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Gladys Assistant vs button-card
Gladys Assistant has 3,197 GitHub stars, 320 forks, 51 open issues and last shipped 4 days ago. button-card has 2,502 stars, 281 forks, 31 open issues and last shipped 13 days ago. Gladys Assistant leads on adoption by 28% (3,197 vs 2,502 stars). Gladys Assistant is written in JavaScript under Apache-2.0; button-card is written in TypeScript under MIT. Gladys Assistant has attracted 10% as many forks as stars, button-card 11%. Gladys Assistant was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (home-automation), 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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| Gladys Assistant | button-card | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 3.2K | ★ 2.5K |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Written in | JavaScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-18 | 2026-09-09 |
| Forks | ⑂ 320 | ⑂ 281 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Gladys Assistant if
- You weight community size — 3.2K stars and counting
- You want the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick button-card if
- You want the button-card feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and button-card fits your workflow better
About Gladys Assistant
Gladys Assistant is a privacy first, open source home automation assistant, written in JavaScript and licensed under Apache 2.0, that runs on hardware you own — a Raspberry Pi, a NAS or a mini PC — so that smart home data stays local instead of living in a vendor cloud.
read the full Gladys Assistant overview →
About button-card
button card is a custom Lovelace card for Home Assistant. It presents entities as configurable buttons and supports many options for appearance, actions, and state display. It lives in the Home Assistant ecosystem, specifically the Lovelace UI, and is distributed as a community custom card with stable and development releases.
read the full button-card overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Gladys Assistant or button-card more popular?
Gladys Assistant has 3,197 GitHub stars and button-card has 2,502. Gladys Assistant has the larger community by that measure.
Are Gladys Assistant and button-card free?
Both are open source. Gladys Assistant is licensed under Apache-2.0 and button-card under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Gladys Assistant and button-card?
Gladys Assistant is written in JavaScript and button-card 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, Gladys Assistant or button-card?
Choose Gladys Assistant if you want the larger community (3,197 stars) or its Apache-2.0 licence terms. Choose button-card if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.