Open Source Google Home AlternativesHome Automation Tools and other similar apps like Google Home

The best open source alternative to Google Home is Home Assistant. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Google Home and many of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to Google Home are openHAB, Homebridge, ioBroker and Domoticz.

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  1. Home Assistant icon

    Home Assistant

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    Open-source and privacy-first home automation with an emphasis on local control and backed by a worldwide community. Runs on Raspberry Pi or local server.

    44 Home Assistant alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • BSD
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Apple Watch
    • Android Auto
    • Android Wear
    • Python
    • F-Droid
    • Raspberry Pi
    • Kodi
    • Cloudron
    Home Assistant screenshot 1
     
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    Home Assistant vs Google Home Comments
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    Open Source, independent, and compatible with almost everything.

    • Home Assistant is Free and Open SourceGoogle Home is Free and Proprietary
    • Home Assistant is Privacy focused, Lightweight and CustomizableGoogle Home is not according to our users
  2. openHAB icon

    openHAB

     181 likes

    openHAB is a Java-based open-source home automation platform that integrates and combines a vast range of different smart home systems and technologies into one single solution.

    52 openHAB alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Apple Watch
    • F-Droid
    • Kodi
    • Cloudron
    openHAB 2.0 Basic UI showing a simple demo setup
     
  4. Homebridge icon

    Homebridge

     13 likes

    Homebridge is a lightweight NodeJS server you can run on your network that emulates the iOS HomeKit API. It supports Plugins,community-contributed modules, that provide a basic bridge from HomeKit to various 3rd-party APIs of "smart home" devices.

    17 Homebridge alternatives

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    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Raspberry Pi
    Homebridge screenshot 1
     
  5. ioBroker icon

    ioBroker

     44 likes

    ioBroker is an integration platform for the Internet of Things, focused on Smart home, Building Automation, Smart Metering, Ambient Assisted Living, Process Automation, Visualization and Data Logging. It aims to be a possible replacement or extension for software like f.e.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Node.JS
    ioBroker screenshot 1
     
  6. Domoticz icon

    Domoticz

     18 likes

    Domoticz is a home automation system that lets you monitor and configure various devices like lights, switches, various sensors/meters like temperature, rain, wind, UV, electricity, gas, water and much more. Notifications/alerts can be sent to any mobile device.

    41 Domoticz alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Domoticz screenshot 1
     
  7. Jeedom icon

    Jeedom

     13 likes

    Jeedom is a complete home-automation software. With Jeedom, you can do many things, such as :

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Raspbian
    • Raspberry Pi
    Jeedom screenshot 1
     
  9. Gladys Assistant icon

    Gladys Assistant

     12 likes

    Gladys is an open-source program which runs on your Raspberry Pi or Docker. She integrates into your life, seamlessly communicating across your entire home network and your devices while checking your calendar. Based on NodeJS.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Raspberry Pi
    • Docker
    Gladys Assistant screenshot 1
     
  10. Homeway icon

    Homeway

     2 likes

    Level up your Home Assistant with free, secure, and private remote access with Homeway. Voice control your home with Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant seamlessly integrated with Home Assistant via Homeway.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    Homeway screenshot 1
     
  11. MediaPortal icon

    MediaPortal

     52 likes

    MediaPortal transforms your PC into a complete media solution. It runs on basic hardware, connects directly to your TV and displays your TV Series, Movies, Photos and Music in a much more dynamic way.

    27 MediaPortal alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    MediaPortal screenshot 1
     
  12. Oblecto icon

    Oblecto

     4 likes

    Oblecto is a media server, similar to Plex, Emby, Netflix and others. It runs in the background on a home server to index your media such as movies and TV shows to make them searchable and streamable through a REST based interface.

    52 Oblecto alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    Oblecto screenshot 1
     
  13. emteria.OS icon

    emteria.OS

     2 likes

    Industrial Android™ with emteria.OS Building, extending, customizing and maintaining embedded Android platform for reliable industrial applications and products.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
     
  14. MisterHouse icon

    MisterHouse

     1 like

    MisterHouse is an open source home automation program. It's fun, it's free, and it's entirely geeky. Written in Perl, it fires events based on time, web, socket, voice, and serial data. It currently runs on Windows 95/98/NT/2k/XP and on most Unix based platforms...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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