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Presence Publisher vs Home Assistant: catalog facts
Presence Publisher	Home Assistant
Free Free and open source under the MIT license.	Freemium The software is free and open source. Home Assistant Cloud (Nabu Casa) is an optional paid…
Android	Self-hosted, Android, iOS, Web
Presence detection by Wi-Fi network or Bluetooth beacon Works with any MQTT broker	Local control, so many devices keep working with the internet down Integrations for thousands of device types across competing brands
Requires your own MQTT broker and home automation setup Android only	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
Not stated if it 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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