Synology Surveillance Station Alternatives

Synology Surveillance Station is described as 'NVR (network video recorder) system to safeguard security through IP camera monitoring' and is an app. There are more than 10 alternatives to Synology Surveillance Station for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Self-Hosted, Raspberry Pi, Mac and Windows apps. The best Synology Surveillance Station alternative is ZoneMinder, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Synology Surveillance Station are Shinobi, Yawcam, Frigate NVR and MotionEye.

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Synology Surveillance Station is an NVR (network video recorder) system to safeguard security through IP camera monitoring.

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Synology Surveillance Station alternatives page was last updated Jun 3, 2025
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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 Synology Surveillance Station

     

    • ZoneMinder is the most popular Linux alternative to Synology Surveillance Station.

    • ZoneMinder is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Synology Surveillance Station.

    • ZoneMinder is Free and Open SourceSynology Surveillance Station is Freemium and Proprietary
  2. Shinobi icon

    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 Synology Surveillance Station

     

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

    • Shinobi is Free Personal and Open SourceSynology Surveillance Station is Freemium and Proprietary
  4. Yawcam icon

    Yawcam

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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.

    65 Yawcam alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • SE flagSweden
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Java
    The main window (control panel)

    Yawcam Features

    1.  People detection
    2.  Time-lapse
    3.  Streaming
    4.  Webcam recording
    5.  Motion Detection
    6.  Java based
    7.  Multiple languages

    Yawcam VS Synology Surveillance Station

     

    • Yawcam is the most popular Windows alternative to Synology Surveillance Station.

    • Yawcam is Free and ProprietarySynology Surveillance Station is Freemium and Proprietary
  5. Frigate NVR icon

    Frigate NVR

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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.

    16 Frigate NVR alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    Frigate NVR screenshot 1

    Frigate NVR Features

    1.  Self-hosted
    2.  AI-Powered

    Frigate NVR VS Synology Surveillance Station

     
  6. MotionEye icon

    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

    MotionEye VS Synology Surveillance Station

     
  7. 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.

    20 Motion alternatives

    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

    Motion VS Synology Surveillance Station

     
  9. Contacam icon

    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 Synology Surveillance Station

     
  10. motionEyeOS icon

    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

    motionEyeOS VS Synology Surveillance Station

     
  11. Kerberos.IO icon

    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 Synology Surveillance Station

     
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    xeoma

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    Xeoma has been actively developed since 2011, it works on Windows, Linux / ARM (Raspberry), Mac OS X, iOS and Android. It supports 99.9% of cameras and has more than 100 different functions, many of which are performed with AI. Test it yourself with free demo licenses on www.xeoma.com

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • RU flagRussia

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    Face recognition in Xeoma

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  No Tracking
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Portable
    5.  Works Offline
    6.  Command line interface
    7.  Scheduling
    8.  Motion Detection
    9.  pan–tilt–zoom camera
    10.  AI-Powered
    11.  Video analytics
    12.  Push Notifications

    xeoma VS Synology Surveillance Station

     

    • xeoma is the most popular Android, iPhone, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to Synology Surveillance Station.

    • xeoma is the most popular commercial alternative to Synology Surveillance Station.

    • xeoma is Paid and ProprietarySynology Surveillance Station is Freemium and Proprietary
    • xeoma is Privacy focusedSynology Surveillance Station is not according to our users
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    WolfRecorder

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    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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    WolfRecorder screenshot 1

    WolfRecorder Features

    1.  IP camera
    2.  DVR
    3.  Streaming
    4.  Network Video Recorder

    WolfRecorder VS Synology Surveillance Station

     
  14. Privastead icon

    Privastead

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    Privastead is a privacy-preserving home security camera solution that uses end-to-end encryption. It has three key benefits:

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Self-Hosted
    Privastead screenshot 1
    Privastead screenshot 2

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Security-focused

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  No Tracking
    3.  Ad-free

    Privastead VS Synology Surveillance Station

     
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