| Price from | — | — |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 0 | 0 |
| Spec score · Home Automation | 8.0 (#16) | 7.8 (#19) |
| Spec score · Home Automation & Smart Home Software | 8.0 (#12) | 7.7 (#13) |
| Spec score · Home automation platforms | 7.3 (#24) | 7.3 (#25) |
| Automation | Calaos can automate connected items by time, ambience, or mood. | The server includes customizable dashboards, an integrated code editor, virtual modules for prototyping, and historical sensor logs with charts and filters. |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Integrations | The current hardware list includes Wago PLC, KNX, MQTT, Zigbee via zigbee2mqtt, DMX via OLA, 1-Wire, Web API devices, receivers, cameras, Squeezebox, GPIO, Enphase, and Philips Hue via MQTT. | The server lists native support for ZigBee, Z-Wave, MQTT, KNX, and X10, plus GPIO, I2C, SPI, and PWM access on supported hardware. |
| Local control | Yes | Yes |
| Project history | The Calaos site says the original French company closed in 2013 and its codebase was released as GPL, after which a community continued development. | The maker says HomeGenie began in 2009 as a personal project and is now primarily maintained by its original founder. |
| Purpose | Calaos is a home automation system that connects hardware to user interfaces for controlling a home. | HomeGenie describes itself as an open-source ecosystem for controlling smart homes and connected devices, built around local-first software and hardware. |
| Security | Calaos Remote UI panels communicate with the server using HMAC-SHA256 authentication. | The maker says HomeGenie communications use end-to-end encryption and that Panel encryption keys are exchanged within the private home network rather than over the internet. |
| Support | The maker points users to its community wiki, forum, Discord server, and team email for help. | The About page links to a Q&A discussion forum and says user and developer involvement is welcome. |
| Zigbee support | Yes | Yes |