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Frigate Home Assistant Integration vs ZoneMinder

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 ZO ZoneMinder Full-featured closed-circuit television software suite
FeatureFrigate Home Assistant IntegrationZoneMinder
CategoryVideo SurveillanceVideo Surveillance
LicenseMITGPL-2.0
LanguagePythonPHP
Setup difficultyEasyHard
Min. RAM128 MB2,048 MB
Deploymentsourcedocker, bare-metal
GitHub stars★ 1,224★ 5,899
First released20212002
ReplacesCloud camera integrationsBlue Iris, Milestone XProtect

Why pick each one

Choose Frigate Home Assistant Integration if…

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

Choose ZoneMinder if…

  • Very mature project
  • Highly configurable
ZoneMinder details

Frequently asked questions

Is Frigate Home Assistant Integration or ZoneMinder better?

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

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

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

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

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