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Frigate Mobile Companion vs motionEye

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 MO motionEye Web frontend for the Motion video surveillance program
FeatureFrigate Mobile CompanionmotionEye
CategoryVideo SurveillanceVideo Surveillance
LicenseApache-2.0GPL-3.0
LanguageHTMLPython
Setup difficultyEasyEasy
Min. RAM512 MB512 MB
Deploymentdockerdocker, bare-metal
GitHub stars★ 5,150★ 4,651
First released20152013
ReplacesWowzaNest Cam

Why pick each one

Choose Frigate Mobile Companion if…

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

Choose motionEye if…

  • Easy to set up
  • Great for DIY builds
motionEye details

Frequently asked questions

Is Frigate Mobile Companion or motionEye better?

Neither is universally better. Frigate Mobile Companion has the larger community; both share a easy setup difficulty, so the decision comes down to features and licensing.

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

Yes. Frigate Mobile Companion is licensed under Apache-2.0 and motionEye under GPL-3.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Frigate Mobile Companion and motionEye with Docker?

Frigate Mobile Companion: yes. motionEye: yes.

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