# motionEye vs Whiteboard

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

| | motionEye | Whiteboard |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 65/100 ✓ | 56/100 |
| Rank in category | #4 of 24 in Video Surveillance | #5 of 10 in Code Review |
| GitHub stars | 4 721 ✓ | 3 381 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +36 ✓ | +4 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 6 ✓ | 3 |
| Latest release | 0.44.0 · 21 Jun 2026 | diffr/0.1.22 · 26 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Easy | Easy |
| Official Docker image | No | No |
| License | GPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Main language | Python | Typescript |

## Which one should you pick?

motionEye scores 65/100 against 56/100 for Whiteboard, so it is the safer default.

motionEye ships more often: 6 stable releases in the past year, against 3 for Whiteboard.

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)
- [Whiteboard](https://selfhost.directory/project/whiteboard-2) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/whiteboard-2.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/motioneye-vs-whiteboard-2