# budibase vs Zigbee2MQTT

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

| | budibase | Zigbee2MQTT |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 74/100 | 76/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #2 of 17 in Low Code | #5 of 104 in Home Automation |
| GitHub stars | 28 368 ✓ | 15 762 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +66 | +98 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 75 ✓ | 15 |
| Latest release | v3.51.0-cloud.7 · 21 Oct 2026 ✓ | 2.14.2 · 1 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate ✓ | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | Other | GPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Typescript | Typescript |

## Which one should you pick?

Zigbee2MQTT scores 76/100 against 74/100 for budibase, so it is the safer default.

budibase ships more often: 75 stable releases in the past year, against 15 for Zigbee2MQTT.

## Details

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

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