Head-to-head · Home Assistant Hosting
habbb vs Cloud Forge
habbb leads on 2 checks, Cloud Forge on 2, and 1 is 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 scorehabbb · 8.6/10
- Free planonly Cloud Forge
- Most featureshabbb · 3 of 4
habbb scores higher on our rubric for home assistant hosting: 8.6 against 6.6 out of 10; our editors rank them #2 and #8.
Cloud Forge offers free plan; habbb doesn't. habbb offers managed updates; Cloud Forge doesn't. habbb offers automated backups; Cloud Forge doesn't publish it. Cloud Forge offers custom domain + ssl; habbb doesn't publish it.
habbb is the better fit for users wanting managed updates and human support. Cloud Forge is the better fit for cloud users comfortable completing deployment in provider.
- habbb fits best
Users wanting managed updates and human support
- Cloud Forge fits best
Cloud users comfortable completing deployment in provider
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Side by side
| Feature | habbb 8.6/10 Visit ↗ | Cloud Forge 6.6/10 Visit ↗ |
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| At a glance | ||
| Editor score | 8.6 | 6.6 |
| Ranking | #2 in Home Assistant Hosting | #8 in Home Assistant Hosting |
| Best for | Users wanting managed updates and human support | Cloud users comfortable completing deployment in provider |
| Pricing model | Paid | Free |
| Starting price | Not published | Not published |
| Free plan | — | ✓ (best) |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Deployment | Self-hosted, Cloud | Cloud |
| Platforms | Web | Web |
| Integrations | 3,000+ integrations | 2 integrations |
| Built for | Solo, Small business | Solo, Small business |
| Features habbb 3/4 · Cloud Forge 2/4 | ||
| One-click deploy | ✓ | ✓ |
| Managed updates | ✓ (best) | — |
| Automated backups | ✓ (best) | Not published |
| Custom domain + SSL | Not published | ✓ (best) |
| Specs | ||
| Free trial | Not published | Not published |
| Server locations | Not published | Not published |
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| Our verdict | 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,… Read the review → |
Cloud Forge is a browser-based launcher that prepares deployments of curated applications in a user's AWS or Alibaba Cloud account. For Home Assistant hosting, it may suit cloud users who are comfortable completing deployment in their… Read the review → |
Strengths and trade-offs
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
Cloud Forge — where it wins
- Free browser-based catalog of curated application deployment templates
- Prepares deployments for AWS CloudFormation and Alibaba Cloud ROS
- Lets users select a cloud provider, region, and application version
Where it doesn't
- Home Assistant template presence is not established
- Resources run in the user's cloud account, not on Cloud Forge
- Final review and deployment confirmation happen in the provider console
- habbb8.6/10 · From £30/mo
Managed hosting with backups, monitoring and support for Home Assistant owners.
Visit habbbFull verdict → - Cloud Forge6.6/10 · Free plan
A free launcher for cloud deployments, not a managed Home Assistant host.
Visit Cloud ForgeFull verdict →
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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Sep 2026
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