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ProxmoxVE vs android
ProxmoxVE has 29,607 GitHub stars, 2,887 forks, 27 open issues and last shipped yesterday. android has 3,897 stars, 1,065 forks, 458 open issues and last shipped yesterday. ProxmoxVE leads on adoption by 660% (29,607 vs 3,897 stars). ProxmoxVE is written in Shell under MIT; android is written in Kotlin under Apache-2.0. ProxmoxVE has attracted 10% as many forks as stars, android 27%. android was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 2 topic tags (home-assistant, home-automation), 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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| ProxmoxVE | android | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 30K | ★ 3.9K |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | Shell | Kotlin |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.9K | ⑂ 1.1K |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick ProxmoxVE if
- You weight community size — 30K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Shell
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick android if
- You want the android feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Kotlin
- You evaluated both and android fits your workflow better
About ProxmoxVE
Proxmox VE Helper Scripts (Community Edition) is a collection of Shell scripts that install and configure self hosted services as containers or virtual machines on Proxmox VE. It is a community project built on the foundation of @tteck's original work, distributed under the MIT license, and it lives in the Proxmox VE and homelab ecosystem alongside LXC, Docker, Debian, Ubuntu, and Alpine tooling. The scripts cover hundreds of services across home automation, media, networking, monitoring, databases, security, and developer tooling.
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About android
The Home Assistant Companion for Android is the official Android application for Home Assistant, an open source home automation platform. It is written in Kotlin, released under the Apache 2.0 license, and distributed as an open source app for Android devices. The project sits inside the Home Assistant ecosystem and connects a mobile client to a user's Home Assistant instance.
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Frequently asked questions
Is ProxmoxVE or android more popular?
ProxmoxVE has 29,607 GitHub stars and android has 3,897. ProxmoxVE has the larger community by that measure.
Are ProxmoxVE and android free?
Both are open source. ProxmoxVE is licensed under MIT and android under Apache-2.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between ProxmoxVE and android?
ProxmoxVE is written in Shell and android 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, ProxmoxVE or android?
Choose ProxmoxVE if you want the larger community (29,607 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose android if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.