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Frigate Mobile Companion vs OpenCvSharp

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 OpenCvSharp .NET wrapper for OpenCV computer vision
FeatureFrigate Mobile CompanionOpenCvSharp
CategoryVideo SurveillanceVideo Surveillance
LicenseApache-2.0Apache-2.0
LanguageHTMLC#
Setup difficultyEasyMedium
Min. RAM512 MB512 MB
Deploymentdockersource
GitHub stars★ 5,150★ 6,056
First released20152008
ReplacesWowzaCommercial vision SDKs

Why pick each one

Choose Frigate Mobile Companion if…

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

Choose OpenCvSharp if…

  • Mature and complete
  • Great for custom systems
OpenCvSharp details

Frequently asked questions

Is Frigate Mobile Companion or OpenCvSharp better?

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

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

Can I run Frigate Mobile Companion and OpenCvSharp with Docker?

Frigate Mobile Companion: yes. OpenCvSharp: check the project docs for container support.

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