ZoneMinder Alternatives
ZoneMinder is described as 'Free video camera security application suite, designed for low cost DIY video security including commercial or home CCTV, theft prevention and child or family member monitoring including nanny cam applications' and is an app in the video & movies category. There are more than 50 alternatives to ZoneMinder for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Android, iPhone, Linux and iPad apps. The best ZoneMinder alternative is Motion, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like ZoneMinder are Shinobi, Frigate NVR, Blue Iris and motionEye.
Alternatives list
- 33 Shinobi alternatives
Shinobi is an Open Source CCTV software written in Node.JS. Streams are img tags, but not MJPEG. Images are transferred through WebSocket. Files are saved in WebM videos, not JPEGs.
Cost / License
- Free Personal
- Open Source
Platforms
- Mac
- Linux
- Online
- Self-Hosted


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- 20 Frigate NVR alternatives
A complete and local NVR with AI object detection. Uses OpenCV and Tensorflow to perform realtime object detection locally for IP cameras. With a very good HomeAssistant integration.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
Platforms
- Linux
- Self-Hosted



- 51 Blue Iris alternatives
Video camera software suite that supports up to 64 cameras, livestreaming, and video/image capture.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Windows
- Android
- iPhone


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- 47 motionEye alternatives
motionEye is an online interface for the software motion, a video surveillance program with motion detection.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Platforms
- Linux
- Self-Hosted
- Raspberry Pi OS
- Raspberry Pi


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- 22 Milestone Xprotect alternatives
Video management system with browser and mobile access, integration for over 14,000 devices, third-party app support, cloud or on-premises deployment, centralized surveillance, secure encryption, failover reliability, analytics, and 24/7 technical support.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Windows
- Android
- Android Tablet
- iPhone
- iPad

- 69 Yawcam alternatives
Yawcam stands for Yet Another Webcam software & that's exactly what it is. More precisely Yawcam is a webcam software for windows written in Java. The main ideas for Yawcam are to keep it simple and easy to use, but to include all the usual features.


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AtHome Video Streamer instantly turns your computer or smart devices into a video surveillance camera. Paired with the AtHome Camera app installed on other smartphones or Windows computers, you can access and control the security camera anywhere anytime.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad


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Nx Witness VMS is the next generation of IP video camera management software, allowing operators to instantly discover 99% of IP cameras and create and share an unlimited number of custom views combining live video, browser windows, and more!.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad


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Sighthound Video detects people and moving objects in video streams for security and monitoring purposes. It runs on a PC or Mac, and uses off-the-shelf USB webcams or network (IP) cameras.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad


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With UniFi Protect you can configure your Protect devices, watch live camera streams and recordings, download footage, create recording schedules, customize detection-specific notifications, and much more!.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- Self-Hosted


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- 15 Synology Surveillance Station alternatives
Synology Surveillance Station is an NVR (network video recorder) system to safeguard security through IP camera monitoring.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Self-Hosted







































Much lower resource usage and very flexible configuration