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Lightpanda vs deconz-rest-plugin
Lightpanda has 35,409 GitHub stars, 1,680 forks, 98 open issues and last shipped yesterday. deconz-rest-plugin has 1,909 stars, 528 forks, 145 open issues and last shipped 8 days ago. Lightpanda leads on adoption by 1,755% (35,409 vs 1,909 stars). Lightpanda is written in Zig under AGPL-3.0; deconz-rest-plugin is written in C++ under BSD-3-Clause. Lightpanda has attracted 5% as many forks as stars, deconz-rest-plugin 28%. Lightpanda 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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| Lightpanda | deconz-rest-plugin | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 35K | ★ 1.9K |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | BSD-3-Clause |
| Written in | Zig | C++ |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-10 |
| Forks | ⑂ 1.7K | ⑂ 528 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Lightpanda if
- You weight community size — 35K stars and counting
- You want the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Zig
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick deconz-rest-plugin if
- You want the deconz-rest-plugin feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the BSD-3-Clause license terms
- Your stack matches C++
- You evaluated both and deconz-rest-plugin fits your workflow better
About Lightpanda
Lightpanda is a headless browser built from scratch in Zig, designed specifically for AI agents and automation tasks. It is not a fork of Chromium or WebKit but a new implementation targeting performance and efficiency in automated web interactions. It lives in the browser automation ecosystem, competing with tools like Puppeteer and Playwright that typically rely on Chromium based headless modes.
read the full Lightpanda overview →
About deconz-rest-plugin
deCONZ REST plugin is a C++ REST API server that exposes Zigbee 3.0, Zigbee Home Automation and Zigbee Light Link devices — lights, switches and sensors — to any application that can speak HTTP, and it is aimed at self hosters running a ConBee USB dongle or a RaspBee shield on a Raspberry Pi or Linux host.
read the full deconz-rest-plugin overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Lightpanda or deconz-rest-plugin more popular?
Lightpanda has 35,409 GitHub stars and deconz-rest-plugin has 1,909. Lightpanda has the larger community by that measure.
Are Lightpanda and deconz-rest-plugin free?
Both are open source. Lightpanda is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and deconz-rest-plugin under BSD-3-Clause. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Lightpanda and deconz-rest-plugin?
Lightpanda is written in Zig and deconz-rest-plugin 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, Lightpanda or deconz-rest-plugin?
Choose Lightpanda if you want the larger community (35,409 stars) or its AGPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose deconz-rest-plugin if its feature set, stack or BSD-3-Clause licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.