Apps
Home Assistant
Self-hosted home automation centered on local device control.
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Hastat's editorial rationale
Runs automations on user-controlled hardware and favors local device integrations.
Best for: Local-first home automation on hardware and integrations you choose.
Project links and facts
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- Maintenance
- Currently maintained through active official project channels.
- Where data lives
- Configuration and history on the Home Assistant host you operate.
- Vendor account
- No vendor account is required; users have accounts on their own instance. Optional cloud services use an account.
- Offline or local use
- Local automations can work without internet access; cloud-only integrations cannot.
- Telemetry
- Analytics sharing is optional; individual integrations may contact their vendors.
- License
- Apache 2.0 open-source license.
- Pricing model
- Free self-hosted core; optional Home Assistant Cloud is paid.
- Export or exit path
- Back up and restore the instance; configuration is stored on the host.
- Important limitation
- Operation depends on your server and network, while some devices still require vendor clouds.
- Review date
Sources checked
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