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Head-to-head · Home Assistant Hosting

Automatio Home Assistant Hosting vs habbb

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 5 checks side by side
habbb #2 in Home Assistant Hosting 7.8/10 Paid ✓ 3 of 4 features Visit habbb

Automatio Home Assistant Hosting leads on 0 checks, habbb on 1, and 4 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 5 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreAutomatio Home Assistant Hosting · 7.9/10
  • Most featureshabbb · 3 of 4

Automatio Home Assistant Hosting scores higher on our rubric for home assistant hosting: 7.9 against 7.8 out of 10; our editors rank them #1 and #2.

habbb offers managed updates; Automatio Home Assistant Hosting doesn't.

Automatio Home Assistant Hosting is the better fit for home Assistant users wanting a managed VPS setup. habbb is the better fit for users wanting managed updates and human support.

  • Automatio Home Assistant Hosting fits best

    Home Assistant users wanting a managed VPS setup

  • habbb fits best

    Users wanting managed updates and human support

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Side by side

Feature Automatio Home Assistant Hosting 7.9/10 Visit ↗ habbb 7.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 7.9 7.8
Ranking #1 in Home Assistant Hosting #2 in Home Assistant Hosting
Best for Home Assistant users wanting a managed VPS setup Users wanting managed updates and human support
Pricing model Paid Paid
Starting price $9/mo —
Free plan — —
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud, Self-hosted Self-hosted, Cloud
Platforms Web Web
Support Email, Community Email, Tickets
Integrations 2,500+ integrations 3,000+ integrations
Built for Solo, Small business Solo, Small business
Features Automatio Home Assistant Hosting 2/4 · habbb 3/4
One-click deploy ✓ ✓
Managed updates — ✓ (best)
Automated backups Not checked yet ✓ (best)
Custom domain + SSL ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Specs
Free trial Not checked yet Not checked yet
Server locations Not checked yet Not checked yet
Our review
Pros
  • One-click deployment provisions Home Assistant on a dedicated VPS.
  • HTTPS is issued automatically, with a free subdomain and optional custom domain.
  • Resize, snapshot, restore and restart controls accompany four server sizes.
  • Daily encrypted backups and 24/7 automated health monitoring
  • Managed Home Assistant updates with remote maintenance
  • Supports 3,000 integrations and secure remote access
Cons
  • Users are responsible for Home Assistant updates.
  • No free plan is offered.
  • The service focuses on Home Assistant hosting rather than general-purpose VPS use.
  • No free plan; managed service starts at £30 per month
  • Human support is provided by email and ticket
  • New device categories and automations are quoted separately
Our verdict

Automatio Home Assistant Hosting provisions a dedicated VPS and installs Home Assistant with Docker, making it a fit for solo users and small setups that want server provisioning handled without moving Home Assistant out of a self-hosted…

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habbb is a managed Home Assistant service for UK homeowners who want ongoing maintenance without managing every server task themselves. It can provide a pre-configured Raspberry Pi 5 hub or remotely adopt an existing Raspberry Pi, NUC,…

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  1. Automatio Home Assistant HostingHome Assistant Hosting 7.9Paid
  2. habbbHome Assistant Hosting 7.8Paid

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Automatio Home Assistant Hosting — where it wins

    • One-click deployment provisions Home Assistant on a dedicated VPS.
    • HTTPS is issued automatically, with a free subdomain and optional custom domain.
    • Resize, snapshot, restore and restart controls accompany four server sizes.

    Where it doesn't

    • Users are responsible for Home Assistant updates.
    • No free plan is offered.
    • The service focuses on Home Assistant hosting rather than general-purpose VPS use.
  • habbb — where it wins

    • Daily encrypted backups and 24/7 automated health monitoring
    • Managed Home Assistant updates with remote maintenance
    • Supports 3,000 integrations and secure remote access

    Where it doesn't

    • No free plan; managed service starts at £30 per month
    • Human support is provided by email and ticket
    • New device categories and automations are quoted separately
  • Automatio Home Assistant Hosting7.9/10 · Paid

    A managed VPS setup for Home Assistant, with server controls and user-managed updates.

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  • habbb7.8/10 · Paid

    Managed hosting with backups, monitoring and support for Home Assistant owners.

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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