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espectre vs lovelace-mushroom
espectre has 9,786 GitHub stars, 743 forks, 13 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. lovelace-mushroom has 5,256 stars, 446 forks, 447 open issues and last shipped 21 days ago. espectre leads on adoption by 86% (9,786 vs 5,256 stars). espectre is written in Python under GPL-3.0; lovelace-mushroom is written in TypeScript under Apache-2.0. espectre has attracted 8% as many forks as stars, lovelace-mushroom 8%. espectre was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (home-assistant), 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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| espectre | lovelace-mushroom | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 9.8K | ★ 5.3K |
| License | GPL-3.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | Python | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-11-08 | 2026-10-20 |
| Forks | ⑂ 743 | ⑂ 446 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick espectre if
- You weight community size — 9.8K stars and counting
- You want the GPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Python
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick lovelace-mushroom if
- You want the lovelace-mushroom feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and lovelace-mushroom fits your workflow better
About espectre
ESPectre Turn an ESP32 into a private, local Wi Fi motion sensor. When someone moves through a room, they change the way Wi Fi signals travel through it. ESPectre reads those changes and reports motion in real time. No camera, no microphone, no wearable, and no dedicated radar hardware: just a supported ESP32 and the Wi Fi network already in the room. ESPectre is an open source platform that brings together ready to flash firmware, an embeddable C++ SDK, a MicroPython implementation, browser tools, a host CLI, an open dataset, open model weights, and the research workflow used to build and validate the…
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About lovelace-mushroom
🍄 Mushroom [![hacs][hacs badge]][hacs url] [![release][release badge]][release url] ![downloads][downloads badge] ![build][build badge] [![translations][translations badge]][weblate url] What is mushroom ? Mushroom is a collection of cards for [Home Assistant][home assistant] Dashboard UI. Mushroom mission is to propose easy to use components to build your [Home Assistant][home assistant] dashboard. Features 🛠 Editor for all cards and and all options (no need to edit yaml ) 😍 Icon picker 🖌 Color picker 🚀 0 dependencies : no need to install another card. 🌈 Based on Material UI colors 🌓 Light and dark theme…
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Frequently asked questions
Is espectre or lovelace-mushroom more popular?
espectre has 9,786 GitHub stars and lovelace-mushroom has 5,256. espectre has the larger community by that measure.
Are espectre and lovelace-mushroom free?
Both are open source. espectre is licensed under GPL-3.0 and lovelace-mushroom under Apache-2.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between espectre and lovelace-mushroom?
espectre is written in Python and lovelace-mushroom in TypeScript. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, espectre or lovelace-mushroom?
Choose espectre if you want the larger community (9,786 stars) or its GPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose lovelace-mushroom if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.