habbb vs Easypanel

habbb7.8Visit Easypanel7.6Visit

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

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Easypanel #4 in Home Assistant Hosting 7.6/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 3 of 4 features Visit Easypanel

• 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 7.8/10 Visit ↗	Easypanel 7.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	7.8	7.6
Ranking	#2 in Home Assistant Hosting	#4 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	—	$10.90/device/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 checked yet
Automated backups	✓	✓
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	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
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	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
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

• habbb7.8/10 · Paid

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

  Visit habbbFull verdict →
• Easypanel7.6/10 · Free plan

  A self-hosted deployment panel with a Home Assistant template, not managed Home Assistant hosting.

  Visit EasypanelFull verdict →