SHSelfHostIndex

Frigate Home Assistant Integration vs Motion

A side-by-side comparison of two self-hosted video surveillance options — licensing, setup difficulty, resource needs, and what each one replaces.

Not the right match-up?
FR Frigate Home Assistant Integration Connects Frigate NVR detections into Home Assistant VS MO Motion Lightweight motion-detection video surveillance daemon
FeatureFrigate Home Assistant IntegrationMotion
CategoryVideo SurveillanceVideo Surveillance
LicenseMITGPL-2.0
LanguagePythonC++
Setup difficultyEasyMedium
Min. RAM128 MB256 MB
Deploymentsourcedocker, bare-metal
GitHub stars★ 1,224★ 4,030
First released20212000
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 Motion if…

  • Tiny footprint
  • Highly scriptable
Motion details

Frequently asked questions

Is Frigate Home Assistant Integration or Motion better?

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

Yes. Frigate Home Assistant Integration is licensed under MIT and Motion under GPL-2.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

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

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

Related comparisons