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Pearlnode vs Home Assistant: catalog facts
Pearlnode	Home Assistant
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.	Freemium The software is free and open source. Home Assistant Cloud (Nabu Casa) is an optional paid…
Android	Self-hosted, Android, iOS, Web
No cloud account or internet needed Auto-discovery via mDNS, IP scan and Bluetooth LE	Local control, so many devices keep working with the internet down Integrations for thousands of device types across competing brands
Only works with Shelly devices Young project with few commits	It is a server you have to install, update and back up yourself Integration quality varies; some depend on undocumented vendor APIs
Downloadable app	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: Apache-2.0
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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