# Tasmota vs windmill

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

| | Tasmota | windmill |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 79/100 ✓ | 77/100 |
| Rank in category | #3 of 104 in Home Automation | #6 of 32 in Workflow Automation |
| GitHub stars | 24 940 ✓ | 18 309 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +167 | +280 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 6 | 163 ✓ |
| Latest release | v16.0.0 · 16 Oct 2026 | v1.853.0 · 28 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Advanced | Moderate ✓ |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | GPL-3.0 | Other |
| Main language | C | Rust |

## Which one should you pick?

Tasmota scores 79/100 against 77/100 for windmill, so it is the safer default.

windmill ships more often: 163 stable releases in the past year, against 6 for Tasmota.

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

## Details

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

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