What is Blue Iris?

Easily keep an eye on your family, home, business, vehicles, and valued belongings. You can connect to live camera feeds and access recorded videos from anywhere. The system sends timely alerts based on camera activity and specific conditions. Version 5 has a completely redesigned user interface, ensuring a more intuitive navigation experience! It accommodates up to 64 cameras, including webcams, network IP cameras, analog cards, and even those connected to your desktop PC. Capture images in JPEG format or record videos in MP4, AVI, advanced DVR, or Windows Media formats. You can configure the system to record with motion or sound detection, or opt for continuous or scheduled recording methods. Additionally, overlaying time/date stamps and customizing with logos or other identifiers is possible. The inclusion of audio recording further enhances your surveillance capabilities. You can also set a timer to manage when the system operates. The recorded footage can be saved as JPEG images, MPEG videos, or Windows Media files. Alerts can be communicated through loudspeakers, emails, instant messages, phone calls (with automatic redial), or by activating external scripts. Moreover, Blue Iris can be run as a Windows service, giving you complete control over its functions even on a shared computer. This all-encompassing security system ensures your assets are monitored and protected around the clock, providing peace of mind at all times.

Pricing

Price Starts At:
$34.95 one-time payment
Free Trial Offered?:
Yes

Screenshots and Video

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Company Facts

Company Name:
Blue Iris Security
Company Location:
United States
Company Website:
blueirissoftware.com

Product Details

Deployment
SaaS
Windows
iPhone
iPad
Android
Training Options
Documentation Hub
Webinars
Support
Web-Based Support

Product Details

Target Company Sizes
Individual
1-10
11-50
51-200
201-500
501-1000
1001-5000
5001-10000
10001+
Target Organization Types
Mid Size Business
Small Business
Enterprise
Freelance
Nonprofit
Government
Startup
Supported Languages
English

Blue Iris Categories and Features

Physical Security Software

Checkpoint Tracking
Customer Management
Data Collection
Event Management
Incident Management
Investigation Management
Multiple Alarm Queues

Blue Iris Customer Reviews

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  • Reviewer Name: Michael J.
    Position: Personal User
    Has used product for: 6-12 Months
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 1 - 25
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    Powerful and flexible but often unstable, poorly supported

    Date: Sep 07 2022
    Summary

    The software is extremely powerful and configurable, which I generally like. I have gotten six cameras working pretty well. However, if you need reliable object detection and alerts, it takes a lot of work to get it set up right, and this is where things fall down. Not because the software can't do it but because the documentation is not sufficiently clear and detailed. Despite paying for a full license - which is supposed to include priority support - it takes days to get a response to an email and it's rarely complete. And if you have a follow up question it takes a few more days. Given the lack of clarity in responses it can be weeks to get a problem fixed - if at all. Basically you're dependent on various user forums. I would not bother paying extra for premium support.
    If you like tinkering and playing it's a good and inexpensive choice. If you want reliable and seamless, look for something else.

    Positive

    Very powerful, many features for the cost. Can do almost anything. Appropriate for a home user as long as you enjoy tweaking and messing with the software.

    Negative

    Software is less than stable. The database often gets corrupted, alerts disappear. The documentation is detailed but not clear. Same for tutorial videos. Lots of them but they're still confusing.

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