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Automatisch vs teslamate
Automatisch has 13,975 GitHub stars, 1,064 forks, 287 open issues and last shipped 7 months ago. teslamate has 9,008 stars, 1,006 forks, 72 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Automatisch leads on adoption by 55% (13,975 vs 9,008 stars). Automatisch is written in JavaScript under a custom or non-standard licence; teslamate is written in Elixir under AGPL-3.0. Automatisch has attracted 8% 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.
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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| Automatisch | teslamate | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 14K | ★ 9.0K |
| License | Custom / other | AGPL-3.0 |
| Written in | JavaScript | Elixir |
| Last push | 2026-02-11 | 2026-09-19 |
| Forks | ⑂ 1.1K | ⑂ 1.0K |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Automatisch if
- You weight community size — 14K stars and counting
- You want the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- 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 Automatisch
Automatisch is an open source integration platform for workflow automation, positioned as an alternative to Zapier. It lives in the JavaScript, low code, no code, self hosted, and automation ecosystem, and it is categorized under Productivity & Utilities / Automation. The project lets users connect services such as Twitter and Slack so that business processes can be automated without writing code.
read the full Automatisch 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 Automatisch or teslamate more popular?
Automatisch has 13,975 GitHub stars and teslamate has 9,008. Automatisch has the larger community by that measure.
Are Automatisch and teslamate free?
Both are open source. Automatisch 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 Automatisch and teslamate?
Automatisch is written in JavaScript 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, Automatisch or teslamate?
Choose Automatisch if you want the larger community (13,975 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.