OpenEye Web Services vs VIVOTEK VAST Security Station

OpenEye Web Services8.4Visit VVVIVOTEK VAST Security Station8.3Visit

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

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VV VIVOTEK VAST Security Station #7 in Surveillance Video Management 8.3/10 Free plan · pricing on request · 60-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 2 of 4 features Visit VIVOTEK

• OpenEye Web Services fits best

  Multi-site teams linking video to business systems

• VIVOTEK VAST Security Station fits best

  Teams wanting free entry and large camera capacity

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Side by side

Feature	OpenEye Web Services 8.4/10 Visit ↗	VVVIVOTEK VAST Security Station 8.3/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.4	8.3
Ranking	#6 in Surveillance Video Management	#7 in Surveillance Video Management
Best for	Multi-site teams linking video to business systems	Teams wanting free entry and large camera capacity
Pricing model	Paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	Pricing on request	Free plan · pricing on request · 60-day trial
Free plan	—	✓ (best)
Free trial	—	60 days
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Platforms	Web, Windows, iOS, Android	Windows, macOS
Support	Phone, Docs	Docs
Integrations	12 integrations	2 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features OpenEye Web Services 4/4 · VIVOTEK VAST Security Station 2/4
AI video analytics	✓	✓
Mobile apps	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
ONVIF support	✓	✓
Access control	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Specs
Deployment	Hybrid	On-premise
Camera capacity	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Video retention	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	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.	Free entry edition and a 60-day trial offer ways to evaluate VSS. Deep Search can locate people and vehicles by attributes, trajectories and appearance. Pro edition supports up to 22,400 cameras per system.
Cons	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.	Pricing is available only by contacting sales. Self-hosted deployment requires an on-premises environment. Listed integrations focus on ONVIF cameras and VIVOTEK's partner portal.
Our verdict	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 →	VIVOTEK VAST Security Station (VSS) is on-premises video management software for teams monitoring and recording surveillance camera feeds. It covers live view, recording, playback, events and alarms, and is positioned for small, mid-market… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• 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.

• VIVOTEK VAST Security Station — where it wins

  • Free entry edition and a 60-day trial offer ways to evaluate VSS.
  • Deep Search can locate people and vehicles by attributes, trajectories and appearance.
  • Pro edition supports up to 22,400 cameras per system.

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing is available only by contacting sales.
  • Self-hosted deployment requires an on-premises environment.
  • Listed integrations focus on ONVIF cameras and VIVOTEK's partner portal.

• OpenEye Web Services8.4/10 · Pricing on request

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

  Contact OpenEyeFull verdict →
• VVVIVOTEK VAST Security Station8.3/10 · Free plan · pricing on request · 60-day trial

  A free-entry VMS with broad monitoring tools and Pro capacity for up to 22,400 cameras.

  Visit VIVOTEKFull verdict →