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Frigate Mobile Companion vs OpenALPR

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 OP OpenALPR Automatic license plate recognition library
FeatureFrigate Mobile CompanionOpenALPR
CategoryVideo SurveillanceVideo Surveillance
LicenseApache-2.0AGPL-3.0
LanguageHTMLC++
Setup difficultyEasyHard
Min. RAM512 MB1,024 MB
Deploymentdockerdocker, bare-metal
GitHub stars★ 5,150★ 11,440
First released20152015
ReplacesWowzaRekor Scout, Plate Recognizer

Why pick each one

Choose Frigate Mobile Companion if…

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

Choose OpenALPR if…

  • Released under the AGPL-3.0 license
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Mature project with 11.4k GitHub stars
  • Written in C++
OpenALPR details

Frequently asked questions

Is Frigate Mobile Companion or OpenALPR better?

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

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

Can I run Frigate Mobile Companion and OpenALPR with Docker?

Frigate Mobile Companion: yes. OpenALPR: yes.

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