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Home Assistant Supervisor vs ioBroker

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 Supervisor Manages the Home Assistant add-on ecosystem VS IO ioBroker Integration platform for the Internet of Things
FeatureHome Assistant SupervisorioBroker
CategoryHome AutomationHome Automation
LicenseApache-2.0MIT
LanguagePythonShell
Setup difficultyMediumMedium
Min. RAM512 MB1,024 MB
Deploymentdocker, bare-metaldocker, bare-metal
GitHub stars★ 2,200★ 1,373
First released20172014
ReplacesSmartThingsSmartThings, Hubitat

Why pick each one

Choose Home Assistant Supervisor if…

  • Enables one-click add-ons
  • Simplifies maintenance
Home Assistant Supervisor details

Choose ioBroker if…

  • Extremely flexible
  • Huge adapter ecosystem
ioBroker details

Frequently asked questions

Is Home Assistant Supervisor or ioBroker better?

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

Are Home Assistant Supervisor and ioBroker free and open-source?

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

Can I run Home Assistant Supervisor and ioBroker with Docker?

Home Assistant Supervisor: yes. ioBroker: yes.

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