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Home Assistant vs paralino
Home Assistant has 90,654 GitHub stars, 38,685 forks, 3,527 open issues and last shipped yesterday. paralino has 62 stars, 1 forks, 3 open issues and last shipped 3 days ago. Home Assistant leads on adoption by 146,116% (90,654 vs 62 stars). Home Assistant is written in Python under Apache-2.0; paralino is written in Kotlin under AGPL-3.0. Home Assistant has attracted 43% as many forks as stars, paralino 2%. 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 | paralino | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 91K | ★ 62 |
| License | Apache-2.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Written in | Python | Kotlin |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-15 |
| Forks | ⑂ 39K | ⑂ 1 |
| 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 paralino if
- You want the paralino feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Kotlin
- You evaluated both and paralino 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 paralino
Paralino is an end to end encrypted, privacy focused, real time location sharing and family safety app for Android and iOS, built for families, friend groups, and privacy conscious individuals who want to track devices without exposing plaintext location data.
read the full paralino overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Home Assistant or paralino more popular?
Home Assistant has 90,654 GitHub stars and paralino has 62. Home Assistant has the larger community by that measure.
Are Home Assistant and paralino free?
Both are open source. Home Assistant is licensed under Apache-2.0 and paralino under AGPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Home Assistant and paralino?
Home Assistant is written in Python and paralino in Kotlin. 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 paralino?
Choose Home Assistant if you want the larger community (90,654 stars) or its Apache-2.0 licence terms. Choose paralino if its feature set, stack or AGPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.