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Frigate Mobile Companion vs ZoneMinder

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 ZO ZoneMinder Full-featured closed-circuit television software suite
FeatureFrigate Mobile CompanionZoneMinder
CategoryVideo SurveillanceVideo Surveillance
LicenseApache-2.0GPL-2.0
LanguageHTMLPHP
Setup difficultyEasyHard
Min. RAM512 MB2,048 MB
Deploymentdockerdocker, bare-metal
GitHub stars★ 5,150★ 5,899
First released20152002
ReplacesWowzaBlue Iris, Milestone XProtect

Why pick each one

Choose Frigate Mobile Companion if…

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

Choose ZoneMinder if…

  • Very mature project
  • Highly configurable
ZoneMinder details

Frequently asked questions

Is Frigate Mobile Companion or ZoneMinder better?

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

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

Can I run Frigate Mobile Companion and ZoneMinder with Docker?

Frigate Mobile Companion: yes. ZoneMinder: yes.

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