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Home Assistant vs gorules
Home Assistant has 90,654 GitHub stars, 38,685 forks, 3,527 open issues and last shipped yesterday. gorules has 1,994 stars, 211 forks, 41 open issues and last shipped 24 days ago. Home Assistant leads on adoption by 4,446% (90,654 vs 1,994 stars). Home Assistant is written in Python under Apache-2.0; gorules is written in Rust under MIT. Home Assistant has attracted 43% as many forks as stars, gorules 11%. Home Assistant was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
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 | gorules | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 91K | ★ 2.0K |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Written in | Python | Rust |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-08-25 |
| Forks | ⑂ 39K | ⑂ 211 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Home Assistant if
- You weight community size — 91K 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 gorules if
- You want the gorules feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Rust
- You evaluated both and gorules fits your workflow better
About Home Assistant
Home Assistant is an open source home automation platform that runs locally on devices such as Raspberry Pi or a personal server. It enables users to control and automate smart home devices—including lights, thermostats, locks, and sensors—without relying on cloud services. Built in Python with an asyncio event loop, it emphasizes local processing and data sovereignty, ensuring all device data remains under the user’s control.
read the full Home Assistant overview →
About gorules
ZEN Engine is cross platform open source Business Rules Engine written in Rust under MIT license. It gives one portable JSON copy of rules. Owner reads rule. Every system runs same rule. It lives in Rust ecosystem and provides native bindings for Node.js, Python, Go, Java, Kotlin, .NET, plus iOS and Android packages.
read the full gorules overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Home Assistant or gorules more popular?
Home Assistant has 90,654 GitHub stars and gorules has 1,994. Home Assistant has the larger community by that measure.
Are Home Assistant and gorules free?
Both are open source. Home Assistant is licensed under Apache-2.0 and gorules under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Home Assistant and gorules?
Home Assistant is written in Python and gorules in Rust. 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 or gorules?
Choose Home Assistant if you want the larger community (90,654 stars) or its Apache-2.0 licence terms. Choose gorules if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.