# Free alternatives to Google Home Premium (formerly Nest Aware)

> Google Home Premium (formerly Nest Aware) (Standard) costs $100 a year. Free alternatives: Frigate and Home Assistant. Data checked 2026-10-17.

- Page: https://stoprenting.dev/apps/google-home-premium/
- Category: Smart Home (https://stoprenting.dev/categories/smart-home/)
- Vendor: Google
- Plan: Standard
- Price: $8.33/month, $100/year
- Billing: monthly or annual
- Price quote from the vendor's page: "Standard $10/month or $100/year Save $20 with an annual subscription"
- Price source: https://store.google.com/us/product/nest_aware?hl=en-US (checked 2026-10-17)

## Alternatives

### Frigate

- Website: https://frigate.video
- Repository: https://github.com/blakeblackshear/frigate (36,529 stars, last push 2026-10-16)
- License: MIT
- Open source: yes, OSI-approved license
- Type: server app
- Linux: self-hosted server; web UI
- Self-hostable: yes
- Note: Needs a server and cameras with a local RTSP stream; Nest cameras don't offer one, so most owners replace them.
- More: https://stoprenting.dev/alternatives/frigate/
- Checked: 2026-10-17

### Home Assistant

- Website: https://www.home-assistant.io
- Repository: https://github.com/home-assistant/core (91,565 stars, last push 2026-10-17)
- License: Apache-2.0
- Open source: yes, OSI-approved license
- Type: server app
- Linux: self-hosted server; web UI
- Self-hostable: yes
- Note: Replaces the automations and voice assistant, not Nest camera history; add Frigate and RTSP cameras for that.
- More: https://stoprenting.dev/alternatives/home-assistant/
- Checked: 2026-10-17

## FAQ

### Is there a free alternative to Google Home Premium (formerly Nest Aware)?

Yes. The 2 free alternatives are Frigate (open source, MIT) and Home Assistant (open source, Apache-2.0).

### How much does Google Home Premium (formerly Nest Aware) cost?

Google Home Premium (formerly Nest Aware)'s Standard plan costs $8.33 a month, which is $100 a year (monthly or annual). Source: the official pricing page at store.google.com, checked Oct 17, 2026.

### Which Google Home Premium (formerly Nest Aware) alternatives run on Linux?

Frigate (self-hosted server; web UI) and Home Assistant (self-hosted server; web UI).

### Can you self-host a Google Home Premium (formerly Nest Aware) alternative?

Yes. Frigate and Home Assistant run on your own server.

### Are these Google Home Premium (formerly Nest Aware) alternatives open source?

Yes. All 2 use OSI-approved open-source licenses: Frigate (MIT) and Home Assistant (Apache-2.0).

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