# ajenti vs Zigbee2MQTT

> Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

| | ajenti | Zigbee2MQTT |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 67/100 | 76/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #3 of 10 in Control Panel | #5 of 104 in Home Automation |
| GitHub stars | 7 968 | 15 764 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +1 | +100 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 3 | 15 ✓ |
| Latest release | v2.2.15 · 31 Mar 2026 | 2.14.2 · 1 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate ✓ | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | MIT | GPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Python | Typescript |

## Which one should you pick?

Zigbee2MQTT scores 76/100 against 67/100 for ajenti, so it is the safer default.

Zigbee2MQTT ships more often: 15 stable releases in the past year, against 3 for ajenti.

Zigbee2MQTT is growing faster right now (+100 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [ajenti](https://selfhost.directory/project/ajenti) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/ajenti.md)
- [Zigbee2MQTT](https://selfhost.directory/project/zigbee2mqtt) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/zigbee2mqtt.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/ajenti-vs-zigbee2mqtt