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huginn vs Mycodo
huginn has 50,269 GitHub stars, 4,339 forks, 698 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Mycodo has 3,301 stars, 562 forks, 118 open issues and last shipped 3 months ago. huginn leads on adoption by 1,423% (50,269 vs 3,301 stars). huginn is written in Ruby under MIT; Mycodo is written in Python under GPL-3.0. huginn has attracted 9% as many forks as stars, Mycodo 17%. huginn was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 2 topic tags (automation, monitoring), 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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| huginn | Mycodo | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 50K | ★ 3.3K |
| License | MIT | GPL-3.0 |
| Written in | Ruby | Python |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-08-03 |
| Forks | ⑂ 4.3K | ⑂ 562 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick huginn if
- You weight community size — 50K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Ruby
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Mycodo if
- You want the Mycodo feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the GPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Python
- You evaluated both and Mycodo fits your workflow better
About huginn
What is Huginn? Huginn is a system for building agents that perform automated tasks for you online. They can read the web, watch for events, and take actions on your behalf. Huginn's Agents create and consume events, propagating them along a directed graph. Think of it as a hackable version of IFTTT or Zapier on your own server. You always know who has your data. You do. Here are some of the things that you can do with Huginn: Track the weather and get an email when it's going to rain (or snow) tomorrow ("Don't forget your umbrella!") List terms that you care about and receive email when their occurrence on…
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About Mycodo
Mycodo ====== Environmental Regulation System Latest version: 8.17.0 Mycodo is open source software for the Raspberry Pi that couples inputs and outputs in interesting ways to sense and manipulate the environment. .. contents:: Table of Contents :depth: 1 Quick Install Prerequisites: Debian based Linux operating system (tested with Raspberry Pi OS 13 Trixie). Recommended: Single board computer (SBC) with General Purpose Input Output (GPIO) pins. Install Command: .. code:: bash curl L bash See the Install Mycodo section for more details. Support Documentation Mycodo Manual Mycodo API (Version: v1) Mycodo Wiki…
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Frequently asked questions
Is huginn or Mycodo more popular?
huginn has 50,269 GitHub stars and Mycodo has 3,301. huginn has the larger community by that measure.
Are huginn and Mycodo free?
Both are open source. huginn is licensed under MIT and Mycodo under GPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between huginn and Mycodo?
huginn is written in Ruby and Mycodo in Python. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, huginn or Mycodo?
Choose huginn if you want the larger community (50,269 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose Mycodo if its feature set, stack or GPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.