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hass-xiaomi-miot vs steve
hass-xiaomi-miot has 6,138 GitHub stars, 865 forks, 929 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. steve has 1,128 stars, 500 forks, 91 open issues and last shipped yesterday. hass-xiaomi-miot leads on adoption by 444% (6,138 vs 1,128 stars). hass-xiaomi-miot is written in Python under Apache-2.0; steve is written in Java under GPL-3.0. hass-xiaomi-miot has attracted 14% as many forks as stars, steve 44%. steve was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (smart-home), 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 | steve | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 6.1K | ★ 1.1K |
| License | Apache-2.0 | GPL-3.0 |
| Written in | Python | Java |
| Last push | 2026-09-25 | 2026-09-26 |
| Forks | ⑂ 865 | ⑂ 500 |
| 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 steve if
- You want the steve feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the GPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Java
- You evaluated both and steve 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 steve
SteVe is an open source OCPP server implementation in Java: a charging station management system (CSMS, also described as a CPMS) that lets charge point operators, manufacturers and developers administer charge points, user data and RFID authentication cards on infrastructure they control.
read the full steve overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is hass-xiaomi-miot or steve more popular?
hass-xiaomi-miot has 6,138 GitHub stars and steve has 1,128. hass-xiaomi-miot has the larger community by that measure.
Are hass-xiaomi-miot and steve free?
Both are open source. hass-xiaomi-miot is licensed under Apache-2.0 and steve under GPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between hass-xiaomi-miot and steve?
hass-xiaomi-miot is written in Python and steve in Java. 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 steve?
Choose hass-xiaomi-miot if you want the larger community (6,138 stars) or its Apache-2.0 licence terms. Choose steve if its feature set, stack or GPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.