Home Assistant vs openHAB
Home Assistant, openHAB compared on license, free-edition limits, deployment and project health. Change a project below to compare something else.
| Home Assistant | openHAB | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Smart Home | Smart Home |
| License | Apache License 2.0Open source (OSI) | Eclipse Public License 2.0Open source (OSI) |
| Free edition | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Deployment | Self-hosted | Self-hosted |
| Self-hosting setup | Single container | Not assessed |
| SSO / SAML | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Role-based access control | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Audit logs | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Multi-user / teams | Not confirmed | Free |
| Backups and restore | Free | Free |
| API access | Free | Free |
| Support SLA | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| GitHub stars | 92k | 1.2k |
| Last release | Oct 10, 2026 | – |
| Alternative to | SmartThings | SmartThings |
In short
- Home Assistant is licensed Apache License 2.0 (open source (osi)). Free edition: not confirmed.
- openHAB is licensed Eclipse Public License 2.0 (open source (osi)). Free edition: not confirmed.
Each project page lists the official sources behind these answers. Where the official pages do not say, the table shows “Not confirmed”.