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Frigate

Ch 077.1of 23 AI Video Analytics Software
  1. 1Runs onAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
  2. 2CostsFree plan · paid from $4.17/mo
  3. 3Real-time alertsYes
  4. 4Object detectionYes
  5. 5Behavior and event detectionYes
  6. 6Deployment modeledge
  7. 7Industry templatesYes
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Overview

Frigate is ranked #7 of 23 in AI video analytics software on Specifiction. It runs on API, Linux, Self-hosted, Web. There is a free plan. Paid plans start at $4.17/mo.

Frigate plans and pricing

All plans
Frigate Free Open-source NVR; runs as a Docker container on a Docker host github.com · 29 Sept 2026
Frigate+ Subscription $50/yr annually Access to Frigate+ models · Up to 12 fine tuned models · AI suggested labels for uploads · Supports open source Frigate frigate.video · 29 Sept 2026

Compared on AI video analytics software

Free plan
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Real-time alerts
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Object detection
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Behavior and event detection
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Deployment model
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Industry templates
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Facts

Purpose
Frigate is an open source NVR for IP cameras that performs real-time AI object detection locally on the user’s hardware.frigate.video · 29 Sept 2026
Privacy
The maker says all processing is local and camera feeds never leave the home.frigate.video · 29 Sept 2026
False positives
With a supported AI accelerator, Frigate uses object detection to distinguish objects such as people and cars from motion.frigate.video · 29 Sept 2026
Detection speed
The site says Frigate can run 100+ object detections per second with a supported AI accelerator.frigate.video · 29 Sept 2026
Zones
Frigate tracks objects in real time and lets users refine notifications based on precise locations.frigate.video · 29 Sept 2026
Integrations
The maker lists Home Assistant, OpenHab, NodeRed and systems with MQTT support as integrations.frigate.video · 29 Sept 2026
Installation
Frigate runs as a Docker container on Docker hosts, including as a Home Assistant App.docs.frigate.video · 29 Sept 2026
Recommended setup
The documentation recommends Docker Compose and says Frigate runs best with Docker on bare-metal Debian-based distributions.docs.frigate.video · 29 Sept 2026
Windows support
Windows is not officially supported, though the documentation says some users have run Frigate under WSL or VirtualBox.docs.frigate.video · 29 Sept 2026
Recording
Frigate records video with retention settings based on detected objects and supports 24/7 recording.github.com · 29 Sept 2026
Home Assistant integration
The integration provides camera, image, sensor, switch and binary sensor entities, plus browsing for snapshots and recordings.docs.frigate.video · 29 Sept 2026
API
Frigate provides an HTTP API with endpoints covering areas including cameras, classification, events, media and recordings.docs.frigate.video · 29 Sept 2026
Authentication
Frigate stores user information in its database and hashes passwords with PBKDF2-SHA256 using 600,000 iterations.docs.frigate.video · 29 Sept 2026
Security limit
The documentation says Frigate does not implement OIDC, SAML or LDAP natively and can use upstream authentication proxies for those protocols.docs.frigate.video · 29 Sept 2026
Frigate+ limit
Frigate+ model training supports only specific labels and does not yet allow custom labels.frigate.video · 29 Sept 2026

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