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Home Assistant Supervisor vs Tasmota

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 TA Tasmota Open-source firmware for ESP-based smart devices
FeatureHome Assistant SupervisorTasmota
CategoryHome AutomationHome Automation
LicenseApache-2.0GPL-3.0
LanguagePythonC
Setup difficultyMediumMedium
Min. RAM512 MB16 MB
Deploymentdocker, bare-metalbinary, source
GitHub stars★ 2,200★ 24,662
First released20172016
ReplacesSmartThingsTuya Cloud

Why pick each one

Choose Home Assistant Supervisor if…

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

Choose Tasmota if…

  • Total local control
  • Huge device support
Tasmota details

Frequently asked questions

Is Home Assistant Supervisor or Tasmota better?

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

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

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

Can I run Home Assistant Supervisor and Tasmota with Docker?

Home Assistant Supervisor: yes. Tasmota: check the project docs for container support.

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