Avigilon Unity

Not yet benchmarked

Vendor: Motorola Solutions
License: Commercial, licence par caméra à l'achat (Core/Standard/Enterprise)
Platforms: Windows Server, web, mobile

Motorola Solutions' on-premises enterprise suite (Unity), with native AI analytics including facial recognition — a separate cloud-native suite (Alta) also exists. Not yet benchmarked on our test bench.

Strengths

Native AI (AdaptAI): facial recognition, LPR, unusual-motion and firearm detection built in, not a third-party add-on.
FIPS-compliant encryption available for government/high-security deployments.

Limitations

Compatible with any ONVIF camera, but full AI/PTZ depth favours Avigilon's own cameras — soft hardware lock-in.
The brand also sells Avigilon Alta, a fully cloud-native suite (not self-hosted) — don't confuse the two; this entry covers on-prem Unity.

Criteria

Open source (auditable code)	✗
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	✓

Sources

https://callmc.com/avigilon-unity-video/ — revendeur (AdaptAI, reco faciale native) (2026-07-21)
https://www.avigilon.com/vms/on-premise/supported-devices — officiel (compatibilité ONVIF) (2026-07-21)
https://www.avigilon.com/security — officiel (« encryption of data in transit and at rest » affirmé au niveau plateforme ; documentation détaillée du chiffrement média au repos non accessible publiquement — traité comme confirmé mais moins documenté que Genetec) (2026-09-01)

This product has not yet been tested on our bench. The information above comes from dated documentary sources; no comparative verdict is published until a real test has taken place.