OpenHAB abstracts all of your devices. So your light switch can directly interact with Spotify , or your tv input can influence the color of your Philips hue bulbs. I know that is not a good example but it exemplifies the integration between different objects you may want to automate. This is native, you can also do scripting to support custom actions as well, which is based on JavaScript. Then you can build many different uis. You can have the home assistant-esque UI or you can build your own ui complete with custom css and js to give a completely unique interface to your automation environment.
Also notifications aren’t locked behind a paywall with openHAB. OpenHAB cloud is free, or you can launch your own OpenHAB cloud container and self host notifications (assuming you get the relevant Apple/android api keys)
> OpenHAB abstracts all of your devices. So your light switch can directly interact with Spotify , or your tv input can influence the color of your Philips hue bulbs.
Yes, this is exactly what HA does. I have devices of wildly different, closed-off brands working with each other.
> This is native, you can also do scripting to support custom actions as well, which is based on JavaScript.
HA also has this.
> Also notifications aren’t locked behind a paywall with openHAB.
They're not in HA either.
> OpenHAB cloud is free
I would rather pay my home automation system to make sure they can survive and keep maintaining the software. I think I pay like $5/month. I was recently trying to figure out how to pay them more, honestly.
I think the other commenter was hoping for some compelling reasons why you prefer OpenHAB over HA. On the surface both system seem very similar, I can't really figure out where they differ from looking at both homepages.
As for "way more" customization or integration, can you give an example or two? HA is scriptable.