Open-source platform to control smart home devices, build automations and dashboards, with broad third-party integrations and local-first privacy.
90.1k stars38.4k forksApache-2.0last commit Actively maintained
12 self-hosted Smart Life alternatives
Smart Life is a mobile app and cloud platform for controlling and automating Tuya-powered smart home devices (lights, plugs, cameras, sensors). It provides device discovery and management, remote control, scenes, schedules, and integrations on iOS and Android.
Alternatives to Smart Life
#2
Alternative open source firmware for ESP8266/ESP32 IoT devices, providing local control via MQTT/HTTP/Web UI, OTA updates, and built-in automation rules and timers.
24.7k stars5.2k forksGPL-3.0last commit Actively maintained
Self-hosted Zigbee-to-MQTT bridge that lets you control Zigbee devices without vendor gateways and integrate them with home automation platforms via MQTT.
15.6k stars2k forksGPL-3.0last commit Actively maintained
#4
ESPHome generates custom firmware for ESP32/ESP8266 and other boards from YAML, enabling local smart home devices with Home Assistant, API, and MQTT integration.
11.6k stars5.6k forkslast commit Actively maintained
#5
Open-source home automation platform to monitor sensors and control switches, lights, meters, and smart home devices from a responsive web interface with alerts.
3.8k stars1.2k forksGPL-3.0last commit Actively maintained
Privacy-first, open-source home assistant for dashboards, device integrations, scenes, alerts, and local-first automation with optional secure remote access.
3.2k stars317 forksApache-2.0last commit Actively maintained
Self-hosted smart home hub that unifies device control, automation, and floorplan visualization while preserving privacy.
2.6k stars332 forksMPL-2.0last commit Actively maintained
OpenRemote is a 100% open-source IoT platform for device management, data dashboards, and automation with rules, APIs, and multi-tenant user management.
1.9k stars464 forkslast commit Actively maintained
#9
Open source IoT integration and automation platform with an adapter ecosystem, centralized state database, and tools for visualization and data logging.
1.4k stars160 forksMITlast commit Actively maintained
#10
openHAB is a Java-based, modular open-source smart home platform providing a rules engine, extensible add-ons, multi-protocol device integration and mobile/web UIs.
1.1k stars471 forksEPL-2.0last commit Actively maintained
#11
Administrative web interface for managing, monitoring, and updating Tasmota-flashed IoT devices, including device discovery, bulk actions, and OTA firmware updates.
975 stars148 forksGPL-3.0last commit Actively maintained
#12
FHEM is a Perl-based open-source home automation server with a modular architecture, web frontends, and broad device protocol support.
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What replacing Smart Life actually involves
Every option on this page is open source and free to run on your own hardware, so you own the data and there is no subscription to cancel. 11 of 12 shipped a commit in the last six months. Licences in this list: Apache-2.0, GPL-3.0, MPL-2.0, MIT, EPL-2.0. In exchange you take on hosting, backups and updates yourself.
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