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Frigate Home Assistant Integration vs Kerberos Agent

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 KE Kerberos Agent Lightweight video surveillance agent for a single camera
FeatureFrigate Home Assistant IntegrationKerberos Agent
CategoryVideo SurveillanceVideo Surveillance
LicenseMITMIT
LanguagePythonGo
Setup difficultyEasyMedium
Min. RAM128 MB512 MB
Deploymentsourcedocker, kubernetes
GitHub stars★ 1,224★ 1,088
First released20212014
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 Kerberos Agent if…

  • Lightweight per-camera model
  • Scales with orchestration
Kerberos Agent details

Frequently asked questions

Is Frigate Home Assistant Integration or Kerberos Agent better?

Frigate Home Assistant Integration is the stronger all-round pick: it has both the larger community and the simpler easy setup. Consider Kerberos Agent if its specific feature set fits your needs better.

Are Frigate Home Assistant Integration and Kerberos Agent free and open-source?

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

Can I run Frigate Home Assistant Integration and Kerberos Agent with Docker?

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

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