Best Home Automation Platforms in 2026
Updated
In short: ioBroker is ranked #1 of 25 as of 8 October 2026, ahead of Tuya Smart and eWeLink. The best-ranked option with a free plan is Tuya Smart. The lowest first paid tier on this page is Homey at $2.99/mo.
Connecting devices across a home takes more than a shared app: check which controls and integrations each platform covers. Compared on camera integration, Matter support, voice assistant support, and Zigbee and Z-Wave support, these options also show whether local control and energy monitoring are available. Free-plan availability and paid-from pricing give you cost details to weigh alongside compatibility. ioBroker, eWeLink, and Google Home are among the named platforms, with Homey, Jeedom, Apple Home, openHAB, and Hubitat Elevation also represented. Match the listed support to the devices, control preferences, and monitoring needs your household already has.
25 home automation platforms ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
Home automation platforms, one module each. A lit port is something its maker publishes; 4 of the 25 on this page have a public API.
- 01 ioBroker API yesOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 8.6Free
- 02 Tuya Smart API yesOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 8.2Free
- 03 eWeLink API yesOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 8.0Free
- 04 Google Home API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 7.5$10/mo
- 05 Homey API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 7.5$2.99/mo
- 06 Jeedom API yesOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 7.3Free
- 07 Apple Home API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 7.1Free
- 08 HomeSeer HS4 API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 7.1$3.33/mo
- 09 openHAB API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 7.0
- 10 Aqara Home API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 7.0Free
- 11 Xiaomi Home API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 6.7Free
- 12 Hubitat Elevation API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.6
- 13 IKEA Home smart API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 6.4Free
- 14 SwitchBot API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.2
- 15 Bosch Smart Home API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.2€4.17/mo
- 16 Control4 API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.9
- 17 Savant API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.4
- 18 Loxone API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.3
- 19 Calaos API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.3
- 20 URC Total Control API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.2
- 21 Amazon Alexa API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.2
- 22 FHEM API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1Free
- 23 WebThings Gateway API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 4.9
- 24 Josh.ai API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 4.8
- 25 HomeGenie API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 4.8
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Local control | Matter support |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ioBroker | 8.6 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 2 | Tuya Smart | 8.2 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 3 | eWeLink | 8.0 | Free plan | — | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 4 | Google Home | 7.5 | Free plan | $10/mo | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 5 | Homey | 7.5 | Free plan | $2.99/mo | Yes | $2.99/mo | Yes | Yes |
| 6 | Jeedom | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | Yes | — |
| 7 | Apple Home | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 8 | HomeSeer HS4 | 7.1 | Free plan | $3.33/mo | No | — | Yes | Yes |
| 9 | openHAB | 7.0 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 10 | Aqara Home | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 11 | Xiaomi Home | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | Yes |
| 12 | Hubitat Elevation | 6.6 | No | — | No | Free | Yes | Yes |
| 13 | IKEA Home smart | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 14 | SwitchBot | 6.2 | No | — | Yes | — | — | Yes |
| 15 | Bosch Smart Home | 6.2 | No | €4.17/mo | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 16 | Control4 | 5.9 | No | — | No | — | Yes | — |
| 17 | Savant | 5.4 | No | — | No | — | — | — |
| 18 | Loxone | 5.3 | No | — | No | — | Yes | Yes |
| 19 | Calaos | 5.3 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | — |
| 20 | URC Total Control | 5.2 | No | — | No | — | Yes | — |
| 21 | Amazon Alexa | 5.2 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 22 | FHEM | 5.1 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | Yes | — |
| 23 | WebThings Gateway | 4.9 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | — |
| 24 | Josh.ai | 4.8 | No | — | No | — | — | — |
| 25 | HomeGenie | 4.8 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | — |
Is your platform on this list?
Numbered spots on this list can be sponsored, and a sponsored row is labelled as paid.
Questions about this list
Which home automation platform is ranked first on Inferse?
ioBroker is ranked #1 of 25 with a score of 8.6. Tuya Smart is second and eWeLink third.
How many of these have a free plan?
12 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, Homey has the lowest first paid tier we found: $2.99/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes, open and connectable first: a public API, open-source code, the depth of its documentation and a free tier to try it on. Model lists are sorted by the figure in their title, exactly as each provider publishes it.