App category: Home automation

  • openHAB

    openHAB

    openHAB is a Java/OSGi home automation framework and one of the oldest genuine alternatives to Home Assistant, trading a faster…

  • Mosquitto

    Mosquitto

    Mosquitto is the reference open-source MQTT broker, the message backbone that lets Zigbee2MQTT, ESPHome, and Home Assistant talk to each…

  • Zigbee2MQTT

    Zigbee2MQTT

    Zigbee2MQTT bridges your Zigbee lights, sensors, and plugs to MQTT so any platform can use them, replacing vendor hubs from…

  • ESPHome

    ESPHome

    ESPHome turns a cheap ESP32, ESP8266, or RP2040 board into a purpose-built smart home device from a YAML file, compiled…

  • Node-RED

    Node-RED

    Node-RED is a browser-based flow editor for wiring together hardware, APIs, and services without writing a full application. Here’s the…

  • Home Assistant

    Home Assistant

    Home Assistant is an open-source home automation platform built for local control, not the cloud. Here’s how its two officially…