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Frigate Mobile Companion vs Kerberos Agent

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 KE Kerberos Agent Lightweight video surveillance agent for a single camera
FeatureFrigate Mobile CompanionKerberos Agent
CategoryVideo SurveillanceVideo Surveillance
LicenseApache-2.0MIT
LanguageHTMLGo
Setup difficultyEasyMedium
Min. RAM512 MB512 MB
Deploymentdockerdocker, kubernetes
GitHub stars★ 5,150★ 1,088
First released20152014
ReplacesWowzaNest Cam

Why pick each one

Choose Frigate Mobile Companion if…

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

Choose Kerberos Agent if…

  • Lightweight per-camera model
  • Scales with orchestration
Kerberos Agent details

Frequently asked questions

Is Frigate Mobile Companion or Kerberos Agent better?

Frigate Mobile Companion is the stronger all-round pick: it has both the larger community and the simpler easy setup. Consider Kerberos Agent if its specific feature set fits your needs better.

Are Frigate Mobile Companion and Kerberos Agent free and open-source?

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

Can I run Frigate Mobile Companion and Kerberos Agent with Docker?

Frigate Mobile Companion: yes. Kerberos Agent: yes.

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