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Home Assistant vs voiceink
Home Assistant has 90,654 GitHub stars, 38,685 forks, 3,527 open issues and last shipped yesterday. voiceink has 6,442 stars, 920 forks, 127 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Home Assistant leads on adoption by 1,307% (90,654 vs 6,442 stars). Home Assistant is written in Python under Apache-2.0; voiceink is written in Swift under a custom or non-standard licence. Home Assistant has attracted 43% as many forks as stars, voiceink 14%. 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 | voiceink | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 91K | ★ 6.4K |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Custom / other |
| Written in | Python | Swift |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 39K | ⑂ 920 |
| 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 voiceink if
- You want the voiceink feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches Swift
- You evaluated both and voiceink 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 voiceink
VoiceInk is a native macOS application that transcribes speech into text almost instantly. It is written in Swift and published under the GNU General Public License v3.0, with the registry listing it as a Miscellaneous category project built around the macOS platform. The README frames it as an open source alternative to the paid voice to text products Superwhisper and Wispr Flow, and the repository ships the full source alongside a compiled build distributed through the project's own website.
read the full voiceink overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Home Assistant or voiceink more popular?
Home Assistant has 90,654 GitHub stars and voiceink has 6,442. Home Assistant has the larger community by that measure.
Are Home Assistant and voiceink free?
Both are open source. Home Assistant is licensed under Apache-2.0, and voiceink has no licence declared in this registry. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Home Assistant and voiceink?
Home Assistant is written in Python and voiceink in Swift. 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 voiceink?
Choose Home Assistant if you want the larger community (90,654 stars) or its Apache-2.0 licence terms. Choose voiceink if its feature set, stack or Custom / other licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.