face_recognition

The premium Open Source alternative to Amazon Rekognition

🎯 Best for:Developers needing simple, offline facial recognition capabilities.

What is face_recognition?

An alternative to Amazon Rekognition for face detection and identification. It uses deep learning to identify faces with 99.38% accuracy on standard benchmarks via a simple Python API.

Tech Stack
PythonAI, ML & Data

Why face_recognition?

  • High accuracy
  • Minimal code required
  • No cloud dependency

Limitations

  • Slow on CPU
  • Difficult dlib installation
  • Limited to 2D images
3/5/2026
Last Update
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Forks
833
Issues
MIT
License
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Competitor Cost
-$1,440
/ year (est. based on Amazon Rekognition)
Self-Hosted
$0
/ year
Team Size10 Users
150+
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