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OpenMQTTGateway vs Shuffle
A side-by-side editorial comparison of OpenMQTTGateway and Shuffle — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.
OpenMQTTGateway vs Shuffle: at a glance
What is OpenMQTTGateway?
OpenMQTTGateway follows its 22-month comeback with a quick reboot-loop fix.
OpenMQTTGateway shipped v1.9.0 on November 7, its first release since January 2025. It moves to the Arduino ESP32 core 3.x, ships Theengs Decoder 2.5.0 with a fix for a BLE advertisement parsing flaw affecting every earlier release, and hardens buffer handling across MQTT, HTTP, BLE and RF input. Upgrade notes warn that some Home Assistant unique_ids change and that encrypted BLE devices are skipped until a key is set.
What is Shuffle?
Shuffle tags builds almost daily, but the notes are empty.
Shuffle has tagged six 2.3.1 builds since November 3: release candidates 4 to 6 and three nightly builds. Only rc4 lists a change, a fix for a frontend crash; the rest link to commit comparisons. The more substantive rc1 in October handled AI agent actions in hybrid worker setups.
OpenMQTTGateway vs Shuffle: editorial side-by-side
OpenMQTTGateway
5.0INFRA · APIS
OpenMQTTGateway follows its 22-month comeback with a quick reboot-loop fix.
◆ Current state
OpenMQTTGateway shipped v1.9.0 on November 7, its first release since January 2025. It moves to the Arduino ESP32 core 3.x, ships Theengs Decoder 2.5.0 with a fix for a BLE advertisement parsing flaw affecting every earlier release, and hardens buffer handling across MQTT, HTTP, BLE and RF input. Upgrade notes warn that some Home Assistant unique_ids change and that encrypted BLE devices are skipped until a key is set.
◆ Where it's heading
Earlier releases made the gateway independent of controllers and external brokers. The return release is about safety and a modern ESP32 base rather than new features, which suggests the project is resetting its foundation before resuming feature work.
◆ Prediction
Expect the promised security advisory for the Theengs Decoder flaw and 1.9.x fixes for the Home Assistant entity changes; whether regular cadence resumes is not yet clear from the entries.
Shuffle
5.0INFRA · APIS
Shuffle tags builds almost daily, but the notes are empty.
◆ Current state
Shuffle has tagged six 2.3.1 builds since November 3: release candidates 4 to 6 and three nightly builds. Only rc4 lists a change, a fix for a frontend crash; the rest link to commit comparisons. The more substantive rc1 in October handled AI agent actions in hybrid worker setups.
◆ Where it's heading
The project is iterating toward 2.3.1 with frequent builds, and the October notes show the work is about making AI agent steps run reliably in workflows. The empty release notes make it hard to see what each build changes.
◆ Prediction
A 2.3.1 final release looks close given the run of release candidates and nightlies, though the entries do not say what it will contain beyond fixes.
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Recent activity from OpenMQTTGateway and Shuffle
Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.
- 1d agoShuffleShuffle 2.3.1 nightly build, no notes
- 2d agoShuffleShuffle 2.3.1 nightly build, no notes
- 3d agoShuffleShuffle nightly build after 2.3.1 RC6
- 4d agoOpenMQTTGatewayFix for an RF reboot loop on rtl_433 builds
- 6d agoOpenMQTTGatewayOpenMQTTGateway v1.9.0
- 8d agoShuffleShuffle 2.3.1 RC6, no notes
- 10d agoShuffleShuffle 2.3.1 RC5, no notes
- 10d agoShuffleShuffle 2.3.1 RC4 fixes a frontend crash
- 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
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between OpenMQTTGateway and Shuffle?
They serve adjacent needs but don't currently overlap on shipped themes. OpenMQTTGateway and Shuffle are shipping at a similar cadence (velocity 5.0 vs 5.0, both within Sparkpulse's "active" band). See the at-a-glance table above for a side-by-side breakdown of velocity, recent sparks, and editorial themes.
Is OpenMQTTGateway better than Shuffle?
Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. OpenMQTTGateway and Shuffle are shipping at a similar cadence (velocity 5.0 vs 5.0, both within Sparkpulse's "active" band). For your specific use case, the alternatives sections above list other Infra & APIs products to evaluate alongside.
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.
What are the best alternatives to Shuffle?
Top Shuffle alternatives in Infra & APIs are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Shuffle alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/shuffle-automation for the full list with editorial commentary on each.