openHAB
Home automation that works with many brands and runs locally.
Instead of Google Home, Alexa
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openHAB has been building home automation since the early 2010s, on a foundation, and it works with a large range of devices. It runs on your own computer and keeps working offline.
Its setup is closer to a project than a product, so Delivery is a 3.
- Long-running home automation from a foundation
- Runs on your own computer, offline
- Setup is closer to a project
What stands out
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For comparison, we also reviewed Amazon Alexa (14/30) as a benchmark.
