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Comparison · Infra & APIs
AdGuard Home vs OpenMQTTGateway
A side-by-side editorial comparison of AdGuard Home and OpenMQTTGateway — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.
AdGuard Home vs OpenMQTTGateway: at a glance
What is AdGuard Home?
AdGuard Home's stable line takes a Go security update and turns off Multipath TCP.
AdGuard Home v0.107.80 is a security release on the stable line: it moves to the Go version with the 1.27.3 fixes, disables Multipath TCP support to avoid CVE-2026-98432, and drops macOS 13 Ventura as a consequence of Go 1.27. The beta channel moved to the new UI and v1.0.0 numbering at the end of September, with v1.0.0-b.1 as the first build.
What is OpenMQTTGateway?
OpenMQTTGateway spent three years shedding its dependencies, then stopped shipping entirely.
The last release was January 2025, a single bug fix for adaptive scanning restarting the gateway. Before that, the project moved steadily toward standing alone: 1.8.0 embedded an MQTT broker via PicoMQTT so a gateway no longer needs an external server, 1.6.0 added a web interface so it no longer needs a home automation controller to configure, and 1.5.0 brought device trackers for presence detection with over-the-air updates from the controller. Hardware arrived alongside software, with the Theengs Bridge in 1.7.0 and the Theengs Plug in 1.3.0.
AdGuard Home vs OpenMQTTGateway: editorial side-by-side
AdGuard Home
2.5INFRA · APIS
AdGuard Home's stable line takes a Go security update and turns off Multipath TCP.
◆ Current state
AdGuard Home v0.107.80 is a security release on the stable line: it moves to the Go version with the 1.27.3 fixes, disables Multipath TCP support to avoid CVE-2026-98432, and drops macOS 13 Ventura as a consequence of Go 1.27. The beta channel moved to the new UI and v1.0.0 numbering at the end of September, with v1.0.0-b.1 as the first build.
◆ Where it's heading
Two tracks run in parallel: a stable 0.107 line that ships mostly security and dependency updates, and a beta line that has become v1.0.0 and carries the new UI. Platform support is now set by Go's own requirements, as the macOS 13 removal shows on both lines.
◆ Prediction
The next visible moves are likely further v1.0.0 betas and continued 0.107 security releases; the entries do not show when 1.0 reaches stable.
OpenMQTTGateway
0.0INFRA · APIS
OpenMQTTGateway spent three years shedding its dependencies, then stopped shipping entirely.
◆ Current state
The last release was January 2025, a single bug fix for adaptive scanning restarting the gateway. Before that, the project moved steadily toward standing alone: 1.8.0 embedded an MQTT broker via PicoMQTT so a gateway no longer needs an external server, 1.6.0 added a web interface so it no longer needs a home automation controller to configure, and 1.5.0 brought device trackers for presence detection with over-the-air updates from the controller. Hardware arrived alongside software, with the Theengs Bridge in 1.7.0 and the Theengs Plug in 1.3.0.
◆ Where it's heading
The arc through 1.2 to 1.8 is one of progressive independence — first from a controller for configuration, then from a broker for messaging — turning a bridge component into a self-contained device. Release intervals widened throughout: monthly in early 2023, then annual, then nothing for nineteen months. Whatever the roadmap was, the feed has not recorded activity since.
◆ Prediction
The evidence here does not support a confident prediction about what ships next; the project has published nothing in nineteen months. If it resumes, the unfinished thread is the embedded broker, which shipped in 1.8.0 and received only a scanning bug fix afterward.
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Recent activity from AdGuard Home and OpenMQTTGateway
Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.
- 1d agoAdGuard Home0.107.80 disables Multipath TCP for a CVE and drops macOS 13
- 1mo agoAdGuard HomeBeta channel moves to the new UI as v1.0.0-b.1
- 1mo agoAdGuard HomeBeta b.91 fixes DHCP lease persistence and DNS64 chains
- 2mo agoAdGuard HomeAdGuard Home 0.107.79 hardens DNS-over-QUIC against exhaustion
- 3mo agoAdGuard HomeBeta b.90 carries the DNS-over-QUIC exhaustion fix
- 3mo agoAdGuard HomeBeta b.89 hardens against JIGGLE attacks (GHSA-p5f5-3p5g-rfjw)
- 1y agoOpenMQTTGatewayAdaptive scanning restart bug fixed
- 1y agoOpenMQTTGatewayAn MQTT broker moves inside the gateway ⚡
- 2y agoOpenMQTTGatewayTheengs Bridge hardware and Ethernet onboarding
- 3y agoOpenMQTTGatewayWeb interface removes the controller dependency
- 3y agoOpenMQTTGatewayWorkaround for stuck BLE scans
- 3y agoOpenMQTTGatewayPresence detection via automatic device trackers
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between AdGuard Home and OpenMQTTGateway?
They serve adjacent needs but don't currently overlap on shipped themes. AdGuard Home is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 2.5 vs 0.0), with 0 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. See the at-a-glance table above for a side-by-side breakdown of velocity, recent sparks, and editorial themes.
Is AdGuard Home better than OpenMQTTGateway?
Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. AdGuard Home is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 2.5 vs 0.0), with 0 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. For your specific use case, the alternatives sections above list other Infra & APIs products to evaluate alongside.
What are the best alternatives to AdGuard Home?
Top AdGuard Home alternatives in Infra & APIs are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "AdGuard Home alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/adguard-home for the full list with editorial commentary on each.
What are the best alternatives to OpenMQTTGateway?
Top OpenMQTTGateway alternatives in Infra & APIs are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "OpenMQTTGateway alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/openmqttgateway for the full list with editorial commentary on each.