motionEyevsWastebin
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| motionEye | Wastebin | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 65/100 | 56/100 |
| Rank in category | #4 of 24 in Video Surveillance | #4 of 19 in Pastebins |
| GitHub stars | 4 720 | 880 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +35 | +20 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 6 | 11 |
| Latest release | 0.44.0 · 21 Jun 2026 | 3.9.0 · 15 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Easy | Easy |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes |
| License | GPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Main language | Python | Rust |
Which one should you pick?
motionEye scores 65/100 against 56/100 for Wastebin, so it is the safer default.
Wastebin ships more often: 11 stable releases in the past year, against 6 for motionEye.
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