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datarhei Core 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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DA datarhei Core Self-hosted media server for video and camera stream processing VS FR Frigate Mobile Companion Network video recorder front-end for review and clips
Featuredatarhei CoreFrigate Mobile Companion
CategoryVideo SurveillanceVideo Surveillance
LicenseApache-2.0Apache-2.0
LanguageGoHTML
Setup difficultyMediumEasy
Min. RAM512 MB512 MB
Deploymentdocker, bare-metal, binarydocker
GitHub stars★ 277★ 5,150
First released20222015
ReplacesWowza, commercial video serversWowza

Why pick each one

Choose datarhei Core if…

  • Flexible stream handling
  • Good API
datarhei Core details

Choose Frigate Mobile Companion if…

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

Frequently asked questions

Is datarhei Core 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 datarhei Core if its specific feature set fits your needs better.

Are datarhei Core and Frigate Mobile Companion free and open-source?

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

Can I run datarhei Core and Frigate Mobile Companion with Docker?

datarhei Core: yes. Frigate Mobile Companion: yes.

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