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ha-dockermonvsNode RED

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

ha-dockermonNode RED
Score43/10081/100
Rank in category#81 of 104 in Home Automation#1 of 26 in Automation
GitHub stars28923 791
Stars, last 30 days+0+106
Stable releases, 12 months021
Latest release—4.1.17 · 21 Oct 2026
SetupEasyEasy
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseMITApache-2.0
Main languageJavaScriptJavaScript

Which one should you pick?

Node RED scores 81/100 against 43/100 for ha-dockermon, so it is the safer default.

Node RED ships more often: 21 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for ha-dockermon.

Node RED is growing faster right now (+106 stars in 30 days).

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