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Home Assistant vs openHAB: catalog facts
Home Assistant	openHAB
Freemium The software is free and open source. Home Assistant Cloud (Nabu Casa) is an optional paid…	Free Free and open source. Hosting, hardware and any external services are separate.
Self-hosted, Android, iOS, Web	Linux, Windows, macOS, Android, Self-hosted
Local control, so many devices keep working with the internet down Integrations for thousands of device types across competing brands	Rules can respond to schedules, sensor changes and events Bindings connect supported devices and services
It is a server you have to install, update and back up yourself Integration quality varies; some depend on undocumented vendor APIs	Device support depends on the available bindings and sometimes on a vendor cloud.
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License: EPL-2.0
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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