AI · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Verkada
Turbocharged Nestcam. For enterprise. With machine learning.
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 1 we have checked on their own sites. Verkada launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Add AI powered Loom-style recording to your product!
2024 · velt.dev · its alternatives →
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Introducing the Integrated Building Platform
2020 · verkada.com · its alternatives →
- 3IMI made a tiny camera with super long battery lifefrom $200/mo▲843
Hey HN! A few years ago someone kept trying to steal my motorcycle, so I decided to make a small camera with really long battery life to catch them. The hardware/software is totally open source, but the companion app only supports macOS currently. (I'm a big fan of native apps, and didn't want to block releasing on Linux/Windows support.) I wrote some blog posts about the process: PCB design: https://toaster.llc/blog/pcb Enclosure design: https://toaster.llc/blog/enclosure Image pipeline:…
2024 · toaster.llc · its alternatives →
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I needed a security camera inside my house, one that would send motion notifications to my smartphone and would allow me to livestream remotely. However, I could not find one that I could trust due to privacy concerns. Many of them upload the plaintext of videos to their servers and none is fully open-source as far as I know. Therefore, I decided to use my spare time to build one from scratch. Called Privastead (as in Private Homestead), it uses OpenMLS for end-to-end encryption (between the camera local hub and the smartphone) and is mostly implemented in Rust (except for part of the…
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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This runs YOLOv8 + bytetrack with Tinygrad detections (depending on user config) are saved and can be sent to the companion iOS app along with a notification, all video processing is done locally, all footage is encrypted before leaving your computer, and the sending notifications + videos part is optional. This uses tinygrad, so it runs well on my apple silicon macs and should be able to run on a lot of hardware (or will be able to when I remove other deps).
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Velt▲254Add commenting & collaboration to your product crazy fast
2024 · velt.dev · its alternatives →
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Nest Cam IQ▲199Smart home camera, using Google's AI for facial recognition
2017 · store.google.com · its alternatives →
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Nest Cam Outdoor▲225A weather proof outdoor security cam that records 24/7
2016 · store.google.com · its alternatives →
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Hey everyone, I previously introduced an open source private home security camera in 2024, which uses OpenMLS for end-to-end encryption: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42284412. It was called Privastead then and it's now renamed to Secluso. John Kaczman found my project from here and has been working on it with me over the last year and half. We've made a lot of improvements to the software, which we would like to share with you: - You can now set this up on your Raspberry Pi in less than 5 minutes with no technical expertise using our easy-to-use GUI deploy tool. We've…
May 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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2020 · show.veda.ai · its alternatives →
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2021 · critter.camera · its alternatives →
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Viyo▲91Turn any device with a browser into a security camera
2019 · vuabongda.club · its alternatives →
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Security camera that uses on-device AI for 24/7 detection
2020 · simcam.ai · its alternatives →
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Nest Protect 2.0▲182All-new smoke sensors and security features.
2014 · store.google.com · its alternatives →
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Contribute to gmrandazzo/CheapSecurity development by creating an account on GitHub.
Jul 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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AiCam turns an unused iPhone into an advanced home security camera with full privacy protection. AiCam can be used for home security, child monitoring, nanny monitoring, elderly care and pet monitoring. With AiCam, you have a mobile and smart home security camera that you could bring to remote sites
2021 · ai-cam.app · its alternatives →
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First Smart Security Platform with real-time threat alerts
2021 · ultrainstinct.ai · its alternatives →
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Hi HN! I built AI Baby Monitor – a tiny stack (Redis + vLLM + Streamlit) that watches a video stream and a YAML list of safety rules. If the model spots a rule being broken it plays beep sound, so you can quickly glance over and check on your baby. Why? When we bought a crib for our daughter, the first thing she tried was climbing over the rail :/ I got a bit paranoid about constantly watching her over, so I thought of a helper that can *actively* watch the baby, while parents could stay *semi-actively* alert. It’s meant to be an additional set of eyes, and *not* a replacement for the…
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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