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Sighthound Surveillance Station 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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SI Sighthound Surveillance Station NVR with object detection for connected IP cameras VS FR Frigate Mobile Companion Network video recorder front-end for review and clips
FeatureSighthound Surveillance StationFrigate Mobile Companion
CategoryVideo SurveillanceVideo Surveillance
LicenseMITApache-2.0
LanguagePythonHTML
Setup difficultyMediumEasy
Min. RAM1,024 MB512 MB
Deploymentdockerdocker
GitHub stars★ 276★ 5,150
First released20202015
ReplacesNest CamWowza

Why pick each one

Choose Sighthound Surveillance Station if…

  • Released under the MIT license
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Written in Python
Sighthound Surveillance Station details

Choose Frigate Mobile Companion if…

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

Frequently asked questions

Is Sighthound Surveillance Station 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 Sighthound Surveillance Station if its specific feature set fits your needs better.

Are Sighthound Surveillance Station and Frigate Mobile Companion free and open-source?

Yes. Sighthound Surveillance Station is licensed under MIT and Frigate Mobile Companion under Apache-2.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Sighthound Surveillance Station and Frigate Mobile Companion with Docker?

Sighthound Surveillance Station: yes. Frigate Mobile Companion: yes.

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