motionEyevsPulumi
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| motionEye | Pulumi | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 65/100 | 78/100 |
| Rank in category | #4 of 24 in Video Surveillance | #1 of 3 in Infrastructure |
| GitHub stars | 4 719 | 25 825 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +35 | +26 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 6 | 5 |
| Latest release | 0.44.0 · 21 Jun 2026 | v3.272.0 · 22 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Easy | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes |
| License | GPL-3.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Python | Go |
Which one should you pick?
Pulumi scores 78/100 against 65/100 for motionEye, so it is the safer default.
motionEye ships more often: 6 stable releases in the past year, against 5 for Pulumi.
If you want the quickest setup, motionEye is easier to run; Pulumi needs more configuration.
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