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Will Home Assistant Keep Working?

Alive

Run by the Open Home Foundation · open-source smart home platform and hubs

89%
Odds it works through 2029

Last checked: October 13, 2026.

Home Assistant is free, open-source software that runs your smart home on your own hardware, like a Raspberry Pi or the official Home Assistant Green. It brings thousands of brands together in one place and works without any cloud.

Run byThe Open Home Foundation, a Swiss non-profit, since 2024
Started2013, by Paulus Schoutsen
Paid for byNabu Casa, which sells the optional Home Assistant Cloud subscription and the official hardware
Matter supportYes. It controls Matter devices and works as a Thread hub with the right radio
Needs the cloud?No. Everything runs in your home. Easy remote access is the main thing the optional cloud plan adds
Subscription for basics?No
How long devices get supportThe software gets a new release every month. Very old hardware does get dropped: since the end of 2025, new versions no longer run on the first two Raspberry Pi models or other 32-bit systems.

Why 89%

  • Starting point86%An established project, funded by its own cloud subscriptions and hardware sales.
  • Track record−1Stopped updates for older 32-bit hardware at the end of 2025.
  • Works without the cloud+4Runs entirely in your home, with no cloud needed.
  • Our estimate89%

The good news: Because Home Assistant runs on your own hardware and its code is open, no company can switch it off. Even if the foundation stopped tomorrow, your setup would keep running and anyone could keep developing the software. By 2025 it was running in more than 2 million homes.

The bad news: It takes more effort than a normal smart home app, and the project moves fast, so an update can sometimes change or break an integration. Old hardware also gets dropped: owners of a first or second Raspberry Pi had to move to new hardware to keep getting updates.

If you own Home Assistant

  • Make regular backups. Home Assistant can create them automatically, so you can restore everything on new hardware.
  • Read the release notes before big updates, especially the part about breaking changes.

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