Avigilon Alta Video vs OpenEye Web Services

Avigilon Alta Video8.7Visit OpenEye Web Services8.4Visit

Higher score Avigilon Alta Video #3 in Surveillance Video Management 8.7/10 Pricing on request · 30-day trial Free trial✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Avigilon Alta

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OpenEye Web Services #6 in Surveillance Video Management 8.4/10 Pricing on request ✓ 4 of 4 features Contact OpenEye

• Avigilon Alta Video fits best

  Multi-site teams seeking cloud video and AI search

• OpenEye Web Services fits best

  Multi-site teams linking video to business systems

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Side by side

Feature	Avigilon Alta Video 8.7/10 Visit ↗	OpenEye Web Services 8.4/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.7	8.4
Ranking	#3 in Surveillance Video Management	#6 in Surveillance Video Management
Best for	Multi-site teams seeking cloud video and AI search	Multi-site teams linking video to business systems
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request · 30-day trial	Pricing on request
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	30 days	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web, iOS, Android	Web, Windows, iOS, Android
Integrations	100+ integrations	12 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Avigilon Alta Video 4/4 · OpenEye Web Services 4/4
AI video analytics	✓	✓
Mobile apps	✓	✓
ONVIF support	✓	✓
Access control	✓	✓
Specs
Deployment	Cloud	Hybrid
Camera capacity	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Video retention	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Search video with AI timeline and appearance-based tools. Manage live video and alarms through web, iOS and Android apps. Connect existing cameras, access control and third-party tools.	Search live and recorded video, including event-based and AI-enabled visual search. Manage users, permissions, settings, and updates remotely from a central service. Connect video with access control, intrusion, POS, and identity systems.
Cons	Pricing requires a sales quote based on camera count, retention and features. No perpetual free plan is offered. Cloud deployment may not suit teams seeking an on-premises VMS.	Subscription licensing is sold per channel and requires contacting OpenEye Sales. Capabilities depend on the licensing tier and equipment used. It requires local recording systems or OpenEye cloud cameras.
Our verdict	Avigilon Alta Video is a cloud-based video management system for organizations overseeing security at one or more sites. It brings live and recorded video, AI-powered video and audio analytics, event search, rules and alerts into browser… Read the review →	OpenEye Web Services (OWS) is a cloud-managed video surveillance platform for businesses and multi-site organizations. It brings live viewing and recorded playback together with video search, alerts, export and sharing, and centralized… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Avigilon Alta Video — where it wins

  • Search video with AI timeline and appearance-based tools.
  • Manage live video and alarms through web, iOS and Android apps.
  • Connect existing cameras, access control and third-party tools.

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires a sales quote based on camera count, retention and features.
  • No perpetual free plan is offered.
  • Cloud deployment may not suit teams seeking an on-premises VMS.

• OpenEye Web Services — where it wins

  • Search live and recorded video, including event-based and AI-enabled visual search.
  • Manage users, permissions, settings, and updates remotely from a central service.
  • Connect video with access control, intrusion, POS, and identity systems.

  Where it doesn't

  • Subscription licensing is sold per channel and requires contacting OpenEye Sales.
  • Capabilities depend on the licensing tier and equipment used.
  • It requires local recording systems or OpenEye cloud cameras.

• Avigilon Alta Video8.7/10 · Pricing on request · 30-day trial

  Cloud video management combines AI search, mobile access and access-control integrations.

  Visit Avigilon AltaFull verdict →
• OpenEye Web Services8.4/10 · Pricing on request

  Managed video viewing and search with remote administration and business-system integrations.

  Contact OpenEyeFull verdict →