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Home Assistant

Home automation platform.

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Still maintained? Yes: 8,098 commits in the last 90 days, latest release 2026.10.4 (Oct 2026).

Also an alternative to Home Assistant Cloud and Nest.

Docker #1 of 20 in Internet of Things (IoT)

At a glance

Home Assistant quick facts

Health score
100/100 GOOD
Stars
91,841
Last commit
today (Oct 2026)
Latest release
2026.10.4, Oct 2026
Licence
Apache-2.0
View home-assistant/core on GitHub ↗ Website ↗

Top alternatives to Home Assistant

Full rankings: Home Assistant Cloud alternatives, Nest alternatives

In its own words

The project's README opens: "Open source home automation that puts local control and privacy first. Powered by a worldwide community of tinkerers and DIY enthusiasts. Perfect to run on a Raspberry Pi or a local server."

Why it ranks here

Health score explained

Home Assistant scores 100/100, #1 of 20 in Internet of Things (IoT): 8,098 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (2026.10.4, 6 days ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 91,841 stars add 19.9 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). It scores full marks on every term.

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

Health over time

Health 100 on 11 Sep, 100 nowSteady at 100 since 11 Sep
  • Commit activity 35.0 / 35

    8098 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)

  • Release recency 25.0 / 25

    2026.10.4 released 6 days ago

  • Stars 19.9 / 20

    92k 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

21688 commits over the last 12 months
8098
Last 90 days
21,688
Last 12 months
today
Last push

Ranked #1 of 20 tools in Internet of Things (IoT) by health , just above Node RED (#2) .

Details

LicenceApache-2.0
PlatformsPython, Docker
Latest release2026.10.4 · 6 days ago
Stars91,841
Open issues2,442
DockerYes
Repositoryhome-assistant/core ↗
Visit website ↗ Source code ↗ Live demo ↗

Home Assistant vs its top 5 alternatives

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

Tool Health Stars Licence Last commit
Home Assistant (this tool) 100 92k Apache-2.0 today
Node RED 98 24k Apache-2.0 4 days ago
evcc 95 7.5k MIT yesterday
Domoticz 94 3.8k GPL-3.0 today
ioBroker 83 1.4k MIT yesterday
openHAB 57 1.2k EPL-2.0 yesterday

Home Assistant: common questions

What does Home Assistant replace?

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

Is Home Assistant still maintained?

Home Assistant had 8,098 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was today; the latest tagged release, 2026.10.4, is from 6 days ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.