# MikroDash vs motionEye

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

| | MikroDash | motionEye |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 49/100 | 65/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #27 of 48 in Network Monitoring | #4 of 24 in Video Surveillance |
| GitHub stars | 633 | 4 721 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +0 | +36 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 10 ✓ | 6 |
| Latest release | v0.8.77 · 23 Oct 2026 ✓ | 0.44.0 · 21 Jun 2026 |
| Setup | Easy | Easy |
| Official Docker image | Yes ✓ | No |
| License | MIT | GPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Go | Python |

## Which one should you pick?

motionEye scores 65/100 against 49/100 for MikroDash, so it is the safer default.

MikroDash ships more often: 10 stable releases in the past year, against 6 for motionEye.

motionEye is growing faster right now (+36 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [MikroDash](https://selfhost.directory/project/mikrodash) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/mikrodash.md)
- [motionEye](https://selfhost.directory/project/motioneye) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/motioneye.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/mikrodash-vs-motioneye