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hass-xiaomi-miot vs button-card
hass-xiaomi-miot has 6,133 GitHub stars, 865 forks, 929 open issues and last shipped 8 days ago. button-card has 2,502 stars, 281 forks, 31 open issues and last shipped 13 days ago. hass-xiaomi-miot leads on adoption by 145% (6,133 vs 2,502 stars). hass-xiaomi-miot is written in Python under Apache-2.0; button-card is written in TypeScript under MIT. hass-xiaomi-miot has attracted 14% as many forks as stars, button-card 11%. hass-xiaomi-miot 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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| hass-xiaomi-miot | button-card | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 6.1K | ★ 2.5K |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Written in | Python | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-14 | 2026-09-09 |
| Forks | ⑂ 865 | ⑂ 281 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick hass-xiaomi-miot if
- You weight community size — 6.1K stars and counting
- You want the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Python
- 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 hass-xiaomi-miot
hass xiaomi miot is a Home Assistant custom integration that connects most Xiaomi IoT devices — Wi Fi, BLE and ZigBee — to Home Assistant through the miot protocol without any YAML, and it is built for Xiaomi and Mijia device owners who run their own Home Assistant instance.
read the full hass-xiaomi-miot 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 hass-xiaomi-miot or button-card more popular?
hass-xiaomi-miot has 6,133 GitHub stars and button-card has 2,502. hass-xiaomi-miot has the larger community by that measure.
Are hass-xiaomi-miot and button-card free?
Both are open source. hass-xiaomi-miot is licensed under Apache-2.0 and button-card under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between hass-xiaomi-miot and button-card?
hass-xiaomi-miot is written in Python 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, hass-xiaomi-miot or button-card?
Choose hass-xiaomi-miot if you want the larger community (6,133 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.