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Frigate NVR Companion go2rtc vs ThingsBoard

A side-by-side comparison of two self-hosted home automation options — licensing, setup difficulty, resource needs, and what each one replaces.

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FR Frigate NVR Companion go2rtc Local push notification relay for self-hosted systems VS TH ThingsBoard Open-source IoT platform for device management and data
FeatureFrigate NVR Companion go2rtcThingsBoard
CategoryHome AutomationHome Automation
LicenseMITApache-2.0
LanguageGoJava
Setup difficultyEasyHard
Min. RAM64 MB2,048 MB
Deploymentdocker, binarydocker, kubernetes, bare-metal
GitHub stars★ 15,668★ 22,200
First released20182017
ReplacesPushover, Firebase Cloud MessagingAWS IoT, Azure IoT

Why pick each one

Choose Frigate NVR Companion go2rtc if…

  • Very lightweight
  • Simple to integrate
Frigate NVR Companion go2rtc details

Choose ThingsBoard if…

  • Powerful IoT platform
  • Highly customizable dashboards
ThingsBoard details

Frequently asked questions

Is Frigate NVR Companion go2rtc or ThingsBoard better?

Neither is universally better. ThingsBoard has the larger community, while Frigate NVR Companion go2rtc is simpler to set up (easy difficulty). Choose based on the comparison table above and your own setup.

Are Frigate NVR Companion go2rtc and ThingsBoard free and open-source?

Yes. Frigate NVR Companion go2rtc is licensed under MIT and ThingsBoard under Apache-2.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Frigate NVR Companion go2rtc and ThingsBoard with Docker?

Frigate NVR Companion go2rtc: yes. ThingsBoard: yes.

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