ONVIF Usage Statistics 2018

Author: Sean Patton, Published on Mar 05, 2018

ONVIF has long 'won' the standards battle for video surveillance.

But has the now 10-year-old ONVIF 'won' vs direct integrations? Undoubtedly, ONVIF has very wide support, with 9,496 (and counting) conformant products. However, most VMS and recorders still offer direct integration to many devices that typically offer deeper and more reliable support than ONVIF. Indeed, Hikvision recently disabled ONVIF by default in favor of its own direct integration, a blow to ease of using ONVIF with their cameras.

Has ONVIF become good enough and broad enough to displace direct integration? 150+ integrators told IPVM what percentage of camera integrations they used ONVIF for in the past year and why.

Overall Usage

3 out of every 10 cameras were integrated using ONVIF in the past year, according to statistics IPVM gathered from integrators:

This would also mean the percentage of all cameras integrated with ONVIF is significantly less than those using direct integration, as the number of cameras using ONVIF would certainly be lower in past years as well, as the number of ONVIF conformant devices is growing.

Breakdown by Integrator

***** ******* '***' *** ********* ********* ***** ************.

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*** ***** ****** **** ****** *** ***** ****** ** ******** direct ***********? ***+ *********** **** **** **** ********** ** ****** integrations **** **** ***** *** ** *** **** **** *** why.

Overall *****

* *** ** ***** ** ******* **** ********** ***** ***** in *** **** ****, ********* ** ********** **** ******** **** integrators:

**** ***** **** **** *** ********** ** *** ******* ********** with ***** ** ************* **** **** ***** ***** ****** ***********, as *** ****** ** ******* ***** ***** ***** ********* ** lower ** **** ***** ** ****, ** *** ****** ** ONVIF ********** ******* ** *******.

Breakdown ** **********

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******** **** *** ********* ** ********** **********, *********** *** ******* polarized ** ***** ***** **** * ******** ***** ** ****** never ***** ** *** * *********** ******** ***** ** *** the ****:

Limited *** *****

* ******* ******** ** *********** ***** ******* **%-**% *** ** ONVIF *** ****** ************. ** **** ***** ***** **** ******** situations *** *** **********, ******* ** ******** ********* ** ******** requirements ******* ** ***** *******:

  • "*** ********** ** ******* * **** **** ***** *** *** integration *** **%, ******* *** ****** *** ******* **** ***** that **** ******* *****"
  • "**% ***** **** **** ************* ******* *** *********** ****** *** not **** *** ******* ******* ** ***** ** **** *** not **** *** ******* ****** *** *** *** ** ***, and ********* ** *** ** **** ** *** ***** ******* to *** *** *** ** *** ******* ***********. "
  • "**% **** ** ********** ***** ***** *** ******** *******, **** will *** **** ******** **** ***/*** *****"
  • "****** **%. ******** ********* *** ***** ******* *** ************ ********** with ****** ***."
  • **%. *** *** ******** ** ******* **** *** **** * wide ********* ** ********** ******* *** ****** ******* ** *** use ** *****.
  • "**% ******* ******* *** ******** ********** **** *** ***"
  • "**% ** *** ****** ****** ** *** ***** *** ** retrofits *** **** **** ** ***** **** *** ******** ************* cameras ** *** ******"
  • "**% - ********* *** ***** / ***** ******** **** ********* standard ********."
  • "**% - ** **** ****** ***** ** *** **** ************* which ** **** *** *********. **** ** *** **** ***** integration ** **** ** ****** ** *** ********'* ******** *******"

Direct ******* *********

**** *** ************* **** ********* ****** ****** ************ ** ****** hardware ** *** ***** ****** ***** ********* *******. ***** ****** drivers **** ********* ** ** *********, *** **** ****** ** integrators ** ** **** ******** *** ******* **** ********** ******* integration **** *** ***** *** *********:

  • "**** ** *** **** * ** ********** *** ** ******* that **** ****** *** **** *** ***. * ****** ***** the ** ****** *********** ****"
  • "** ******** ****** *** *** ******* **** *** **** ************/********"
  • "...** ******* ****** **** *** *** ** *** **** *****. Like ***** *** **** ***** *** ** **** *** *** companion ***."
  • "...**** *** **** *********** **** ***** **** *******, *********."
  • "...******** ** ******* ******** *** ** *** ********* **** ** VMS ** *** **** ************ *** **** ****** *** ***. Reason ** ******* *** **** *** **** *** ******* ** all ** *** *************."
  • "**** ****** **** **** ***** ****** ******* ** ******* **** Milestone ******** **********."
  • "** ****** *** ******* **** **** ****** *********** ** *** VMS"
  • "** *** **** ***** ********. ** ***** ** ** **** for ** *** *****"
  • "*** *** ******* * **** **** **** ****** **** **** with ********* *** **** * ****** ** **** **** **** manufacturers ***"
  • "** **** ******* *** ****** ******* **** **** * ******* supported *********** **** *** *** ********"
  • "** *** * *** **** ***** *** ***** **** *** Axis ***** *** *** *******. "
  • "** *** *** **** ******* **** *******, ** ** **** the **** ****** **** ** *******. "
  • "* **** *** ***** ******* ******* **** ****."
  • "*** ******* ** **** ********* ******** **** *** ***"
  • "**** **** *% *****. **** ** *** ******* **** ** integration ****** **** *** *** ** ***"

Some ******** ** *****

**** *********** ********* **** **** ** *** ***** **** *** "standard" ******* ******** ******:

  • "**** *** ********* ***** ** **** *** ** ******** **** video **** ***** ********* *** ** **** *** ******** **** camera '******' "
  • "**% ** ******* *** ********** ***** ****** ********* *** ** site ************* ************. *** ******* **** ***** **, **** ** the ************* ** *** *******."
  • "**** ****** ***** ** ****** *** **** ** **** ****. Which ****** **** ** ********** **** *****. "
  • "...*** *****, ***** ***** ***** ** **** *********** ** ************* issue ********* ****** *********** ***** ******* *** ********."
  • "********* ****'* *** ******** *** ** **** ** *** *****. In ***** ***** **'* ******** ** *******, *** ***** **** be ****** ****** ******** *** ** ****."
  • "* ****** ****** ******* ******* ***** ***** ******* ******** ********"
  • "*****, ** ***** ** ** *******, ** *** * ********. It ** **** *** ******* ***** ** ****"
  • "***** *****'* ****** **** ** ********** ******."
  • "*% * ***’* ***** *****."
  • "** **** ******* ** ***** ****** ****** **** ** *** integration."

***** ** ********* ** ****

***** **** **** ********* **** ********* *** ******** ******* ** ONVIF:

  • "***% *****, * ** *** **** ** ** “****** ******”"
  • "***%, ** **** ******* * ***** ** ******* *** **** are *** ***** *********. ** **** ******* * ****** ** we **** *** ********** **** ****** ****."
  • "***%, ***** ** ********* **** ***** ******** *** *** ****** systems **** *********."
  • "***% *** ************ ********"
  • "**% - **** ******* ***** **** ****** ** *** *** as ** ***** ******"
  • "** *** ** % ***** **** *** *********** ** ** is **** *** *** ***** *******"

******** **** ***** *** ***** *** *******

*** ***** ********** ******* ** *** ********* *** **** ******** integrators **** *** ***** **** ******** ******** **** *** ***** protocol ** *** ******** ******* ** ***. **** ********'* ******** ***:

*** ******** ** ******, ******, ****, ***** ****, *** *** camera ****** *** **** ** ***** ************* *********, ********* ******* S, ** *********** **** *** ******** ******* ****** ******.

******** ** ****, **** ********* ******* ** ********* ** ***** ONVIF ** ***** ******** ******* **** ***:

  • "***** **** ** ******** **** ** ** *** ********** ***** the *****, **** ***** ** **** ******* ******** **** *** VMS, **** ** ******** *** **** ******** ******. **** *** we *** **** ******* *** ******** ************."
  • "*** **** ****** ***** ** ** *** ********** ****** ** not ********* ******** ** *** ***. **% ** *** *** sales **** ********."
  • "* ****** ***** *** ***** ******. ****** *** ******* ******** with *** *** (********) *** ********."
  • "**, ** **** *** ********."
  • "** *** ** ****** ****** * ******* ******** *** ********, or ** ********** ******** **** ******** *******"
  • "*** **** ****** ***** ** ** *** ********** ****** ** not ********* ******** ** *** ***. **% ** *** *** sales **** ********."

***** ****** *** **** ******:

  • "*%, ****** *** ******* ******** ***** ***** ** ******* ** ACC, **** **'* **%."

******* *** *****

***** ***** ************ *** ******* ***** * ******** ********, ***** clearly *** ****** ** *********** *** ********* ***** ** *********** video ************ *******. **** *****, ** ****** ****** ************ ** continue ** ** ********* ** **** ****** ****** ********* ** ensure ******* *********** *** ***** ** *********** ** *******.

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Comments (10)

Chalon Dilber

03/05/18 04:32pm

** * ****** **, * ***** ** **** ********** ** finding *** **** *** *** **** ** *** *************** *** offered ** ***** **** ***** *********** ****** ******, ****** '******' integration?

Slava H

3dEYE Inc. | In reply to Chalon Dilber | 03/06/18 01:31am

**** *** ********** **'* * ******** *** **** ****** ******* ONVIF ****. *** ******* ****** ****** **** ***** *************** **** different ****** *************: ****** *** ** ****** *******, ******/******* ****** detection (** *** ***** ****** *********).

Undisclosed Manufacturer #1

In reply to Chalon Dilber | 03/06/18 01:07pm

*. ****** ********* **** ***** ******** * ***** ***** ** setting, *** ** **** ******* *** ****** ***** ** * different ******, ****'* ** *** ****** ** ******, *** ********, like *** **** *** ****** (*** *** **** ****** *****!). So ****** ********* ** ***** ** ** *****, **** ** time ****** *** ** *** *** *** / **** ****** detection. *** ****** ** **** **** ** ******* **** ********** so *** ***** * ***.

*. *.*** *******. ***** ****** ********* ** ***, * *** of ***** ******* **** ** **** *** ******* ******** ******* as **** ** *** **** ******, ***** ***** ***** * H.265 ** ** ****, ********* ***** **** *** **** ******** when ******** ******* ** ** ****. ( * *** ********** covered ** ****)

*. ******, ** ** ****** ** ** *, ** ***** events, ****** ******, ****** ********. ***** ******* ******** ** ********* seems ** *** *** **** ** *** ** *******, ****** potentially ****** ******* ****** ** *****. ****'* ** *** * good *** ***** ***** ** ***** ************ *********.

*. ***** ****** **** *********. **** ******* **** *** "** support ***** **" ** ** **** * ******* ****** **** like ** **** ** ** **** (*** **** **** *** clearly **** *** ******* ***** ***** ** ** **** ** device!). ** ********* ** **** **** *** ****** ***, ****** a ****** ***** ** **** ** *** ******** * ******* outage ***** ***** ****** ** ***** ******, *** **** **** online *** ********* ** *** *** / *** ***** ** retrieved. ** *** ** * **** ******* ** ******* ****, but **** ***** **** ** ***% ************. **** ***** ***** own **** ** **** *** ** ****** **** ********.

*.*********** **********, *** *********** ** ****** *** *********** *** * device ***** ** **** ** *****, ******'* ** * *** thing * *** ***** **** ******* * *** ** **** secure ****** ** **** ******** ** ******* ************ ******.

*.************* ******, ***** ** ****** ** ***** ******* *** * device ************* ******, ** **** ****** **** * ** ********* set ** **** **** ***** **** * **** ****, ******* Onvif ***** ** **** **** **** ****** **** * ******** set ** ********** ** * ****** *** ****** ***** *** then **** * ****** ***, *** * *********** ** * device *** **** ***** * *** ******** ** ****** *** cameras, **** * ********. **** *** ********** *******, * *********** could ** ********* *** ****** *** ******* **** ******* ****** time *** ****.

$*.**

*** **** *** *****, **** * ****** ** ** *** like, ** * **** ** *** ***'*! (**** ****'* ******* :-)

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Luis Carmona

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #1 | 03/06/18 02:27pm

****#*, *** ***** ** * **** **** *****. ** * VMS *** * ****** ****** *** * ******, *** ******'* backup ** *** ******'* ******** ** * ******** ** ****? Something ** *** ***, ********* ****** ** * ******** ** ONVIF, ***.

Sandy Gilad

03/05/18 10:01pm

**** ** * **** **** ********!

** ** *********** ***** ******** ** **** **** ** *************, sometimes **** **** **** ****** ****** ******, *** *** ******** profile * ****** ****** ***** **** ** *** ****** ***** that ******* * *** ***.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #2

03/07/18 09:51pm

** ******* ** ***** ******* *******'* ******* ** *** ***** of *****... * ***** **** ****** **** **** ** * had ** ***** ******.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #3

03/08/18 07:43pm

** ** *******, ***** ** * ********. **'* *****, *******, misleading *** **** ** **************. **** ** ******* ** ** being *********** ** *** ****** ** '********' ********* *******. ** support ** ** *** *** ********, *** *'* **** * direct ************** ** **** ****** *** ***. **** ****** ************** is *******, **** ****** *** ********* ***** ****** *** *** customer ** ****** ***** ********.

******** ******** ** **** :)

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #3 | 03/08/18 07:44pm

** ** *******, ***** ** * ********.

***** ** *** ***** ** *** ******** ** ****** *********, except *** *** ***** ***, ****, ***** ****** **********.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #3

In reply to John Honovich | 03/08/18 07:48pm

**** ******* ** '******' *****'* **** **'* *****. **** **** was *******, ****** ******* *** *** ****** ** ********* **** the ***** ******* ****.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #3 | 03/08/18 07:51pm

**** ******* ** '******' *****'* **** **'* *****.

***, ** ****. ** ** ***** ******* ** *** ******** it. **** ** ** *** ******** *************** ** **** ***** because **** ** *** ****** * ********. **** ***** *** like ***** ** ** ** *******?

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