Frigate vs Core
Frigate and Core are both home automation software. Frigate is open source under MIT, with 37k GitHub stars. Core is open source under Apache-2.0, with 92k GitHub stars.
Which to pick
- Pick Frigate when
- You run your own cameras and want local AI detection instead of a cloud camera service.
- Pick Core when
- You want local control of a smart home across many brands without relying on vendor clouds.
Side by side
A network video recorder for IP cameras that runs real-time object detection locally, recording and alerting on people, cars and other objects, with Home Assistant integration.
A home automation platform that runs locally and connects thousands of smart home devices and services, with automations, dashboards and voice control.
Needs a GPU or AI accelerator for good performance, and configuration is YAML-heavy.
Monthly releases sometimes break integrations, and complex setups take ongoing tinkering.
Production-ready (both)
Self-hosted server (both)
Python, TypeScript, TensorFlow and OpenCV
Python and SQLAlchemy
Open source, MIT (permissive)
Open source, Apache-2.0 (permissive)
You can build it into a product you sell, as long as you keep its copyright notice. (both)
37k GitHub stars
92k GitHub stars
Established: started 7 years ago, latest release v0.18.2.
Established: started 13 years ago, latest release 2026.10.4.
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Both sides were judged on 2026-11-03 from each project's README and GitHub data. License, age and popularity lines are worked out directly.