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List of NVR/VMS software

Name (with link)	Description or anything to add	Desktop/web app?	Mobile access?	OS
Kerberos Agent	Agent is FOSS, other parts of Kerberos are paid and possibly proprietary. No official link to GH repo on their page, though	Desktop program	Not sure	Linux (custom OS)
C-MOR	Has a free version, I think it's FOSS. Looks kind of clunky from the screenshots and website though. Has a Hyper-V image for download, that's kinda nice.	Desktop, I think?	Web only	Windows only?
Shinobi	Lots of people sing high praise for Shinobi. AIUI it's FOSS with a paid option. I tried it and found the nagware aspect was annoying, the UI was awkward compared to most solutions, and the installation was really nonstandard and weird. Pass for me.	Web app	Beta apps	Linux (possible Windows support)
Milestone XProtect	Proprietary. Has a free version for up to 8 cams. I believe some commercial NVRs are windows running an XProtect variant. Seems very competent if a little slow at times, but this might be my Windows VM. The UI is good. Has web and mobile access. This is what I opted for.	Desktop program	Web UI/apps	Windows only
ZoneMinder	FOSS, very long running project. Development is ongoing but apparently a little slow. Some say it is kind of old and rusty but a lot of people appear to run it. Yet to test because the installation procedure is very long winded (and I don't say that lightly)	Desktop, I think	zmNinja app	Linux only
Blue Iris	Highly recommended by lots of people, proprietary, paid options only. Might be worth investigating if using more than 8 cams, ie outgrown XProtect.	Desktop program	Web UI/apps	Windows only
Frigate	FOSS. Uses Google Coral (optionally?) to do event detection with ML. Classifies objects in events. Apparently integrates really well with Home Assistant. Light on features but does what it does well. Many people run this in conjunction with a normal NVR just for the HA integration. Paid option available.	Web app	Web UI	Linux only
MotionEye	Basis of MotionEyeOS (which people use on Pis). Not sure what to say about this one, doesn't seem hugely active, not tried it.	Assuming desktop?	No idea	No idea

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