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Frigate Mobile Companion vs go2rtc

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 Mobile Companion Network video recorder front-end for review and clips VS GO go2rtc Ultimate camera streaming gateway with low latency
FeatureFrigate Mobile Companiongo2rtc
CategoryVideo SurveillanceVideo Surveillance
LicenseApache-2.0MIT
LanguageHTMLGo
Setup difficultyEasyMedium
Min. RAM512 MB128 MB
Deploymentdockerdocker, binary, bare-metal
GitHub stars★ 5,150★ 13,837
First released20152022
ReplacesWowzaNest Cam

Why pick each one

Choose Frigate Mobile Companion if…

  • Easy to publish camera feeds
  • Polished interface
Frigate Mobile Companion details

Choose go2rtc if…

  • Very low latency
  • Lightweight and flexible
go2rtc details

Frequently asked questions

Is Frigate Mobile Companion or go2rtc better?

Neither is universally better. go2rtc has the larger community, while Frigate Mobile Companion is simpler to set up (easy difficulty). Choose based on the comparison table above and your own setup.

Are Frigate Mobile Companion and go2rtc free and open-source?

Yes. Frigate Mobile Companion is licensed under Apache-2.0 and go2rtc under MIT. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Frigate Mobile Companion and go2rtc with Docker?

Frigate Mobile Companion: yes. go2rtc: yes.

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