Alternatives to ioBroker

An open-source integration platform that connects smart home devices, protocols and online services. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as ioBroker.

  • Home Assistant

    A home automation server that talks to smart devices on your own network instead of through their clouds.

    FreemiumOpen sourceSelf-hostedAndroidiOSWeb

    Home Assistant is an Apache-2.0 local server with integrations for thousands of device types, companion Android and iOS apps, and an optional paid cloud for remote access.

  • openHAB

    Automate home devices from different manufacturers through one local server.

    FreeOpen sourceLinuxWindowsmacOSSelf-hosted

    openHAB is an EPL-2.0 local server for Linux, Windows and macOS that connects devices through bindings and runs rules on schedules, sensor changes and events.

  • Domoticz

    A lightweight, open-source home automation system for monitoring and controlling lights, switches and sensors.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsLinuxWebSelf-hosted

    Domoticz is a lightweight, fully local open-source controller that runs on very low-power hardware, with fewer integrations than larger platforms.

  • FHEM

    A GPL-licensed Perl server for home automation that switches devices and logs sensor data.

    FreeOpen sourceSelf-hosted

    FHEM is a GPL Perl server with over 430 protocol modules and text, JSON and XML interfaces, with technical configuration and extra radio hardware needed.

  • Jeedom

    Open-source home automation software that brings multi-brand, multi-protocol devices into one interface.

    FreeOpen sourceWebSelf-hosted

    Jeedom is an open-source multi-brand, multi-protocol system that works without cloud, with much of its official site in French.

  • Gladys Assistant

    A self-hosted, open-source smart home hub with dashboards, scenes, energy tracking and a voice assistant.

    FreeOpen sourceWebSelf-hosted

    Gladys Assistant is an open-source local hub installed with a single Docker command, with no-code scenes and energy monitoring but a smaller integration catalogue.

Also worth comparing

These listings name ioBroker as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.

  • Apple Home

    Apple's Home app for pairing and controlling HomeKit smart home accessories across Apple devices.

    FreeProprietarymacOSiOS

    ioBroker is an open-source, self-run integration platform with hundreds of adapters across smart home and building automation, taking time to configure.

  • Google Home

    Google's app for connecting, controlling and automating smart home devices, with a web version and Gemini voice assistant.

    FreemiumProprietaryAndroidiOSWeb

    ioBroker is a free, self-hosted platform with hundreds of adapters for devices and services, which you run and maintain yourself instead of relying on Google.

  • SmartThings

    Samsung's smart home app for connecting, controlling and automating compatible devices from one place.

    FreeProprietaryAndroidiOS

    ioBroker is an open-source self-run platform with hundreds of adapters across brands and protocols, requiring time to configure and a server to maintain.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.