SIP Irrigation Control
Open source software for sprinkler/irrigation control.
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Still maintained? Yes: 27 commits in the last 90 days, latest release V4 (Dec 2019).
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At a glance
SIP Irrigation Control quick facts
- Health score
- 52/100 SLOWING
- Stars
- 421
- Last commit
- yesterday (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- V4, Dec 2019
- Licence
- GPL-3.0
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In its own words
The project's README opens: "SIP is a free Raspberry Pi based Python program for controlling irrigation systems ( sprinkler, drip, hydroponic, etc ). It uses web technology to provide an intuitive user interface (UI) in several languages. The UI can be accessed in your favorite browser on desktop, laptop, and mobile devices. SIP has also been used to control pumps, lights, and other Irrigation related equipment."
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
SIP Irrigation Control scores 52/100, #17 of 20 in Internet of Things (IoT): 27 commits in the last 90 days earn 31.5 of 35 points, the latest release (V4, 6.8 years ago) earns 0.0 of 25, 421 stars add 10.5 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and no advertised Docker image leaves the final 10 unclaimed. That places it in the slowing band (40 to 69). The biggest shortfall is release recency, worth 25.0 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
- Commit activity 31.5 / 35
27 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency biggest shortfall 0.0 / 25
V4 released 6.8 years ago
- Stars 10.5 / 20
421 stars on GitHub (logarithmic)
- Not archived 10.0 / 10
Repository is active
- Docker support 0.0 / 10
No Docker support advertised
Commit activity
- 27
- Last 90 days
- 43
- Last 12 months
- yesterday
- Last push
Ranked #17 of 20 tools in Internet of Things (IoT) by health , between openHAB (#16) and WebThings Gateway (#18) .
Details
| Licence | GPL-3.0 |
| Platforms | Python |
| Latest release | V4 · 6.8 years ago |
| Stars | 421 |
| Open issues | 8 |
| Docker | Not advertised |
| Repository | Dan-in-CA/SIP ↗ |
SIP Irrigation Control vs its top 5 alternatives
Active tools that share a category with SIP Irrigation Control (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 |
| FMD Server | 89 | 223 | GPL-3.0 | today |
| Tasmota | 88 | 25k | GPL-3.0 | today |
| Onloc | 69 | 11 | AGPL-3.0 | yesterday |
| SIP Irrigation Control (this tool) | 52 | 421 | GPL-3.0 | yesterday |
SIP Irrigation Control: common questions
Is SIP Irrigation Control still maintained?
SIP Irrigation Control had 27 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was yesterday; the latest tagged release, V4, is from 6.8 years ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.