habbb vs Cloud Forge

habbb7.8Visit CFCloud Forge6.2Visit

Higher score habbb #2 in Home Assistant Hosting 7.8/10 Paid ✓ 3 of 4 features Visit habbb

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CF Cloud Forge #8 in Home Assistant Hosting 6.2/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 2 of 4 features Visit Cloud Forge

• 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 7.8/10 Visit ↗	CFCloud Forge 6.2/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	7.8	6.2
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	—	Free plan
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 checked yet
Custom domain + SSL	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Specs
Free trial	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Server locations	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Daily encrypted backups and 24/7 automated health monitoring Managed Home Assistant updates with remote maintenance Supports 3,000 integrations and secure remote access	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
Cons	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	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
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

• habbb7.8/10 · Paid

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

  Visit habbbFull verdict →
• CFCloud Forge6.2/10 · Free plan

  A free launcher for cloud deployments, not a managed Home Assistant host.

  Visit Cloud ForgeFull verdict →