evcc

Extensible Electric Vehicle Charge Controller and home energy management system.

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Still maintained? Yes: 925 commits in the last 90 days, latest release 0.318.1 (Oct 2026).

Also an alternative to Nest.

Docker #5 of 20 in Internet of Things (IoT)

At a glance

evcc quick facts

Health score: 95/100 GOOD
Stars: 7,463
Last commit: yesterday (Oct 2026)
Latest release: 0.318.1, Oct 2026
Licence: MIT

View evcc-io/evcc on GitHub ↗ Website ↗

Top alternatives to evcc

Full rankings: Nest alternatives

Why it ranks here

Health score explained

evcc scores 95/100, #5 of 20 in Internet of Things (IoT): 925 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (0.318.1, 5 days ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 7,463 stars add 15.5 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and Docker support adds the final 10. That places it in the good band (70 and above). The biggest shortfall is star count, worth 4.5 more points.

Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.

Commit activity 35.0 / 35

925 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
Release recency 25.0 / 25

0.318.1 released 5 days ago
Stars biggest shortfall 15.5 / 20

7.5k stars on GitHub (logarithmic)
Not archived 10.0 / 10

Repository is active
Docker support 10.0 / 10

Docker image or Compose file available

Commit activity

925
Last 90 days: 2,861
Last 12 months: yesterday
Last push

Ranked #5 of 20 tools in Internet of Things (IoT) by health , between Thingsboard (#4) and Domoticz (#6) .

Details

Licence	MIT
Platforms	deb, Docker, Go
Latest release	0.318.1 · 5 days ago
Stars	7,463
Open issues	126
Docker	Yes
Repository	evcc-io/evcc ↗

Visit website ↗ Source code ↗

evcc vs its top 5 alternatives

Active tools that share a comparison page or a category with evcc (Internet of Things (IoT)), scored on the same five terms.

Tool	Health	Stars	Licence	Last commit
Home Assistant	100	92k	Apache-2.0	today
evcc (this tool)	95	7.5k	MIT	yesterday
Domoticz	94	3.8k	GPL-3.0	today
SOLECTRUS	89	166	AGPL-3.0	today
ioBroker	83	1.4k	MIT	yesterday
openHAB	57	1.2k	EPL-2.0	yesterday

evcc: common questions

What does evcc replace?

Repoly lists evcc as an open-source alternative to Nest. Each comparison page ranks every alternative by the same health score, so you can see where evcc stands against the others.

Is evcc still maintained?

evcc had 925 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was yesterday; the latest tagged release, 0.318.1, is from 5 days ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.

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