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Victron Venus OS Bridge 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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VI Victron Venus OS Bridge Integrates Victron energy systems into automations VS TH ThingsBoard Open-source IoT platform for device management and data
FeatureVictron Venus OS BridgeThingsBoard
CategoryHome AutomationHome Automation
LicenseMITApache-2.0
LanguagePythonJava
Setup difficultyMediumHard
Min. RAM128 MB2,048 MB
Deploymentbare-metaldocker, kubernetes, bare-metal
GitHub stars★ 117★ 22,200
First released20172017
ReplacesVictron VRM PortalAWS IoT, Azure IoT

Why pick each one

Choose Victron Venus OS Bridge if…

  • Released under the MIT license
  • Written in Python
  • Tiny footprint — runs in 128 MB RAM
Victron Venus OS Bridge details

Choose ThingsBoard if…

  • Powerful IoT platform
  • Highly customizable dashboards
ThingsBoard details

Frequently asked questions

Is Victron Venus OS Bridge or ThingsBoard better?

Neither is universally better. ThingsBoard has the larger community, while Victron Venus OS Bridge is simpler to set up (medium difficulty). Choose based on the comparison table above and your own setup.

Are Victron Venus OS Bridge and ThingsBoard free and open-source?

Yes. Victron Venus OS Bridge is licensed under MIT and ThingsBoard under Apache-2.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Victron Venus OS Bridge and ThingsBoard with Docker?

Victron Venus OS Bridge: check the project docs for container support. ThingsBoard: yes.

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