Motion Alternatives

Motion is described as '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' and is an app. There are more than 10 alternatives to Motion for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Self-Hosted, Android and iPhone apps. The best Motion alternative is ZoneMinder, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Motion are Yawcam, MotionEye, Viseron and Frigate NVR.

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  1. ZoneMinder icon
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    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.

    51 ZoneMinder alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
    • ZoneMinder is the most popular Linux alternative to Motion.

    • ZoneMinder is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Motion.

    • ZoneMinder is Free and Open SourceMotion is also Free and Open Source
  2. Yawcam icon
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    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.

    67 Yawcam alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Java
     
    • Yawcam is the most popular Windows alternative to Motion.

    • Yawcam is Free and ProprietaryMotion is Free and Open Source
  3. MotionEye icon
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    motionEye is a web frontend for the motion daemon, written in Python.

    45 MotionEye alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Raspberry Pi OS
    • Raspberry Pi
     
    • MotionEye is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Motion.

    • MotionEye is Free and Open SourceMotion is also Free and Open Source
  4. Viseron icon
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    Self-hosted, local only NVR and AI Computer Vision software. With features such as object detection, motion detection, face recognition and more, it gives you the power to keep an eye on your home, office or any other place you want to monitor.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Docker
    • Self-Hosted
     
  5. Frigate NVR icon
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    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.

    15 Frigate NVR alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
  6. Haven icon
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    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.

    5 Haven alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Android
     
    • Haven is the most popular Android alternative to Motion.

    • Haven is Free and Open SourceMotion is also Free and Open Source
  7. Contacam icon
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    This Free Video Surveillance and Live Webcam software for Windows is extremely easy on system resources, and does not contain unnecessary bloat. It is fast, light, and versatile enough to meet all your security needs while still being very user friendly and able to run on even...

    37 Contacam alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. motionEyeOS icon
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    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.

    57 motionEyeOS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Banana Pi
    • Raspberry Pi
    • Orange Pi
    • Odroid
     
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    Motion detection and webcam monitoring. Video surveillance with multiple IP cameras and video capture devices. For each video frame, if motion is detected, the Alarm event occurs, that returns a global motion ratio, depending of the number of cells in which motion has been...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • Webcam Motion Detector is the most popular commercial alternative to Motion.

    • Webcam Motion Detector is Paid and ProprietaryMotion is Free and Open Source
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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.

    29 Sighthound Video alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
    • Sighthound Video is the most popular Mac, iPhone, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to Motion.

    • Sighthound Video is Freemium and ProprietaryMotion is Free and Open Source
  11. AMcap icon
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    AMCap is a small yet fully functional video capture and preview application compatible with Microsoft DirectShow (formerly ActiveMovie, hence the name). It is based on the sample AMCap source code from the Microsoft DirectX 9...

    45 AMcap alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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