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Habitat is a home automation system designed to work with products consumers already own rather than requiring entirely new smart devices. Launched in 2014, it enables users to control and automate their existing… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Habitat – Home Automation for Products You Already Own (my First KS) launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Habitat▲110

   Home automation for products you already own (pre-launch)

   2014 · gohabitat.com · its alternatives →

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   Habitat▲135

   Kids do chores. You stay sane.

   2025 · gethabitat.co · its alternatives →

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   Duo▲412

   Personal AI computer for your home. Like JARVIS. 🗣.

   2017 · duo.computer · its alternatives →

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   Google Home▲669

   Google's Alexa competitor, an in-home voice assistant

   2016 · home.google.com · its alternatives →

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   The home automation system with an API▲149

   2012 · new.ninjablocks.com · its alternatives →

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   Acre Designs▲336

   Simple, sexy Smarthomes that produce all their own power.

   2016 · movingpicturesfilmclub.com · its alternatives →

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   Habitate▲339

   Turn your customers into a community

   2022 · its alternatives →

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   My first Kickstarter – Home automation for products you already own▲12

   2014 · gohabitat.com · its alternatives →

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   Smartians▲303

   Build your own smart home🏡

   2018 · frolicstudio.com · its alternatives →

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    SmartRent▲70

    Smart home automation for property managers and renters

    2020 · smartrent.com · its alternatives →

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    Dwellin▲72

    Maintain your home, sustain our planet

    2022 · dwellin.com · its alternatives →

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    OurHome▲140

    Asana for families, with Google Now intelligence

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Live control a robot running around my house▲162

    2016 · runmyrobot.com · its alternatives →

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    Rico▲143

    Turn your used smartphone into a smarthome device.

    2014 · getmyrico.com · its alternatives →

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    Momentum Smart Home▲65

    Protect your home from anywhere 🏡🔒

    2018 · momentumcam.com · its alternatives →

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    Perch▲103

    Simple home monitoring using spare Android devices

    2016 · getperch.com · its alternatives →

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    Josh.ai▲133

    Control and automate your home from anywhere

    2016 · josh.ai · its alternatives →

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    Home automation and lighting control with Kinect▲98

    2011 · nitrogen.posterous.com · its alternatives →

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    Everything you need to build your own Turn Touch smart home remote▲103

    2017 · medium.com · its alternatives →

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    Amazon Astro▲118

    Robot for Home Monitoring

    2021 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    OneHome - Smart Assurance▲64

    Let us protect what matters most to you.

    2018 · its alternatives →

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    Airfy Beacon▲76

    Imagination meets smart home automation (pre-launch)

    2014 · airfy.com · its alternatives →

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    Python 3 home automation with Polymer/Material design front end▲61

    2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Glue Home▲74

    Digital smart lock. Open your door with your phone.

    2021 · gluehome.com · its alternatives →

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