# Huginn vs Zigbee2MQTT

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

| | Huginn | Zigbee2MQTT |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 80/100 ✓ | 76/100 |
| Rank in category | #2 of 26 in Automation | #5 of 104 in Home Automation |
| GitHub stars | 50 174 ✓ | 15 764 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +184 ✓ | +100 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 9 | 15 ✓ |
| Latest release | v2026.10.26 · 26 Oct 2026 ✓ | 2.14.2 · 1 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate ✓ | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | MIT | GPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Ruby | Typescript |

## Which one should you pick?

Huginn scores 80/100 against 76/100 for Zigbee2MQTT, so it is the safer default.

Zigbee2MQTT ships more often: 15 stable releases in the past year, against 9 for Huginn.

## Details

- [Huginn](https://selfhost.directory/project/huginn) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/huginn.md)
- [Zigbee2MQTT](https://selfhost.directory/project/zigbee2mqtt) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/zigbee2mqtt.md)

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