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Free iSpy Alternatives

The best free alternative to iSpy is ZoneMinder, which is also Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to iSpy and many of them is free so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free alternatives to iSpy are Shinobi, AtHome Video Streamer, motionEyeOS and Haven.

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  • Windows

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  1. ZoneMinder icon

    ZoneMinder

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    • Free • Open Source
    • Linux

    ZoneMinder is a 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.

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    Most users think ZoneMinder is a great alternative to iSpy.

    Zoneminder can even run in a Pentium computer. It has great features.

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    no wondows support, iSpy is windows too

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  2. Shinobi icon

    Shinobi

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    • Free Personal • Open Source
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted

    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.

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    Most users think Shinobi is a great alternative to iSpy.

  4. 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.

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    Most users think AtHome Video Streamer is a great alternative to iSpy.

    Trying to motion record an ip camera

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    motionEyeOS

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    • Free • Open Source
    • Linux
    • Banana Pi
    • Raspberry Pi
    • Orange Pi
    • Odroid

    motionEyeOS is a Linux distribution that turns a single-board computer into a video surveillance system. The OS is based on BuildRoot and uses motion as a backend and motionEye for the frontend.

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  6. Haven icon

    Haven

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    • Free • Open Source
    • Android

    Haven is for people who need a way to protect their personal spaces and possessions without compromising their own privacy. It is an Android application that leverages on-device sensors to provide monitoring and protection of physical spaces.

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  8. Motion icon

    Motion

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    • Free • Open Source
    • Linux

    Motion is a program that monitors the video signal from one or more cameras and is able to detect if a significant part of the picture has changed; in other words, it can detect motion.

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    Most users think Motion is a great alternative to iSpy.

  9. 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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    Some users think Yawcam is a great alternative to iSpy, some don't.

    it's only for webcam not for IP camera

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    MotionEye

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    • Free • Open Source
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Raspbian
    • Raspberry Pi

    motionEye is a web frontend for the motion daemon, written in Python.

    Discontinued

    https://github.com/ccrisan/motioneye#readme

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    Contacam

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    • Free • Open Source
    • Windows

    This Free Video Surveillance and Live Webcam software for Windows is extremely easy on system resources, and does not contain unnecessary bloat.

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    Most users think Contacam is a great alternative to iSpy.
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    tinyCam Monitor

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    • Freemium • Proprietary
    • Android

    tinyCam Monitor is an Android app for remote surveillance/control for your private or public network/IP cameras, video encoders, DVRs, and webcams.

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