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Video SurveillanceUltimate camera streaming gateway with low latency
Replaces Nest Cam
The 21 best API video surveillance you can self-host, ranked by community traction.
Ultimate camera streaming gateway with low latency
Replaces Nest Cam
Automatic license plate recognition library
Replaces Rekor Scout, Plate Recognizer
Self-hosted face recognition service with REST API
Replaces Amazon Rekognition
.NET wrapper for OpenCV computer vision
Replaces Commercial vision SDKs
Full-featured closed-circuit television software suite
Replaces Blue Iris, Milestone XProtect
Network video recorder front-end for review and clips
Replaces Wowza
Android library for camera capture and streaming apps
Replaces Proprietary camera SDKs
Open-source NVR and CCTV software for IP cameras
Replaces Blue Iris
Low-latency RTSP camera streaming to browsers over WebRTC
Replaces commercial camera viewer software
Unified UI and API for face recognition on camera feeds
Replaces Nest Cam
Python library for the Raspberry Pi camera with streaming support
Replaces Proprietary camera SDKs
Lightweight video surveillance agent for a single camera
Replaces Nest Cam
Web interface and NVR for RTSP and camera streams
Replaces Nest Cam
Self-hosted AI server for surveillance object detection
Replaces Amazon Rekognition
Self-hosted AI server for object and face detection
Replaces Amazon Rekognition
Open-source video surveillance recording engine
Replaces Milestone XProtect, Blue Iris
Self-hosted media server for video and camera stream processing
Replaces Wowza, commercial video servers
NVR with object detection for connected IP cameras
Replaces Nest Cam
Open-source IP camera surveillance and NVR application
Replaces Milestone XProtect
Cross-platform DVR with AI object detection
Replaces Blue Iris
Storage and lifecycle management for surveillance recordings
Replaces Milestone XProtect
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Every option here is open-source and self-hostable, tagged API within the video surveillance category. Compare them on the individual app pages for setup difficulty and resource requirements.