Tasmota
Open source firmware for ESP devices. Total local control with quick setup and updates. Control using MQTT, Web UI, HTTP or serial. Automate using timers, rules or scripts. Integration with home automation solutions.
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Still maintained? Yes: 277 commits in the last 90 days, latest release v16.0.0 (Oct 2026).
Comparisons in Internet of Things (IoT): Home Assistant Cloud alternatives, Nest alternatives.
At a glance
Tasmota quick facts
- Health score
- 88/100 GOOD
- Stars
- 24,946
- Last commit
- today (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- v16.0.0, Oct 2026
- Licence
- GPL-3.0
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In its own words
The project's README opens: "Alternative firmware for ESP8266 and ESP32 based devices with easy configuration using webUI, OTA updates, automation using timers or rules, expandability and entirely local control over MQTT, HTTP, Serial or KNX. Written for PlatformIO."
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
Tasmota scores 88/100, #11 of 20 in Internet of Things (IoT): 277 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (v16.0.0, 14 days ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 24,946 stars add 17.6 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and no advertised Docker image leaves the final 10 unclaimed. That places it in the good band (70 and above). The biggest shortfall is Docker support, worth 10.0 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
- Commit activity 35.0 / 35
277 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 25.0 / 25
v16.0.0 released 14 days ago
- Stars 17.6 / 20
25k stars on GitHub (logarithmic)
- Not archived 10.0 / 10
Repository is active
- Docker support biggest shortfall 0.0 / 10
No Docker support advertised
Commit activity
- 277
- Last 90 days
- 855
- Last 12 months
- today
- Last push
Ranked #11 of 20 tools in Internet of Things (IoT) by health , between SOLECTRUS (#10) and ioBroker (#12) .
Details
| Licence | GPL-3.0 |
| Platforms | C, C++ |
| Latest release | v16.0.0 · 14 days ago |
| Stars | 24,946 |
| Open issues | 10 |
| Docker | Not advertised |
| Repository | arendst/Tasmota ↗ |
Tasmota vs its top 5 alternatives
Active tools that share a category with Tasmota (Internet of Things (IoT)), scored on the same five terms.
| Tool | Health | Stars | Licence | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Node RED | 98 | 24k | Apache-2.0 | 4 days ago |
| EMQX | 97 | 17k | Apache-2.0 | today |
| Domoticz | 94 | 3.8k | GPL-3.0 | today |
| FMD Server | 89 | 223 | GPL-3.0 | today |
| Tasmota (this tool) | 88 | 25k | GPL-3.0 | today |
| ioBroker | 83 | 1.4k | MIT | yesterday |
Tasmota: common questions
Is Tasmota still maintained?
Tasmota had 277 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was today; the latest tagged release, v16.0.0, is from 14 days ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.