Home Assistant
🏡 Open source home automation that prioritizes local control and privacy, making your smart home truly yours.
Home Assistant is built in Python, distributed under the Apache License 2.0, 86.0k GitHub stars from 100 contributors, latest release 2026.4.2.
When to use Home Assistant
Home Assistant is listed here as a Self-Hosted project. The directory calls out Local control and privacy-first approach, Integration with various smart devices, Customizable dashboards as capabilities associated with it.
Other recorded traits for Home Assistant include Extensive community support and add-ons, Automations for smart homes, Voice assistant integration.
Besides Self-Hosted, this page also files Home Assistant under Development, AI.
Home Assistant compared with
Records in this directory name OpenHAB, Domoticz, ioBroker, Homebridge as products people compare with Home Assistant. That list is editorial metadata, not a claim that Home Assistant replaces each of them.
Open-source projects that mention Home Assistant are collected on a separate alternatives page.
What the Home Assistant stats reflect
GitHub currently shows 86.0k GitHub stars, about 100 contributors, 37.2k forks, 3.6k open issues, latest tracked release 2026.4.2. Star and activity counts here are a snapshot used as a proxy for community adoption, not a quality score.
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- Language
- Python
- Latest Release
- 2026.4.2
- License
- Apache License 2.0
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Key features of Home Assistant
- Local control and privacy-first approach
- Integration with various smart devices
- Customizable dashboards
- Extensive community support and add-ons
- Automations for smart homes
- Voice assistant integration
Recorded alternatives to Home Assistant
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Home Assistant resources
Home Assistant on GitHub
Frequently asked questions
What is Home Assistant?
🏡 Open source home automation that prioritizes local control and privacy, making your smart home truly yours. This directory highlights Local control and privacy-first approach, Integration with various smart devices, Customizable dashboards.
Is Home Assistant free to use?
Home Assistant is published as open source under the Apache License 2.0. The directory lists Local control and privacy-first approach, Integration with various smart devices, Customizable dashboards among its recorded capabilities.
What language is Home Assistant written in, and what is the latest release?
Home Assistant is written primarily in Python. The latest release tracked on this page is 2026.4.2.
How widely is Home Assistant used on GitHub?
Home Assistant has about 86.0k GitHub stars across about 100 contributors. It also has about 37.2k forks. Those counts are a snapshot of community attention, not a ranking of quality.
What do people compare Home Assistant with?
This directory records OpenHAB, Domoticz, ioBroker, Homebridge as comparison points for Home Assistant. A longer list of open-source projects that mention Home Assistant is at https://www.open-source-tools.com/alternatives/home-assistant.
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