# Frigate vs home-screens

> Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

| | Frigate | home-screens |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 84/100 ✓ | 50/100 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 24 in Video Surveillance | #63 of 104 in Home Automation |
| GitHub stars | 37 042 ✓ | 91 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +971 ✓ | +22 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 8 | 9 ✓ |
| Latest release | v0.18.2 · 15 Oct 2026 | v1.14.0 · 25 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Advanced | Moderate ✓ |
| Official Docker image | Yes ✓ | No |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Main language | Python | Typescript |

## Which one should you pick?

Frigate scores 84/100 against 50/100 for home-screens, so it is the safer default.

home-screens ships more often: 9 stable releases in the past year, against 8 for Frigate.

If you want the quickest setup, home-screens is easier to run; Frigate needs more configuration.

Frigate is growing faster right now (+971 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [Frigate](https://selfhost.directory/project/frigate) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/frigate.md)
- [home-screens](https://selfhost.directory/project/home-screens) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/home-screens.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/frigate-vs-home-screens