Home Assistant Alternatives

Home Assistant is described as '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' and is a popular Home Automation tool in the security & privacy category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Home Assistant for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Windows, Android and iPhone. The best alternative is IFTTT, which is free. Other great apps like Home Assistant are openHAB, ioBroker, Google Home and Domoticz.

Home Assistant alternatives are mainly Home Automation Tools but may also be Task Automation Apps or Workflow Automation Tools. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Home Assistant.

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IFTTT
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Task Automation App
Workflow Automation Tool
Home Automation Tool
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iPhone
Android Tablet
iPad
Android Wear
103 alternatives to IFTTT
Over 600 apps work with IFTTT including Twitter, Telegram, Google Drive, Twitch, Weather Underground, Instagram, Gmail, and devices like Google Home, Amazon Alexa, Nest, Philips Hue, and your iPhone. The IFTTT app also integrates with the Health app, so you can easily track and...
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IFTTT Features
1. LightweightIFTTT consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
2. No Coding RequiredIFTTT can be used without an coding or programming skills.
Service Integration
Customizable triggers
Actions
Live Push Notifications
IPaaS
Facebook integration
IFTTT vs Home Assistant opinions
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scottpk
These two are not alternatives to each other. They have integrations to work together, and work for entirely different categories of devices. IFTTT is well supported by a variety of cloud services, but entirely relies on cloud services; Home Assistant does support many cloud services but supports various local-device standards (Zigbee, Bluetooth, local network discovery, etc) which enable it to control things which have no cloud integration.
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openHAB
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Free • Open Source
Home Automation Tool
Mac
Windows
Linux
Online
Android
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Android Tablet
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Self-Hosted
Kodi
51 alternatives to openHAB
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.
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openHAB Features
1. Privacy focusedopenHAB is considered a privacy friendly alternative.
2. IFTTT IntegrationYou can connect different services to automatically trigger actions within openHAB using IFTTT.
3. Chromecast SupportCast your content to a Chromecast connected device with openHAB.
Support for Multiple protocols
Support for multiple vendors
Support for KNX
Modular System
MQTT
Z-Wave
HomeKit integration
Support for ZigBee
Philips Hue
Alexa integration
openHAB vs Home Assistant opinions
Almost everyone thinks openHAB is a great alternative to Home Assistant.
thdietrich86
Years of experience and dozens of active developers and a huge community made openHAB what it is today - an amazingly flexible center for your smart home. A broad technology support is crucial for a successful smart home setup. With almost 200 add-ons openHAB can talk to nearly everything out there! With it's easy setup and the diverse user interfaces it offers everything needed for small homes up to big office buildings.
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Where you can install HA, you can install openhab. In my opinion the interface, and support is far broader than HA. Plus on a side note, they don't require you to put up money for additional features like control with Alexa and Google Home.
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much simpler automation rules configuring in java-like language comparing to home-assistant yaml
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ioBroker
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Free • Open Source
Home Automation Tool
Mac
Windows
Linux
Online
Android
iPhone
iPad
Self-Hosted
Node.JS
49 alternatives to ioBroker
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.
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ioBroker Features
Support for NodeJS
High Availability
Visual Programming
Modular System
Alexa integration
Smart Home
Voice Commands
Blockly Editor
Support for multiple vendors
Web interface
Google Home
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Free • Proprietary
Home Automation Tool
Media Player
Media Server
Windows
Android
iPhone
Chrome OS
Android Tablet
iPad
Google Chrome
Online
Android Wear
47 alternatives to Google Home
Formerly known as Google Cast, Home provides a control center to setup, manage and control Chromecast, and Google Home devices.
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Google Home Features
1. Chromecast SupportCast your content to a Chromecast connected device with Google Home.
Smart Home
Video-surveillance
Streaming
Domoticz
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Free • Open Source
Home Automation Tool
Mac
Windows
Linux
38 alternatives to Domoticz
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.
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Domoticz Features
Smart Home
Support for Xiaomi MiHome
Gladys Assistant
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Free • Open Source
Home Automation Tool
Linux
Self-Hosted
Raspberry Pi
Docker
15 alternatives to Gladys Assistant
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.
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Gladys Assistant Features
Smart Home
MQTT
Linux-based
Homebridge
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Free • Open Source
Home Automation Tool
Mac
Windows
Linux
Raspberry Pi
14 alternatives to Homebridge
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.
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Homebridge Features
1. Extensible by Plugins/ExtensionsHomebridge can be extended with add-ons, plugins and extensions.
Support for KNX
Smart Home
Siri Integration
Jeedom
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Free Personal • Proprietary
Home Automation Tool
Linux
My Sensors
Raspbian
Raspberry Pi
31 alternatives to Jeedom
Jeedom is a complete home-automation software. With Jeedom, you can do many things, such as :
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Jeedom Features
Smart Home
Home
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Free • Proprietary
Home Automation Tool
iPhone
iPad
Apple Watch
Mac
30 alternatives to Home
With the new Home app, you can securely control all your Homekit accessories from your favorite iOS device. Have your iPhone turn off the lights. See who’s at the front door from your iPad. And even control things remotely with the help of Apple TV.
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Home Features
Integrated into iOS
DomotiGa
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Free • Open Source
Home Automation Tool
Linux
28 alternatives to DomotiGa
DomotiGa is Open Source Home Automation Software from the Netherlands. It is written in Gambas Basic and runs on Linux.
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DomotiGa Features
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