Ring is Amazon's camera and doorbell line, storing footage in the cloud under a subscription and sharing data with law enforcement partners. Self-hosted NVR software records IP cameras locally with object detection, so footage stays in your home.
4 open-source alternatives to Ring you can host yourself, ranked by GitHub stars and updated daily.
| # | App | Category | Stars | Language | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
blakeblackshear/frigate
|
Video Surveillance | 37,416 | Python | today |
| 2 |
ZoneMinder/zoneminder
|
Video Surveillance | 5,988 | PHP | today |
| 3 |
kerberos-io/agent
|
Video Surveillance | 1,131 | Go | 6d |
| 4 |
bluecherrydvr/bluecherry-apps
|
Video Surveillance | 275 | C++ | 6d |