Open Source Shinobi Alternatives

The best open source alternative to Shinobi is Frigate NVR. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Shinobi and 15 is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to Shinobi are ZoneMinder, Viseron, motionEye and camera.ui.

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  1. Frigate NVR icon
     10 likes

    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.

    32 Frigate NVR alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Since

    • Since 2021

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
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  2. ZoneMinder icon
     37 likes

    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.

    65 ZoneMinder alternatives

    Cost / License

    Since

    • Since 2010

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  3. 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 (MIT)

    Since

    • Since 2024

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
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  4. motionEye icon
     14 likes

    motionEye is an online interface for the software motion, a video surveillance program with motion detection.

    56 motionEye alternatives

    Cost / License

    Since

    • Since 2018

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Raspberry Pi
    • Raspberry Pi OS
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  5. camera.ui icon
     1 like

    camera.ui is a self-hosted platform for IP cameras. It runs on your own hardware and brings live view, detection, recording and smart home integrations into one app.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Since

    • Since 2021

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Docker
    • Apple TV
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  6. motionEyeOS icon
     10 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Since

    • Since 2018

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Raspberry Pi
    • Odroid
    • Banana Pi
    • Orange Pi
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  7. VibeNVR icon
     1 like

    VibeNVR is a modern, modular, and containerized video surveillance system designed to manage IP cameras, recordings, motion detection, and a unified event timeline. It features a custom high-performance video engine (VibeEngine) built for efficiency and reliability, wrapped in a...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Since

    • Since 2026

    Platforms

    • Docker
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  8. Kerberos.IO icon
     5 likes

    Kerberos.io is a low-budget video surveillance solution, that uses computer vision algorithms to detect changes, and that can trigger other devices.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Since

    • Since 2017

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
    • BSD
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
    • Raspberry Pi
    • Raspbian
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  9. WolfRecorder icon
     1 like

    A high-performance, self-hosted open-source NVR/DVR/CCTV system for capturing and storing video from IP cameras. It can manage hundreds of cameras per host or scale into a powerful cluster.

    Cost / License

    Since

    • Since 2025

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
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  10. Bluecherry icon
     1 like

    Bluecherry is a leader in Linux based surveillance software and equipment. Bluecherry also sells analog and network cameras and equipment.

    Cost / License

    Since

    • Since 2018

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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  11. Bitsii WebCam is an OpenSource motion detecting webcam application that you can install via the Bitsii bridge on Windows, MacOS, and Linux (including Raspberry Pi s).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Since

    • Since 2021

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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  12. Inksight NVR is a free, open-source, local-first Network Video Recorder (NVR) and Video Management System built natively for Windows. Instead of requiring Docker, Linux virtual machines, YAML configuration files, or paid cloud subscriptions, Inksight installs via a single...

    Cost / License

    Since

    • New

    Platforms

    • Windows
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