Alternatives to Homebridge
A self-hosted server that adds Apple HomeKit support to smart home devices that lack it. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
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Homebridge
A self-hosted server that adds Apple HomeKit support to smart home devices that lack it.
Also worth comparing
These listings name Homebridge as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.
Scrypted
Connect cameras and smart-home video systems through a plugin-based server.
Homebridge is an open-source self-hosted server that brings non-HomeKit devices, including cameras, into Apple Home, but it only works within HomeKit.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Apple Home
Apple's Home app for pairing and controlling HomeKit smart home accessories across Apple devices.
Home Assistant
A home automation server that talks to smart devices on your own network instead of through their clouds.
Zigbee2MQTT
Connect Zigbee devices to an MQTT server without their manufacturer's bridge.
openHAB
Automate home devices from different manufacturers through one local server.
ioBroker
An open-source integration platform that connects smart home devices, protocols and online services.
