Open Source ZoneMinder Alternatives for Linux

There are many alternatives to ZoneMinder for Linux if you are looking for a replacement. The best open source Linux alternative is Motion. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to ZoneMinder and 12 are open source and available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source Linux alternatives to ZoneMinder are Shinobi, MotionEye, Frigate NVR and motionEyeOS.

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  1. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
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    Much lower resource usage and very flexible configuration

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    • Almost everyone thinks Motion is a great ZoneMinder alternative.

    • Motion is the most popular Linux alternative to ZoneMinder.

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

    • Motion is Free and Open SourceZoneMinder is also Free and Open Source
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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

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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    • Most users think Shinobi is a great ZoneMinder alternative.

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

    • Shinobi is Free Personal and Open SourceZoneMinder is Free and Open Source
  4. MotionEye icon

    MotionEye

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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
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  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.

    15 Frigate NVR alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
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  6. 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.

    57 motionEyeOS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Banana Pi
    • Raspberry Pi
    • Orange Pi
    • Odroid
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  7. 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.

    46 Kerberos.IO alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Chrome OS
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    • Raspbian
    • Raspberry Pi
    • Docker
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  9. OnvifDeviceManager

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    The goal of this project is to implement a Onvif Device Manager similar to the windows client, compatible for linux. I'm also working on adding some Profile T capabilities, such as bidirectional audio.

    6 OnvifDeviceManager alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  10. CameraUi icon

    CameraUi

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    NVR like user Interface for RTSP capable cameras.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
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    Bluecherry

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

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  12. ONVIFViewer icon

    ONVIFViewer

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    The goal of this project is to replace the proprietary app that was needed to configure and view my IP camera. The ONVIF protocol can be used to view and configure many types of camera's and is a open standard that can be implemented using standard SOAP libraries.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  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).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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