European Video Surveillance Software

#1 Videoloft

Abingdon (Oxfordshire), United Kingdom Founded 2019 From $4.99 per camera per month (2 days storage, 2MP, motion-triggered); $5.99 for continuous recording; enterprise pricing on request Demo on request

Best for: Multi-site operators that want cloud footage without replacing their cameras

• Operating company. Videoloft Limited
• Jurisdiction. United Kingdom (adequacy decision, outside the EEA)
• Where the data sits. AWS EU-WEST-1 (Dublin) or US-EAST-1 (N. Virginia), chosen by proximity at sign-up
• Source code. Closed source
• Replaces. Verkada, cloud-managed camera systems

Videoloft sells cloud storage and search for cameras that are already installed. A Cloud Adapter Mini (from $349, 32GB onboard) or Enterprise unit (from $2,149, 1TB) sits next to the recorder, and a free virtual adapter for Windows or Linux does the same in software. Brand pages cover Axis, Dahua, Hanwha, Hikvision, Lorex, Reolink, Uniview and Vivotek, and plans are $4.99 per camera per month for motion-triggered recording or $5.99 for continuous recording.

Videoloft Limited is registered in England and Wales and the product began as the Manything app in 2012, renamed in 2019. According to its privacy policy, footage goes to AWS in Dublin or N. Virginia depending on proximity at registration, and the customer remains owner and controller. Analytics are per-camera upgrades: Smart Motion from $1.79, people counting from $9.99, PPE detection from $18.99 and licence plate recognition from $19.99.

Standout feature. Videoloft prices each AI feature per camera, so a site pays for analytics only on the cameras that use them.

#2 Dallmeier

Regensburg, Germany Founded 1984 See website; sold through project partners Demo on request

Best for: Large open areas such as airports, stadiums and city centres

• Operating company. Dallmeier electronic GmbH & Co.KG
• Jurisdiction. EU (Germany)
• Where the data sits. Customer-side recording systems
• Source code. Closed source
• Replaces. Verkada, large-area camera deployments

Dallmeier designs cameras around a patented multifocal sensor array called Panomera. Several sensors in one housing cover a wide area, and the Panomera V8 Area page quotes 180 degree coverage of up to 10,000 square metres. The software side climbs in steps from the free SeMSy Mobile Client for a single camera through SeMSy Compact to the Hemisphere platform for alarm management.

The legal entity is Dallmeier electronic GmbH & Co.KG in Regensburg, registered as HRA 6827, active since 1984 and described by the firm as family-run. It lists ISO 9001 and ISO 27001 certification and calls its systems GDPR and NDAA compliant, which are its own statements. No public price list exists, and projects are planned with partners and the vendor's service team.

Standout feature. Dallmeier covers an area of up to 10,000 square metres with one multifocal camera, according to the vendor.

#3 Geutebrück

Windhagen, Germany Founded 1970 See website; product database shop and licensing portal, no public prices Demo on request

Best for: Critical infrastructure, logistics and government sites with tight audit needs

• Operating company. Geutebrück GmbH
• Jurisdiction. EU (Germany)
• Where the data sits. Customer-side servers
• Source code. Closed source
• Replaces. Verkada, enterprise on-premises VMS

Geutebrück organises its offer by application: critical infrastructure, perimeter protection, logistics processes, access control and distributed sites. G-Core is the VMS at the centre, G-SIM adds security management and G-Insights forensic search, and a Hub and SDK portal serve partners. Built-in MQTT and Modbus interfaces connect video to controllers, sensors and building systems.

The firm began on 1 July 1970 when Thomas Geutebrück started building video equipment, and it is now Geutebrück GmbH, seated in Windhagen and registered in Montabaur under HRB 14475. Recordings are saved in a watermarked, tamper-resistant GBF format that the vendor says can serve as evidence in court. Prices sit behind a shop and licensing portal that needs partner access.

Standout feature. Geutebrück stores recordings in a watermarked GBF format built for use as evidence.

#4 MOBOTIX

Winnweiler, Germany Founded 1999 See website; hardware and licences through partners, no public prices Demo on request

Best for: Industrial, energy and public sites that want analytics running on the camera itself

• Operating company. MOBOTIX AG
• Jurisdiction. EU (Germany)
• Where the data sits. Customer-side servers and camera edge storage
• Source code. Closed source
• Replaces. Verkada, camera-plus-cloud bundles

MOBOTIX builds the processing into the camera. Its site describes a decentralised approach, with units assembled by hand in Langmeil, and recorded video can stay on edge storage. MOBOTIX HUB covers four levels: L2 handles one location with up to 48 devices, and all of L2 to L5 can be tried for 30 days without restrictions. Plug-ins add licence plate recognition, access control, transaction data and a video wall.

The company is MOBOTIX AG, Am Stundenstein 2 in Winnweiler, entered at Kaiserslautern as HRB 3724 and active since 1999. Its vertical pages point to thermal imaging, early fire detection and battery monitoring. A cloud VMS is no longer sold directly, as the cloud page hands that role to partners, and the device count appears as both 10,000 and 16,000 on one page.

Standout feature. MOBOTIX runs analytics inside the camera, with the cloud left to partner platforms.

#5 Cloudview

Portsmouth, United Kingdom See website; demo and site survey on request Demo on request

Best for: Organisations that want a managed cloud layer on top of mixed legacy cameras

• Operating company. CloudVPlus Holdings Ltd (trading as Cloudview)
• Jurisdiction. United Kingdom (adequacy decision, outside the EEA)
• Where the data sits. Not stated on the pages checked
• Source code. Closed source
• Replaces. Verkada, on-site recorder maintenance

Cloudview provides video surveillance as a service for compatible analogue and IP cameras. Customers select the events that matter, an encrypted Edge Device uploads those clips, and authorised staff get alerts and review them in a browser. The site calls the platform brand agnostic and says existing site infrastructure can often be reused.

CloudVPlus Holdings Ltd trades as Cloudview from Gatcombe House in Portsmouth. Its trust page lists two-factor authentication by default (authenticator app, SMS, secret word or email), RSA-256 protection for transfers and customer-set permissions and retention. It also claims time-stamped, legally admissible footage, which the buyer should check against local evidence rules. Navigation offers a demo, a site survey and a partner programme; pricing and storage region are not published.

Standout feature. Cloudview uploads only the events a customer selects, which removes most of the footage that someone would otherwise review.

#6 Securiton

Zollikofen, Switzerland Founded 1948 See website; SecuriEye Compact has one-off costs, SecuriEye Smart is a subscription Demo on request

Best for: Swiss businesses wanting video, alarm and access control from one local supplier

• Operating company. Securiton AG
• Jurisdiction. Switzerland (adequacy decision, outside the EEA)
• Where the data sits. SecuriCloud services operated in Switzerland
• Source code. Closed source
• Replaces. Verkada, multi-vendor security stacks

Securiton AG sells fire protection, intrusion protection, access control and video security from one Swiss supplier. Video comes in three SecuriEye tiers: Compact is an autonomous system for SMEs with up to 16 video inputs and one-off costs, Expert is modular with object tracking, video analytics and event-based search, and Smart is a cloud-based subscription.

The company was founded in Bern on 22 July 1948 and is headquartered at Alpenstrasse 20, Zollikofen. Its company page lists more than 860 employees and CHF 212 million in sales. The SecuriCloud page states that cloud services are operated entirely in Switzerland, and each product page stresses advice from offices throughout the country. Prices are not published, and Switzerland sits outside the EU.

Standout feature. Securiton offers video, fire, intrusion and access control from one supplier with offices in every Swiss region.

#7 Irisity

Gothenburg, Sweden Founded 2006 See website; 30-day free trial, no public prices Demo on request

Best for: Adding analytics to mixed-brand camera estates and central monitoring stations

• Operating company. Irisity AB (publ)
• Jurisdiction. EU (Sweden)
• Where the data sits. On-premise, hybrid, cloud or on-camera edge, by deployment
• Source code. Closed source
• Replaces. Verkada, camera-bound analytics

Irisity develops AI detection agents under the IRIS+ platform. The agents cover intrusion, loitering, smoke and fire, unattended objects, line crossing, perimeter intrusion and traffic monitoring, with anomaly detection that needs no pre-set rules. Any number of agents can run per camera, with unlimited detection areas and schedules, and deployment is on-premise, hybrid, cloud or on the camera edge.

Irisity AB (publ), organisation number 556705-4571, has its seat in Gothenburg. It started in 2006 as a Chalmers spin-off, listed in 2013, and acquired Agent Vi in 2021 and Ultinous in 2024. The about page also lists operations in the USA, Israel and the UAE. It supplies analytics, not recording, so a VMS is still required, and the offer is sold through channel partners with a 30-day free trial.

Standout feature. Irisity detection agents run on any camera brand, so analytics survive a change of cameras.

#8 Axis Communications

Lund, Sweden Software with 90-day free trial; hardware via resellers, no public prices Demo on request

Best for: Sites that already run Axis cameras and want doors in the same view

• Operating company. Axis Communications AB
• Jurisdiction. EU (Sweden)
• Where the data sits. Customer-side servers (server-based software)
• Source code. Closed source
• Replaces. Brivo, Verkada

Axis Communications is a camera manufacturer whose server software links entry events to video. AXIS Camera Station Secure Entry manages up to 1,000 doors and 50,000 credentials per server, and a multi-server view spans 64 servers. Controls include anti-passback, a two-person rule, a duress PIN, lockdowns and tailgating prevention, with Bluetooth and dynamic QR credentials.

Axis Communications AB is registered at Gränden 1 in Lund under company number 556253-6143. The software is installed on the customer's server, not hosted, and hardware is bought through resellers with no public prices beyond a 90-day free trial of the camera software. Open APIs link to time and attendance systems, and roll call reports and floor control for elevators are listed.

Standout feature. Axis Communications attaches the camera view of an entrance to each door event.

#9 IQSIGHT

Eindhoven, Netherlands See website; sold through distributors and partners Demo on request

Best for: Transport, city and critical-infrastructure projects that want rugged cameras with analytics

• Operating company. IQSIGHT B.V.
• Jurisdiction. EU (Netherlands)
• Where the data sits. Not stated on the pages checked
• Source code. Closed source
• Replaces. Verkada, enterprise camera lines

IQSIGHT is the Eindhoven company formerly known as Bosch Video Systems. The portfolio centres on the FLEXIDOME and MIC camera families, for which the vendor cites IK10 impact protection and up to IP68 weatherproofing, plus analytics, video management software and cloud services. Its security page names UL 2900-2-3, IEC 62443 and FIPS 140-3.

The legal notice identifies IQSIGHT B.V., Achtseweg Zuid 173, 5651 GW Eindhoven (KvK 17078624), with trademarks shared with Keenfinity GmbH and Robert Bosch GmbH. The site reports more than 800 employees, 32 locations across 19 countries and over 600 patents. The software section renders little text and hosting is not stated, and some commerce links go to US storefronts, so the contracting entity should be confirmed.

Standout feature. IQSIGHT names IEC 62443 and FIPS 140-3 as standards behind its camera cybersecurity.

#10 Ipsotek

London (Wimbledon), United Kingdom See website; project-based, no public prices Demo on request

Best for: Airports, cities and critical infrastructure with control rooms

• Operating company. Ipsotek Ltd
• Jurisdiction. United Kingdom (adequacy decision, outside the EEA)
• Where the data sits. Not stated on the pages checked
• Source code. Closed source
• Replaces. Verkada, basic camera analytics

Ipsotek builds behaviour analytics for control rooms. VISuite AI rests on a patented Scenario-Based Rule Engine that fuses video analytics, AI and other inputs, with a GPU-driven deep learning engine for classification, detection and tracking. The family includes Core, FR, Forensics, Investigation and LPR, with solution pages for crowd management, perimeter protection and traffic.

Ipsotek Ltd is registered in England and Wales (4272419) with a London registered office, and its about page places it inside Eviden. The site cites more than 800 projects in 44 countries, 160+ of them airports. It integrates with cameras, VMS and PSIM platforms, adds GIS mapping and PTZ control, and needs a VMS beside it. The facial recognition module requires a legal review.

Standout feature. Ipsotek lets operators write detections as scenario rules instead of choosing fixed event types.