# motionEye vs openITCOCKPIT

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

| | motionEye | openITCOCKPIT |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 65/100 ✓ | 54/100 |
| Rank in category | #4 of 24 in Video Surveillance | #6 of 19 in Infrastructure Monitoring |
| GitHub stars | 4 721 ✓ | 402 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +36 ✓ | +2 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 6 | 12 ✓ |
| Latest release | 0.44.0 · 21 Jun 2026 | openITCOCKPIT-5.9.0 · 22 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Easy ✓ | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | GPL-3.0 | GPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Python | PHP |

## Which one should you pick?

motionEye scores 65/100 against 54/100 for openITCOCKPIT, so it is the safer default.

openITCOCKPIT ships more often: 12 stable releases in the past year, against 6 for motionEye.

If you want the quickest setup, motionEye is easier to run; openITCOCKPIT needs more configuration.

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

## Details

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

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