# Homebridge

13 Hacker News commenters recommended Homebridge and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 7 of 13 months. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** Lets non-HomeKit smart devices work in Apple Home, and people find it solid and handy for remote access without port forwarding.

## Why people recommend it

- Connects non-HomeKit devices to HomeKit (4 comments): "home assistant/homebridge glue a pile of cheap IoT stuff into a single, cohesive, useable setup" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49544062)) "If you run an Apple HomeKit stack and don’t need all the other stuff HA offers" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46125195)) "I connect them into HomeKit via HomeBridge and it's been solid." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45838077))
- Solid, recovers after power outages (2 comments): "like the devices that it manages, is down on the rare occasions when the power is out, and then comes back up again afterwards" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48014541)) "I connect them into HomeKit via HomeBridge and it's been solid." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45838077))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Home Assistant](https://hackerapproved.com/p/home-assistant.md): 298 recommend
- [Apple HomeView](https://hackerapproved.com/p/apple-homeview.md): 95 recommend
- [Zigbee2MQTT](https://hackerapproved.com/p/zigbee2mqtt.md): 16 recommend
- [Home Assistant Green](https://hackerapproved.com/p/home-assistant-green.md): 6 recommend
- [Samsung SmartThings](https://hackerapproved.com/p/smartthings.md): 5 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Homebridge", https://hackerapproved.com/p/homebridge/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).