Home Assistant
Home AutomationOpen-source home automation that puts privacy first
Replaces SmartThings, Google Home
4 self-hosted projects maintained by home-assistant on GitHub — combined community: 105,280 GitHub stars.
Everything home-assistant ships here sits in one category, home automation, so these projects are best read as alternatives or companions to each other. Home Assistant is the flagship at 91,548 stars — Open-source home automation that puts privacy first. 3 of 4 are written primarily in Python. The oldest dates from 2013 and the newest from 2020. 2 publish a Docker deployment path, and 2 have a verified ≈5-minute setup.
| Projects | 4 |
|---|---|
| Combined stars | 105,280 |
| Hosted on | GitHub |
| Languages | Python (3), Kotlin (1) |
| Licenses | Apache-2.0 (4) |
| Setup difficulty | Easy (2), Medium (2) |
| Min. RAM range | 64–1,024 MB |
| First releases | 2013–2020 |
Open-source home automation that puts privacy first
Replaces SmartThings, Google Home
Embedded operating system optimized for Home Assistant
Replaces SmartThings, Hubitat
Self-hosted backend pairing for Home Assistant mobile apps
Replaces Google Home app
Manages the Home Assistant add-on ecosystem
Replaces SmartThings