Hi. I’ve been using Blue Iris for a few years. It’s been very stable but I was never happy with the their dated UI, app, configurations, AI and Home Assistant integration. I am using CodeprojectAI for for AI detection and Pushover for notifications. I have 6 5442/T54IR (v1) cameras + Eufy cameras as a backup. I was hoping that v6 would make it much better but it seems to be pretty much the same as v5. I am looking for an alternative.

My expectations are: – low cost (ideally no subscription or <$50 per year) – stable 24/7 recording – easy and stable AI setup – user-friendly UI and app – Home Assistant integration – integration with POE cameras and Eufy wifi cameras

My hardware is a ThinkCentre M920s with: – Windows 11 Pro – Intel i7-8700 – 16GB RAM – 512GB SSD + 4GB HDD + 6GB HDD

Scrypted seems to be perfect and very user friendly but I’m not sure how well it handles AI detection. It’s also a bit too expensive for my taste since it would be $60/yr (not sure if I would have to pay additional $10 per wifi camera). Frigate doesn’t seem to be better than BI.

Is Scrypted really worth it? Or maybe there’s some better alternative?