# Home Assistant vs multica

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

| | Home Assistant | multica |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 91/100 ✓ | 84/100 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 104 in Home Automation | #10 of 125 in AI |
| GitHub stars | 91 805 ✓ | 54 174 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +668 | +2 866 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 61 | 87 ✓ |
| Latest release | 2026.11.0b0 · 28 Oct 2026 ✓ | v0.7.1 · 27 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Other |
| Main language | Python | Go |

## Which one should you pick?

Home Assistant scores 91/100 against 84/100 for multica, so it is the safer default.

multica ships more often: 87 stable releases in the past year, against 61 for Home Assistant.

multica is growing faster right now (+2 866 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [Home Assistant](https://selfhost.directory/project/home-assistant) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/home-assistant.md)
- [multica](https://selfhost.directory/project/multica) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/multica.md)

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