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Frigate Home Assistant Integration vs Shinobi

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 SH Shinobi Open-source NVR and CCTV software for IP cameras
FeatureFrigate Home Assistant IntegrationShinobi
CategoryVideo SurveillanceVideo Surveillance
LicenseMITGPL-3.0
LanguagePythonJavaScript
Setup difficultyEasyMedium
Min. RAM128 MB2,048 MB
Deploymentsourcedocker, bare-metal
GitHub stars★ 1,224★ 4,000
First released20212017
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 Shinobi if…

  • Flexible camera support
  • Active community
Shinobi details

Frequently asked questions

Is Frigate Home Assistant Integration or Shinobi better?

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

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

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

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

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