New User (Maybe)

[LARRYW54]

In regards to your pricing. I have a need for 3 camera's (presently) and maybe a 4th in the future. I have no problem paying for the 2 camera upgrade, but from their I must go pro for 250. Isn't there a median price somewhere. Like 100~120 for 4 cams. That would get me to purchase.

Thank you,

Larry W

[ryan]

Hi Larry,

Thanks for your message. Pricing is a difficult problem, as it is impossible to meet everyone's needs at the same time (including ours to stay in business). We'll of course continuously evaluate our pricing model over time, but we don't have any plans to change it in the short term.

Do note that we do support upgrading from the Basic to Pro license at any time, giving credit for the cost of the Basic.

[stevieby]

Must admit I found this software and am in the exact scenario as you Larry. My current need is 3 cameras (and can't see me getting any other cameras for foreseeable future) so although I really like this software I can't justify the pro license at the moment for 3x the price of the basic for 1 extra camera. So now looking elsewhere for a solution to my needs.

Steve

[milrtime83]

Same here. I have 2 now and I could possibly max out at 3 or 4. If/when I add another I would definitely look into other programs before paying another $190. One specific program I've seen allows 64 camera's in their $50 pro version.

[sgh_aba]

Hi all;

I'm new to this but find it very interesting. I did a lot of research on software based NVR/DVR and came up with Vitamin D (Sighthound) as a good solution for easy installation, support on Mac, and customizable motion detection. I'm starting with two cameras but so far the way it's working with just the 1 camera is pretty cool and I'm guessing I'll want to get more than two cameras down the road. I know the gap from $60 - $250 is large, but a product that works is worth the $250 to me. A lot of the solutions out there remind me of phone systems, i.e. very vertical, very proprietary, and very expensive. At least a software NVR gives me the flexibility to mix and match my cameras and not have to change NVRs. s

[Thomas]

I am in the same situation as the others. I only need 3 cameras and nobody in his right mind will pay $190 for ONE camera.

A better pricing scheme is difficult to implement? Come on, among software development pricing is the easiest to implement and it’s the biggest bang for the bucks to attract more users. Don’t let the pseudo-technical people fool you that improving pricing is tough.

[Johnboy00]

Ditto what the others have said. I would think you'd sell at least 3 times the number of licenses at around $100 versus $250. 3x$100 > $250. I would buy at the lower price point.

[ahallada]

Here is the current pricing plan for SecuritySpy which is Mac only.

[$50.19] SecuritySpy - 1 camera
[$125.49] SecuritySpy - 4 cameras
[$250.99] SecuritySpy - 8 cameras
[$501.99] SecuritySpy - 16 cameras
[$837.77] SecuritySpy - 32 cameras
[$1089.60] SecuritySpy - unlimited cameras

While SecuritySpy gives a better deal on the lower end, they are very expensive on the upper end which caters more toward businesses. This software is well designed and has alot of cool features, but the motion detection and search review features don't compare to SH in my opinion. These are key features to any surveillance program IMHO.

$250 for SH is a really good deal for this quality of program.

[Johnboy00]

I disagree. SH has good vision, but that's it!

1) No option to record direct to disk (no re-encoding)
2) No option to utilize on-camera motion/PIR detection
3) No option to limit FPS for cameras that can't do it themselves (Logitech)
4) No option to record audio
5) No option to run background processes as service(s)
6) No options to control layout of live view (window resize doesn't count)
7) No option to cycle through large live views of all cameras
8) Search console appears to create thumbs on the fly each and every time it loads events from database (slow)
9) Mobile console is unusable for viewing events over internet (way too slow)
10) Web console looks nice but is almost unusable, even over LAN (too slow)
11) Uses a TON of CPU

A $50 competitor has none of the above limitations/issues. SH does have good vision, but it's far from perfect. It still can see headlights on the sides of stationary objects as people. If it was more complete, it would be worth $250. The vision alone is not worth it to me--not with all the shortcomings.

EDIT:

BTW, I don't ordinarily lurk on forums to bash products. I tried SH for nearly 2 weeks, and I really wanted to like it, but I just couldn't like it enough to part with $250. I lurk hoping that, in the future, either the price is reduced or the product is made more complete.