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Home AssistantWebThings Gateway
Freemium

The software is free and open source. Home Assistant Cloud (Nabu Casa) is an optional paid…

 Free

Free and open source under MPL-2.0.

Self-hosted, Android, iOS, Web Linux, Web, Self-hosted
  • Local control, so many devices keep working with the internet down
  • Integrations for thousands of device types across competing brands
  • Private, self-hosted smart home control
  • Drag-and-drop rules engine
  • It is a server you have to install, update and back up yourself
  • Integration quality varies; some depend on undocumented vendor APIs
  • Raspberry Pi image is deprecated
  • Snap package is still experimental
Self-hosted Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Open source Open source
License: Apache-2.0 License: MPL-2.0
No account needed Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 21, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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