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Home Assistant vs Pearlnode: catalog facts
Home Assistant	Pearlnode
Freemium The software is free and open source. Home Assistant Cloud (Nabu Casa) is an optional paid…	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
Self-hosted, Android, iOS, Web	Android
Local control, so many devices keep working with the internet down Integrations for thousands of device types across competing brands	No cloud account or internet needed Auto-discovery via mDNS, IP scan and Bluetooth LE
It is a server you have to install, update and back up yourself Integration quality varies; some depend on undocumented vendor APIs	Only works with Shelly devices Young project with few commits
Self-hosted	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License: MIT
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 October 2, 2026

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