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ProxmoxVE vs button-card
ProxmoxVE has 29,607 GitHub stars, 2,887 forks, 27 open issues and last shipped yesterday. button-card has 2,496 stars, 280 forks, 31 open issues and last shipped 9 days ago. ProxmoxVE leads on adoption by 1,086% (29,607 vs 2,496 stars). ProxmoxVE is written in Shell under MIT; button-card is written in TypeScript under MIT. ProxmoxVE has attracted 10% as many forks as stars, button-card 11%. ProxmoxVE 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 | button-card | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 30K | ★ 2.5K |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Written in | Shell | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-09 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.9K | ⑂ 280 |
| 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 button-card if
- You want the button-card feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and button-card 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.
read the full ProxmoxVE overview →
About button-card
button card is a custom Lovelace card for Home Assistant. It presents entities as configurable buttons and supports many options for appearance, actions, and state display. It lives in the Home Assistant ecosystem, specifically the Lovelace UI, and is distributed as a community custom card with stable and development releases.
read the full button-card overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is ProxmoxVE or button-card more popular?
ProxmoxVE has 29,607 GitHub stars and button-card has 2,496. ProxmoxVE has the larger community by that measure.
Are ProxmoxVE and button-card free?
Both are open source. ProxmoxVE is licensed under MIT and button-card under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between ProxmoxVE and button-card?
ProxmoxVE is written in Shell and button-card in TypeScript. 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 button-card?
Choose ProxmoxVE if you want the larger community (29,607 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose button-card if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.