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Frigate Home Assistant Integration vs iSpy

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 IS iSpy Open-source camera security and surveillance software
FeatureFrigate Home Assistant IntegrationiSpy
CategoryVideo SurveillanceVideo Surveillance
LicenseMITLGPL-3.0
LanguagePythonC#
Setup difficultyEasyMedium
Min. RAM128 MB2,048 MB
Deploymentsourcebare-metal
GitHub stars★ 1,224★ 1,611
First released20212007
ReplacesCloud camera integrationsBlue Iris

Why pick each one

Choose Frigate Home Assistant Integration if…

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

Choose iSpy if…

  • Long-established
  • Many camera integrations
iSpy details

Frequently asked questions

Is Frigate Home Assistant Integration or iSpy better?

Neither is universally better. iSpy 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 iSpy free and open-source?

Yes. Frigate Home Assistant Integration is licensed under MIT and iSpy under LGPL-3.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

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

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

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