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Frigate Home Assistant Integration vs go2rtc

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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FR Frigate Home Assistant Integration Connects Frigate NVR detections into Home Assistant VS GO go2rtc Ultimate camera streaming gateway with low latency
FeatureFrigate Home Assistant Integrationgo2rtc
CategoryVideo SurveillanceVideo Surveillance
LicenseMITMIT
LanguagePythonGo
Setup difficultyEasyMedium
Min. RAM128 MB128 MB
Deploymentsourcedocker, binary, bare-metal
GitHub stars★ 1,224★ 13,837
First released20212022
ReplacesCloud camera integrationsNest Cam

Why pick each one

Choose Frigate Home Assistant Integration if…

  • Tight Home Assistant integration
  • Local and private
Frigate Home Assistant Integration details

Choose go2rtc if…

  • Very low latency
  • Lightweight and flexible
go2rtc details

Frequently asked questions

Is Frigate Home Assistant Integration or go2rtc better?

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

Are Frigate Home Assistant Integration and go2rtc free and open-source?

Yes. Frigate Home Assistant Integration is licensed under MIT and go2rtc under MIT. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Frigate Home Assistant Integration and go2rtc with Docker?

Frigate Home Assistant Integration: check the project docs for container support. go2rtc: yes.

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