Open source alternatives to Google Home

One project on starwire does the same job. Ranked by how much of what Google Home does each one covers, read from its README and website. Ties go to the most active.

What Google Home does

  1. Control smart home devices from one appcore
  2. Voice control with an assistantcore
  3. Routines and automationscore
  4. Smart speakers and displays
  5. Camera and doorbell feeds
  6. Matter device support
  7. Shared household access

Each dot in the table is one job, in this order. Square dots are core jobs and count double. Full means yes, half means partly. "See the evidence" under a project shows the line behind each one. Coverage is what a project documents, not how well it works or how hard it is to move to. How we score this

ProjectCoversStarsCommits, 12 weeksLast releaseClosed vs openedSetupLicense
coreOpen source home automation platform focused on local control and privacy Replaces it65%92k+261
9,114
5 days ago100% Needs a server Apache-2.0
Covers all 3 core jobs. Partly: Smart speakers and displays. Not shown: Camera and doorbell feeds; Matter device support; Shared household access.See the evidence
  • Control smart home devices from one appcoreYesmanage your home from your mobile or desktop
  • Voice control with an assistantcoreYescontrol Home Assistant using natural language
  • Routines and automationscoreYesPowerful automations
  • Smart speakers and displaysPartlyHome Assistant Voice Preview Edition
  • Camera and doorbell feedsNot shownNeither the README nor the website mentions it.
  • Matter device supportNot shownNeither the README nor the website mentions it.
  • Shared household accessNot shownNeither the README nor the website mentions it.

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