NVR with realtime local object detection for IP cameras
Recording and object detection on a Coral, GPU or CPU, reviewed in a web UI; runs on Linux in a container rather than on Windows.
alternatives to
Blue Iris
Windows video surveillance software that records and monitors IP cameras. A closed product from Perspective Software.
Side by side
| Tool | Fit | Stars | Licence | Terms | Self-hosted | Language | Latest | Last push |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frigate | Full replacement | 36k | MIT | Open source | Yes | Python | v0.18.0 | 2026-10-06 |
| ZoneMinder | Full replacement | 5.9k | GPL-2.0 | Open source | Yes | PHP | 1.38.6 | 2026-10-06 |
| Scrypted | Partial | 6k | Other | Not checked | Yes | TypeScript | v0.147.0 | 2026-09-28 |
| motionEye | Partial | 4.7k | GPL-3.0 | Open source | Yes | Python | 0.44.0 | 2026-10-06 |
| Viseron | Partial | 3.6k | MIT | Open source | Yes | Python | v3.7.0 | 2026-10-06 |
| Moonfire NVR | Partial | 1.8k | Other | Open source | Yes | Rust | v0.7.33 | 2026-10-04 |
| Kerberos Agent | Partial | 1.1k | MIT | Open source | Yes | Go | v3.12.7 | 2026-10-02 |
Every alternative
7 alternatives
ZoneMinder is a free, open source Closed-circuit television software application developed for Linux which supports IP, USB and Analog cameras.
Records and monitors IP and analog cameras with motion detection, zones and a web console.
Scrypted is a high performance video integration and automation platform
Camera hub that bridges cameras to HomeKit, Google Home and Alexa; recording comes from its NVR plugin, which is paid.
- Language
- TypeScript
- Licence
- Other
- Stars
- 6k
- Latest
- v0.147.0
- Last push
- 2026-09-28
A web frontend for the motion daemon.
Web front end for motion with recording, motion detection and notifications, without object detection.
Self-hosted, local only NVR and AI Computer Vision software. With features such as object detection, motion detection, face recognition and more, it gives you the power to keep an eye on your home, office or any other place you want to monitor.
Recording with object, face and license plate recognition in a web UI, on Linux in a container.
Moonfire NVR, a security camera network video recorder
Records H.264 streams without re-encoding, with no motion or object detection.
An open and scalable video surveillance system for anyone making this world a better and more peaceful place.
One agent per camera with motion-based recording, scaled out by running more containers.
Head to head
- Frigate vs Kerberos Agent
- Frigate vs Moonfire NVR
- Frigate vs motionEye
- Frigate vs Scrypted
- Frigate vs Viseron
- Frigate vs ZoneMinder
- Kerberos Agent vs Moonfire NVR
- Kerberos Agent vs motionEye
- Kerberos Agent vs Scrypted
- Kerberos Agent vs Viseron
- Kerberos Agent vs ZoneMinder
- Moonfire NVR vs motionEye
- Moonfire NVR vs Scrypted
- Moonfire NVR vs Viseron
- Moonfire NVR vs ZoneMinder
- motionEye vs Scrypted
- motionEye vs Viseron
- motionEye vs ZoneMinder
- Scrypted vs Viseron
- Scrypted vs ZoneMinder
- Viseron vs ZoneMinder
About Blue Iris
- Vendor
- Perspective Software