AXIS Camera Station Pro
Server-based video management and access control from Axis Communications.
- Free trial
- 90-day trial that starts automatically
- API
- Yes, available to approved partners on request
- Hosting
- On-premise on Axis recorders or your own servers and virtual machines, with optional cloud connectivity
Overview
AXIS Camera Station Pro is the server-based video management system of Axis Communications, covering live video, recording search and export, and access control. It runs on Axis recorders with licences valid for the recorder's lifetime, or on your own servers and virtual machines with 1-year or 5-year licences, and supports Axis devices and ONVIF Profile S third-party cameras. Cloud connectivity and cloud storage are optional. Prices are not published, and a 90-day trial starts automatically after installation.
Our take
Pick it if your cameras are mostly Axis and you want recording to stay on hardware you own, where a recorder's licences last for its lifetime. If you would rather not run servers at each site, a cloud-managed system is the better fit. Mixed estates work, but every non-Axis stream adds a licence, so count them first.
Key Facts
| Category | |
|---|---|
| Free trial | 90-day trial that starts automatically |
| API | Yes, available to approved partners on request |
| Hosting | On-premise on Axis recorders or your own servers and virtual machines, with optional cloud connectivity |
Features
- Camera compatibility (ONVIF, RTSP, vendor SDKs)
- Axis IP devices plus ONVIF Profile S conformant third-party devices; third-party devices need one Universal licence per video stream
- Recording and storage
- Recording on Axis recorders, third-party servers or virtual machines; optional AXIS Camera Station Cloud Storage keeps recordings at 15 fps and 720p for 30 days
- AI video analytics
- ACAP analytics with an action rule engine, AXIS Object Analytics for detecting humans, vehicles or vehicle types, Smart Search 2.0 filters, and a free text search processed locally on the server
- Deployment (on-premise, cloud, hybrid)
- On-premise, server-based, in a private network with optional cloud connectivity
- Multi-site management
- Clients connect to several servers at once and combine live and recorded views from multiple sites; Axis recommends splitting a system across servers as it approaches 150 video channels
- Camera health monitoring and alerts
- System health monitoring gives an overview including recording hardware, generates notifications and can send emails when a device or system goes offline, and can monitor several systems on the network
- Integrations and API
- API for software integration available to approved partners on request; integration with AXIS Audio Manager Pro and third-party products
Integrations
- AXIS Audio Manager Pro
Deployment and Support
- Deployment
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- On-premise
- Onboarding
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- Documentation and knowledge base
Pros and Cons
Strengths
- Axis recorders ship with licences valid for the recorder's lifetime
- Runs on your own servers or virtual machines as well
- Supports ONVIF Profile S third-party cameras
- Access control in the same client as video
- 90-day trial starts automatically
Limitations
- No published prices
- Each third-party video stream needs its own Universal licence
- API documentation is limited to approved partners
Pricing
Price on Request
The vendor does not publish a price list. Ask them for a quote for your team size.
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