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frigate vs Automa
frigate has 35,947 GitHub stars, 3,601 forks, 95 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Automa has 21,624 stars, 2,340 forks, 377 open issues and last shipped 7 months ago. frigate leads on adoption by 66% (35,947 vs 21,624 stars). frigate is written in TypeScript under MIT; Automa is written in Vue under a custom or non-standard licence. frigate has attracted 10% as many forks as stars, Automa 11%. frigate was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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Side by side
| frigate | Automa | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 36K | ★ 22K |
| License | MIT | Custom / other |
| Written in | TypeScript | Vue |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-03-02 |
| Forks | ⑂ 3.6K | ⑂ 2.3K |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick frigate if
- You weight community size — 36K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Automa if
- You want the Automa feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches Vue
- You evaluated both and Automa fits your workflow better
About frigate
Frigate NVR is a complete and local network video recorder built for Home Assistant, with AI object detection. It uses OpenCV and Tensorflow to run realtime object detection locally on IP cameras, so video analysis happens on your own hardware instead of a vendor cloud. Project lives in the Home Assistant home automation ecosystem, with tight integration through a custom component, and it talks over MQTT so other systems can consume its events. Written mainly in TypeScript, MIT licensed, 8 years old, 35,896 stars and 3,596 forks on GitHub.
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About Automa
Automa browser extension. Automate browser by connect blocks. Vue project. Chrome and Firefox ecosystem. Problem: repeat browser tasks take time. User make workflow with blocks. No code write. Workflows do form fill, repetitive task, screenshot, scrape website data. Can schedule when automation execute. Marketplace share and download workflow. Automa Chrome Extension Builder make standalone Chrome extension from Automa workflow. Project lives as browser extension, not hosted automation service. The project also lists Chrome and Firefox extension downloads.
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Frequently asked questions
Is frigate or Automa more popular?
frigate has 35,947 GitHub stars and Automa has 21,624. frigate has the larger community by that measure.
Are frigate and Automa free?
Both are open source. frigate is licensed under MIT, and Automa has no licence declared in this registry. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between frigate and Automa?
frigate is written in TypeScript and Automa in Vue. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, frigate or Automa?
Choose frigate if you want the larger community (35,947 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose Automa if its feature set, stack or Custom / other licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.