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Comparison

Home Assistant vs Gladys Assistant

Pick Home Assistant when

  • Tinkerers and DIY enthusiasts
  • Privacy-focused homeowners wanting local control
  • Mixed-brand device households
  • Hobbyists happy to maintain a server

When Home Assistant is not a fit

  • Renters or casual users wanting plug-and-play
  • Anyone unwilling to troubleshoot configs and updates
  • People with no time for ongoing maintenance
  • Non-technical households that just want lights to work

Sources

  1. Home Assistanthome-assistant.io
    official
  2. Is Home Assistant free?home-assistant.io
    official
  3. Pricing - Nabu Casanabucasa.com
    official
  4. 2 million homes strong - State of the Open Home 2025home-assistant.io
    official
  5. Home Assistant reviewed - Matter Alphamatteralpha.com
    review
  6. Home Assistant Green Review - 6 Months Later6monthslater.net
    review
  7. This sub VASTLY over estimates how easy home assistant isreddit.com
    review
  8. On the fence about Home Assistantreddit.com
    review
  9. Leaving Home Assistant, not worth the headaches!community.home-assistant.io
    review
  10. Supervisor security disclosurehome-assistant.io
    security
  11. CVE-2023-27482 - NVDnvd.nist.gov
    security
  12. CVE-2026-66060 - SentinelOnesentinelone.com
    security
  13. Home Assistant - Crunchbasecrunchbase.com
    news
  14. Home Assistant, But Easy & No Raspberry Pi : Homeyyoutube.com
    review