Frigate is a specialist component for Docker and Home Assistant power users. Agent DVR is a complete, standalone surveillance application that works on Windows, macOS, Linux, Docker, and Raspberry Pi - no scripting, container knowledge, or additional infrastructure required.
Platform Support
| Feature | Agent DVR | Frigate |
|---|---|---|
| Windows | ✓ | ✘ (Docker only) |
| macOS | ✓ | ✘ (Docker only) |
| Linux | ✓ | ✓ (Docker only) |
| Docker | ✓ | ✓ (required) |
| Raspberry Pi / ARM | ✓ | ✓ (Docker) |
| Home Assistant integration | ✓ | ✓ (native add-on) |
| Standalone (no container) | ✓ | ✘ |
| Browser-based UI | ✓ | ✓ |
| Native mobile apps | ✓ iOS & Android | ✘ |
Pricing
| Feature | Agent DVR | Frigate |
|---|---|---|
| Free for local private use | ✓ Unlimited | ✓ Open source |
| Frigate+ (enhanced models) | N/A | ✓ $5/mo |
| Remote access subscription | ✓ from $7.95/mo | ✘ (self-managed) |
| Third-party cloud uploads | ✓ (e.g. Google Drive, Dropbox) | ✘ |
| Commercial use | ✓ | ✘ (AGPL licence) |
Remote Access
| Feature | Agent DVR | Frigate |
|---|---|---|
| Built-in relay (no port forwarding) | ✓ | ✘ |
| Remote access out of the box | ✓ | ✘ (VPN / reverse proxy) |
| Push notifications | ✓ | ✓ (via Home Assistant) |
AI & Detection
| Feature | Agent DVR | Frigate |
|---|---|---|
| Object / person detection (AI) | ✓ Built-in + OpenVINO, ONNX, DeepStack, CodeProject, Blue Onyx & others | ✓ Built-in (YOLOv8 / MobileNet) |
| Learns from your feedback | ✓ On-device, instant | ✘ (Frigate+ requires uploading your camera images to the cloud, $5/mo) |
| Coral TPU support | ✘ | ✓ |
| LLM integrations | ✓ (ChatGPT, Ollama, Gemini…) | ✘ |
| Facial recognition | ✓ | ✘ |
| License plate recognition | ✓ | ✓ (Frigate+) |
| Audio recognition | ✓ | ✘ |
AI That Learns - Without Sending Your Images Anywhere
Both platforms can detect people, cars and other objects - but when the AI gets it wrong, the fix is very different. To improve detection accuracy, Frigate offers Frigate+: a paid cloud service where you upload snapshots from your cameras so a custom model can be trained on remote servers and downloaded back.
Agent DVR learns on your machine. Open any AI alert, and Agent asks "Did we get this right?" - mark a detection as wrong and Agent learns its appearance, automatically suppressing similar false alerts on that camera from then on. Confirm a detection and it's protected. The learning is instant, reversible, per-camera, and completely private: no images, snapshots or data ever leave your network.
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