Home Assistantvsurl-to-png
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| Home Assistant | url-to-png | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 91/100 | 49/100 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 104 in Home Automation | #13 of 16 in Web Scraping |
| GitHub stars | 91 797 | 256 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +674 | — |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 61 | 2 |
| Latest release | 2026.11.0b0 · 28 Oct 2026 | v2.1.4 · 18 Apr 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Easy |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Main language | Python | Typescript |
Which one should you pick?
Home Assistant scores 91/100 against 49/100 for url-to-png, so it is the safer default.
Home Assistant ships more often: 61 stable releases in the past year, against 2 for url-to-png.
If you want the quickest setup, url-to-png is easier to run; Home Assistant needs more configuration.
Home Assistant is growing faster right now (+674 stars in 30 days).
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