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Frigate Home Assistant Integration vs Moonfire NVR

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 MO Moonfire NVR Lightweight always-recording network video recorder
FeatureFrigate Home Assistant IntegrationMoonfire NVR
CategoryVideo SurveillanceVideo Surveillance
LicenseMITGPL-3.0
LanguagePythonRust
Setup difficultyEasyMedium
Min. RAM128 MB512 MB
Deploymentsourcedocker, bare-metal
GitHub stars★ 1,224★ 1,731
First released20212018
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 Moonfire NVR if…

  • Very efficient
  • Reliable 24/7 recording
Moonfire NVR details

Frequently asked questions

Is Frigate Home Assistant Integration or Moonfire NVR better?

Neither is universally better. Moonfire NVR 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 Moonfire NVR free and open-source?

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

Can I run Frigate Home Assistant Integration and Moonfire NVR with Docker?

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

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