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Frigate Mobile Companion vs Viseron

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 VI Viseron Self-hosted NVR with local AI object detection
FeatureFrigate Mobile CompanionViseron
CategoryVideo SurveillanceVideo Surveillance
LicenseApache-2.0MIT
LanguageHTMLPython
Setup difficultyEasyMedium
Min. RAM512 MB2,048 MB
Deploymentdockerdocker
GitHub stars★ 5,150★ 3,334
First released20152020
ReplacesWowzaNest Cam, Blue Iris

Why pick each one

Choose Frigate Mobile Companion if…

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

Choose Viseron if…

  • Fully local processing
  • Supports Coral and GPU acceleration
Viseron details

Frequently asked questions

Is Frigate Mobile Companion or Viseron better?

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

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

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

Can I run Frigate Mobile Companion and Viseron with Docker?

Frigate Mobile Companion: yes. Viseron: yes.

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