Noviscan
Tested on our bench
- Vendor
- Secufor
- License
- Commercial (licence signée ; palier gratuit 1 poste)
- Platforms
- Linux, Windows, Docker, app desktop, app mobile iOS/Android, web
Self-hosted video surveillance suite with built-in facial recognition, encrypted media caches at rest, a signed licensing model, and a directory-only relay that keeps remote access off any vendor cloud.
Strengths
- Encrypts cached media at rest by default — where the few VMS that encrypt at rest at all (Synology, Nx Witness, Milestone) require enabling it, a higher edition, or NAS-level folder encryption.
- Remote access uses a directory-only relay with direct/WebRTC data path — footage never transits a vendor cloud.
- Built-in facial recognition, plus web, desktop and mobile apps sharing one front end.
- Works with ONVIF/RTSP cameras and a growing catalogue of source plugins — no hardware lock-in.
Limitations
- Not open source — if auditable source code or zero cost is your priority, Frigate or ZoneMinder lead there, not Noviscan.
- Commercial product (the free tier is limited to a single connection), and younger than long-established VMS like ZoneMinder or Blue Iris.
- Full disclosure: this is Secufor's own product, so this entry's claims are first-party — treat them as a starting point to verify independently, not as a neutral lab's verdict.
Criteria
| Self-hosted (runs on your hardware) | ✓ |
|---|---|
| Works without a mandatory vendor account | ✓ |
| Works with any ONVIF/RTSP camera (no hardware lock-in) | ✓ |
| Built-in facial recognition | ✓ |
| Encrypts stored footage at rest | ✓ |
| Remote access without a vendor cloud | ✓ |
| Web + desktop + mobile apps | ✓ |