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Home AssistantvsRoborock Local Server

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

Home AssistantRoborock Local Server
Score91/10054/100
Rank in category#1 of 104 in Home Automation#3 of 5 in Smart Home
GitHub stars91 7951 202
Stars, last 30 days+672—
Stable releases, 12 months618
Latest release2026.11.0b0 · 28 Oct 2026v1.2.1 · 8 Oct 2026
SetupModerateAdvanced
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseApache-2.0MIT
Main languagePythonPython

Which one should you pick?

Home Assistant scores 91/100 against 54/100 for Roborock Local Server, so it is the safer default.

Home Assistant ships more often: 61 stable releases in the past year, against 8 for Roborock Local Server.

If you want the quickest setup, Home Assistant is easier to run; Roborock Local Server needs more configuration.

Home Assistant is growing faster right now (+672 stars in 30 days).

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