Welcome to Surveilbench

2026-07-22

Surveilbench compares self-hosted video surveillance software (VMS/NVR), manufacturer cloud ecosystems, and camera brands on criteria we publish — not marketing claims. It's published by Secufor, the publisher of Noviscan, and we say so everywhere Noviscan appears.

At launch, the site covers 25 VMS/NVR products (from hobbyist tools like Frigate and motionEye to enterprise platforms like Genetec and Milestone), 2 manufacturer cloud ecosystems, and 15 camera brands — including honest coverage of closed ecosystems that can't be self-hosted at all (Ring, Blink, Wyze, and others), with documented security incidents where relevant.

This is a living site. We revisit entries on a regular cadence, refresh version numbers and pricing, and publish updates here — see our methodology for what "tested" means and how we choose what to cover next.