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hass-configuratorvstidb

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

hass-configuratortidb
Score50/10080/100
Rank in category#6 of 8 in Configuration Management#4 of 38 in Databases
GitHub stars33940 687
Stars, last 30 days+0+100
Stable releases, 12 months22
Latest release0.7.0 · 18 Oct 2026v8.5.8 · 27 Aug 2026
SetupModerateAdvanced
Official Docker imageNoYes
LicenseMITApache-2.0
Main languagePythonGo

Which one should you pick?

tidb scores 80/100 against 50/100 for hass-configurator, so it is the safer default.

If you want the quickest setup, hass-configurator is easier to run; tidb needs more configuration.

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

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