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datarhei Core vs OpenALPR

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 OP OpenALPR Automatic license plate recognition library
Featuredatarhei CoreOpenALPR
CategoryVideo SurveillanceVideo Surveillance
LicenseApache-2.0AGPL-3.0
LanguageGoC++
Setup difficultyMediumHard
Min. RAM512 MB1,024 MB
Deploymentdocker, bare-metal, binarydocker, bare-metal
GitHub stars★ 277★ 11,440
First released20222015
ReplacesWowza, commercial video serversRekor Scout, Plate Recognizer

Why pick each one

Choose datarhei Core if…

  • Flexible stream handling
  • Good API
datarhei Core details

Choose OpenALPR if…

  • Released under the AGPL-3.0 license
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Mature project with 11.4k GitHub stars
  • Written in C++
OpenALPR details

Frequently asked questions

Is datarhei Core or OpenALPR better?

Neither is universally better. OpenALPR has the larger community, while datarhei Core is simpler to set up (medium difficulty). Choose based on the comparison table above and your own setup.

Are datarhei Core and OpenALPR free and open-source?

Yes. datarhei Core is licensed under Apache-2.0 and OpenALPR under AGPL-3.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run datarhei Core and OpenALPR with Docker?

datarhei Core: yes. OpenALPR: yes.

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