ThingsBoard if…

  • Powerful IoT platform
  • Highly customizable dashboards
ThingsBoard details

Frequently asked questions

Is Domoticz Companion DZVents or ThingsBoard better?

Neither is universally better. ThingsBoard has the larger community, while Domoticz Companion DZVents is simpler to set up (easy difficulty). Choose based on the comparison table above and your own setup.

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

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

Can I run Domoticz Companion DZVents and ThingsBoard with Docker?

Domoticz Companion DZVents: yes. ThingsBoard: yes.

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