esphome VS esp-homekit

Compare esphome vs esp-homekit and see what are their differences.

esphome

ESPHome is a system to control your ESP8266/ESP32 by simple yet powerful configuration files and control them remotely through Home Automation systems. (by esphome)

esp-homekit

Apple HomeKit accessory server library for ESP-OPEN-RTOS (by maximkulkin)
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esphome esp-homekit
225 3
7,439 1,087
3.1% -
9.9 5.0
7 days ago 4 months ago
C++ C
GNU General Public License v3.0 or later MIT License
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esphome

Posts with mentions or reviews of esphome. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-02-14.

esp-homekit

Posts with mentions or reviews of esp-homekit. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-03-12.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing esphome and esp-homekit you can also consider the following projects:

ESPresense - An ESP32 based node for gathering indoor positioning and transmitting to mqtt

esp8266-rgb-led-strip - This software is able to power an ESP8266 driven RGB LED strip. It integrates with HomeKit natively (no bridge needed)

ESP-Now - ESP-Now Examples

HAP-NodeJS - Node.js implementation of the HomeKit Accessory Protocol (HAP)

Tasmota - Alternative firmware for ESP8266 and ESP32 based devices with easy configuration using webUI, OTA updates, automation using timers or rules, expandability and entirely local control over MQTT, HTTP, Serial or KNX. Full documentation at

esp-homekit-rgbw-strip - A homekit firmware for a magic home RGBW controller

tuya-convert - A collection of scripts to flash Tuya IoT devices to alternative firmwares

esp-homekit-demo - Demo of Apple HomeKit accessory server library

Node RED - Low-code programming for event-driven applications

esp-homekit-sonoff-mini - Homekit firmware for sonoff mini

IRremoteESP8266 - Infrared remote library for ESP8266/ESP32: send and receive infrared signals with multiple protocols. Based on: https://github.com/shirriff/Arduino-IRremote/

McLighting - The ESP8266 based multi-client lighting gadget