Home Assistant Green vs Raspberry Pi 5: which to choose (2026)
Home Assistant Green or a Raspberry Pi 5 for your smart home hub? Official specs side by side, what's in the box, what you must add, and who each one suits.
Both run Home Assistant OS and both make an excellent local smart home hub. The difference is set-up time versus flexibility. Specs below come from the official pages: Home Assistant Green and Raspberry Pi 5 (checked 21 October 2026). We have not benchmarked them ourselves.