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Gladys

Privacy-first home assistant.

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Still maintained? Yes: 405 commits in the last 90 days, latest release v5.3.0 (Oct 2026).

Also an alternative to Home Assistant Cloud.

Docker #7 of 20 in Internet of Things (IoT)

At a glance

Gladys quick facts

Health score
94/100 GOOD
Stars
3,265
Last commit
today (Oct 2026)
Latest release
v5.3.0, Oct 2026
Licence
Apache-2.0
View GladysAssistant/Gladys on GitHub ↗ Website ↗

Top alternatives to Gladys

Full rankings: Home Assistant Cloud alternatives

Why it ranks here

Health score explained

Gladys scores 94/100, #7 of 20 in Internet of Things (IoT): 405 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (v5.3.0, 5 days ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 3,265 stars add 14.1 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 5.9 more points.

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

  • Commit activity 35.0 / 35

    405 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)

  • Release recency 25.0 / 25

    v5.3.0 released 5 days ago

  • Stars biggest shortfall 14.1 / 20

    3.3k 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

665 commits over the last 12 months
405
Last 90 days
665
Last 12 months
today
Last push

Ranked #7 of 20 tools in Internet of Things (IoT) by health , between Domoticz (#6) and FlowForge (#8) .

Details

LicenceApache-2.0
PlatformsNodejs, Docker
Latest releasev5.3.0 · 5 days ago
Stars3,265
Open issues6
DockerYes
RepositoryGladysAssistant/Gladys ↗
Visit website ↗ Source code ↗

Gladys vs its top 5 alternatives

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

Tool Health Stars Licence Last commit
Home Assistant 100 92k Apache-2.0 today
Node RED 98 24k Apache-2.0 4 days ago
Domoticz 94 3.8k GPL-3.0 today
Gladys (this tool) 94 3.3k Apache-2.0 today
ioBroker 83 1.4k MIT yesterday
openHAB 57 1.2k EPL-2.0 yesterday

Gladys: common questions

What does Gladys replace?

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

Is Gladys still maintained?

Gladys had 405 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was today; the latest tagged release, v5.3.0, is from 5 days ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.