# Why OH4 burns more CPU than Home Asistant **URL:** \ **Category:** Home Automation\ **Tags:** cpu-load\ **Created:** [May 11, 2025, 12:36am UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/why-oh4-burns-more-cpu-than-home-asistant/164032 "2025-05-11T00:36:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 8
**Author:** ![JustinG](https://community.openhab.org/user_avatar/community.openhab.org/justing/32/55948_2.png) [@JustinG](https://community.openhab.org/u/JustinG)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2025, 2:53pm UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/why-oh4-burns-more-cpu-than-home-asistant/164032/8 "2025-05-11T14:53:19Z")
> [@Matej\_Kotnik](#): > > got blown my mind in HomeAsistant that a device got from discovered to integrated with entities and on dasboard with 4 clicks and while its not yet custom and pretty its good enougs to start automatin. Thats efficient. There are many threads where this difference has been discussed and analyzed. Here’s a recent a discussion of the cost-benefit of this approach: > [@For newcomers: What is the difference between Openhab and home assistant?](https://community.openhab.org/t/for-newcomers-what-is-the-difference-between-openhab-and-home-assistant/163706/4): > > I see a couple of different categories of differences. These do overlap with what has been described above, but also expand a little on your long term expectations. Structure: HA, although it does offer a free software, has a commercial arm. There are paid services and even retail hardware that contribute to an income for HA’s business arm. This means that they can 1) afford to pay some full time staff, and 2) have a vested financial interest in attracting as many users as possible and locking… --- _[View the full topic](https://community.openhab.org/t/why-oh4-burns-more-cpu-than-home-asistant/164032)._