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Motion-UI vs ZoneMinder: catalog facts
Motion-UI	ZoneMinder
Best for: Home users who want a self-hosted camera recorder without a cloud subscription	Best for: A mature self-hosted CCTV recorder on a Linux server
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-2.0 licence.
Android, Web, Self-hosted	Linux, Self-hosted
Live camera view with sound Records on motion detection All 4 strengths for Motion-UI Live camera view with sound Records on motion detection Scheduled automatic start of detection Docker deployment and an Android companion app	Supports IP, USB and analog cameras Packaged in many Linux distribution repositories All 4 strengths for ZoneMinder Supports IP, USB and analog cameras Packaged in many Linux distribution repositories Mature project with a large community Motion analysis and recording in one system
Depends on the motion program for detection Requires running your own server	Linux only Setup and tuning take more effort than newer Docker-first systems
Downloadable app, Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License: GPL-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Motion-UI github.com/lbr38/motion-UI f-droid.org/packages/app.motionui.android Catalog checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for ZoneMinder zoneminder.com github.com/ZoneMinder/zoneminder Catalog checked October 2, 2026

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