VSaaS vs VMS

Advantages of EpiCamera as VSaaS over VMS

VSaaS vs VMS

Keep it short,VMS literately stands for Video Management Software while VSaaS stands for Video Surveillance as a Service. Both provide software to manage CCTV but VSaaS is hosted on service provider's system instead of the users' system. For most video surveillance users, VMS maybe more familiar and easy to understand.
Where as VSaaS sounds more "futuristic" and "bombastic", we as a VSaaS provider would like to explain more about our advantages over VMS here.

Plug-and-Play IP Camera Connections

The Plug-and-Play IP Camera Connections

The EpiCamera VSaaS system supports literally all IP Cameras with FTP feature to connect to our cloud-hosted server without an on-site technician doing any network configuration to neither the cameras nor the VMS system. The simplicity in installation is a key element for VSaaS systems targeting home and small & medium business users.

No Software Installations

No Software Installations

No software needs to be installed at the local computers. EpiCamera VSaaS system allows users to access video from the Internet without having to go through setup or logging in to local networking information such as IP addresses. This eases users to see their own video from wherever they are.

Multiple Users and Rights Control

Multiple Users and Rights Control

EpiCamera VSaaS system is designed to manage access of IP cameras by multiple users simultaneously. Different accounts can be created for each end-user with restricted access to the user's cameras. VMS systems generally assume the VMS software is being used only by a single organization. Thus, with a VMS, you have to manually create different users and restrict specific cameras to those users but it is a more manual and error- prone process.

Remote Site Storage

Remote Site Storage

Most VSaaS systems include or require off-site storage managed by the service provider, and EpiCamera VSaaS in particular runs on the reliable Amazon Web Services (AWS). Most VMS systems are designed for local storage such as DVR or NVR only, with options for remote archiving to one's own storage arrays but not to a cloud storage offering. The local storage is inclined to being sabotaged if any break-in happened.