Verkada vs Eagle Eye Networks for a staged camera migration

Head-to-head · By The Security Shortlist Editorial Desk

Write the exception list first

The car park is the awkward building in this acquisition: a multisensor camera over an entrance that would be expensive to close for a new installation, while another building has analog cameras the landlord would happily retire. The security manager wants one clause in the contract promising search across all the retained views. Cross out the word ‘all’ until the integrator has named the sensor, the search and the license for each entrance.

Verkada offers Command Connector for compatible third-party cameras, and live views plus people or vehicle searches can share the operator’s environment with native Verkada devices. That is an advantage for a landlord whose other buildings already run in Command. Ask an operator at a native-camera building to take a call from one of the acquired sites. Can the operator locate the view and carry out the search the property manager needs? A familiar interface earns its keep only when the retained channel supplies the right functions. V09 · Connector capabilities

An analog installation warrants a look at Eagle Eye’s compatibility list, which covers supported analog models as well as ONVIF IP cameras. A Bridge or CMVR is usual, with Camera Direct available for eligible smaller installations, so a mixed estate gives Eagle Eye a distinct opportunity. Ask the integrator to identify each camera’s route into the new system, including conversion equipment and the network it depends on. Mark every retained camera that still needs a site visit before the final price can be signed. V11 · Camera compatibility

Read the label on the multisensor camera twice

Suppose the car park has one housing with four sensor feeds. On Command Connector, four connected sensors need four licenses; add six single-sensor cameras and the buyer has ten channels from seven housings. At 4K the CC300 accepts up to five channels, while keeping every input at 5 MP or below raises the stated ceiling to ten. Those ratings are ceilings for the specified inputs, so ask the vendor to size a mixture of resolutions and frame rates — especially if someone is considering an upgrade during the agreement. V08 · US catalog V09 · Connector licensing FAQ

For Eagle Eye, ask the bidder to annotate its price per stream with the selected resolution and retention. Get a second version of the proposal showing only the changes needed to keep the car park footage longer. It may turn out that the security manager wants ninety days at two entrances and a much shorter period elsewhere. Pricing the longest desired term across the entire estate would answer a larger and more expensive question than the one the buyer asked. V11 · Subscription guide

Send yesterday’s demo back three weeks

Give the operator a request involving an unknown visitor on an afternoon several weeks ago. On Eagle Eye, the edition changes what Smart Video Search can do: Standard offers seven days, Professional and Enterprise follow the retention assigned to the camera, and both higher editions include SSO and audit logs. That gives a property manager a direct route from a complaint deadline and access policy to a bid specification. Keep the demonstrated camera’s actual retention in the acceptance record. V10 · Cloud VMS editions

Then try the search the operator expects to make on a retained Verkada Connector channel. A request to look for vehicles is within the documented search capabilities. An alert based on a plate of interest is a different requirement, and Verkada lists it as unavailable on Connector channels. If the car park depends on that function, have the bidder propose the precise hardware and license for that location. The buyer can still keep other compatible cameras where they do the required work. V09 · Connector capabilities

Account for the day both systems are running

A phased migration can create a period in which some cameras still belong to an old archive. Put an owner and a retirement condition next to each legacy recorder, then have a staff member retrieve one recording made before cutover and one made afterward, checking the clocks and camera names on both exports. If a manager asks which way a visitor walked through two buildings, those two files need enough information to establish a sequence.

On the Verkada estimate, draw a line under the last camera that fits the first CC300; the next feed could require both a channel license and another connector, listed at $4,499 US MSRP before licenses. On the Eagle Eye estimate, draw a line under the last camera whose retention meets the complaint deadline. An edition upgrade can extend the Smart Video Search window only as far as the retained recording. Give the landlord the price of crossing each line, with labor and the legacy overlap dated to the same handover. V08 · US catalog V10 · Cloud VMS editions V11 · Subscription guide

Frequently asked questions

Is a 30-day recording automatically searchable for 30 days?

Eagle Eye’s Smart Video Search window depends on edition as well as retention. Document the equivalent operation on the proposed Verkada channel in a demonstration. A retained recording is valuable even when investigators must retrieve it another way, but the labor can change the buying decision. V10 · Cloud VMS editions V09 · Connector capabilities

How much should we budget for a dome camera?

The US catalog lists Verkada’s CD22 indoor dome at $799 MSRP plus a required license. Use that figure only for that model. Your bid should specify mounting, labor, term and licenses for all required views, including any third-party channels. V08 · US catalog V09 · Connector licensing FAQ