# home-screens vs HomeBridge

> Two self-hosted [Home Automation projects](https://selfhost.directory/home-automation), compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

| | home-screens | HomeBridge |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 50/100 | 80/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #63 of 104 in Home Automation | #2 of 104 in Home Automation |
| GitHub stars | 91 | 25 534 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +22 | +32 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 9 | 14 ✓ |
| Latest release | v1.14.0 · 25 Oct 2026 ✓ | v2.4.0 · 16 Aug 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Easy ✓ |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Typescript | Typescript |

## Which one should you pick?

HomeBridge scores 80/100 against 50/100 for home-screens, so it is the safer default.

HomeBridge ships more often: 14 stable releases in the past year, against 9 for home-screens.

If you want the quickest setup, HomeBridge is easier to run; home-screens needs more configuration.

## Details

- [home-screens](https://selfhost.directory/project/home-screens) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/home-screens.md)
- [HomeBridge](https://selfhost.directory/project/homebridge) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/homebridge.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/home-screens-vs-homebridge