ZoneMinder Alternatives for Linux

There are many alternatives to ZoneMinder for Linux if you are looking for a replacement. The best Linux alternative is Motion, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to ZoneMinder and 16 are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to ZoneMinder are Shinobi, motionEye, Frigate NVR and Nx Witness VMS.

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  1. Motion icon
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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

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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    Much lower resource usage and very flexible configuration

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Motion is Free and Open SourceZoneMinder is also Free and Open Source
  2. Shinobi icon
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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.

    30 Shinobi alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  3. motionEye icon
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    motionEye is an online interface for the software motion, a video surveillance program with motion detection.

    45 motionEye alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Raspberry Pi OS
    • Raspberry Pi
     
  4. 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 (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
  5. Nx Witness VMS is the next generation of IP video camera management software, allowing operators to instantly discover 99% of IP cameras and create and share an unlimited number of custom views combining live video, browser windows, and more!.

    18 Nx Witness VMS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  6. xeoma icon
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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

    36 xeoma alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  7. 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
     
  8. Agent DVR icon
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    Agent DVR is a new advanced video surveillance platform for Windows, Mac OS, Linux, Raspberry Pi and Docker. Agent has a unified user interface that runs on all modern computers, mobile devices and even Virtual Reality.

    8 Agent DVR alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Docker
     
  9. Axxon Next icon
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    AxxonSoft is a leading software developer that combines IP-based physical security information management (PSIM), intelligent video analytics, video management software, facial recognition, POS and road traffic monitoring, and an enterprise-wide platform into fully integrated...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
     
  10. 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.

    46 Kerberos.IO alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Chrome OS
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    • Raspbian
    • Raspberry Pi
    • Docker
     
  11. CameraUi icon
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    NVR like user Interface for RTSP capable cameras.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
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