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Frigate vs motionEye
The same facts for both, read from GitHub every night, and the relation a person reviewed.
| Fact | Frigate | motionEye |
|---|---|---|
| Language | Python | Python |
| Licence | MIT | GPL-3.0 |
| Stars | 36k | 4.7k |
| Latest | v0.18.0 | 0.44.0 |
| Last push | 2026-10-06 | 2026-10-06 |
| Release cadence | about 53 days between releases | too few releases |
| Active contributors | 27 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days | 6 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days |
| Flags | none | none |
How they relate
Both replace Blue Iris. Alternatives to Blue Iris →
Full replacementFrigateRecording and object detection on a Coral, GPU or CPU, reviewed in a web UI; runs on Linux in a container rather than on Windows.
PartialmotionEyeWeb front end for motion with recording, motion detection and notifications, without object detection.
Frigate
motionEye
- 0.44.02026-06-20The following vulnerabilities have been closed:
- 0.44.0b32026-06-19A new button and dialog was added to change credentials for network cameras, including simple MJPEG cameras, and remote…pre-release
- 0.44.0b22026-05-23The signature authentication method has been replaced with session cookies. For using the API, a session cookie needs t…pre-release
- 0.44.0b12026-03-11Whats new:pre-release
- 0.43.12025-12-11To see what's new since the last stable 0.42.1, see the previous beta release notes:
Frigate
✓ signed The latest release, v0.18.0, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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motionEye
✓ signed The latest release, 0.44.0, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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