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Bluecherry vs Frigate Mobile Companion

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

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BL Bluecherry Open-source IP camera surveillance and NVR application VS FR Frigate Mobile Companion Network video recorder front-end for review and clips
FeatureBluecherryFrigate Mobile Companion
CategoryVideo SurveillanceVideo Surveillance
LicenseGPL-2.0Apache-2.0
LanguageC++HTML
Setup difficultyMediumEasy
Min. RAM2,048 MB512 MB
Deploymentdocker, bare-metaldocker
GitHub stars★ 274★ 5,150
First released20102015
ReplacesMilestone XProtectWowza

Why pick each one

Choose Bluecherry if…

  • Released under the GPL-2.0 license
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Written in C++
Bluecherry details

Choose Frigate Mobile Companion if…

  • Easy to publish camera feeds
  • Polished interface
Frigate Mobile Companion details

Frequently asked questions

Is Bluecherry or Frigate Mobile Companion better?

Frigate Mobile Companion is the stronger all-round pick: it has both the larger community and the simpler easy setup. Consider Bluecherry if its specific feature set fits your needs better.

Are Bluecherry and Frigate Mobile Companion free and open-source?

Yes. Bluecherry is licensed under GPL-2.0 and Frigate Mobile Companion under Apache-2.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Bluecherry and Frigate Mobile Companion with Docker?

Bluecherry: yes. Frigate Mobile Companion: yes.

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