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Automa vs teslamate
Automa has 21,624 GitHub stars, 2,340 forks, 377 open issues and last shipped 7 months ago. teslamate has 8,998 stars, 1,005 forks, 72 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Automa leads on adoption by 140% (21,624 vs 8,998 stars). Automa is written in Vue under a custom or non-standard licence; teslamate is written in Elixir under AGPL-3.0. Automa has attracted 11% as many forks as stars, teslamate 11%. teslamate was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (hacktoberfest), so they are genuine substitutes rather than adjacent tools.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| Automa | teslamate | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 22K | ★ 9.0K |
| License | Custom / other | AGPL-3.0 |
| Written in | Vue | Elixir |
| Last push | 2026-03-02 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.3K | ⑂ 1.0K |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Automa if
- You weight community size — 22K stars and counting
- You want the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches Vue
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick teslamate if
- You want the teslamate feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Elixir
- You evaluated both and teslamate fits your workflow better
About Automa
Automa browser extension. Automate browser by connect blocks. Vue project. Chrome and Firefox ecosystem. Problem: repeat browser tasks take time. User make workflow with blocks. No code write. Workflows do form fill, repetitive task, screenshot, scrape website data. Can schedule when automation execute. Marketplace share and download workflow. Automa Chrome Extension Builder make standalone Chrome extension from Automa workflow. Project lives as browser extension, not hosted automation service. The project also lists Chrome and Firefox extension downloads.
read the full Automa overview →
About teslamate
TeslaMate is an open source, self hosted data logger that records and visualises data from Tesla vehicles, built for Tesla owners who want their driving, charging and battery history to live on their own infrastructure instead of inside a third party service.
read the full teslamate overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Automa or teslamate more popular?
Automa has 21,624 GitHub stars and teslamate has 8,998. Automa has the larger community by that measure.
Are Automa and teslamate free?
Both are open source. Automa has no licence declared in this registry, and teslamate is licensed under AGPL-3.0. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Automa and teslamate?
Automa is written in Vue and teslamate in Elixir. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Automa or teslamate?
Choose Automa if you want the larger community (21,624 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose teslamate if its feature set, stack or AGPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.