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Frigate Mobile Companion vs zmNinja

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 ZM zmNinja Cross-platform mobile and desktop client for ZoneMinder
FeatureFrigate Mobile CompanionzmNinja
CategoryVideo SurveillanceVideo Surveillance
LicenseApache-2.0GPL-2.0
LanguageHTMLJavaScript
Setup difficultyEasyEasy
Min. RAM512 MB256 MB
Deploymentdockerbinary, source
GitHub stars★ 5,150★ 1,080
First released20152015
ReplacesWowzaCommercial CCTV apps

Why pick each one

Choose Frigate Mobile Companion if…

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

Choose zmNinja if…

  • Polished ZoneMinder client
  • Works on all platforms
zmNinja details

Frequently asked questions

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

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

Can I run Frigate Mobile Companion and zmNinja with Docker?

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

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