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ProxmoxVE vs supervisor
ProxmoxVE has 29,607 GitHub stars, 2,887 forks, 27 open issues and last shipped yesterday. supervisor has 2,222 stars, 806 forks, 109 open issues and last shipped yesterday. ProxmoxVE leads on adoption by 1,232% (29,607 vs 2,222 stars). ProxmoxVE is written in Shell under MIT; supervisor is written in Python under Apache-2.0. ProxmoxVE has attracted 10% as many forks as stars, supervisor 36%. ProxmoxVE was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 3 topic tags (docker, 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 | supervisor | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 30K | ★ 2.2K |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | Shell | Python |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.9K | ⑂ 806 |
| 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 supervisor if
- You want the supervisor feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Python
- You evaluated both and supervisor 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 supervisor
Home Assistant Supervisor is a Python project for the Home Assistant ecosystem, a home automation platform. It is a container based system that manages Home Assistant Core installations and related applications. The project is described as a private cloud solution for home automation, and it is controlled through Home Assistant, which communicates with the Supervisor.
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Frequently asked questions
Is ProxmoxVE or supervisor more popular?
ProxmoxVE has 29,607 GitHub stars and supervisor has 2,222. ProxmoxVE has the larger community by that measure.
Are ProxmoxVE and supervisor free?
Both are open source. ProxmoxVE is licensed under MIT and supervisor under Apache-2.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between ProxmoxVE and supervisor?
ProxmoxVE is written in Shell and supervisor 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, ProxmoxVE or supervisor?
Choose ProxmoxVE if you want the larger community (29,607 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose supervisor if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.