If you're trying to take control of your data and go self hosted, I think you can do it with both, but it's hard to get away from the built in stuff. I use a Mac and a Pixel and it works perfectly fine but I'm not tied to Apple services and usually actively avoid them (same with Google)
Yeah, I need to do some research especially as it pertains to the HomeKit stuff. I know I won’t be able to use my phone to open our locks, but I can use my fingerprint.
Home Assistant does a great job bridging HomeKit . I just added Brandon's phone as a BLE beacon and that can be used for opening doors. I use it to unlock my office lock when I walk to the door with my Pixel. This is using Bermuda and ESP32 BLE proxies
