Cloud, on-premise, and open-platform VMS
Cloud
100% cloud-native video management. No servers required. Includes 30 days of cloud storage per camera at no additional cost.
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On-premise
On-premise video management (formerly ACC). Appearance Search, Focus of Attention, and facial recognition.
View Unity Video →
Open platform
Open-platform video management for mixed camera fleets, recorded on Husky NVRs or your own servers.
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On-premise
Hanwha video management, licensed per camera. Runs on WAVE recording servers and workstations.
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On-premise
Hanwha's newest video management system, licensed per camera. Comes installed on BLAZE recording servers.
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Cloud, hybrid, or on-premise
People and vehicle analytics, search, and premium AI. Cloud, hybrid, or on-premise.
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Cloud
Cloud video, access control, and intercom in one app, with people and color search. A Standard license comes with each NEXT camera.
View Anavio →| Manufacturer | Platform | Where video is recorded | Cameras | Licensing |
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Alta Video | On the camera and in the cloud, with no server on site. 30 days of cloud storage per camera included. | Avigilon cameras | Subscription |
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Unity Video | On a server at your site | Avigilon cameras, with the closest integration for Pelco cameras | Perpetual license |
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XProtect | Husky NVRs or your own servers | Thousands of supported camera models | Editions from Essential+ through Corporate |
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WAVE | WAVE recording servers | Wisenet cameras | Per camera |
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BLAZE | BLAZE recording servers | Wisenet cameras | Per camera |
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NexaiQ | Cloud, hybrid Edge Box, or air-gapped on-premise | Almost any IP camera | Per channel, with premium AI added per camera |
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Anavio | On the camera and in the cloud, with no server on site | Vicon NEXT cameras | Standard license included with each NEXT camera |
Avigilon cameras run on Avigilon Alta Video in the cloud or Avigilon Unity Video on-premise.
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Sarix and Spectra PTZ from Motorola Solutions. Works with any ONVIF-conformant VMS, best integrated with Unity Video.
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Wisenet cameras with WISE AI analytics. Domes, bullets, PTZ, and specialty cameras matched to the site.
View Hanwha Vision →
NEXT modular 4K cameras with one to four sensors on one drop. Records to Anavio in the cloud or to most major VMS platforms.
View Vicon →Either. Avigilon Unity Video records on a server at your site. Avigilon Alta Video records in the cloud with no server to maintain.
Unity runs on your own server, so your video and access data stay in your building and under your IT team’s control. Alta runs in the cloud, with no server on site, automatic updates and management from anywhere. Which one fits mostly comes down to where you want your data.
Avigilon Alta is sold as a subscription. Avigilon Unity is a perpetual license, with plans available that enable major version updates.
Yes. Both Avigilon Unity Video and Avigilon Alta Video have phone apps for live and recorded video.
With Avigilon Unity Video nothing changes, because recording happens on the server at your site. With Avigilon Alta Video the cameras keep recording to their own storage and sync to the cloud when the connection returns. Cloud-native cameras will be unavailable for live dashboard views until the internet service recovers. You can still view video, but it requires logging in locally to the web interface of the specific camera you want to review.