Smart home
Home Assistant privacy rating
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.
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.
Score 65 out of 100. How scoring works
Criteria
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Yes
Open source Weight 3 of 3
Is all the source code needed to run the product public?
Apache-2.0. The companion apps are also open source.
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Partial
No trackers or telemetry Weight 3 of 3
Are the website and apps free of third-party trackers, with any analytics anonymous and any telemetry off by default?
Usage analytics are opt-in and the website uses self-hosted Plausible, but the Play Store Android app sends Sentry crash reports by default.
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Yes
No ads or data sales Weight 2 of 3
Is the product funded without advertising, ad targeting or selling user data?
Funded by optional Home Assistant Cloud subscriptions from Nabu Casa and by the Open Home Foundation, with no ads.
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No
Independent audit Weight 2 of 3
Has an independent security or privacy audit been published within the last three years?
No independent audit is published.