Alternatives to Verkada.
If buying cameras and licensing each one isn't what you want, these are the options for watched cameras, from other cloud camera brands to fully monitored service, with published prices.
What are the alternatives to Verkada?
Alternatives to Verkada include Rhombus, another cloud camera brand you buy and license; Ring Virtual Security Guard, at $99 a month for 175 monitored events on Ring cameras; construction camera companies such as OxBlue and TrueLook; and fully monitored services such as 911 Sentinel, which leases the camera and includes installation, maintenance, and monitoring from $900 a month.
Why owners pick 911 Sentinel
Nothing to buy and no licenses to renew: 911 Sentinel leases the camera and includes installation, maintenance, monitoring, a recorded warning, siren, and spotlights from $900 a month. An alert reaches our team within 30 seconds and an operator acts within 3 minutes. It starts with a 30-day free trial, then it's month to month, and we collect the cameras when you stop.
Why owners look for an alternative
- Hardware up front: Verkada cameras are bought, a CD22 dome lists at $799.
- Licenses: every camera needs its own license, in 1-, 3-, 5- or 10-year terms.
- Monitoring is separate: a per-site alarm license costs $600 or $1,500 a year, and talk-down needs a BZ11 horn speaker with its own license.
- Lapses: after a 30-day grace period on an expired license, alarms and event notifications are disabled.
The options
| Option | What it is | Published price |
|---|---|---|
| 911 Sentinel | Leased cameras, installed and maintained, watched by AI and our team | From $900/mo, monitoring included |
| Rhombus | Cloud cameras you buy, plus an alarm monitoring license | $899 a year per location, up to 10 dispatches a month |
| Ring Virtual Security Guard | Agents watching Ring cameras when a person is detected | $99/mo per location for 175 events |
| OxBlue | Construction cameras with an agent monitoring tier | Monitoring from $95/mo, plus the camera |
| TrueLook | Construction cameras, per camera | $129–$599/mo per camera; monitoring extra |
Common questions
Is there a Verkada alternative where you don't buy the cameras?
Yes. Some services lease the cameras instead. 911 Sentinel leases, installs, and maintains them and includes monitoring from $900 a month, and construction camera companies such as OxBlue and TrueLook offer leases or monthly plans.
Does Verkada include monitoring?
Not with the cameras. Professional monitoring comes with a separate per-site alarm license, $600 a year for Basic Alarms or $1,500 for Video Alarms.
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