Verkada
Hybrid cloud video security: Verkada cameras with onboard storage, managed in the Command platform.
AI-powered search, including face search and reverse image search, plus AI-powered alerts such as line crossing and camera tampering.
- Free trial
- 30-day trial with one device and full access to the Command platform
- API
- Yes, REST APIs for the Command platform and Verkada devices, plus out-of-the-box integrations
- Hosting
- Hybrid: video is stored on the camera and in Verkada's cloud, managed in the Command platform
Overview
Verkada sells security cameras together with Command, its cloud management platform, in a hybrid design that stores video on the camera and in the cloud instead of on NVRs and servers. Existing non-Verkada cameras can be bridged into Command through a Command Connector appliance. Cameras are sold at published hardware prices, and each needs a separate licence whose price is not published. A 30-day trial covers one device with full access to Command.
Our take
Pick it if you are ready to standardise on one vendor's cameras and would rather manage everything in a browser than maintain recorders. If you have a large installed base of other brands you want to keep, the bridge works but trades away part of the feature set, so an open-platform VMS is the closer fit. Budget for the licence alongside the hardware: only the hardware side of the bill is on the public price list.
Key Facts
| Category | |
|---|---|
| Free trial | 30-day trial with one device and full access to the Command platform |
| API | Yes, REST APIs for the Command platform and Verkada devices, plus out-of-the-box integrations |
| Hosting | Hybrid: video is stored on the camera and in Verkada's cloud, managed in the Command platform |
Features
- Camera compatibility (ONVIF, RTSP, vendor SDKs)
- Verkada's own cameras (dome, mini, bullet, fisheye, multisensor, PTZ, remote, thermal); non-Verkada cameras on the compatibility list can be bridged in through Command Connector, with limited support for some features
- Recording and storage
- Every Verkada camera includes guaranteed onboard storage of 30 to 365 days; Command Connector appliances store up to 8, 16 or 32 TB
- AI video analytics
- AI-powered search including face search and reverse image search, AI-powered alerts such as line crossing and camera tampering, and operational analytics such as movement patterns and wait times
- Deployment (on-premise, cloud, hybrid)
- Hybrid cloud: processing and storage on the camera and in the cloud, with no NVRs or servers; Command Connector bridges existing cameras on site
- Multi-site management
- The vendor states the hybrid cloud design supports thousands of sites, managed remotely in Command
- Camera health monitoring and alerts
- Proactive notifications about system and device health; over-the-air software and firmware updates for Verkada cameras
- Integrations and API
- REST APIs for the Command platform and Verkada devices, and an integration partner directory
Integrations
Integrations coming soon.
Deployment and Support
- Deployment
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- Cloud (SaaS)
Pros and Cons
Strengths
- No NVRs or servers needed for Verkada cameras
- Onboard storage of 30 to 365 days on every Verkada camera
- Hardware prices for cameras and appliances are published as MSRP
- Existing cameras can be bridged in through Command Connector
Limitations
- Camera licence prices are not published; every camera needs one on top of the hardware
- Non-Verkada cameras get limited support for firmware updates, tamper detection and some analytics
- Full feature set depends on buying Verkada's own cameras
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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