Online research (no hands-on testing yet) covering install flow,
hardware detection, app store UX, reverse proxy/SSL, and common
user complaints for the top 3 competitors.
Key findings: device-aware install wizard and managed gateway/DNS
are both uncontested. Umbrel's PolyForm license and 4+ year refusal
of HTTPS on local UI are direct counter-positioning opportunities.
CasaOS is in maintenance mode (IceWhale moved to ZimaOS).
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>