CCTV Cloud vs Local Cost Calculator
Cloud has no hardware but a forever bill; local is a one-time buy you own and protect. Compare the two over five years — upfront, monthly and total — and see where they cross over. Ballpark figures for planning, not a quote. Runs in your browser.
Local sizing uses ~2 TB of surveillance-grade disk on an 4-channel NVR.
Over five years, local storage is cheaper here. Cloud passes local's upfront cost at about 10 months of subscription. Best of both: keep footage on a local NVR and pay only to back up your most important cameras to the cloud.
Planning estimate only — cloud plans vary widely by provider and features, local needs power backup and a secured recorder, and prices move. Treat this as a starting point for comparing quotes.
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