VSaaS Rankings 2023 - Arcules, Avigilon, Eagle Eye, Genetec, Meraki, OpenEye, Qumulex, Rhombus, Turing, Verkada, Vivotek, YourSix
IPVM tested 12 VSaaSes for this ranking, evaluating Arcules, Avigilon, Eagle Eye, Genetec, Meraki, OpenEye, Qumulex, Rhombus, Turing, Verkada, Vivotek, and YourSix.
In this report, we detail the strongest and weakest across 15 categories and examine the performance of each VSaaS platform, including:
- Live Monitoring
- Search/Investigation
- Analytics
- Mobile App
- Real-Time Cloud Storage
- Video Exporting
- Video Sharing
- Video Privacy
- Camera Management
- 3rd Party Camera Support
- Health Monitoring
- User Management
- SSO/2FA/MFA
- Video Latency
- Embedded Support
*** ******** ******* ***** **** ** category, *** ** ******* ******* ***** on ******* *******, ******* *****:
*** **** ******** ********** ******** *** ***** ** ************* ****** reviewing **** *****.
Pricing *** ************
*** ******* ******* *** ***** ** $199 ********, ****** **** **** ******* exceptions *** *******, *** ***** *** direct-to-cloud *******:
*** * ******-**** ******* ********** (*** **** ********* *******- $***, ******* ** * ***** of ******** *******), *** ******* (** low ** $** *** ** ***** backup).
**** **** *** ****** ** ******** pricing, ***** ***** ** * *********** difference. *******, *******, ******, ***** ***, and *** (**** ***** *********) ******* low-cost *** ***** *******. *******, *** only ****** ** ********* ********** ***** Connectors ***** *** **** **** ********* than **** ******* **** ***** *** which ** *** ***** **-******* **.
***** ****** ***** **** ***** *** locked-in ******* (******, *******, *******), ** only ******* ***-***** ** ****** ****** Axis (*******, **********), *****, ******, *** other ******* ****** (**********).
Summary ** ********
**** ***** ***** *** **** ******* for **** ******* *********, **** *** red *******, *** **** ***** *********. Click ** *** ***** ** *******:
**** ********** ***** ***** ** ***** criteria *** **** ********* ** **** of *** ** **********. *** *******, one **** *** ********** **** ********** and ***** ******* ***** *** ****, while ******* *** ***** * ****** value ** ******* *** *****-***** ****** support. **** ********* ******* *** ******** so **** *** *** ********* ***** VSaaS ** ******* **** **** ***** goals.
Executive *******
***** *** ********** ** **** * single "****" ** "*****" ***** ******** due ** *** **** ********** ********, specific ********* ******* ********* ******** *** weaker:
*** *********** **** *** ** *** the ******* ****** ** **** ********* (scored * ******* *) *** ******* total ******, *** ****** *** *** overall ************ ** ****** ** **** scores. *** *******, *** *** ******* had *** **** ****** ** *****-******* and ****** ******, ****. *******, *** was ****** ****** ** ** ** many ********** ** *******, ******** ** Rhombus *** *.** ** **** ****** to *******, ******* ***'* ****** ****** overall ********.
********* **********
******** **** (********** ***) *** ******* outperformed ***** *******, **** ****** ******* in ***** ********. *******, **** *** weak ** * ******** ***** ******* was **** **** ** **** ***** Storage, *** ** **** ******** **-******* recording ******* **** *****-**** ***** ******. Alta's * **** ******** **** *** to ******* ******** ** ******** *******, live ***** *******, *** * ********* health ********** *********.
***** ******* **********
******* *** ****** ** **** ********, and ***** ******* ** *****. *******, they **** **** **** ** *** categories, ********* ** *****-***** ****** ******* as ** ** * *******-**-*-******* ********.
***** *** *** **** ****** ** five ******** *** ***** ******* ** three. ***** *** *** ******* ** four ********, *** *** **** ************ and ****** *****-***** ****** ******* **** positives.
******* *** ****** ** ***** **********, and ***** ******* ** *. *** multi-system ****** **********, ***** *********, *** live ******** ******* **** *********, *** further, ******* *** ** **** **********.
******* **********
***** ******* *** ******* **** **** average **********, ***** ********* **** ***** opposites. ******* *** ****** ** ***** categories *** ***** ******* ** ***** criteria, *** *** **** ** *****-***** camera ******* *** ****-**** ***** ******* were **********. ******* *** ****** ** three ********, ******* ** *** ***** camera *******, ***** *******, *** ****** monitoring.
******* *** **** ***** ******* ** three ********, *** *** *********** *** complexity **** ***** *********, **** **********, and ***** ******* **** **********.
******* *** **** ****** ** *** criteria, *** ***** ******* ** **** in *, ****** **** ******** ** 4 ********** ***** *** ******** ********. Live ***** *******, ***/***/***, *** ****** app *********** *** ********* ** *******.
***** ******* **********
****** *** ****** ** ***** ******** but *** ******* ** ***** ** the ********* **. *** **********-******* ***** was **** *** ****** *** ****** management *** ******* ******** ************ ********.
****** *** *** ****** ** *** categories *** *** ***** ******* *** weak ** *. *** ******/************* *** analytics **** ***** *******, *** ****** streaming ** ************ *** *** ************* and ********** *** ******* **** *********** weaknesses.
******** **********
*******'* ********** ** *** ** *** oldest ***** ** *** ********, *** was **** ** ***** ********, **** minimal ****-****** ** ** ******* *********/************ since *** **** ****. ********** *** strong ** **** ***** ******* *** above ******* ** ***** ******* ********. Stratocast, ****** **** ***** *******, ** used ** *********** **** *** *******'* Security ****** ********.
******* ****** *** **** ****** ** 1 ******** *** *** ***** ******* and **** ** *. *** ******/************* and ********* **** ***** *******, *** its **** **********, ****** **********, *** lack ** *** ***** ****** ******* are *********** ******. ****** ** *** newest ***** ****** ** **** *******, only ******** ** **** ****, *** in *** ************* **** *******, **** acknowledged ******'* *********** *** **** **** had ***** ** ******* **** ** these ******, **** ***** ******* ** be ******** ** ****.
Differentiators ********
*** ******* ************** ***** *** ********** was ******/*************. *** ****** ****** ********** search *** ***-***** ******** ******* *************. Verkada's ******, ****, *** ******* ********* works ****, ****** *** ** ******** multiple *****-******* ***** ****** ********* *****.
***** ******* ** ***** ***** **** to ******* **** *******/********* *** ******** view *****, ** *** ******* *********. Eagle ***, *******, *** ********** ******** the **** ******-***** ******* **********, ***** other ********* ******** ******** ***** ** per-user ********.
******** ******** ********* ******* ** *** common ** ****; **** ******* ******** live ********* ******* **** ******** ** the **. ******* ****** * **** support ******* *** ****** ****** *********, but *** **** **** ********. **** of *** ***** ********* ***** ******** support.
**** ******* *** *** ***** *************** factor, **** ***-********** ******* **** ***-* second *******, *** *** ******-********** ******* and ****** ********* **** ******* ** higher.
Manufacturer *********** *******
** *** ******** *****, ** ******* a ******* ** *** ******* *********** of **** ************. ************, ** **** to *** **** *****, *** ** there *** ******** ********* *** **** to *** *****, *********@****.***** ******* *****.
Avigilon **** (***) *********** *******
**** ******* ****** ******* ***********, **** strong ******* ** ***** ********, *** same ** *******. ** *** *** only ******* ** ******* ******** ** Live ********** ******* ** *** ***** interface, **** ********* *******, *** ******* live ****** ******** *******. ** **** offers *****-******* **** ********** ******* **** SSO/2FA/MFA *******.
*******, **** **** ****** ****** ** four ********, *** ** *** **** of **** ***** *******, ******* ****** monitoring, ** ******** ********* *******, *** no ***** ******* ********.
Arcules *********** *******
******* *** ***** *******, **** ***** average ** ****** *********** ** * criteria, *** ****** ******* ** *. Analytics, ******** *******, ****** ****** **********, and **** ********** **** *** ***************.
***** ******* *** ** **** ********, its **** **********, ***** *********, *** sharing **** ** ********** ******.
Eagle *** *********** *******
***** *** *** ***** *******, **** average ** ****** *********** ** ** criteria, *** ****** ******* ** ****. Video ******* *** *******, *** **** management **** *** *************** *** ***** Eye. *******, *** **** ********** *** search/investigations *** ******* *** **** ** issues.
***** ***'* *** ***** ***** ******, while ***** ** **** ****** *******, is ** *********** ** ******** ************, with **** ** ***** ****** ********* (this *** ***** **** ** ******** in *** ******* *****).
Meraki *********** *******
****** *** ***** *******, **** ******* or ***** *********** ** ** ********, and ****** ******* ** *****. ****** and ******* ********** **** *** *************** for ******, *******, *** ****-** ************, limited ****** ***, *** ******/************* ****** are **********.
**'* ********* **** ********** ****** ****** Portal ** ** *********** **** *** previous ***** **** ******* *********, *******, it ** ***** ******* ** ******** and *** ** ******.
OpenEye *********** *******
******* *** * *** *********, **** strong ******* ** ***** ********, *** same ** ******** ****. *** ****** results **** ********* **** *** ****** cloud ********** ******** *** *** ***** device **********. ** **** ****** *****-******* User ********** ******* **** ***/***/*** *******.
*******, ******* ********* ****** **-******* ***** storage, **** ****** ***** ****** ** events, *** *****-******* ********* ***********, ****** test ******* ** *** ******* *** recent *********** ** ******.
Qumulex *********** *******
******* *** ******* *******, **** ****** results ** ***** ********, *** ********* average ******* ** *******. ***** *******, 3rd ***** ****** *******, *** ****** health ********** **** *********. *******'* ***** storage *** ****** *** **** *****-******* differentiators, ****** *** ******/************* *** **** management *** *********** ***********.
Rhombus *********** *******
******* *** ***** *******, **** ******* or ****** *********** ** ** ********, and ****** ******* ** ****. ***** sharing *** *******, ****** ****** **********, and **** ********** **** *** *************** for *******.
*******, *** **** ********** *** ******/************** are ******* *** **** ** ********** issues. *******, ** *** ******* ** * ******* ******,****** **** ******** **** ********* **** **** **** cameras ** *** ***** **********, ******* **** **** *** ******* 3rd ***** *******.
Genetec ********** *********** *******
******* ********** *** ******* ****, **** average ** ***** *********** ** ** criteria, *** ****** ******* **** ** one. ******-**-***** **** *******, ***** *******, and *****-***** ****** ******* **** *********. However, ***** ********** ******** *** ***** cameras,** ** ******* ** * ********* manufacturers, *** ******* ******* ****** ***** companies' *********.
*** **** ********** *** ******/************** *** limited *** **** ** ******. ****, it ***** ** ********* ************, *** its ****** *** ** *******.
********** ** ********* ** **** ** a ******-**-***** ****** ********** *** ********* Genetec ******** ******, ***** ****** **** better ****** *** ********** ******* *******.
Turing *********** *******
****** *** ******* ***** *******, **** average ** ***** *********** ** * criteria, *** ** ****** *******. ********* and ****** *** *********** *** ********* for ******, *** ****** **********, *** party ****** *******, *** ****** ********** are *******. **** **********, ***** ******* limitations, *** **** ** ******** ******* were *********** ********** ******** ** ***** VSaaSes ******.
Verkada *********** *******
******* *** ******* *******, **** ****** results ** ***** ********, *** ********* average ******* ** *******. ***** *******, embedded *******, *** *** ****** *** were *** *************** *** *******. *** native ***** ********* *** ******/************* *** above *******, ****** *** **** ***** latency ****** ****** ********* ** ** one ** ********* **-******* ** ********.
** ********-**-*-******* ********, ** ****** ** *****-***** ****** support. **** ***** *** ******* ******* include ******** ******* *** **** ******* 30 **** ** ***** ******* **** camera *************, **** ** *** ***** direct ***** *******.
Vivotek *********** *******
******* *** ******* ***** *******, **** below ******* ** **** *********** ** 9 ********, *** ****** ******* ** 1. ***** *** ******/************* *** ******** performance *** ***** *******, *** **** monitoring *** ******** ********* *********** ******, and *** ***** ********* *** ******* were *******. ******* **** ********* ******** its *** *******, ****** **** *** planning ** *** *** ***** *******.
YourSix *********** *******
******* ******** **** ***** ******* ** average, ******** ******* ** * **********, though ***** **** ****** ******* ** 2. *** **** ******* *** ****, as *** *** ******* ****-**** ***** storage. ******* **** ******** **** *******, which *** *********** *****-*****, ** **** moderately ********** ******** ***** *******. *** mobile ***, **** **********, *** ****** management **** *** ********** ********.
**** ** *** ***** ***** *** video ********* *** ** ******* **** Object *********,***** ******** **** ** *** *******, *** **** ** ********* *** cameras **** ***** ****. **** ***-**** learning ********* *********** ** ************* *****.
Live ********** ****** ******
**** ********** ** *** * ******** for **** *****, ***** ******** ** simplicity *** *********** *** ** ****** web *** ****** **** ****** ** UX ********, ******* **** ************ ******, and ******* ******** ******** ** *** thick *******.
***, *** **** ******** **** * strong **** ********** *****, ****** ****-**** analytics ******, **** *******, *** ********* bounding *****:
*******, ****** ******** *** **** *** analytic ******:
** *** ********, ***** ***'* ******* window ** ***** ******** ********* *** no **-****** ******/************* *** *********/******.
******* ********** ******* *** ******* **** Monitoring. ****** *** ** ** ***********, overall ** ** ************ *******; **** six **** ******* *****, ** *******, and ** *********:
Embedded ******* ******* *** *******
*******, *******, *** ******* ******* ******** live *******. *******'* *** *** ****** apps **** ***** ******** **** **** technical ******* *************** ** ***** ** the ****-**** **** *****:
******* **** *** ***** **** **** but ****** ******** ****** ********** *** when ***** ** ** *****. **** can ** ****** ** ************* ******* support *** ******** *************.
******* ****** ********* ****** ****** ******** with ********* *******, ***** ** * good *****-** *******:
*******, ******** *** ****** **** ********* chat *** ***** *******, *** *** users ******.
** **** ** *** ***** ********* operates *** ******* ********** *** *** some ***** ** ********** ** **** system ** ********* ******, ** ** faster *** ****** ** *** **** while ** *** ****** ****** *** other *********** *****.
Video ******* ***********
***** *** *** ********** **** *** only ***** ****** **** ******* ******, single-click ***** *******, *********** ********** ********-**** **** ****.
***** *** ****** * ****** ***** box ** *** "*******" ******* ** user ******* ********:
**** *******, ** ******** "*******" ** the ********/********** ** ***** ** *** change:
********** **** *** * ****** ******** to ***** ******, *** **** ** video, *** ****** ** *** ****** client ****** ********* *** *** ********** or *******:
VSaaS ****** ****
***** ****** **** ******* ********* **** in *******, **** ************* ******* ******* parity ******** ** **** *** ****** apps. ***, *******, ******, *******, *** YourSix *** *** ****** *** ** scan ******* *** ************* ****** **** into ***'* *******. ********** **** *** offer **** *** ****** ******* ***** mobile ****. ***** ***'* ****** *** can ** **** ** *** ******* detected ** *** ******* ** *** of ***** *******, *** *** **** a ****** ** ***.
******* *** *** ******* ********** ****** analytics **** **** ****** *** *****-****** viewing. ******* *** ***** *** **** offered **** ******* ****** **** ***** web ****, ****** ******** **** ** issues **** ********** ******** ***.
******'* ****** *** ** ******* *** its ***** ******* ********, ** ** focuses ********* ** ******* *** ******* network **********, ******** * ****** ****** camera **** **** ************* ******** *** zoom, *****, ***.:
Live ***** ******* *******
*******, ******, *** ********** ******* **** direct-to-cloud *******, ******* ********* * ***** and *******/****** **-******* ******* ******, ****** Verkada, *******, *** *** ********* ****** cameras **** **-************* ******** ******* ** the ***. ****** *** *** **** VSaaS ****** **** ****** ******* **** embedded ******* *** ******** *******/*****-**** *******.
******* ******** ************ *****, **, *** NAS-connected ******* **** **** ******* *** shows ** *** ******** ***** *** video ** ********:
Video ******* ********* ****
***** ******* *** ******* *********, **** Vivotek *** ********** *** **** ******* tested ******* ******* ** ***** *** video ****** *** *** *******.
******* ***** ******* *** ****** **** options *** **** *** ******** *****, audio, ********, *** ********** ****:
*******'* ****-******* ** ******, **** ******* for ******* ******** **** * ****, or *** ***** *****, ** ******** to ********** ****/**** *** ** ******** option *** ****** ***:
Video ********* ****** ******
***** ***** ***** ****** ******* ** option ** ****** *** ******** ***** to * ***** **, ***** **** often ** ******* *** ******** **********, no **********, *** *********** **** *****.
** **** ******* **** *******, *** downloaded ******** ** ********* ** [********* Location]-[site ****]-[****** *** *******]-[****** ******]-[****/**** *****]-[****/**** stop]:
******* ********** **** *** ****** ** have *** ******** ******* ** ***:
****** ********* ** ********** ** ******* with **** ******* *** *** ******** exported **** *********:
Single ****-** / *****-****** ************** ******
****** **** ** *** ***-******/*****-****** ************** support *** ****** ** *******, **** many ******* ******** * ****** ***** to ******** ******** *** *** *****:
**** ******* *** ******* ** *** offer ****** ***/***.
Latency - ******* ***-***************
***** ******* ** ******* ***-*************** ******* the ******* ******. **** ***** ****** was **** ******* ** ***** **** viewed ** *** **** *** ** the *******, **** *** ****** ** sub-1 ****** *** *******, ******, *******, and *******:
*** *** * ******* ****** **** in *** *-* ****** *****, *** significantly ***** ** ******** ** **** applications. ******* *** ******'* ****** ********* latency *** *-* *******.
********** ** *** ******* ** ****** dealer ****** **** ** *** **********.
**** ***** ** *** "****" **** if *** ****** ** ******* ****** or *** ** ** ** **** for *** *** **** ** ***.
*** ** *****.*** ***** ******** ** the **** ***********?
*******, ******* ****, ** ***** ** Alarm.com *** ** ***** ********** ***** entrant.
** *** ******** **** ** *****.*** generally ********* *.*.***** ****** ******* ******** **** - Alarm.com, *****, ***, *******, ****, ********, PDK, *******
**** ******.
*** **** **** **** ******** *** the *** **** ** ******* **** the ****** *** ****** ** *** system. ***** ** * ****** ****** that *** ** **** ** ***** dealers **** *** *** *****' ******.