exovsHomeGenie
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| exo | HomeGenie | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 76/100 | 50/100 |
| Rank in category | #6 of 25 in LLM Inference | #5 of 5 in Smart Home |
| GitHub stars | 48 074 | 459 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +439 | +0 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 7 | 19 |
| Latest release | v1.0.71 · 23 Apr 2026 | v2.0.34 · 24 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Easy | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Python | JavaScript |
Which one should you pick?
exo scores 76/100 against 50/100 for HomeGenie, so it is the safer default.
HomeGenie ships more often: 19 stable releases in the past year, against 7 for exo.
If you want the quickest setup, exo is easier to run; HomeGenie needs more configuration.
exo is growing faster right now (+439 stars in 30 days).
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