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Home Assistant vs Gladys Assistant: catalog facts
Home Assistant	Gladys Assistant
Freemium The software is free and open source. Home Assistant Cloud (Nabu Casa) is an optional paid…	Free Free and open source.
Self-hosted, Android, iOS, Web	Web, Self-hosted
Local control, so many devices keep working with the internet down Integrations for thousands of device types across competing brands	Runs locally with no mandatory cloud One Docker command to install
It is a server you have to install, update and back up yourself Integration quality varies; some depend on undocumented vendor APIs	Requires a machine running Docker Smaller integration catalogue than the largest home automation platforms
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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