Comparison · vs Home Assistant
Melanite vs Home Assistant for machine control
Home Assistant is an excellent open-source smart-home hub with thousands of integrations. It is built for home automation rather than machine control: it has no deterministic real-time cycle and no EtherCAT. Melanite is a real-time controller that also speaks smart-home protocols.
| Capability | Melanite | Home Assistant |
|---|---|---|
| Smart-home device coverage Home Assistant has thousands of integrations; Melanite covers MQTT, WLED, Modbus and its own device profiles | Partly | Yes |
| Deterministic real-time control | Yes | No |
| Modbus TCP Home Assistant ships a Modbus integration | Yes | Yes |
| EtherCAT master | Yes | No |
| Branded operator HMI in your own HTML Home Assistant dashboards are configurable and themeable | Yes | Partly |
| Spatial 3D editor (live, logic-driven) | Yes | No |
| Free & self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
Checked on 2026-09-25 against Home Assistant's own public documentation. If something here is out of date, tell us and we correct it.
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Choose Melanite when the job is machine or process control with a branded operator HMI; choose Home Assistant for broad smart-home device coverage.