I find most people have some questions on IP Cameras, like How do I access my IP camera on my computer? How do I connect to IP cameras? Which app is best for IP cameras? What is IP camera software?
I use cameras in my home to check on my cats. I know most people have the same and more reasons to install IP cameras and build a secure system via IP camera software or VMS (Video Management Software), such as:
- If you have older people at home and want to keep an eye on them.
- If you have a baby at home, to see what the baby is doing
- If you have a pet at home and want to see what it is doing in its free time
- If you want to make your house more secure.
I looked into the most popular IP camera software and selected the top 5 listed below.
Webcam Surveillance Software
Pros Reviews by Most Users
- "It’s FREE, and the features cover all basic IP camera software functions."
Cons Reviews by Most Users
- "The Maximum number of Cameras Allowed in App is only 4. If you want to add more cameras, you need to pay extra money for its pro version, like Security Monitor Pro, which supports up to 32 cameras."
Pros Reviews by Most Users
- "It's FREE for local use, and meets the surveillance requirements of home users."
Cons Reviews by Most Users
- "It takes up many system resources, the UI is not user-friendly. It requires an account for online charged purposes."
Pros Reviews by Most Users
- "It allows you freely to set up frames for the purpose of motion detection recording, and provides 16,000 frames."
Cons Reviews by Most Users
- "Cannot support some cloud cameras"
- "Only works under Windows, and lacks a mobile version"
- "It is difficult to set up remote watching as firewall and dynamic IP settings"
A video surveillance software. It can be used for video surveillance in supermarket and stores. It provides free monitoring function and can monitor 64 cameras.
Pros Reviews by Most Users
- "It supports Up to 64 cameras."
- "It supports mobile access."
- "It has a strong base of fans and can use a variety of components and be customizable."
Cons Reviews by Most Users
- "It has a learning curve. As every camera and monitor will add to the CPU load, sometimes, as your computer specifications are going to be outdated, load times to look live at a camera have lengthened, and buffering is frequent."
Pros Reviews by Most Users
- "It supports 100+ cameras simultaneous viewing."
- "It supports almost all kinds of cameras."
- "It will send you notifications by email or SMS when there is a suspicious activity"
- "Provides online access."
Cons Reviews by Most Users
- "It requires high computer specifications, or you will get bad performance, slow and buffering."
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Lowest Price - The one with the lowest total cost of listed products
BestSeller - ColorMango top-selling of listed products
Top Brand - The one has lowest alexa rank of listed products' brand websites. (The rule is the lower the number, the better)
Google Search Rank #1 - Ranked #1 in Google Search results of listed products (Searched by incognito mode on 4 computers)