For 11 years of work in the video surveillance market, we had to deal with a lot of software for managing video surveillance systems, with some we worked, which we tested, which we wanted to test, but we didn’t have time to do it, we just read about it in some reviews like what you read.
As a result, as it seems to us, we have the most comprehensive list of software for video surveillance systems.
All software is divided into three groups:
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- Open source software
- Free software with limited functionality
- The software is free during the trial period.

Open source software
1) iSpy
The world's most popular open source video surveillance application. It is compatible with the vast majority of IP and webcams. Developers claim 2 million users worldwide. Source code is available, as well as compiled versions.
OpportunitiesRebranding - allows you to easily and customize the software for your brand.
Paid and
free plugins extend functionality.
Operating systems -
Windows ,
AndroidOfficial website:
www.ispyconnect.comDownload:
www.ispyconnect.com/download.aspx2) ZoneMinder
Free open source software for organizing video surveillance. Works on any Linux distribution that supports
Video4LinuxOperating systems - Linux (Ubuntu, RedHat, Debian, Gentoo), paid mobile applications on
Android and
iOS from the friendly project
zmNinja are available .
Official site:
zoneminder.comDownload:
zoneminder.com/downloads3) Veyesys Rapidvms
Rapidvms is a simple client server software from Chinese developers. Rapidvms consists of RapidStor (server) and RapidClient (client)
The source code is open for most components, some components are available only in binary form.
Operating systems - Windows, Ubuntu, Centos, macOS
Official website:
www.veyesys.comDownload:
github.com/veyesys/version4) OpenALPR
Open source software for license plate recognition
Operating systems - Debian, CentOS.
Download:
github.com/openalpr/openalprFree with limited functionality
In this section, software manufacturers that limit the functionality, but not limit the duration of use.
5) XProtect Go
Danish company Milestone is a recognized world leader in the field of software development for video surveillance systems. Software Russified. Maximum number of IP cameras - 8
Operating systems - Windows,
Android ,
iOS ,
Windows PhoneOfficial website:
www.milestonesys.comDownload:
www.milestonesys.com/solutions/platform/try-our-software/xprotect-free-download6) SecurOS Lite
Software product from the Russian developer of the company ISS.
The size and storage period of the video archive is unlimited.
Maximum number of IP cameras - 32 channels of video + audio
Operating Systems: Windows
Official site:
iss.ruDownload:
iss.ru/media/8597) Axxon Next
High-performance video surveillance system of a new generation on an open software platform with an intuitive user interface from the Russian company ITV.
www.itv.ru/products/axxon_next/free_version.phpIt is curious that the conditions for free versions differ depending on the choice of language
For English-speaking citizens
No more than 4 cameras, 1 server (unlimited number of clients), the maximum archive size is 1 TB
Download:
www.axxonsoft.com/products/axxon_next/free_version.phpFor Russian-speaking and Ukrainian-speaking
The evaluation version is open from 8:00 to 18:00 - 1 month of work after the first installation, any number of cameras, servers and remote workstations (URM), without limiting the size of the archives
Download:
www.itv.ru/products/axxon_next/price.phpOperating systems: Windows, Android, iOS, Windows Phone
Official website:
www.itv.ru ,
www.axxonsoft.com8) VideoNet Prime
A software product from Skyros Corporation for building small video surveillance systems using IP and webcams.
Connect up to 16 IP cameras in 25 fps mode, up to 2 webcams in 25 fps mode, up to 4 remote workstations, archive depth is 1 TB or 14 calendar days.
Operating Systems: Windows
Official website:
www.videonet.ruDownload:
www.videonet.ru/index.php?id=2239) Line
Devline Company is positioning itself as a developer of low cost video surveillance systems.
Connect up to 16 IP cameras
Operating systems: Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, iOS, Android
Official website:
www.devline.ruDownload:
www.devline.ru/demo ,
www.devline.ru/beta_version10) Xeoma
Free mode allows you to use no more than 8 video sources and no more than three modules. 5 days archive storage. Full
comparison of free
features with paid functionality
Operating systems: Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, iOS, Android
Official site:
felenasoft.com/ruDownload:
felenasoft.com/xeoma/ru/download11) AVReg
It is a software for creating audio / video recorders based on personal computers or servers running Linux and is a continuation and development of the LinuxDVR project.
for non-commercial use (with limited recording to 4 cameras per customer and without guaranteed technical support);
Official website:
www.avreg.net12) Trassir - Not more than 30 minutes per session, in total not more than 4 hours per day.
13) Alnet Systems Netstation - 4 channels, 7 days video archive.
14) Argus DVR - Fully functional, watermark - not registered.
15) Arteco Me - 2 channels.
16) ATVideo VMS - Unlimited
17) GeniusVision NVR - 16 channels
18) Herospeed VMS - 64 channels
19) ipConfigure Orchid - 4 channels
20) Luxriot Evo Maximum resolution of 1920 × 1080 pixels
21) March Networks Command Lite 6 channels, one week recording.
22) NovoSun - 64 channels
23) Pelco DigitalSentry - 4 channels
24) Vipax - 6 hours of recording to the archive
25) Ivideon - without restrictions
26) Globossnumber of video capture channels - up to 4; (video from video capture cards and / or from IP cameras);
Number of channels received over the network - up to 16 (video from other GLOBOSS FREE servers);
Webcast module not supported;
number of clients connected to one server - no more than 4
Free during the trial period
27) Aimetis Symphony - 30 days
28) Avigilon Control Center - 30 days
29) Axis Camera Station - 30 days
30) Blue Iris - 15 days
31) CathexisVision - 5 channels, 60 days
32) Digifort VMS - 30 days
33) Exacq - 45 days
34) IDIS Solution Suit - VMS - 70 days
35) IndigoVision Control Center - 5 channels, 45 days
36) Logiware go1984 - 30 days
37) Ksenos - 90 days
38) Macroscop - 30 days
39) Milestone XProtect - 30 days
40) Netavis Observer - 30
41) Network Optix nxWitness - 4 cameras, 38 days
42) OnSSI Occularis - 30 days
43) SecuritySpy - 30 days
44) SeeTec Cayuga - 30 days
45) Sony RealShot Manager 30
46) Vicon Valerus - 30 days
47) VideoInsight VI Monitor - 60 days
48) Wavestore VMS - 30 days
Software manufacturers of video surveillance equipment
Each manufacturer of equipment for video surveillance has its own software, which as a rule works only with its equipment, so for this review it seemed to us that it was not very interesting to provide links to it.
You can see it on the manufacturers' websites about the largest manufacturers of video surveillance,
we wrote here .
Total
Now that we have a choice of 46 programs for video surveillance from different developers, it is probably possible that the issue with the software is closed.
If about a question with a hard, so to speak it is impossible, then you are welcome
to our website in the section with surveillance cameras with the best filter possible for selecting cameras.
