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| Product | Problem phrases | Alternatives |
|---|---|---|
| supernotify | notification routing, notify multiple devices, notification priority, actionable notifications, email + mobile + alexa notifications | Notifier Hub, Universal Notifier, Ticker, Alert2, Alert Redux, Master Notify (blueprint) |
| autoarm | auto arm alarm, arm when everyone leaves, alarm panel automation | Alarmo |
| remote_logger | syslog home assistant, OpenTelemetry home assistant, ship HA logs | RemoteSyslog Service |
| appliance_autonotify | washing machine finished notification, dishwasher done, power-based appliance detection | appliance notification blueprints (“Appliance Notifications & Actions”, “Appliance Live Activity countdown”) |
| homeassistant-repl | debug custom component, run python in home assistant | |
| updates2mqtt | docker container updates home assistant, update notifications MQTT, watchtower alternative | What’s Up Docker (WUD), Diun, Watchtower, dockcheck, Tugtainer |
| anpr2mqtt | ANPR camera home assistant, number plate recognition, ALPR MQTT | Plate Minder, frigate_plate_recognizer |
| signalk plugins | SignalK eink display, SignalK SMS alerts, Teltonika SignalK, Bluetti SignalK, SignalK data analysis, too many deltas | e-inkDashboardJS, E-InkDashboardExtended (e-reader dashboards, not shelf labels); signalk-victron-ble |