Tasmota vs Thingsboard

Both are self-hosted internet of things (iot) projects. This page compares how well each one is actually maintained — the part you cannot see from a feature list.

Thingsboard scores 85 against Tasmota's 80, putting it slightly ahead on the strength of a higher commit volume. That measures project health, not feature fit — Tasmota may still be the right choice if it does what you need.
TasmotaThingsboard
Health score 80/100 85/100
Commits (11 mo) 723 3708
Commits (last 3 mo) 152 588
Stars 25k 22k
Latest release 25 Aug 2026 11 Sept 2026
Licence GPL-3.0 Apache-2.0
Built with C, C++ Java, Docker, K8S
Typical RAM 1 GB 2 GB

Tasmota

Open source firmware for ESP devices. Total local control with quick setup and updates. Control using MQTT, Web UI, HTTP or serial. Automate using timers, rules or scripts. Integration with home automation solutions.

80/100
Healthy

Actively maintained with regular releases.

Maintenance 29/40
Releases 25/25
Community 18/20
Momentum 8/15

Commit activity more than 73% of tracked projects; popularity more than 90%. How this is calculated.

Commits, last 11 months

2025-10: 77 commits 2025-11: 63 commits 2025-12: 76 commits 2026-01: 72 commits 2026-02: 68 commits 2026-03: 69 commits 2026-04: 60 commits 2026-05: 86 commits 2026-06: 42 commits 2026-07: 35 commits 2026-08: 75 commits

Thingsboard

IoT Platform - Device management, data collection, processing and visualization.

85/100
Thriving

High commit volume, frequent releases and growing activity.

Maintenance 38/40
Releases 25/25
Community 18/20
Momentum 4/15

Commit activity more than 95% of tracked projects; popularity more than 89%. How this is calculated.

Commits, last 11 months

2025-10: 417 commits 2025-11: 450 commits 2025-12: 484 commits 2026-01: 329 commits 2026-02: 285 commits 2026-03: 480 commits 2026-04: 447 commits 2026-05: 228 commits 2026-06: 388 commits 2026-07: 85 commits 2026-08: 115 commits

How to read this

Everything above is measured, not opinion: commit counts and release dates come from the public repositories, and the health score ranks each project against all 1352 projects we track. Read the full method.

What this comparison deliberately does not do is tell you which has the better feature set. Maintenance health tells you which project will still be receiving security fixes in two years. Decide that first, then compare features on the projects that survive the filter.

See every option in this category: self-hosted internet of things (iot).