Alternatives to openHAB

Automate home devices from different manufacturers through one local server. 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 openHAB.

  • 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 a local, open-source Apache-2.0 server with integrations for thousands of device types, companion apps for Android and iOS, and monthly releases that occasionally break configuration.

  • Google Home

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

    FreemiumProprietaryAndroidiOSWeb

    Google Home is a closed-source app for Android, iOS and web built around Google's cloud, with Matter support and Gemini voice control, and advanced features need Premium.

  • Apple Home

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

    FreeProprietarymacOSiOS

    Apple Home is a free, closed-source app for HomeKit accessories that runs only on Apple devices and needs a HomePod or Apple TV hub for full features.

  • ioBroker

    An open-source integration platform that connects smart home devices, protocols and online services.

    FreeOpen sourceWebSelf-hosted

    ioBroker is an open-source, self-hosted integration platform with hundreds of adapters covering smart home and building automation, and configuring many adapters takes time.

  • 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 home automation system that runs on a Raspberry Pi Zero, with fewer integrations and a more functional interface.

  • FHEM

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

    FreeOpen sourceSelf-hosted

    FHEM is a GPL-licensed Perl server with over 430 protocol modules, needing an always-on server and extra radio hardware, with technical configuration.

  • 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 smart home hub installed with one Docker command, offering no-code scenes and energy monitoring but a smaller integration catalogue.

Also worth comparing

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

  • Jeedom

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

    FreeOpen sourceWebSelf-hosted

    openHAB is EPL-2.0 open source and runs on Linux, Windows and macOS, using bindings and rules, though some bindings depend on a vendor cloud.

  • SmartThings

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

    FreeProprietaryAndroidiOS

    openHAB is EPL-2.0 open source running on your own local server with rules and bindings for many manufacturers, rather than a Samsung cloud app.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.