{
  "slug": "home-assistant",
  "category": "smart-home",
  "name": "Home Assistant",
  "description": "Open source home automation platform that runs locally on a Raspberry Pi, mini PC or server and controls thousands of device brands, with companion apps for phones and computers.",
  "website": "https://www.home-assistant.io",
  "source": "https://github.com/home-assistant/core",
  "license": "Apache-2.0",
  "platforms": [
    "linux",
    "macos",
    "android",
    "ios",
    "web"
  ],
  "jurisdiction": {
    "code": "CH",
    "name": "Switzerland",
    "eyes": null,
    "eu": false,
    "gdpr": true,
    "cloud_act": null
  },
  "pick": false,
  "pick_reason": null,
  "disclosure": null,
  "grade": "C",
  "score": 65,
  "coverage": 100,
  "summary": "Home Assistant scores 65 out of 100 (grade C) on the smart home criteria. It meets 2 of 4 criteria: open source and no ads or data sales. It partly meets no trackers or telemetry. It does not meet independent audit. It is based in Switzerland: Not in the Five, Nine or Fourteen Eyes; GDPR-style data protection law.",
  "url": "https://privacyratings.com/smart-home/home-assistant/",
  "markdown": "https://privacyratings.com/smart-home/home-assistant/index.md",
  "answers": {
    "open_source": {
      "title": "Open source",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://github.com/home-assistant/core/blob/dev/LICENSE.md",
      "note": "Apache-2.0. The companion apps are also open source."
    },
    "no_trackers": {
      "title": "No trackers or telemetry",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/io.homeassistant.companion.android/latest/",
      "note": "Usage analytics are opt-in and the website uses self-hosted Plausible, but the Play Store Android app sends Sentry crash reports by default."
    },
    "no_ads": {
      "title": "No ads or data sales",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://www.home-assistant.io/cloud/",
      "note": "Funded by optional Home Assistant Cloud subscriptions from Nabu Casa and by the Open Home Foundation, with no ads."
    },
    "independent_audit": {
      "title": "Independent audit",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "No independent audit is published."
    },
    "transparency_report": {
      "title": "Transparency report",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    },
    "user_notice": {
      "title": "Tells users about requests",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    },
    "tls": {
      "title": "TLS configuration",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    },
    "security_headers": {
      "title": "Security headers",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    },
    "web_standards": {
      "title": "Modern web standards",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    }
  },
  "tests": {
    "ssllabs": null,
    "observatory": null,
    "internetnl_web": null,
    "internetnl_mail": null,
    "trackers": [
      {
        "name": "Google Fonts",
        "host": "fonts.googleapis.com",
        "effect": "none"
      }
    ],
    "tested_at": "2026-10-01T06:59:46.955Z"
  },
  "last_modified": "2026-10-01T07:44:20Z"
}