motionEyevsplain-app
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| motionEye | plain-app | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 65/100 | 69/100 |
| Rank in category | #4 of 24 in Video Surveillance | #3 of 11 in File Transfer & Sync |
| GitHub stars | 4 720 | 7 083 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +36 | +323 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 6 | 34 |
| Latest release | 0.44.0 · 21 Jun 2026 | v3.3.25 · 11 Sept 2026 |
| Setup | Easy | Easy |
| Official Docker image | No | No |
| License | GPL-3.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Python | Kotlin |
Which one should you pick?
plain-app scores 69/100 against 65/100 for motionEye, so it is the safer default.
plain-app ships more often: 34 stable releases in the past year, against 6 for motionEye.
plain-app is growing faster right now (+323 stars in 30 days).
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