Cameras from $699 and door readers from $349 at US list. The case for Verkada is total cost of ownership: hardware once, one license that covers everything, and no NVR stack to buy, power, patch, or refresh.
Verkada's per-device license replaces the recording stack around a commodity camera: the NVR and its eventual replacement, VMS server licenses, analytics add-ons, maintenance contracts, and the IT hours that keep it all patched. Over a 5 or 10-year term that trade decides the comparison, so we build it against your current costs. To run the math yourself, our free cloud vs NVR TCO calculator does it line by line with every assumption editable.
10-year TCO savings vs their previous system, reported by Verkada customer Prism Health North Texas
staff time saved per device per year, across organizations studied by IDC
fewer unplanned downtime incidents per year in the same IDC study
Sources: IDC, The Business Value of Verkada, August 2024 (US52372424), a study of seven Verkada customer organizations; Verkada customer story, Prism Health North Texas. Your results depend on your current system and sites. That's what the quote is for.
Each device (camera, door controller, alarm panel, sensor) is a one-time hardware purchase paired with a license for 1, 3, 5, or 10 years. There is no version to upgrade, no software module to add later, and no recording infrastructure to buy or refresh.
Cameras store footage on the device itself (up to 365 days), so there is no NVR, DVR, or server rack anywhere in the system. A single PoE cable powers and connects each device — low-voltage work that many facilities teams handle themselves.
| License | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | 10 years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camera (single sensor) | $249 | $659 | $1,099 | $2,199 |
| Multisensor camera, two sensors | $419 | $1,199 | $1,999 | $3,999 |
| Multisensor camera, four sensors | $699 | $1,949 | $3,249 | $6,499 |
| Access control, per door | $249 | $599 | $999 | $1,999 |
| Air quality sensor | $249 | $599 | $999 | $1,999 |
| Video intercom | $399 | $1,199 | $1,999 | $3,999 |
| Basic Alarms, per site | $600 | $1,800 | $3,000 | $6,000 |
| Video Alarms, per site | $1,500 | $4,500 | $7,500 | $15,000 |
Source: verkada.com/pricing, October 2026. US list prices for the full term, per device unless noted. Command Connectors take one camera license per channel.
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Add cameras, doors, sensors, or intercoms to price a system. Each device includes its required license at the term you pick.
US MSRPs from Verkada's published price list, June 2026. Promotions and discounts may apply — reach out to Azentri for a quote and site evaluation.
Get a quote for this build| Product family | Models | Published list price |
|---|---|---|
| Indoor dome cameras | CD22 to CD63 | $799 to $2,099 |
| Outdoor dome cameras | CD22-E to CD63-E | $999 to $2,299 |
| Bullet cameras | CB53-E to CB63-TE | $1,899 to $2,599 |
| Mini cameras | CM22 to CM42-S | $699 to $1,299 |
| Fisheye camera | CF83-E | $2,099 |
| Multisensor cameras | CY53-E to CH63-E | $2,299 to $4,899 |
| PTZ cameras | CP52-E, CP63-E | $4,299, $5,299 |
| Camera cloud licenses | per camera: 1, 3, 5, or 10-year terms | e.g. CD22: $249 to $2,199 |
| Command Connector (for existing cameras) | CC300 to CC700 | $4,499 to $9,999 |
| Access controllers | AC12 (1-door) to AC62 (16-door) | $899 to $5,999 |
| Door readers | AD34, AD64 | $349, $599 |
| Wireless locks | AL54 series | $1,399 to $1,799 |
| Video intercoms | TD33 to TD63 | $1,699 to $2,199 |
| Air quality sensors | SV21 to SV25 | $699 to $1,299 |
| Alarm panels | BP32 to BP52 | $799 to $1,399 |
| Alarm site licenses | Basic / Video Alarms | $600 / $1,500 per year |
| Workplace license | per site | $3,600 per year |
Source: verkada.com/pricing, October 2026. License MSRPs vary by model and term. Government-grade (-F) variants price higher.
Dome, bullet, mini, fisheye, multisensor, PTZ, and remote (LTE + battery) families all price differently. A multisensor covering four angles from one drop often replaces several single cameras. Camera count alone doesn't decide cost.
Access control is priced per door controller plus readers and credentials. Verkada works with many existing locks, readers, and badge formats, so a migration rarely means replacing door hardware wholesale.
Intrusion detection can use dedicated sensors or turn the cameras you already bought into alarm triggers. Monitoring is a flat per-site license with published tiers: Basic at $600/year, or Video Alarms at $1,500/year with agent-verified camera triggers.
Air quality, temperature, humidity, noise, and occupancy monitoring for server rooms, production floors, and compliance-sensitive spaces. Priced like everything else: device plus license.
1, 3, 5, or 10 years per device. Longer terms lower the effective annual cost and are how most multi-site deployments buy. The term is also your price protection: everything the license includes stays included.
Verkada devices are PoE — low-voltage, no electrician required — and many facilities teams mount cameras themselves. A quote carries install where it earns it: new cable runs, mounting at height, or multi-site rollouts.
Verkada's 30-day free trial ships hardware to your site with full platform access, shipping covered both ways. We'll help you pick the right device to trial in your facility.
Verkada publishes hardware MSRPs at verkada.com/pricing, collected in the tables on this page alongside license list prices. Final pricing comes through a partner quote for your site.
Published hardware list prices start at $699 for the CM22 mini and $799 for the CD22 dome, and reach $2,099 and up for flagship domes (CD63), with bullet, fisheye, multisensor, and PTZ families priced by capability. That's before the per-camera license and installation, which is why installed cost per camera varies by project.
A single-sensor camera license lists at $249 for 1 year, $659 for 3, $1,099 for 5, and $2,199 for 10. Door licenses cost $249 to $1,999 across the same terms, and multisensor cameras take a two- or four-sensor license.
A renewal costs the same as a new license of the same term. Buy a camera license renewal by term (1, 3, 5, or 10 years), or find door, sensor, and other renewals in the license store.
A wired door needs a controller port, a reader, and a door license. The one-door AC12 controller lists at $899, the 16-door AC62 at $5,999, the AD34 reader at $349, and a door license from $249 for 1 year. The smallest build, an AC12 with an AD34 and a 1-year license, comes to $1,497 at list before installation.
Command Connectors bring existing cameras into Verkada Command. The CC300 lists from $4,499 for 10 channels at 5MP, the CC500 from $6,999 for 25, and the CC700 from $9,999 for 50, with double-storage builds up to $11,999. Each connected channel takes one camera license, from $249 a year.
Verkada updated its list prices effective June 5, 2026.
Verkada publishes two per-site alarm license tiers: Basic at $600 per year, and Video Alarms at $1,500 per year ($125 per month), which adds agent-verified video on up to 15 alarm-triggering cameras. Additional Video Alarms licenses stack to cover more cameras. Alarm hardware and device licenses are quoted separately.
Everything the software does: cloud management, AI-powered search and alerts, unlimited users, every future feature release, automatic firmware and security updates, and 24/7 support from Verkada. There are no add-on software modules or per-seat fees.
Licenses are sold per device in 1, 3, 5, or 10-year terms. Longer terms lower the effective annual cost, and most multi-site deployments buy 5 or 10-year terms.
Over the license term, usually not: there is no NVR or server to buy and replace, no VMS license, no maintenance contract, and far less IT time. An IDC study of Verkada customers measured 7.8 staff hours saved per device per year, and Prism Health reported 43% cost savings over 10 years (more than $500,000) in its published customer story. The device price is higher; the ownership costs are what flip the comparison.
No. Cameras store footage on the device itself, for up to 365 days depending on model and settings, and back up to the cloud. The recorder, and everything it costs to maintain, is not part of the system.
Devices keep working. Cameras continue recording to onboard storage and sync to the cloud when connectivity returns, and access-control decisions continue at the door.
In most cases, yes. Verkada access control works with many third-party locks, readers, and badge formats, so migrations usually start at the controller rather than with a rip-and-replace of door hardware.
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