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Frigate Mobile Companion vs RTSPtoWebRTC

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 RT RTSPtoWebRTC Low-latency RTSP camera streaming to browsers over WebRTC
FeatureFrigate Mobile CompanionRTSPtoWebRTC
CategoryVideo SurveillanceVideo Surveillance
LicenseApache-2.0MIT
LanguageHTMLJavaScript
Setup difficultyEasyMedium
Min. RAM512 MB128 MB
Deploymentdockerdocker, binary
GitHub stars★ 5,150★ 1,786
First released20152020
ReplacesWowzacommercial camera viewer software

Why pick each one

Choose Frigate Mobile Companion if…

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

Choose RTSPtoWebRTC if…

  • Released under the MIT license
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Active community (1.8k GitHub stars)
  • Written in JavaScript
RTSPtoWebRTC details

Frequently asked questions

Is Frigate Mobile Companion or RTSPtoWebRTC better?

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

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

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

Can I run Frigate Mobile Companion and RTSPtoWebRTC with Docker?

Frigate Mobile Companion: yes. RTSPtoWebRTC: yes.

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