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Frigate Home Assistant Integration vs CameraView

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 CA CameraView Android library for camera capture and streaming apps
FeatureFrigate Home Assistant IntegrationCameraView
CategoryVideo SurveillanceVideo Surveillance
LicenseMITMIT
LanguagePythonJava
Setup difficultyEasyMedium
Min. RAM128 MB256 MB
Deploymentsourcesource
GitHub stars★ 1,224★ 5,128
First released20212016
ReplacesCloud camera integrationsProprietary camera SDKs

Why pick each one

Choose Frigate Home Assistant Integration if…

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

Choose CameraView if…

  • Simplifies Android camera apps
  • Well documented
CameraView details

Frequently asked questions

Is Frigate Home Assistant Integration or CameraView better?

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

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

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

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

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