OpenCvSharp
Video Surveillance.NET wrapper for OpenCV computer vision
Replaces Commercial vision SDKs
Best Cross-Platform Video Surveillance for self-hosting
The 5 best Cross-Platform video surveillance you can self-host, ranked by community traction.
Cameradar
Video SurveillanceRTSP stream discovery and access-auditing tool for cameras
Replaces Commercial camera audit tools
OpenIPC
Video SurveillanceOpen-source firmware for IP cameras and surveillance devices
Replaces Stock IP camera firmware
DVR-Scan
Video SurveillanceDetect and extract motion events from video footage
Replaces Blue Iris motion review
Agent DVR
Video SurveillanceCross-platform DVR with AI object detection
Replaces Blue Iris
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At a glance
| App | Deploy effort | Difficulty | Min. RAM | License | ★ Stars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenCvSharp | Read-the-docs project | Medium | 512 MB | Apache-2.0 | 6,114 |
| Cameradar | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 128 MB | MIT | 5,246 |
| OpenIPC | Read-the-docs project | Hard | 64 MB | MIT | 2,242 |
| DVR-Scan | Read-the-docs project | Easy | 256 MB | BSD-2-Clause | 527 |
| Agent DVR | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 2,048 MB | Freeware | 50 |
Quick picks
- Most adopted: OpenCvSharp (6,114 GitHub stars).
- Lightest footprint: OpenIPC (from 64 MB RAM, against 2,048 MB for the heaviest here).
- Licensing: 2 of 5 use MIT; check the rest individually if you plan to modify and redistribute.
Every option here is open-source and self-hostable, tagged Cross-Platform within the video surveillance category. Deploy effort is graded from published container recipes, not vendor claims — see the methodology.