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Alternatives to Genetec Security Center
19 cybersecurity tools sit alongside Genetec Security Center in this directory. Below is what separates each from Genetec Security Center on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 19
- With a free tier
- 1
- Cheaper to start
- -
- Genetec Security Center starts at
- On request
Why people look past Genetec Security Center
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the Genetec Security Center entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
There is no free tier
The record for Genetec Security Center carries no free tier, so evaluating it means paying first. 1 of the 19 alternatives below can be used without paying.
There is only one tier
Genetec Security Center publishes a single plan, Security Center at On request. There is no smaller tier to drop to if the fit is wrong or the budget moves.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
Cloud video surveillance billed per camera per month, where retention length drives the bill more than anything else
- Sold on a Per camera per month model rather than quote.
Banking and retail video with transaction overlay, sold by a Canadian firm that changed from Chinese to Taiwanese ownership
Priced and rated the same as Genetec Security Center on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.
AI video search that runs on cameras you already own, starting near five dollars per camera per month
- Publishes an entry price of $4.99/month, where Genetec Security Center does not.
- Sold on a Per camera per month model rather than quote.
- 2 tiers to Genetec Security Center's 1.
Free TOTP two-factor authentication app that gained optional cloud sync in 2023
- Can be used without paying; Genetec Security Center cannot.
- Sold on a Free, no in-app purchases model rather than quote.
Real-time transaction fraud and financial crime detection for banks and payment processors
Priced and rated the same as Genetec Security Center on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.
Workforce and customer authentication from a certificate authority
- Publishes an entry price of $2/month, where Genetec Security Center does not.
- Sold on a Per user per month model rather than quote.
- 2 tiers to Genetec Security Center's 1.
Every Genetec Security Center alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genetec Security Center (this page) | On request | Quote | 1 | |
| Eagle Eye NetworksCloud-hosted with per-camera monthly pricing instead of perpetual licences and servers | On request | Per camera per month | 1 | vs Genetec Security Center |
| March NetworksStronger in banking and retail branch estates with transaction data overlay | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Genetec Security Center |
| CamioFar cheaper if you only need AI search and alerting on cameras you already own | $4.99/month | Per camera per month | 2 | vs Genetec Security Center |
| Google Authenticator | Free | Free, no in-app purchases | 1 | vs Genetec Security Center |
| Feedzai | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Genetec Security Center |
| Entrust Identity as a Service | $2/month | Per user per month | 2 | vs Genetec Security Center |
| Featurespace ARIC Risk Hub | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Genetec Security Center |
| Dahua Technology | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Genetec Security Center |
| Envysion | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Genetec Security Center |
| IDnow | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Genetec Security Center |
| Delinea | On request | Quote | 3 | vs Genetec Security Center |
| DTiQ | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Genetec Security Center |
| Hanwha Vision | On request | One-time purchase | 1 | vs Genetec Security Center |
| BeyondTrust | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Genetec Security Center |
| HID Global | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Genetec Security Center |
| Fenergo | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Genetec Security Center |
| iDenfy | On request | Per verification | 1 | vs Genetec Security Center |
| Jumio | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Genetec Security Center |
| Beyond Identity | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Genetec Security Center |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the Genetec Security Center badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (1)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- Google Authenticator , Free
What you would be giving up
Genetec Security Center is most often brought in for an airport unifying video, doors and licence plate recognition under one operator client and one audit trail, a city federating dozens of independently owned camera systems into a regional monitoring centre without taking ownership of them, a campus that refuses to be locked to one camera manufacturer over a fifteen-year refresh cycle, a transit authority needing evidence export with a chain of custody that will survive a court challenge. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If Genetec Security Center is broadly right and the question is cost, the Genetec Security Center pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Cybersecurity category lists everything the directory holds, and best cybersecurity tools ranks them.
Genetec Security Center runs on windows, web, ios, android. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about Genetec Security Center alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Genetec Security Center?
- 19 other cybersecurity tools are listed in this directory, led by Eagle Eye Networks, March Networks, Camio, Google Authenticator. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Genetec Security Center?
- 1 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Google Authenticator.
- Why do people look for an alternative to Genetec Security Center?
- On the figures on record, 2 things stand out: there is no free tier; there is only one tier. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from Genetec Security Center?
- Genetec Security Center is most often brought in for an airport unifying video, doors and licence plate recognition under one operator client and one audit trail, a city federating dozens of independently owned camera systems into a regional monitoring centre without taking ownership of them, a campus that refuses to be locked to one camera manufacturer over a fifteen-year refresh cycle, a transit authority needing evidence export with a chain of custody that will survive a court challenge. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to Genetec Security Center?
- None of the cybersecurity tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
- How were these Genetec Security Center alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Cybersecurity, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored placement runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare Genetec Security Center against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Genetec Security Center covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every cybersecurity tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Cybersecurity category, 19 tools beside Genetec Security Center. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.