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24 alternatives to Nikola

Open source desktop app to control Tesla vehicles

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Nikola launched in 2019; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
Nikola▲90
See your Tesla’s battery percentage from your menubar!
2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
2
Nikola for Tesla▲135
Keep your car safe. Reach Tesla enlightenment.
2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
3
Valet for Tesla▲78
Control your Tesla from you Mac's menu bar.
2018 · its alternatives →
4
Kontrol for Tesla▲87
Control your Tesla with this slick iPhone app
2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
5
Tesla Summon▲450
Autonomously park & summon Tesla from phone, outside car.
2016 · tesla.com · its alternatives →
6
Tesla Shortcuts▲128
Siri Shortcut for controlling your Tesla.
2018 · its alternatives →
7
Remote S for Tesla▲106
Remote control app for Tesla using iPhone and Apple Watch
2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
8
Electron 1.0▲647
Build cross platform desktop apps
2016 · electronjs.org · its alternatives →
9
Proton Native V2 – Create Cross Platform Desktop Apps with React▲222
2020 · proton-native.js.org · its alternatives →
10
Tesla Autopilot 8.0▲327
Tesla's latest radar-reliant OS can detect UFOs
2016 · tesla.com · its alternatives →
11
Evie - for your Tesla▲99
Controls and stats
2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
12
ESP32 RC Cars▲335
This is a projected I started that blends both the fun of playing a split screen multiplayer driving game and controlling real rc cars. The cars can also be controlled via bluetooth gamepads and is meant to be easily hackable.
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
13
TesLab▲108
A companion app for Teslas that helps you drive better.
2017 · teslab.happyfuncorp.com · its alternatives →
14
TeslaMirror▲102
Mirror your screen to your Tesla Display
2022 · teslamirror.com · its alternatives →
15
Teslabot v 2.0▲28
A virtual assistant for your Tesla cars
2019 · messenger.com · its alternatives →
16
mTarsier▲188
Open-source platform for managing MCP servers and clients
Mar 2026 · mtarsier.com · its alternatives →
17
Atomic▲140
Hey HN, I’ve been building Atom (https://github.com/rush86999/atom), an open-source, self-hosted AI automation platform. I built this because while tools like OpenClaw are excellent for one-off scripts and personal tasks, I found them difficult to use for complex business workflows (e.g., managing invoices or SaaS ops). The main issue was State Blindness: the agent would fire a command and assume it worked, without "seeing" if the UI or state actually updated. I just shipped a new architecture to solve this called Canvas AI Accessibility. The Technical Concept: Instead of…
2023 · github.com · its alternatives →
18
Apollo (from Baidu)▲111
Open Source platform to develop autonomous driving systems
2017 · its alternatives →
19
Induction▲102
Enhanced interaction with your Tesla
2016 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
20
Watchla▲79
A watch app for Tesla
2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
21
UFO²▲85
The Desktop AgentOS for Windows Automation
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
22
Teslascope▲97
An elegant view of everything about your Tesla vehicle
2022 · teslascope.com · its alternatives →
23
Teslabot▲94
Meet Elon: The virtual assistant for your Tesla
2017 · its alternatives →
24
OpenMCT by NASA▲86
A web based mission control framework
2016 · nasa.github.io · its alternatives →

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