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Home Assistant vs Presence Publisher: catalog facts
Home Assistant	Presence Publisher
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 license.
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	Presence detection by Wi-Fi network or Bluetooth beacon Works with any MQTT broker
It is a server you have to install, update and back up yourself Integration quality varies; some depend on undocumented vendor APIs	Requires your own MQTT broker and home automation setup Android only
Self-hosted	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License: MIT
No account needed	No account 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 October 2, 2026

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