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XProtect VMS Key Comparison Cheat Sheet
XProtect VMS Key Comparison Cheat Sheet
Number of hardware
devices per software Free up to 8 48 Unrestricted Unrestricted Unrestricted
license
Number of recording
1 1 Unrestricted Unrestricted Unrestricted
servers per system
Map function √ √ √ √ √
Third-party integration √ √ √ √ √
Centralized
√ √ √ √ √
management
Microsoft Active
√ √ √ √ √
Directory
Hardware accelerated
√ √ √ √ √
video decoding
Customer Dashboard - √ √ √ √
XProtect Add-ons - √ √ √ √
Alarm Manager - √ √ √ √
Bookmarking - - √ √ √
Edge Storage - - √ √ √
Smart Map - - - √ √
Media database
encryption + digital - - - √ √
signing
Evidence Lock - - - - √
Centralized Search in
Limited Limited Limited Full Full
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Do you plan to spread the
installation across multiple sites?
No Yes
Do you need
Do you need more
redundancy on
than 8 cameras?
recording servers?
No Yes No Yes
XProtect
Express+
XProtect • Up to 48 cameras XProtect
Essential+ • Maps and alarms Professional+
• Add-on products • Unrestricted # of
• Free VMS
• Up to 8 cameras cameras & servers
• Integrationable • Bookmarking
XProtect • Edge Storage
Professional+ • Central management
• Unrestricted # of
cameras & servers
• Bookmarking
• Edge Storage
Do you need to
connect several,
larger sites?
XProtect No Yes
Expert
• Unrestricted # of
cameras & servers
• Failover management
• High protection XProtect
against cybersecurity Corporate
attacks • Unrestricted # of
cameras & servers
• Video wall license
included
• Evidence Lock
• Central hub in an
interconnected system