Verkada alternative
A Verkada alternative - keep your cameras, lose the lock-in
Verkada is a polished product, but if you have an existing CCTV estate, switching to Verkada usually means ripping it out and rebuying it. Horus is the opposite proposition: it layers AI analytics and real-time alerts onto the cameras you already own, processes everything on-premise so you are not streaming footage to the cloud, and bills at SMB-friendly rates. You get AI alerting and people, vehicle, and zone analytics without the proprietary-hardware tax.
Who should switch?
Horus fits the operator who likes what Verkada's AI does but cannot justify replacing a working camera estate to get it. That is most SMB and mid-market sites: retail, warehousing, manufacturing, schools, and facilities running 1-50 locations with existing IP cameras. If network bandwidth is constrained, compliance requires footage to stay on-site, or you simply refuse to be locked into one camera vendor for the next decade, on-premise Horus is the rational pick.
Frequently asked questions
Can Horus replace Verkada on my existing cameras?
Yes. Horus adds AI analytics and alerts to your current IP cameras with no hardware replacement.
Does Horus stream video to the cloud like Verkada?
No. Processing is on-premise, which avoids cloud bandwidth load and keeps footage on-site.
Will I lose AI features by switching?
You keep the essentials buyers value: real-time alerts, people and vehicle detection, zone analytics, and operational reporting without proprietary cameras.
See a live demo - works with your existing cameras, no rebuy.
Horus runs on-premise, works with existing cameras, and keeps video on your site.
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