openHAB

OpenHAB is a longstanding open-source home automation system that comes also with a powerful supporting community. OpenHAB has a plugins-ready architecture which helps developers to add new devices or integrate new services. It also has a developer-friendly REST-API, custom design with time and event-based triggers, notification service, and VoiceUI-powered control.

OpenHAB runs on Linux, Windows and macOS, but it also can run on Raspberry PI, Pine64 and Docker. It offers mobile apps for Android-based devices and iOS app for iPhone and iPad.

With OpenHAB, the user does not require cloud to run if the user requires a restricted system to protect his privacy, but its developers ensure its a cloud-friendly system if the user requires. In short, OpenHAB can support Google Assistant, Amazon Alexa, IFTTT, and Apple HomeKit. To make OpenHAB ready for the cloud OpenHAB offers a cloud version that can be hosted on their service or the user can host it on his server.

Some of openHAB's strengths are:

• Its ability to integrate a multitude of other devices and systems. openHAB includes other home automation systems, (smart) devices and other technologies into a single solution
• To provide a uniform user interface and a common approach to automation rules across the entire system, regardless of the number of manufacturers and sub-systems involved
• Giving you the most flexible tool available to make almost any home automation wish come true; if you can think it, odds are that you can implement it with openHAB.

• Remote Access - Access your local openHAB instances securely without having to expose ports to the Internet or requiring a complex VPN setup.
• Push Notifications - Receive push notifications on your smartphone through a connection to Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM) or Apple Push Notifications (APN).
• 3rd Party App Integration - Connect your openHAB smart home to cloud-based platforms and services such as IFTTT, Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant.
• No Cloud Required - openHAB runs on your hardware, doesn't require any cloud service to work, keeps your data privately at home and talks directly to your local devices whenever possible. At the core of our philosophy is that you always remain in control.