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Tasmota vs Velociraptor
A side-by-side editorial comparison of Tasmota and Velociraptor — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.
Tasmota vs Velociraptor: at a glance
What is Tasmota?
Tasmota 16 adds optional MQTT 5.0 and DALI-2 commissioning for lighting control.
v16.0.0 Theo landed in mid-October. It adds optional MQTT 5.0 focused on request and response, initial ESP32-S31 and ESP32-C61 support, and DALI-2 device commissioning, input events and push-button bindings. HVAC work is also heavy, with a MiELHVAC web panel, Modbus RTU slave and Home Assistant discovery.
What is Velociraptor?
Velociraptor's recent releases are mostly about patching CVEs.
Velociraptor 0.77.3 shipped on October 5 as a bug fix and CVE release; it also adds an artifact that uploads server results to Azure Monitor and trims the columns emitted by the backup artifacts. 0.77.2 and a 0.76.7 backport in September and August were CVE fixes. The 0.77.1 feature release landed in June, but its notes in the feed only link out.
Tasmota vs Velociraptor: editorial side-by-side
Tasmota
2.5INFRA · APIS
Tasmota 16 adds optional MQTT 5.0 and DALI-2 commissioning for lighting control.
◆ Current state
v16.0.0 Theo landed in mid-October. It adds optional MQTT 5.0 focused on request and response, initial ESP32-S31 and ESP32-C61 support, and DALI-2 device commissioning, input events and push-button bindings. HVAC work is also heavy, with a MiELHVAC web panel, Modbus RTU slave and Home Assistant discovery.
◆ Where it's heading
The major number doesn't change the release's character: breadth remains the product. Two threads stand out from the driver list. Building-automation protocols are getting deeper support, with DALI-2, Modbus and OpenTherm's second heating circuit, and MQTT 5.0 updates the core messaging layer for the first time in these entries.
◆ Prediction
Expect the next release in about two months with further DALI-2 and Berry work, and fuller ESP32-S31 support, since the current support is labeled initial.
Velociraptor
0.0INFRA · APIS
Velociraptor's recent releases are mostly about patching CVEs.
◆ Current state
Velociraptor 0.77.3 shipped on October 5 as a bug fix and CVE release; it also adds an artifact that uploads server results to Azure Monitor and trims the columns emitted by the backup artifacts. 0.77.2 and a 0.76.7 backport in September and August were CVE fixes. The 0.77.1 feature release landed in June, but its notes in the feed only link out.
◆ Where it's heading
Since June the project has been in security mode, fixing CVEs on the current line and backporting to the previous one. Feature work shows up as new artifacts, here an Azure Monitor export, which keeps Velociraptor feeding results into the logging tools teams already use.
◆ Prediction
Expect further 0.77 patch releases and possibly another backport if new CVEs are published; the timing of a 0.78 feature release is not signaled here.
Alternatives to Tasmota and Velociraptor
Other Infra & APIs products tracked by Sparkpulse, ranked by recent ship velocity. Each card links to a full editorial trajectory and lets you pivot into a head-to-head comparison with either Tasmota or Velociraptor.
Payload CMS
Payload's v4 beta.9 keeps every past image crop and raises the Node floor again.
Nautobot
Nautobot 3.3 alpha 2 adds test helpers and a cable location filter after 3.2.9's token-leak fix.
Clair
Clair 4.10 RC can read SBOMs to match Java vulnerabilities.
Shuffle
Shuffle tags builds almost daily, but the notes are empty.
KrakenD
KrakenD's community edition is shipping only dependency bumps.
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Recent activity from Tasmota and Velociraptor
Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.
- 29d agoTasmotav16.0.0 adds MQTT 5.0, ESP32-S31 and DALI-2 commissioning
- 1mo agoVelociraptorVelociraptor 0.77.3 fixes CVEs and adds Azure Monitor upload
- 1mo agoVelociraptorVelociraptor 0.77.2 patches published CVEs
- 2mo agoTasmotaTasmota v15.6.0 Sylvie
- 3mo agoVelociraptorVelociraptor 0.76.7 backports CVE fixes
- 4mo agoVelociraptorVelociraptor 0.77.1 feature release ships
- 4mo agoTasmotaTasmota v15.5.0 Sylvan
- 5mo agoVelociraptorVelociraptor 0.77.1 RC1 opens for testing
- 5mo agoVelociraptorVelociraptor 0.76.6 bug fix release
- 6mo agoTasmotaTasmota v15.4.0 Sybil
- 8mo agoTasmotaTasmota v15.3.0 Susan
- 11mo agoTasmotaTasmota v15.2.0 Stephan
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between Tasmota and Velociraptor?
They serve adjacent needs but don't currently overlap on shipped themes. Tasmota 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 Tasmota better than Velociraptor?
Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. Tasmota 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 Tasmota?
Top Tasmota alternatives in Infra & APIs are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Tasmota alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/tasmota for the full list with editorial commentary on each.
What are the best alternatives to Velociraptor?
Top Velociraptor alternatives in Infra & APIs are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Velociraptor alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/velociraptor for the full list with editorial commentary on each.