Core vs Tasmota
Core and Tasmota are both home automation software. Core is open source under Apache-2.0, with 92k GitHub stars. Tasmota is open source under GPL-3.0, with 25k GitHub stars.
Which to pick
- Pick Core when
- You want local control of a smart home across many brands without relying on vendor clouds.
- Pick Tasmota when
- You want cloud-free control of cheap Wi-Fi smart devices and can flash firmware.
Side by side
A home automation platform that runs locally and connects thousands of smart home devices and services, with automations, dashboards and voice control.
Alternative firmware for ESP8266 and ESP32 smart plugs, switches and sensors that gives local control through a web UI, MQTT, HTTP and rules.
Monthly releases sometimes break integrations, and complex setups take ongoing tinkering.
Many newer commercial devices are hard to flash, and flashing voids warranties.
Production-ready (both)
Self-hosted server (both)
Python and SQLAlchemy
C, C++ and Berry
Open source, Apache-2.0 (permissive)
Open source, GPL-3.0 (strong copyleft)
You can build it into a product you sell, as long as you keep its copyright notice.
Use inside your business is unrestricted, but anything you distribute that includes it must be released under the same license.
92k GitHub stars
25k GitHub stars
Established: started 13 years ago, latest release 2026.10.4.
Established: started 9 years ago, latest release v16.0.0.
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Both sides were judged on 2026-11-03 from each project's README and GitHub data. License, age and popularity lines are worked out directly.