Noviscan
Local face recognition for the IP cameras you already own; analysis stays on your machine
Quick Overview
| Company | Secufor SAS |
|---|---|
| Category | Video Surveillance Software |
| Headquarters | Levallois-Perret, France |
| EU Presence | EU (France) |
| Data Location | On the customer's own machine; optional remote access through an end-to-end encrypted tunnel (vendor claim) |
| Open Source | No |
| Pricing | Free: €0, one machine, one camera, 5 allowed people, no online account, no time limit. Premium: €9.90 per month or €99.00 per year, up to 8 video sources, 100 allowed people, 10 user accounts, up to 10 simultaneous connections (noviscan.app/pricing/). |
| Free Option | Free edition with no time limit |
| Replaces | Cloud camera recognition services (vendor's own framing) |
Detailed Review
Noviscan is face recognition software from the French publisher Secufor that connects to IP cameras a household or small business already owns. It reads RTSP streams or a local, FTP or SFTP folder, you register the people it should recognize, and it raises an alert when an unrecognized face appears.
The design choice that sets it apart on this page is where the analysis runs. Noviscan processes faces on your own Windows, macOS or Linux computer and, according to Secufor, sends no images or face embeddings to the publisher. That is a different model from the cloud platforms Videoloft and Cloudview, which host video for you.
It is also much narrower than Dallmeier, MOBOTIX or Axis Communications, which sell camera hardware and enterprise video management. Noviscan covers one job, recognizing known and unknown faces, and starts free with one camera; Premium is €9.90 a month or €99 a year for up to eight video sources.
What Noviscan does well
- Free edition with no time limit and no online account
- Face analysis stays on the customer's own computer
- Works with cameras people already own (RTSP, FTP, SFTP, local folder)
- Clear flat pricing in euro: €9.90 per month or €99 per year
- French publisher with a published SIREN number
Where Noviscan falls short
- Only face recognition, no full video management or analytics suite
- Not open source, so the privacy claims cannot be audited in code
- Premium caps at 8 video sources and 100 allowed people
- No certifications or independent audit found on the vendor pages
Standout feature. One of the few tools on the page that does its face analysis locally on your own computer rather than in a vendor cloud.
Pros and Cons
Pros
- Free edition with no time limit and no online account
- Face analysis stays on the customer's own computer
- Works with cameras people already own (RTSP, FTP, SFTP, local folder)
- Clear flat pricing in euro: €9.90 per month or €99 per year
- French publisher with a published SIREN number
Cons
- Only face recognition, no full video management or analytics suite
- Not open source, so the privacy claims cannot be audited in code
- Premium caps at 8 video sources and 100 allowed people
- No certifications or independent audit found on the vendor pages
Alternatives to Noviscan
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Noviscan?
Noviscan is face recognition software from the French publisher Secufor that connects to IP cameras a household or small business already owns. It reads RTSP streams or a local, FTP or SFTP folder, you register the people it should recognize, and it raises an alert when an unrecognized face appears.
Where is Noviscan based?
Noviscan operates from Levallois-Perret, France, which places it under EU (France).
What does Noviscan cost?
Free: €0, one machine, one camera, 5 allowed people, no online account, no time limit. Premium: €9.90 per month or €99.00 per year, up to 8 video sources, 100 allowed people, 10 user accounts, up to 10 simultaneous connections (noviscan.app/pricing/).. Free edition with no time limit.
Who is Noviscan best for?
Homes and small sites with existing IP cameras. One of the few tools on the page that does its face analysis locally on your own computer rather than in a vendor cloud.
What are the drawbacks of Noviscan?
Only face recognition, no full video management or analytics suite. Not open source, so the privacy claims cannot be audited in code. Premium caps at 8 video sources and 100 allowed people. No certifications or independent audit found on the vendor pages.
Is Noviscan a good alternative to Cloud camera recognition services (vendor's own framing)?
Noviscan is built as a European alternative to Cloud camera recognition services (vendor's own framing): Local face recognition for the IP cameras you already own; analysis stays on your machine. It will not be a like-for-like feature match in every respect, so check the review above for where the two genuinely differ before switching.
How does Noviscan compare to other Video Surveillance Software?
Noviscan is one of several European Video Surveillance Software we cover.