# Free alternatives to Ring Home

> Ring Home (Ring Solo) costs $49.99 a year. Free alternatives: Frigate and Home Assistant. Data checked 2026-10-17.

- Page: https://stoprenting.dev/apps/ring-protect/
- Category: Smart Home (https://stoprenting.dev/categories/smart-home/)
- Vendor: Ring (Amazon)
- Plan: Ring Solo
- Price: $4.99/month, $49.99/year
- Billing: monthly ($49.99/yr)
- Price quote from the vendor's page: "Ring Solo $4.99/mo or $49.99/yr + applicable tax"
- Price source: https://ring.com/protect-plans (checked 2026-10-17)

## Alternatives

### Frigate

- Website: https://frigate.video
- Repository: https://github.com/blakeblackshear/frigate (36,529 stars, last push 2026-10-12)
- License: MIT
- Open source: yes, OSI-approved license
- Type: server app
- Linux: self-hosted server; web UI
- Self-hostable: yes
- More: https://stoprenting.dev/alternatives/frigate/
- Checked: 2026-10-17

### Home Assistant

- Website: https://www.home-assistant.io
- Repository: https://github.com/home-assistant/core (91,565 stars, last push 2026-10-16)
- License: Apache-2.0
- Open source: yes, OSI-approved license
- Type: server app
- Linux: self-hosted server; web UI
- Self-hostable: yes
- More: https://stoprenting.dev/alternatives/home-assistant/
- Checked: 2026-10-17

## FAQ

### Is there a free alternative to Ring Home?

Yes. The 2 free alternatives are Frigate (open source, MIT) and Home Assistant (open source, Apache-2.0).

### How much does Ring Home cost?

Ring Home's Ring Solo plan costs $4.99 a month, which is $49.99 a year (monthly ($49.99/yr)). Source: the official pricing page at ring.com, checked Oct 17, 2026.

### Which Ring Home alternatives run on Linux?

Frigate (self-hosted server; web UI) and Home Assistant (self-hosted server; web UI).

### Can you self-host a Ring Home alternative?

Yes. Frigate and Home Assistant run on your own server.

### Are these Ring Home alternatives open source?

Yes. All 2 use OSI-approved open-source licenses: Frigate (MIT) and Home Assistant (Apache-2.0).

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