Home Assistant vs Tasmota
Both in Hardware & IoT — compared item by item
Home Assistant
:house_with_garden: Open source home automation that puts local control and privacy first.
Tasmota
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. Full documentation at
| Home Assistant | Tasmota | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 91.1k | ★ 24.8k |
| Language | Python | C |
| License | Apache-2.0 | GPL-3.0 |
| Last updated | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09-22 |
| Usage | 🐳 Self-hosted | ⌨️ CLI |
| Platforms | — | — |
| Category | Hardware & IoT | Hardware & IoT |
How to choose
- Only Home Assistant supports self-hosting.
- Only Tasmota supports CLI use.
- Home Assistant has a clearly larger community (91.1k vs 24.8k), so answers, plugins and tutorials are easier to find.
- Home Assistant was updated more recently (2026-09-23).
- Different licenses (Apache-2.0 vs GPL-3.0) — check the terms before commercial use.