# Tasmota vs unleash

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

| | Tasmota | unleash |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 79/100 ✓ | 75/100 |
| Rank in category | #3 of 104 in Home Automation | #1 of 8 in Feature Flags |
| GitHub stars | 24 940 ✓ | 13 912 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +168 ✓ | +90 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 6 | 15 ✓ |
| Latest release | v16.0.0 · 16 Oct 2026 | v8.3.0 · 27 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Advanced | Easy ✓ |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | GPL-3.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | C | Typescript |

## Which one should you pick?

Tasmota scores 79/100 against 75/100 for unleash, so it is the safer default.

unleash ships more often: 15 stable releases in the past year, against 6 for Tasmota.

If you want the quickest setup, unleash is easier to run; Tasmota needs more configuration.

## Details

- [Tasmota](https://selfhost.directory/project/tasmota) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/tasmota.md)
- [unleash](https://selfhost.directory/project/unleash) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/unleash.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/tasmota-vs-unleash