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Home Assistant

Open-source home automation platform supporting 2,000+ integrations. Control lights, thermostats, cameras, and any smart device from a unified dashboard. Local processing, no cloud required.

Free / $6.50/mo

Performance

Integrations 100%
Automation Power 96%
Ease of Setup 64%
Value for Money 94%

Key Features

2,000+ integrations
Automations
Dashboards
Voice assistants
Energy monitoring
Presence detection
Scripts
Add-ons

✓ What We Like

2,000+ integrations
Automations
Dashboards

✗ What Could Be Better

See full review for details

Competitors

Home Assistant 9.6/10 Free / $6.50/mo
Apple HomeKit 8.5 Built-in
Samsung SmartThings 8 Free
openHAB 7.8 Free
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