Blueiris V6

Download the 15-day free trial from the official site. Just remember to disable Windows Defender's real-time scanning on your recording folder—or you will wonder why your frame rate dropped to 1 FPS.

Blue Iris V6 remains the "Swiss Army Knife." Frigate is cheaper but requires Linux expertise. Unifi is prettier but locks you into their ecosystem. V6 is for the Windows user who wants total control. blueiris v6

One of the constant security risks with Blue Iris V5 was the need to forward ports 81 and 37777 through your router to view cameras remotely. Botnets constantly scan for open Blue Iris ports. Download the 15-day free trial from the official site

Do not install V6 on your old Core 2 Duo. The AI demands modern instruction sets. Unifi is prettier but locks you into their ecosystem

| Configuration | CPU Usage (V5) | CPU Usage (V6) | Improvement | |---------------|----------------|----------------|--------------| | 8x 4MP cameras, no AI | 35–45% | 20–28% | ~40% | | 16x 4MP cameras + AI | 75–90% | 40–55% | ~45–50% | | 4x 4K cameras + AI (sub-stream) | 60% | 25–30% | ~55% |