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            "tagline": "Smart home hub and cloud platform from Athom",
            "summary": "Homey is a smart home platform from Athom that runs automations on Homey Pro or a self-hosted server, or in the cloud with Homey Cloud. It supports Matter, Thread, Zigbee, Z-Wave and Bluetooth devices and uses official and community apps for thousands of brands.",
            "developer": "Athom B.V.",
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                "Homey Cloud needs no hub and starts free",
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                "Community apps vary in quality",
                "Homey Cloud costs more beyond five devices"
            ],
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            "overview": "Homey Pro is a local hub, and Homey Cloud needs no hub at all and includes a free plan for up to five devices. The Self-Hosted Server runs Homey on hardware you own. Flow automations, Advanced Flow, energy tracking and dashboards are built in, and the Homey Bridge adds six extra wireless protocols.\n\nHomey Pro is sold as a one-time purchase, and the company says it has no subscription. Homey Cloud adds paid plans beyond its free device limit. Its app store includes official and community apps, so the quality of each integration varies. Homey is developed by Athom B.V."
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            "page": "https://listme.name/software/openhab",
            "tagline": "Vendor-neutral open-source automation software for your home",
            "summary": "openHAB is open-source home automation software that runs on your own server and connects devices from many vendors through add-ons. It is written in Java and supported by the openHAB Foundation, a registered non-profit.",
            "developer": "openHAB Foundation",
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                "Runs on your own hardware with no cloud required",
                "More than 3,000 supported things through add-ons",
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        "Only openHAB runs on Windows.",
        "Only openHAB runs on macOS.",
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                    "best_for": "Vendor-neutral open-source server for tinkerers",
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