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hass-otbr-dockervsShields

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

hass-otbr-dockerShields
Score38/10080/100
Rank in category#90 of 104 in Home Automation#6 of 166 in Developer Tools
GitHub stars17427 331
Stars, last 30 days+0+125
Stable releases, 12 months30
Latest releasev0.4.0 · 13 Oct 2026—
SetupAdvancedEasy
Official Docker imageYesYes
License—Apache-2.0
Main languageShellJavaScript

Which one should you pick?

Shields scores 80/100 against 38/100 for hass-otbr-docker, so it is the safer default.

hass-otbr-docker ships more often: 3 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Shields.

If you want the quickest setup, Shields is easier to run; hass-otbr-docker needs more configuration.

Shields is growing faster right now (+125 stars in 30 days).

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