Home Assistant

Self-hosted in Smart home

Open-source home automation hub that runs locally and connects thousands of devices, with optional local voice control.

Needs a small always-on computer or its own hub hardware.

Privacy passport

4 of 5 checks

No trackingMinimalOnly opt-in or anonymous first-party telemetry, such as crash reports.
Open sourceYesApps and server code are public, so anyone can check them.
Only you can read itYour serverYour data lives on a server you run.
No accountYesWorks without signing up.
FreeFree planA free plan, with paid upgrades.

Where it stands among 11 smart home tools

No tracking

Yes

Partly

Not stated

Open source

Yes

Only you can read it

Yes

No account

Yes

Free

Yes

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