Head-to-head · Home Assistant Hosting
habbb vs Easypanel
habbb leads on 1 check, Easypanel on 2, and 2 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 scorehabbb · 8.6/10
- Free planonly Easypanel
habbb scores higher on our rubric for home assistant hosting: 8.6 against 8.0 out of 10; our editors rank them #2 and #3.
Easypanel offers free plan; habbb doesn't. habbb offers managed updates; Easypanel doesn't publish it. Easypanel offers custom domain + ssl; habbb doesn't publish it.
habbb is the better fit for users wanting managed updates and human support. Easypanel is the better fit for self-hosters who want a free deployment panel.
- habbb fits best
Users wanting managed updates and human support
- Easypanel fits best
Self-hosters who want a free deployment panel
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Side by side
| Feature | habbb 8.6/10 Visit ↗ | Easypanel 8.0/10 Visit ↗ |
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| At a glance | ||
| Editor score | 8.6 | 8.0 |
| Ranking | #2 in Home Assistant Hosting | #3 in Home Assistant Hosting |
| Best for | Users wanting managed updates and human support | Self-hosters who want a free deployment panel |
| Pricing model | Paid | Free plan + paid |
| Starting price | Not published | $10.9/mo |
| Free plan | — | ✓ (best) |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Money-back guarantee | 30 days | 30 days |
| Deployment | Self-hosted, Cloud | Self-hosted |
| Platforms | Web | Web, Linux |
| Support | Email, Tickets | Community, Email |
| Built for | Solo, Small business | Solo, Small business, Mid-market |
| Features habbb 3/4 · Easypanel 3/4 | ||
| One-click deploy | ✓ | ✓ |
| Managed updates | ✓ (best) | Not published |
| Automated backups | ✓ | ✓ |
| 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 → |
Easypanel is a self-hosted server control panel for deploying applications and open-source services, including Home Assistant. It suits people who want a web interface for deploying Home Assistant to infrastructure they control, rather… 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
Easypanel — where it wins
- One-click Home Assistant template with automatic HTTPS provisioning
- Free plan includes up to 3 projects and unlimited services and deployments
- Backups, monitoring, logs, and shell access support server operations
Where it doesn't
- You provide and manage the Linux server and Docker infrastructure
- Free plan limits projects to 3 and includes only basic monitoring
- Cluster support is listed as alpha on the Business plan
- habbb8.6/10 · From £30/mo
Managed hosting with backups, monitoring and support for Home Assistant owners.
Visit habbbFull verdict → - Easypanel8.0/10 · Free plan · paid from $10.90/mo
A self-hosted deployment panel with a Home Assistant template, not managed Home Assistant hosting.
Visit EasypanelFull verdict →
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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Sep 2026
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