Automatio Home Assistant Hosting vs VPSIoT

Automatio Home Assistant Hosting9.2Visit VPSIoT7.3Visit

Higher score Automatio Home Assistant Hosting #1 in Home Assistant Hosting 9.2/10 From $9/mo ✓ 2 of 4 features Visit Automatio

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VPSIoT #5 in Home Assistant Hosting 7.3/10 From $9.99/mo ✓ 2 of 4 features Visit VPSIoT

• Automatio Home Assistant Hosting fits best

  Home Assistant users wanting a managed VPS setup

• VPSIoT fits best

  DIY users who want a Home Assistant-ready VPS

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Side by side

Feature	Automatio Home Assistant Hosting 9.2/10 Visit ↗	VPSIoT 7.3/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	7.3
Ranking	#1 in Home Assistant Hosting	#5 in Home Assistant Hosting
Best for	Home Assistant users wanting a managed VPS setup	DIY users who want a Home Assistant-ready VPS
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	$9/mo (best)	$9.99/mo
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Email, Community	Tickets, Community
Built for	Solo, Small business	Solo, Small business
Features Automatio Home Assistant Hosting 2/4 · VPSIoT 2/4
One-click deploy	✓	✓
Managed updates	—	—
Automated backups	Not published	✓ (best)
Custom domain + SSL	✓ (best)	Not published
Specs
Free trial	Not published	Not published
Server locations	Not published	3
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.	Ready-made Home Assistant image speeds initial deployment Root access, snapshots and dedicated IPv4 and IPv6 Three listed locations in Germany and Finland
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.	Customers manage Home Assistant and server software themselves Automated daily backups cost extra No free plan; monthly pricing starts at $9.99
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… Read the review →	VPSIoT sells unmanaged cloud VPS servers, including servers with a ready-made Home Assistant deployment image. It is aimed at solo users and small teams who want a Home Assistant-ready server but are comfortable administering the system… Read the review →

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.

• VPSIoT — where it wins

  • Ready-made Home Assistant image speeds initial deployment
  • Root access, snapshots and dedicated IPv4 and IPv6
  • Three listed locations in Germany and Finland

  Where it doesn't

  • Customers manage Home Assistant and server software themselves
  • Automated daily backups cost extra
  • No free plan; monthly pricing starts at $9.99

• Automatio Home Assistant Hosting9.2/10 · From $9/mo

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

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• VPSIoT7.3/10 · From $9.99/mo

  A self-managed VPS with a Home Assistant image, root access and monthly plans from $9.99.

  Visit VPSIoTFull verdict →