Rhombus
Cloud-managed video security with Rhombus cameras and a relay for third-party cameras.
AI video search, face recognition, license plate recognition and audio analytics, with real-time detections.
- Starting price
- From $149 per camera licence, plus camera hardware
- Free trial
- Free trial offered on the pricing page
- API
- Yes, a public API with an API reference
Overview
Rhombus is a cloud-managed physical security platform built around its own cameras, which store video on the device and are managed from one console, alongside access control and sensors. Existing third-party cameras can be brought in through a Relay device. Each camera is a one-time hardware purchase plus a per-camera licence, with list prices published in US dollars and sold through authorized resellers. A free trial is offered.
Our take
Pick it if you are replacing cameras anyway and want to budget from a public price list rather than a quote. If most of your estate is other brands you intend to keep for years, the relay works but leaves their firmware with you, so a VMS built around open camera support is the closer fit. Check which licence tier your analytics need before ordering, because the cheaper one leaves them out.
Key Facts
| Category | |
|---|---|
| Starting price | From $149 per camera licence, plus camera hardware Camera hardware is a one-time fee from $399 (R120 Mini Dome); the pricing page offers licence terms of 1, 3, 5 or 10 years |
| Free trial | Free trial offered on the pricing page |
| API | Yes, a public API with an API reference |
| Hosting | Cloud-managed console, with video stored on the cameras or on a Relay device and optional cloud archiving |
Features
- Camera compatibility (ONVIF, RTSP, vendor SDKs)
- Rhombus dome, fisheye, bullet and multisensor cameras; third-party cameras are added through the N100 Relay, which uses ONVIF where supported and ingests RTSP streams, or through Relay Lite, which lets a Rhombus camera bridge one third-party camera
- Recording and storage
- Video stored on the camera, with 20 to 180 days listed by model at default settings; the N100 Relay holds 2 TB or 4 TB, up to 40 days per camera; cloud archiving is available for longer retention
- AI video analytics
- AI video search, face recognition, license plate recognition and audio analytics; standard analytics come with the Professional licence and advanced analytics with the Enterprise licence
- Deployment (on-premise, cloud, hybrid)
- Cloud-edge: cameras process and store video on the device and are managed from the cloud console, with no NVR needed for Rhombus cameras
- Multi-site management
- All locations managed from one cloud console; the vendor cites a customer running 13,000 devices across 11,000 locations
- Camera health monitoring and alerts
- The vendor states continuous system health monitoring with an alert when a camera stops functioning; firmware for Rhombus cameras is updated over the air automatically, while third-party camera firmware stays with the customer
- Integrations and API
- Public API with an API reference at developer.rhombus.com, and more than 50 listed integrations
Integrations
Integrations coming soon.
Deployment and Support
- Deployment
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- Cloud (SaaS)
Pros and Cons
Strengths
- Hardware and licence list prices are published per camera
- Video is stored on the camera, with no NVR for Rhombus cameras
- Third-party ONVIF and RTSP cameras can be added through a Relay
- Access control, intercoms and sensors in the same console
- All cameras include a 10-year warranty
Limitations
- Every camera needs an ongoing licence on top of the hardware
- AI features and cloud archiving are not included in the Professional licence
- Firmware of third-party cameras on a Relay is managed by the customer
- Sold through authorized resellers rather than directly
Pricing
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Professional licence
$149 per camera
Per camera, on top of the hardware; AI features and cloud archiving are not included in the Professional licence
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Camera hardware
From $399 per camera
One-time fee, R120 Mini Dome 2MP; other models up to $3,299 (R600 Multisensor, which requires the Enterprise licence at $649)
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