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Home Assistant
Home automation platform.
DockerPython
Internet of Things (IoT)
Open source alternatives to Home Assistant Cloud
We track 7 open-source Home Assistant Cloud alternatives, of which 5 currently score 70 or above on Repoly's GitHub health scale and 4 ship a Docker image. Home Assistant leads on health at 100/100 with 8098 commits in the last 90 days; across all 7 projects you are choosing between Apache-2.0, EPL-2.0, GPL-3.0 and 1 other licences.
updated Oct 2026 7 alternatives best health 100 ★ 125k combined 9,195 commits / 90d 4 with Docker
Top picks to replace Home Assistant Cloud
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Healthiest
Health 100/100: 8,098 commits in 90 days, latest release 2026.10.4, Docker image available.
Showing 7 of 7 tools
All 7 Home Assistant Cloud alternatives, ranked by health
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Node RED
Browser-based flow editor that helps you wiring hardware devices, APIs and online services to create IoT solutions.
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Domoticz
Home Automation System that lets you monitor and configure various devices like: Lights, Switches, various sensors/meters like Temperature, Rain, Wind, UV, Electra, Gas, Water and much more.
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Gladys
Privacy-first home assistant.
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ioBroker
Integration platform for the Internet of Things, focused on building automation, smart metering, ambient assisted living, process automation, visualization and data logging.
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openHAB
Vendor and technology agnostic open source software for home automation.
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FHEM
Automate common tasks in the household like switching lamps and heating. It can also be used to log events like temperature or power consumption. You can control it via web or smartphone frontends, telnet or TCP/IP directly.
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Home Assistant Cloud alternatives compared
Home Assistant edges Node RED 100 to 98, and most of the difference is stars: 92k stars against 24k stars.
The most recent release is ioBroker 2026-10-29, published yesterday. openHAB publishes no tagged releases, which costs up to 25 of the 100 points. None of the measured options scores under 40. By stack, Nodejs (3), C (1) and C++ (1) are the most common. Home Assistant, Node RED, Gladys and 1 more are permissively licensed; Domoticz, openHAB and FHEM are copyleft. FHEM is not hosted on a forge Repoly can read, so it has no measured score yet.
4 of these 7 also appear among the Nest alternatives; Node RED, Gladys and FHEM are specific to Home Assistant Cloud.
| Tool | Health | Stars | Licence | Last commit | Docker |
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| Home Assistant Steady at 100 since 11 Sep | 100 | 92k | Apache-2.0 | today | Yes |
| Node RED Up 1 point since 11 Sep | 98 | 24k | Apache-2.0 | 4 days ago | Yes |
| Domoticz Steady at 94 since 11 Sep | 94 | 3.8k | GPL-3.0 | today | Yes |
| Gladys Steady at 94 since 11 Sep | 94 | 3.3k | Apache-2.0 | today | Yes |
| ioBroker Up 28 points since 11 Sep | 83 | 1.4k | MIT | yesterday | No |
| openHAB | 57 | 1.2k | EPL-2.0 | yesterday | No |
| FHEM | 10 | 0 | GPL-3.0 | unknown | No |
Home Assistant Cloud alternatives: common questions
What is the most maintained open source alternative to Home Assistant Cloud?
Home Assistant scores highest at 100/100, with 8098 commits in the last 90 days, 92k stars on GitHub and its latest release (2026.10.4) published 6 days ago. It is also the most active by raw commit count.
Which Home Assistant Cloud alternatives use a permissive licence?
4 of 7 are permissively licensed (MIT, Apache, BSD or similar): Home Assistant (Apache-2.0), Node RED (Apache-2.0), Gladys (Apache-2.0), ioBroker (MIT). 3 use copyleft licences such as GPL or AGPL, which require you to publish changes if you distribute a modified version.
Which Home Assistant Cloud alternatives run in Docker?
4 of 7 publish a Docker image or Compose file: Home Assistant, Node RED, Domoticz, Gladys. Docker support contributes 10 of the 100 available health points, because it is the clearest signal that self-hosting is a supported path rather than an afterthought.
Is Home Assistant or Node RED the better Home Assistant Cloud alternative?
On measured health Home Assistant leads, 100 to 98. Home Assistant has 8,098 commits in 90 days, 92k stars and 2026.10.4 from 6 days ago; Node RED has 131 commits in 90 days, 24k stars and 5.0.9 from 9 days ago. Home Assistant is ahead or level on every term Repoly measures.
Are the Home Assistant Cloud alternatives still maintained?
5 of the 6 measured options score 70 or above. Every measured option had commits in the last 90 days. None scores under 40.
What languages are the Home Assistant Cloud alternatives written in?
Nodejs: Node RED, Gladys and ioBroker. C: Domoticz. C++: Domoticz. The stack matters if you plan to extend or patch the tool yourself.
