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netbirdvssmart-sec-cam

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

netbirdsmart-sec-cam
Score81/10043/100
Rank in category#2 of 56 in VPN#29 of 36 in Video Streaming
GitHub stars30 302255
Stars, last 30 days+834—
Stable releases, 12 months400
Latest releasev0.81.5 · 26 Oct 2026—
SetupModerateAdvanced
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseOtherGPL-3.0
Main languageGoPython

Which one should you pick?

netbird scores 81/100 against 43/100 for smart-sec-cam, so it is the safer default.

netbird ships more often: 40 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for smart-sec-cam.

If you want the quickest setup, netbird is easier to run; smart-sec-cam needs more configuration.

netbird is growing faster right now (+834 stars in 30 days).

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