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            "tagline": "Open-source smart home platform that connects devices and cloud services",
            "summary": "ioBroker is free, open-source smart home software that connects devices, protocols and online services through more than 800 adapters. It runs automations locally and has its own visualisation, and it is developed by ioBroker GmbH under the MIT license.",
            "developer": "ioBroker GmbH",
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                "windows",
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                "MIT-licensed core with more than 800 adapters",
                "Rules by click, Blockly, JavaScript or TypeScript",
                "Automations keep running during an internet outage"
            ],
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                "Setup and adapter configuration take time to learn",
                "Community support is mostly German-speaking"
            ],
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            "overview": "ioBroker gives each device or service a common data structure, so a lamp on Zigbee, a heating system in a vendor cloud and a solar inverter on Modbus can be combined in one rule. The platform runs in the local network, and automations keep running when the internet is down, although outside access and some vendor services still need a cloud.\n\nRules can be built by clicking, with Blockly blocks, or in JavaScript or TypeScript, which suits both beginners and developers. Apple Home and Matter devices are supported through a Matter adapter, and Alexa and Google Home through an ioBroker.iot adapter. The vendor describes the community as strongly German-speaking."
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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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                "More than 3,000 supported things through add-ons",
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                "Setup and rules take more effort than consumer hub apps"
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            "overview": "openHAB runs on Linux, macOS, Windows, Raspberry Pi, Docker and Synology NAS devices, and it is reached through a web interface or apps for iOS and Android. The project lists more than 3,000 supported things through its add-ons, and it runs without a cloud service while still offering cloud integrations for Google Assistant, Amazon Alexa and Apple HomeKit.\n\nRules can use time and event triggers, scripts and notifications, and the project publishes a ready-to-flash openHABian image for the Raspberry Pi. Compared with consumer apps, the learning curve is steep, which suits people who like to tinker. The core is released under the Eclipse Public License 2.0."
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                    "product": "iobroker",
                    "rank": 5,
                    "score": 87.5,
                    "verdict": "More than 800 adapters, rules built by clicking, in Blockly or in TypeScript, and local automations that keep running offline. Matter comes through an adapter, and the community is strongly German-speaking.",
                    "best_for": "Open-source automation with many adapters",
                    "spec": {
                        "runs_on": "Locally in your network",
                        "hub": "None, you supply the server",
                        "matter": "Yes, through the Matter adapter"
                    }
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                    "rank": 4,
                    "score": 89,
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                    "best_for": "Vendor-neutral open-source server for tinkerers",
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                        "hub": "None, any supported computer or Pi",
                        "matter": "Not stated on vendor site"
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