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home-assistant-glow vs libretiny
home-assistant-glow has 1,269 GitHub stars, 182 forks, 12 open issues and last shipped 4 days ago. libretiny has 544 stars, 115 forks, 124 open issues and last shipped 3 months ago. home-assistant-glow leads on adoption by 133% (1,269 vs 544 stars). home-assistant-glow is written in various languages under MIT; libretiny is written in C under MIT. home-assistant-glow has attracted 14% as many forks as stars, libretiny 21%. home-assistant-glow was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 4 topic tags (esp32, esphome, hacktoberfest, iot), 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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| home-assistant-glow | libretiny | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 1.3K | ★ 544 |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Written in | — | C |
| Last push | 2026-09-21 | 2026-06-29 |
| Forks | ⑂ 182 | ⑂ 115 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick home-assistant-glow if
- You weight community size — 1.3K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick libretiny if
- You want the libretiny feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches C
- You evaluated both and libretiny fits your workflow better
About home-assistant-glow
Home Assistant Glow is an open source firmware and hardware project that reads the pulse LED on an electricity meter and sends those measurements to Home Assistant, built for home automation users whose meter has no P1 port and who are willing to assemble a small ESP based sensor themselves.
read the full home-assistant-glow overview →
About libretiny
LibreTiny is a PlatformIO development platform for BK7231, RTL8710 and LN882H IoT chips, built for embedded developers who need a usable build environment and Arduino compatible cores for IoT modules that lack official tooling.
read the full libretiny overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is home-assistant-glow or libretiny more popular?
home-assistant-glow has 1,269 GitHub stars and libretiny has 544. home-assistant-glow has the larger community by that measure.
Are home-assistant-glow and libretiny free?
Both are open source. home-assistant-glow is licensed under MIT and libretiny under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between home-assistant-glow and libretiny?
home-assistant-glow is written in various languages and libretiny in C. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, home-assistant-glow or libretiny?
Choose home-assistant-glow if you want the larger community (1,269 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose libretiny if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.