Odious

For some people, not getting stuck in traffic is worth using proprietary software.

Are there any FOSS navigation apps with (paid?) traffic info?

The model you linked seems to have a backup battery and supports scheduled feeding, so I wouldn’t worry about a HomeAssistant failure too much.

By setting the plans or schedules, the pet will be fed in a regular pattern. Compared to the competition, the function will work even when no internet connection or when the Zigbee hubs goes down!

Forgive my ignorance, but in which ways is it better? From a user’s perspective, as long as it’s blocking querys from configured lists and does support dns-over-tls or similar, what’s there to be better at?

this list seems to me mostly centered around the US. Are there any alternatives for Europe?