![]() ![]() Pricing: No fee for software or camera licenses with a local install and access.It offers both 32bit and 64bit native installations. Otherwise,you can use iSPY completely free on the LAN with no Remote accessibility at all or any of the advance features.įor an Open Source platform it offers several advanced features that can rival paid-for VMSes such as Xeoma targeting consumer/small business users. If you are looking for a VMS for home use or small business with less than 20 cameras than the cost is very reasonable at $8 USD per month (fee per server, not per channel) with no SMS texting or a yearly prepaid subscription of ~$75 USD which includes 100 SMS credits. In addition, adding cameras may be a hit or miss with the slew of RTSP and HTTP links the VMS provides. However, many of the advanced features such as Thumbnail/Timeline searches, and mobile apps all require a monthly subscription to use outside of LAN. Moreover, it offers advanced features, such as maps, system logs, Mobile apps, License Plate and Facial Recognition plugins. The two of them make iSPY a very interesting VMS to consider. Not only is it actively being developed, it runs on Windows machines, making it easier for most consumers / low tech users. Nonetheless, many in our industry still confuse the two - see IFSEC Global's unfortunate misreporting of Milestone open sourcing their VMS (Milestone is open platform, not open source).Īnother open source VMS solution, named iSPY, has emerged. However, open source goes much further, making the source code for the VMS publicly available for re-use and modification. Open platform is typical in surveillance, implying that the software can work with third party devices (e.g., cameras, access control, intrusion, PSIM), without major restrictions. Now, open source and open platform may sound similar but they are not the same. The most well known open source offering for VMSes has been Zoneminder, which is Linux only and stopped development for 2 years. ![]() However, in video surveillance, that has not been the case. Open source software has had a huge impact on the web and IT, with solutions like Linux, Apache, PostgreSQL, Wordpress, Firefox, Audacity, VLC, etc., becoming major forces. ![]()
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