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Frigate Mobile Companion vs RtspToWeb

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 RtspToWeb Restream RTSP camera feeds to web browsers
FeatureFrigate Mobile CompanionRtspToWeb
CategoryVideo SurveillanceVideo Surveillance
LicenseApache-2.0MIT
LanguageHTMLJavaScript
Setup difficultyEasyEasy
Min. RAM512 MB256 MB
Deploymentdockerdocker, binary
GitHub stars★ 5,150★ 1,689
First released20152021
ReplacesWowzago2rtc

Why pick each one

Choose Frigate Mobile Companion if…

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

Choose RtspToWeb if…

  • Released under the MIT license
  • Easy to set up — beginner-friendly
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Active community (1.7k GitHub stars)
RtspToWeb details

Frequently asked questions

Is Frigate Mobile Companion or RtspToWeb 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 RtspToWeb free and open-source?

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

Can I run Frigate Mobile Companion and RtspToWeb with Docker?

Frigate Mobile Companion: yes. RtspToWeb: yes.

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