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Alternatives to Spot AI
22 cybersecurity tools sit alongside Spot AI in this directory. Below is what separates each from Spot AI on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 22
- With a free tier
- 2
- Cheaper to start
- 2
- Spot AI starts at
- $99/month
Why people look past Spot AI
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the Spot AI entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
It costs more than the category median
Spot AI starts at $99/month. Across the 4 cybersecurity tools listed beside it that publish a price, the median entry point is $57/month.
There is no free tier
The record for Spot AI carries no free tier, so evaluating it means paying first. 2 of the 22 alternatives below can be used without paying.
There is only one tier
Spot AI publishes a single plan, Spot AI at $99/month. 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-managed cameras, sensors and access control with a per-camera annual licence
- Starts $50 a year dearer, at $149/year.
- Sold on a Per camera per year licence plus hardware model rather than Per camera per month, all inclusive.
- 3 tiers to Spot AI's 1.
Open platform video management software with perpetual per-device licences
- Can be used without paying; Spot AI cannot.
- Starts $10 a one-time dearer, at $109/one-time.
- Sold on a One-time purchase per device licence, plus annual Care Plus model rather than Per camera per month, all inclusive.
- 5 tiers to Spot AI's 1.
Managed video loss prevention with human auditors for restaurants, convenience stores and retail
- Sold on a quote model rather than Per camera per month, all inclusive.
Free TOTP two-factor authentication app that gained optional cloud sync in 2023
- Can be used without paying; Spot AI cannot.
- Sold on a Free, no in-app purchases model rather than Per camera per month, all inclusive.
Real-time transaction fraud and financial crime detection for banks and payment processors
- Sold on a quote model rather than Per camera per month, all inclusive.
Workforce and customer authentication from a certificate authority
- Starts $97 a month cheaper, at $2/month.
- Sold on a Per user per month model rather than Per camera per month, all inclusive.
- 2 tiers to Spot AI's 1.
Every Spot AI 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spot AI (this page) | $99/month | Per camera per month, all inclusive | 1 | |
| Rhombus SystemsIf you would rather buy purpose-built cloud cameras with on-board storage and a lower annual licence | $149/year | Per camera per year licence plus hardware | 3 | vs Spot AI |
| Milestone XProtectIf you need perpetual licences and an open platform you own outright | Free, then $109/one-time | One-time purchase per device licence, plus annual Care Plus | 5 | vs Spot AI |
| DTiQIf the requirement is retail or restaurant loss prevention with human audits rather than self-service video search | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Spot AI |
| Google Authenticator | Free | Free, no in-app purchases | 1 | vs Spot AI |
| Feedzai | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Spot AI |
| Entrust Identity as a Service | $2/month | Per user per month | 2 | vs Spot AI |
| Featurespace ARIC Risk Hub | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Spot AI |
| Dahua Technology | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Spot AI |
| Genetec Security Center | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Spot AI |
| Envysion | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Spot AI |
| IDnow | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Spot AI |
| Delinea | On request | Quote | 3 | vs Spot AI |
| Hanwha Vision | On request | One-time purchase | 1 | vs Spot AI |
| BeyondTrust | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Spot AI |
| HID Global | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Spot AI |
| Fenergo | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Spot AI |
| iDenfy | On request | Per verification | 1 | vs Spot AI |
| March Networks | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Spot AI |
| Jumio | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Spot AI |
| Eagle Eye Networks | On request | Per camera per month | 1 | vs Spot AI |
| Camio | $4.99/month | Per camera per month | 2 | vs Spot AI |
| Beyond Identity | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Spot AI |
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 Spot AI badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (2)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- Milestone XProtect , Free, then $109/one-time
- Google Authenticator , Free
Cheaper than Spot AI (2)
Entry price under Spot AI's $99/month. The record does not say what unit that price is charged in, so confirm per-seat versus flat rate before comparing budgets.
- Entrust Identity as a Service , $2/month
- Camio , $4.99/month
What you would be giving up
Spot AI is most often brought in for a manufacturer with hundreds of existing cameras that wants cloud search without replacing any of them, a logistics operator investigating dock door delays and trailer dwell time from footage, a retail chain reviewing incidents across dozens of stores without a vpn into each site, a safety team detecting forklift near-misses and missing personal protective equipment automatically. 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 Spot AI is broadly right and the question is cost, the Spot AI 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.
Spot AI runs on 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 Spot AI alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Spot AI?
- 22 other cybersecurity tools are listed in this directory, led by Rhombus Systems, Milestone XProtect, DTiQ, 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 Spot AI?
- 2 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Milestone XProtect, Google Authenticator.
- Is there a cheaper alternative to Spot AI?
- Yes. 2 of the alternatives below start under Spot AI's $99/month: Entrust Identity as a Service at $2/month, Camio at $4.99/month.
- Why do people look for an alternative to Spot AI?
- On the figures on record, 3 things stand out: it costs more than the category median; 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 Spot AI?
- Spot AI is most often brought in for a manufacturer with hundreds of existing cameras that wants cloud search without replacing any of them, a logistics operator investigating dock door delays and trailer dwell time from footage, a retail chain reviewing incidents across dozens of stores without a vpn into each site, a safety team detecting forklift near-misses and missing personal protective equipment automatically. 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 Spot AI?
- 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 Spot AI 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 Spot AI against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Spot AI 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, 22 tools beside Spot AI. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.