SpyCam Alternatives

SpyCam is described as 'Secure your home or office with SpyCam - Home Security Monitor, the ultimate solution for real-time surveillance directly from your Mac. Seamlessly integrating with your device's menu bar, SpyCam offers a discreet yet powerful monitoring tool that's always at your' and is an app in the video & movies category. There are more than 10 alternatives to SpyCam for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Self-Hosted, Mac and Raspberry Pi apps. The best SpyCam alternative is ZoneMinder, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like SpyCam are Shinobi, MotionEye, Motion and Contacam.

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  1. ZoneMinder icon

    ZoneMinder

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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.

    49 ZoneMinder alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    ZoneMinder Montage

    ZoneMinder Features

    1.  Motion Detection
    2.  Video-surveillance

    ZoneMinder VS SpyCam

     

    • ZoneMinder is the most popular Linux alternative to SpyCam.

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

    • ZoneMinder is Free and Open SourceSpyCam is Freemium and Proprietary
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    Shinobi

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    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.

    26 Shinobi alternatives

    License model

    • Free Personal • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    Shinobi screenshot 1

    Shinobi Features

    1.  Live Preview
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Support for Multiple Monitors
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  Multiple Cameras
    6.  Record videos
    7.  Embedded video stream
    8.  Websocket streams

    Shinobi VS SpyCam

     

    • Shinobi is the most popular Web-based, Mac & Self-Hosted alternative to SpyCam.

    • Shinobi is Free Personal and Open SourceSpyCam is Freemium and Proprietary
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    MotionEye

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

    44 MotionEye alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Raspberry Pi OS
    • Raspberry Pi
    Normal Desktop View

    MotionEye Features

    1.  Video-surveillance
    2.  Motion Detection
    3.  Remote monitoring

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  5. Motion icon

    Motion

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    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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Motion screenshot 1

    Motion Features

    1.  Facial Recognition
    2.  Track everything
    3.  Motion Detection

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    Contacam

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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

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    5 Running Cameras

    Contacam Features

    1.  Video-surveillance
    2.  Webcam recording
    3.  Multiple languages

    Contacam VS SpyCam

     

    • Contacam is the most popular Windows alternative to SpyCam.

    • Contacam is Free and ProprietarySpyCam is Freemium and Proprietary
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    motionEyeOS

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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.

    58 motionEyeOS alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • RO flagRomania
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Banana Pi
    • Raspberry Pi
    • Orange Pi
    • Odroid
    Normal Desktop View
    Discontinued

    motionEyeOS is, at least for now, unmaintained and not being updated as stated on the GitHub repo.

    motionEyeOS Features

    1.  Linux-based
    2.  Video-surveillance
    3.  Motion Detection

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  9. Webcam Motion Detector icon

    Webcam Motion Detector

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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...

    32 Webcam Motion Detector alternatives

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • RU flagRussia

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Motion detection and webcam monitoring software.

    Webcam Motion Detector Features

    1.  Webcam recording
    2.  Motion Detection
    3.  Remote monitoring
    4.  Video-surveillance
    5.  Multiple Cameras
    6.  Record videos

    Webcam Motion Detector VS SpyCam

     

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

    • Webcam Motion Detector is Paid and ProprietarySpyCam is Freemium and Proprietary
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    Kerberos.IO

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

    License model

    • Freemium • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • BE flagBelgium
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Chrome OS
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    • Raspbian
    • Raspberry Pi
    • Docker
    Kerberos.IO screenshot 1

    Kerberos.IO Features

    1.  Motion Capture
    2.  Remote monitoring
    3.  Webcam recording
    4.  Video-surveillance
    5.  Motion Detection

    Kerberos.IO VS SpyCam

     
  11. Zebra-Media Surveillance System icon

    Zebra-Media Surveillance System

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    Video surveillance and motion capture software. Some key features are: unlimited cameras (including IP and USB cameras), motion detection, SMS and MMS and Email alerts, play sound file (useful on motion detection), adjustable sensitivity for each zone, record on detection, save...

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • RU flagRussia

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Zebra-Media Surveillance System screenshot 1

    Zebra-Media Surveillance System Features

    1.  Webcam recording
    2.  Motion Detection
    3.  Video-surveillance

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    webcam surveyor

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    Webcam Surveyor is optimal solution for you surveillance system. With intelligent motion detection algorithm you can easy monitoring your home or office. WebCam Surveyor even makes it possible to send out predefined E-mail with surveillance images attached or.

    25 webcam surveyor alternatives

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    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Webcam Surveyor main window screenshot

    webcam surveyor Features

    1.  Time-lapse
    2.  Motion Detection
    3.  Record videos
    4.  Capture Video
    5.  Live Broadcasting

    webcam surveyor VS SpyCam

     

  13. WebCam Monitor

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    WebCam Monitor keeps watch over your home, office, or any location. This webcam surveillance software detects motion or noise, and triggers alerts that can record video and audio of the incident, notify you by e-mail or text message, or sound an audible alarm.

    License model

    Platforms

    • Windows
    WebCam Monitor screenshot 1

    WebCam Monitor Features

    1.  Motion Detection
    2.  Webcam recording

    WebCam Monitor VS SpyCam

     

  14. Bitsii WebCam

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    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).

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Bitsii WebCam Features

    1.  Motion Detection

    Bitsii WebCam VS SpyCam

     
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