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Axis Communications Inc.

AXIS Camera Station

Composite Score

6.9 /10

CX Score

7.0 /10

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What is AXIS Camera Station?

AXIS Camera Station, video management software, is the ideal solution to meet the needs for efficient surveillance of small- and midsized installations, such as retail shops, hotels, schools and manufacturing sites. It is designed to perfectly match Axis' wide range of network video products and product features to optimize system reliability.

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AXIS Camera Station Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

89 Likeliness to Recommend

70 Plan to Renew

67 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+90 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love AXIS Camera Station?

0% Negative

36% Neutral

64% Positive

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Feature Ratings

Average 76

Camera Control

Video Storage and Retention

Secure System

Video Analytics

Video Extraction and Export

Device Access

Systems Integration

Video Review

Chain of Custody

Dispatching

Video Enhancement

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 71

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Implementation

Usability and Intuitiveness

Business Value Created

Vendor Support

Breadth of Features

Ease of Customization

Ease of IT Administration

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Quality of Features

Ease of Data Integration

AXIS Camera Station Reviews

Pierre-Richard R.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Entertainment
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jun 2023

Ordinary application

Likeliness to Recommend

7 /10

What differentiates AXIS Camera Station from other similar products?

Definitely better than Genetec

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The camera controls and the IP cameras

What do you dislike most about this product?

Features are still not impressive enough for consideration

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Try it but don't expect much.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Francis Xavier L.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Engineering
Involvement: Initial Implementation

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Nov 2022

Such a friendly Video Management System

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates AXIS Camera Station from other similar products?

ACS is far more GUI friendly and is much easier to implement vs other Video Management System.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

I really love the ease of use of this VMS, And of course the Axis’ Zipstream technology for it greatly lowers my bandwidth and storage requirements.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Nothing, for it has almost all of the needed features for a Video Management System.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Change to Axis Camera Station for it will be much easier in terms of implementation and the actual usage of the VMS from day-to-day monitoring.

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Trustworthy
Unique Features
Inspires Innovation

Role: C-Level
Industry: Government
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Anonymous Reviewer

Submitted Aug 2021

Very intuitive, great alternative to other VMS

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

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AXIS Camera Station Ratings

89 Likeliness to Recommend

70 Plan to Renew

67 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

+90 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love AXIS Camera Station?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Camera Control The VMS should have the ability to control the camera’s optics, positioning (in the case of pan/tilt/zoom cameras, zoom, and focus.

Video Storage and Retention Data storage for captured video and the ability to set a retention period, based on corporate security policy.

Secure System The system, although traversing a corporate data network, needs to be secure and tamper-proof from all staff except those who are authorized to access it.

Video Analytics Video analytics software can discern stationary from moving objects and tag objects in a video, to “follow” them or execute a follow-me-roaming feature.

Video Extraction and Export The ability to extract relevant portions of the security footage in a common format for investigative purposes and be non-destructive to the source video.

Device Access Configurable to allow full access to authorized persons and devices. The latter may include cell phone, tablet access, multi-monitor workstations, or laptops.

Systems Integration Integration with other systems such as door access controls, panic buttons, fire alarm systems, motion alarms, license plate recognition systems, etc.

Video Review Facilitates review of footage that could include a timeline view of activity thumbnails to visually identify activity relevant to the investigation.

Chain of Custody The solution allows many layers of fencing/ protection to ensure chain of custody is maintained.

Dispatching The software should have the ability to dispatch security personal to converge on an event, and track the locations of deployed personnel.

Video Enhancement This feature is dependent on the camera’s resolution and light-adjusting features. Software can be used to enhance video imagery captured by the camera.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

AXIS Camera Station Reviews

Pierre-Richard R.

Ordinary application

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Francis Xavier L.

Such a friendly Video Management System

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Very intuitive, great alternative to other VMS

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

Camera Control

Video Storage and Retention

Secure System

Video Analytics

Video Extraction and Export

Device Access

Systems Integration

Video Review

Chain of Custody

Dispatching

Video Enhancement

Vendor Capability Ratings

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Implementation

Usability and Intuitiveness

Business Value Created

Vendor Support

Breadth of Features

Ease of Customization

Ease of IT Administration

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Quality of Features

Ease of Data Integration