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Tasmota firmware

Ranked 3 of 3 smart home firmware by recommenders

Open source firmware that people flash onto existing smart devices, such as light bulbs, to replace the vendor's firmware and keep them working as simple devices.

Open source firmware that people flash onto existing smart devices, such as light bulbs, to replace the vendor's firmware and keep them working as simple devices.

6 people gave an opinion

recommend it
5
criticize it
1
approval share
83%
Each figure is one person. RecommendsCriticizes

Recommended in 5 of 13 months

  1. November 2025: recommended
  2. December 2025: recommended
  3. January 2026: not recommended
  4. February 2026: not recommended
  5. March 2026: not recommended
  6. April 2026: not recommended
  7. May 2026: recommended
  8. June 2026: recommended
  9. July 2026: recommended
  10. August 2026: not recommended
  11. September 2026: not recommended
  12. October 2026: not recommended
  13. November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)

Why it doesn’t carry the badge

  • 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
  • 5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
  • Recommended in 5 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.

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What people say about it

The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.

Why people recommend it

Each mark is one comment

  • Replaces vendor firmware on existing devices

    “You can buy the same tasmota bulb I used and flash it over the wifi. No disassembly required.”

    Comment from 16 Jun 2026 in “Banned Book Library in a Wi-Fi Smart Light Bulb”

    “you can flash their firmware with an alternative if you want (Tasamota is popular)”

    Comment from 6 Nov 2025 in “IKEA launches new smart home range with 21 Matter-compatible products”

    “I can install open source firmware like Tasmota or ESPHome”

    Comment from 13 May 2026 in “Restore full BambuNetwork support for Bambu Lab printers”

Other smart home firmware people recommend

The two most recommended other smart home firmware, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.

Tasmota firmware compared with 2 alternatives
ProductRecommendCriticizeApprovalMonthsOwnedBadge
ESPHome54592%111 yr3 ownersApproved
WLED80100%4——
Tasmota firmwareThis page5183%5——
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What people said

All 7 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.

“i vibed a .ir to tasmota IRSend commands and it is so good.”

RecommendsComment from 6 Jul 2026 in “The Future of Flipper Zero Development”

“Tasmota is not the solution”

CriticizesComment from 16 Jun 2026 in “Banned Book Library in a Wi-Fi Smart Light Bulb”

“You can buy the same tasmota bulb I used and flash it over the wifi. No disassembly required.”

RecommendsComment from 16 Jun 2026 in “Banned Book Library in a Wi-Fi Smart Light Bulb”

“build it with an esp32 & Tasmota”

RecommendsComment from 19 May 2026 in “Anyone on the Internet Can Ring Your Doorbell”

“I can install open source firmware like Tasmota or ESPHome”

RecommendsComment from 13 May 2026 in “Restore full BambuNetwork support for Bambu Lab printers”

“It's great because each Tasmota device powers up and works as expected as a 'dumb' device.”

RecommendsComment from 5 Dec 2025 in “Why One Man Is Fighting for Our Right to Control Our Garage Door Openers”

“you can flash their firmware with an alternative if you want (Tasamota is popular)”

MixedComment from 6 Nov 2025 in “IKEA launches new smart home range with 21 Matter-compatible products”

Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.