ONVIF Favorability Statistics 2023
15 years ago, ONVIF was founded in an era of rapid IP camera expansion but now in 2023, with an increasing shift to cloud and AI, what do integrators think about the organization?
Inside this report, we examine statistics and commentary from ~190 security integrators on ONVIF's positioning, pros, and cons.
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Compliments ** *** **** ******
**** *********** **** ** ** **** to **** ** **** ******** **** is **** ** *** *** **** it ** ****** ** **** * product ** ** ** ***** *********:
- "***** ** ***** ***** *** ******* standards *** ********* ****** *************, **** clients *** ****** ** **** ***** of *********** "*******" *********. **************** ** a ****** *********** **** *** ******* weigh ******* ** ********-******. ***** ***** do ****** ** ********** ******** ******** standards/documentation ****** *** ********."
- "****** * ******** **** ***** ***** it ****** ** ****** *** ****** best *** *** ********** ***. ** it ****'* *** ***** * **** that *** ************ ******* ***** ** limited ** *** ************'* ******* **** only. ***** ***** ******** **** ****** to **** ***** ******* ** ** date *** ****** **** *********** ** features."
- "***** ******** ******** *** *************** ***** a *** **** ** *******. *** same **** *** *****. **** **** we *** ******* ** *** ****** to *** **** **** ** *** end ** ******* * ** ** think ** **** ***** * ******** impact ** *** ****** *** **** push ************* ** ******* ***** ********* further."
- "*********** **** ** ********, ******* ********** to ********* ** ************* ** * necessity ** ** *******. *** ******* to *********, ** ****** *** ********* and ******* ****** ******** ******** ************* may ********* ***** **** ****** ** proprietary *********."
- "** ** **** **** * ******** has **** **** *** ****** ******* various ************* ** ** **** ** work ********, ***** ** ********* ****** a ********, *** **** ******* ******* to ******* ********* ******** ********* ***** one **** **** ***** *** ** improvement ** *** ********."
- "***** ******** ******** *** *************** ***** a *** **** ** *******. *** same **** *** *****. **** **** we *** ******* ** *** ****** to *** **** **** ** *** end ** ******* * ** ** think ** **** ***** * ******** impact ** *** ****** *** **** push ************* ** ******* ***** ********* further."
- "* **** ** ********** **** *** cameras ** ******* *** ***** **********. The *********** ** **** *** ******* for *** ******* ** ********** *****-********* products ** ***-**********. ** **** *** sales ***** ** **** ****** ** our ******* ********."
- "****** * ******** *** ********* ************ improves *** ******* ********. ** ********, to ******-** ****** ******, * *** sell * ******** * ****** **** ONVIF ******* **** *** ** ******** to * ********* *** **** *** road."
- "***** *** **** ** ********* ****-**** industry ******. ******* ***** ************ *** even ****** ******* ***** ** * total **** ** ** ***** *** all *********** *******. ***** *** **** a ******** ****** *****."
- "***** **** *** ********* *** ** industry ********. ** **** *** ******** it ***** ** ** ********** ******** and ****** *** **********. **** *** industry-wide ******** **** ********."
- "**’* ***** ** **** ******** ***** capable, ***** ** **** **** ***** different ****. **** *** ***’** *** stuck **** *** ******* ************ *** the ****** *** ***."
- "** * *****-****** *********** **’* *** glue **** ***** ********** ********. **’* a ********* ****** ***** **** *** can *** *** *****-********* ********** ********."
- "**'* * ********, *** ** ***** to ****. *** ******* *** ****** basic, *** ********** ******* *** *** and ******* *****, ** * **** to ****** ***** ** ******* ****."
- "**** *** *************** ** ****** ************. ONVIF ** ******* ** * *** of *** ******** **** ****** *** matching ****** ************* *** ****."
- "* **** ** **** * *** version ** ******* *** * **** a ***** ****** ****'* *** ********* but ***** **** ** ***** ******* having ** ****** *** ******."
- "** **** ***** *** ***** ****** camera ********* ** **** ********, ***** after ***, ** **** ******* **** world ******* ** *** *****. ****** people."
- "*********** ******* ******** ********* ** ******* they ***'* **** ** ***. ***** systems **** ********* ******* ** ******** and *******."
- "**’* ** **** **** *** **** VMS ************. * **** **** ******** to ******* *** ***** *** ******** inside *** ***** ********."
- "* ***** **'* ***** **** ** organization ** ****** ** ******* **************** standards. *** ********* *** **** ********* if ************* ***** ****."
- "***** ** **** **** ** ********* cameras **** ** *** *** ******** analytics. **** ****** ***** ** ******* of *** ***** *****. ******!"
- "* **** **** ***** ****** ****** have **** **** ** ***** ***** gives *** ******** ******* **** ******** a ********."
- "* **** *************** *** **************** ****** competitive *****. *** ******** ******** ***** more ** ****."
- "** ***** ******* ***** ** **** a ****** ******** *** ****. ** find *** ***** ******** ** ** very ****-********."
- "********** **** **** *** *** *********** system ** **** ***** **** **** ** *** **** ******** and ** ****** ****."
- "****'* **** ****** *** ** *** like *** ** ****? ******* * know * *** ****** * ****** to ** **** ** **** ******* RTSP."
- "****** ******* ****** ****** **** **** protocol ** ** ***** ** ****** any *** **** ******* *****."
- "** ***** **** ** *** ********* cameras **** *** *** ** ***** compatible **** *** ***** *********."
- "***** **** *** **** ** **. Always *** ** *** ****** ******* first, *** ***** **** ******** *** you *****."
- "************* ******** ****** *** ******** ** convenient **** ** ********** ***********."
- "***** ** ******* ** ** ***, making ** ****** ** ********* *** complex ******** ** *** ******."
- "******* *****. **** ** *** *** easy ** **** *** ****** *** to ***. ********* *******."
- "********, **** ** **** ********** *********, that ******** * ******** ** ******** IMO."
- "****** ***** *** ***** **** *** the **** *********** *** ******* *** recording."
- "**** ** **** * ******** ********* method *** ******** ******* ** * baseline."
- "**** *** ********* *** ******* ******** they **** ********* *** **** ***** of *****."
- "***** ** ********* ******* **** ***-*********** systems. ****'* *** ** ****?"
- "********* ************* **** * ******* ** options *** ** ********* * ********."
- "**** ******** ***** ***** ********* ** you *** *** ******* ** * product ****."
- "**** ******** **** ******** ************* **** locking ***** ******* ***."
- "* **** *****, * ***'* *** a ****** ******* ** ****** ***** in *** ********."
- "********** ** ***** * *** ** interoperability ******* ******* *** ***."
- "*****, **** **** ******. **** **** a ******** *** *** *** ******* follow."
- "***** **** ***** ** * ******** of ********** ******* ** ********* ***."
- "***** ******* *** **** **** ********* MFG ******** ** *** **** ********."
- "****** * ******** ** *** ******** is *********."
- "**************** ** *** *** ** *** the *** *** *****."
- "***** ******** ****** ****** ** ***** compliant."
- "**** **** ***** ** * ********* body ** *** *********."
- "* **** ***** **** ** *** other ********* ** ** ***."
- "*** ****** ** *** ******* ** IP *******."
- "***** ** **** **** ********-********** ********."
- "***** ******* ** ******* *** **** source ***."
- "** ***** ** ** * **** idea ** **** * ********."
- "***** ** **** ******* *** ****** pretty ****."
- "**'* **** ** **** ****** **** in **** ********."
- "**** *** *****-******** *********** ** ******."
- "******* ******** *** ***** *** ** cameras!."
- "**'* ****** ******* ** *** *******."
- "* **** *****-******** *********!"
- "******** * *** ***** ********."
- "**** ** **** * ********."
- "**** ********. ******."
- "* **** *** *********."
- "*** ********* ***."
- "***** ********."
- "**** ******."
- "*************."
- "********."
Doubts & **********
**** *********** ********** *****'* ****** ** the ******** *** ****** **** ******, concerns, ** ********** ***** *** *********:
- "**** *** ** ****** *** ***** on *** ******* ******. ** *** end ****** ******. ****'* ***** **. It's * ******* **** ** ****** and ** *** *** ** ** some *******. ***** **'* * **** that * ***** **** ******** *** its ****** ***** ** *** ******** industry. * **** *** ******** *** supposed ** ** ******, *** *** they?"
- "**** **** ******* *** ********* **** support *****, ***** ** ***** *** output. (**** ** *** ************ ****** is *********, *** ***** **** *** be ******.) ** ** ***'* **** much ********** ** *****. ** ****** suggest ** *** ********* ** ***** the ****** *** ******** ************."
- "**’* * ********* ********, *** *** never **** ** **** **** **** while ******** **** ****** ******* ****. The ******-********* ********* ** * *** one **** ******* ** * ****** being ***** ***** ***** ********* *************' recorders. ** **** ** *** ** a ****** *****."
- "******** ** ********* ** ********* ***** do **** ******** * *** ** good. *************, ***** *** *** **** that *** **** *** *** * quick ****, ** *************** *******. * hope ***** ****** ** *** *******, it ** **** *******."
- "***** ** *********** *** ********* ****************** method. ***, *** ************* ******* ** is ******* *****. *** ****** **** many **** ******* ** *** **** use **** * ***** ****** *** were **** ** *** ************* *** ONVIF."
- "** *** ******* *** ** ** work, ****** ** **** **** **** experimentation. ** ** *** *********** ** as '********' * *** ** ******** likes ** *****."
- "********* ** *** **** ********* *** third-party ******* ** *** *******. *** seems * *** *****/****** ** *** features ** **** ******* ***'* ** used ** ******* ****."
- "***** ** **** **** ******* ******. I ******** ********** ***** *****-***** ****** when ********* ** **** *********** ** a **** ** *** *** ****."
- "*** *** ***** * ***’* **** about ***** ** **** ** *****’* seem ** **** ** ****** ** be **** ** *** ********* **** as ****, *****, *** ***** *******."
- "***** ******* *** *** *** ******* better, ******** **** ***** ****** ***** native ****** *********** **** ***."
- "* *** ** **** ***** *** no ***** *******, ******* ******* **** using ******* **** *** *****."
- "***** ** *****, *** ** ****** seems *** ** **** ** *** can *** * ****** ** ** motion *********."
- "* ***** **** *** **** *** I ***'* ***** ******** ******* ***** standards *** ****."
- "******** ********* ***** ** ******* *** overall * ******** *** *** ** industry."
- "** *****'* **** ** ***** *** improve **** ****."
Compatibility ******
**** *********** ******* *** *****'* ************* issues ******* ****** ******* ******** ***** toward *** ********:
- "* ********** **** ***** ** **** sort ** ******** *** ************, *** ONVIF ********** ** ** ***** **** it *****'* **** **** *******. *** many ****** ***** **** **** ******* a ****** ** ***** ********* **** it **** **** *** *** ******** available. ***** ***'* ****** ************* ** what ********** *****. ********* **** ** very ******."
- "* ****** ***** ***** ********** *****'* seem ** **** *** **** ***** from *** ****** ******* ** *******. It's *********** ** ******* ** ******** VMS **** ********* *** **** ** find *** **** ***** ****** ***** A ******** *** ***** *** ***** camera **** * *****'*. **** ************* state **** ******* ***** *** **** one **** ****. **'* *** * perfect ******* *** ***** **** ****** be ***** ***-**** *** ***** ** the ********** **** ** **'* ***** it **** ****** ****."
- "**** ***** ** ********* *********** *** standardizing *** ***** ****** ** **** products ********** *********** **** **** *****. would **** **** ** **** * more ********* **** ** ********** **** companies *** ********* *** ** * better *** ** ********* ********* *** edge *********."
- "***** ******* ** * ****** ******** for ********** ***** ****** ************* *** has ******* *** ***** ******* * lot ** ****** ****** ** **** into *** ******** ******** ** ************* lower ******* *** ******** ********* - this *** **** * **** ***** for **** *********** ** *** ********."
- "* ***** ***** *** **** *** purpose. ***** *** *** *** **** instances ***** **'** *** **** ************* issues ** ******** **** ** ******** to ** ***** **********. *** **** if **** ** ************ *** ********* specs, ** ***** *** ********* ****** guidance."
- "*** *** **** **** ***** **** what ** ** ***** ** **. It **** **** ***** ** **** areas. ***, ***** ***** *** ** image ** ** ***/*** *** ** doesn't ********* *** *** ******** (***, etc) ** * ****** **** * different ********."
- "***** ****** ** **** ******* **** what ** *** **** ***'* *********. been ****** **** ***** **** "*****" compliant ******* **** *** *** ***** compatible. ***** ****** ** ***** **** power *** *******."
- "********* **** ******* *** ** ******* behind ** *** ******. *** *** selling ***** ** **-**-**** ******* ** on-edge ***** *********. ***** ** ***** struggling ** ******* **** *****-************* *** video *********."
- "******* ****, *** *** **** ** reporting ** ***-********* ********* ****** ** crazy. ******** ***** *** ***** **, but ** **** *****, ***** ******* of ******** ** *** **** ********, or ** ***** *** ***-**********."
- "**** ** **** * ******** **** can ** ********. ***** ***** *** lots ** ************* **** ****** **, sort **, ** ***** ******* ******** way...which ***** ** **** ** *** all *** ******* *** **** * camera **** *** ***."
- "********* ****** *** **** ********* ** interoperability/integration - *** *** ********* **** to ***** *** ****** **** *** get **** ********* *** ******** *****-**** cameras ***."
- "* ***** *** *** **** **** ONVIF *** ****** *** *** *** industry *** *** ****. ***** **** been * ****** ** ***** *********** issues *** **'* ****** *** * lot ** ******* *** ************* **** the *****."
- "***** ** **** *******. ** ***** be **** ****** ** **** ************* would *** ***** ********* ** ** ONVIF-ready. ** ** ***** **** * good **** ******."
- "*** **** **** *** **** ***** when ******** ***** ******* **** ** clarity ** ********* ******** *** ******** compatibility"
- "************* ** *** ********. *********** ***** ONVIF **********, *** ** ** * useless ***** ** *** ** * am *********."
- "********* *** **** *** *** *** so **** **** ***** ***** ** to **** ****** ******* **** ** will *** **** ** * ***** VMS?"
- "********* *** ***** ******** **** **** and ******* ************* ***** **** ***** version."
- "***** - * **** *** ***** of *****, *** ***'* *** **** it ** *********** *******."
- "**** ** * ********* ******** **** wish ***** ****** ***** ******* ***%."
**** ** ***********
**** *********** ********* *****'* **** ** enforcement:
- "***** ** * **** **** *** the ************** *** *********** ** *********** to *** ******** *** **** **********. I ********** ***** ************* *** ***** manufacturer ******* ** ***** ********* ** buy **** ** ***** ******* *** even ************** **** *** ***** **** is **** ***** ***-***-****. **** ****, but ***** * *** **** ****."
- "***** ** ***** ****** **** ************* don't ******* ** ***** ***** ****** issues **** **** **** **** ********. For *** **** ****, **'* *** any ****** *** ****** *********** ** needed **** **** *** ***** *********."
- "* **** **** ***** ** ***** to *** ********. * **** ****** there *** **** **** ** ***** insure ***********."
- "**** *** **** ** ** ****** standard, *** ** ***** **** ** has ** ****** ***** *** ***********."
- "**** *******. ****** ********* *** ***** use **** ************ *** ***********."
*** ***** ******* ********
********* **** * ***** ***, ******** *** *********** *** ************* **** Dahua *** *********. ******* *********** ********** **** ***********:
- "* *** **** ************ ** ***** and ***** ********* ** ********* *** Dahua * *** ***** **** ** reported ** **** ********. ***** ******* will ******* ******** ** ***** ******* which *** ***** ********* **** ** often ***** ************* **** **** ********* and ***** ******** ***** * **** of ****** ** ** ******* **** work."
- "**** *** **** **** **** *********** a ***** *** **** ********* ********* but **** ** **** ********* **** in ******** ** *** ******* ********* manufacturer's & ***** ********** ** ******** ONVIF ****** ** ***** **** ****."
- "******** **** **** ** ***********, *** happy **** ******* ** ******* ******."
- "*** ******* ** ****. ** **** they ***** ********** *** ******* ******."
- "**** ***** ******** ** *** ***'* positive."
*** ********** ******* **** ** ** useful:
*** **** *** ** *** ********* to ******* ******** ****** ;-)
*** ****, ********* ******** ***** *** *********,*********, *** ***** *** ******* **** Conforming ***** ***************** ***** ******* *** ***** *** Hikvision.
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***** *** ********* ***** ** ** as ******* *** *****, **** ** these *** ***** ** *****. ***** may ******* * ***** ******* *** even ** ** **** ** ** not ***** **** ** *** **** it ***** ** *******. ** **** stage, * ********** ** ***** *** on-premise *********** ** ****** ******** *** ONVIF ***** ****** **** ********* ** the ****** **** **** ***** ***** to *** *****.
***** ***, ***** *** ** ******* or ************* ** ******* ** *** cloud, ******* ** ****** ** ** camera ******** ********** (******** ****) ** connecting *** * *** (******** *** added **********).
*** ***** ** ***-******* ******* ***** home ** ***** ******** ***** **** (P2P, ***.). ***** ***** *** *** adopt ********* **** **** **** ************ such ******* ****, **** **** **** sense?
***** ***** *** * *** *** that. *** *****'* **** ** **** to ******* * ****** ** *** cloud ******* ***** ****** ** ** involved. ****'* ************* ****, *** *'* rather **** ***** ******* * ***** home ******** **** **** **** ***** home ******** *** ** *****-**** *************** of ****** ******** *** **********.
** ***** ******** ** ****** ** ONVIF *** **** **** * ********, but * ***** ** *** ****** plenty ******** ** *** *** **** all *** ***** *********** ************* ** does *** ****** **. * ***** I **** **** ***** *************** ** security-focused ********* **** (******* *), *** example, **** *** ** *** *** cameras ** *** *****. * ***** the **** *****-*********** ** *** ****** has **** ***** (*** ***** **** more *********** ****) **** ******* * standard *** *** *** ******.
*** *** **********: **** ** *** difference ******* ***** ***?
"**** ******** ***** **** ***** *******." vs "**** ******** ***** ** *** RTSP ****** ** * ******."
***** ** ***** ** *** ** RTSP *** **** **** ************* **** as *********, *************, ****** *********, ***.
**** ***** ******* ** *** ***** space *** *** ***** *****? ** PSIA **** ***** * “*********”?
*** ******* *. *****'* * ***** reasons *** **** ****'* ****, *** maybe **** ***** *****. *** *** great ***** ** ** ** ** could *********** ****** ******* ******** *** coordinate **** ***** *** ***** ******** data ******* * ***** ** *********** mess?
**** ***** *** * ******* ******* about ** *** ***** ************* **** needed ****** ********** ** ***** ******** in *** ** ***** ***** ******* manufacturer *** ***** ***** ** ****** pioneering ** ***** *** *** * cohesive ****** *** **** *** *** quasi ******** *** *** ********.
**** ***** ***** ************* ****** ***** appliances ** **** **** ******** ** platforms ** **** **** ** *** heavens ***** *** ****** ** **** and ***** *** **** ***********. ****** to *** **** ****** ** ** their ********** ******** **** ** * standard *********** ** **** **** ***** being ***’* **** * ***** *****.
*** ******** **** *** ** ******** the ***** *********, ********** *** ************ of *****. **** ***** ** ********** while ********* **** **** ** ******.
*** ** **** *********** ** *** SIA ***** ************* ********, ***** *** has ******* ********, ********* ****** ***.
****, ****’* *** *** ***.
***** *** * ******* ******* ***** by *** ***** ************* **** ****** better ********** ** ***** ******** ** the ** ***** ***** ******* ************ had ***** ***** ** ****** ********** IP *****
** *******, *** **** ***** ************* you *** ********* ** *** ****'* biggest ********** **** ***** *** ***** were *** ***** ** ** *******. ONVIF *********, *** ** ****, *** was ** *** *** ******* ** that ****.
** **** ******* ******* **** **** time ***** *** ***** ********** -** ****** ********* ******?***** ******* ********* - ***** ***
* ******’* ***** **** **** **** assessment! ******* ****, ***** ***** *** have ********, ***** ****, ** ***** I *** **** **** ** ** executive ** *** ** *** ***** two.
***** ****** ** ****, ****** *** the ****. *'* ******* ***** *** end ****:
***** ***** ****** **** ********* ** the ****** **** **** ***** ***** to *** *****
****** *** *** ****** / *********** players (******* **. **) - ***** is * *** ****** - *******'* ONVIF **** *** **** ** ******* opportunity ** ** *********? ***** ***, there *** **** ******* ** *** camera ******** **** ****, *** *** would ***** (** * ***** *** hope) **** * ******** ** *** market ***** ********** ******* **** * single ********, *.*., *****. ***** ** a **** **** ** ************* ***** able ** ***** ****** ******* *** focus **** *********** ********* ** ****-***** customer ********/*************.
***** ** ******** ***** ** ***** now ** **** ** ***** (** successor ********) **** ** ***, ** would ** **** ** * "**** of ****** *******" ***** **** * cloud ***.