What is an on-premise video management system?

An on-premise video management system is VMS software installed on servers within your own facility. All recording, AI analytics, storage and access controls operate inside your network, with zero dependency on external servers. Sieora adds AI modules, camera health monitoring and DPDP Act 2023 compliance — all running locally.

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On-Premise VMS Software — Your Cameras, Your Servers, Your Data

Sieora's on-premise VMS software installs entirely on servers inside your own facility — every camera feed, AI insight and audit log stays within your network perimeter. Nothing is routed to a third-party cloud. For Indian enterprises in BFSI, government, defence and healthcare, this on-premise video management system isn't a preference, it's a regulatory requirement under the DPDP Act 2023. Air-gap capable, ONVIF-compatible with any camera brand, perpetual licence — and zero recurring cloud fees, in India and worldwide.

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✓ All data on your servers ✓ DPDP Act 2023 ready ✓ Zero cloud fees

Data

Your servers

DPDP

Ready

Cloud fees

₹0

The problem

Your footage shouldn't leave your building

Cloud surveillance means your camera feeds live on someone else's servers, in someone else's jurisdiction — billed to you every month, forever.

// JURISDICTION

Data leaves your perimeter

Footage of your staff, patients or customers routed to third-party data centres — a hard problem under DPDP data localisation.

// COST

Fees that never stop

Per-camera monthly charges compound with every camera you add. Grow the estate, grow the bill — permanently.

// CONTROL

Someone else's uptime

Internet down, vendor outage, or a contract dispute — and you lose access to your own security footage.

The choice

On-premise VMS vs cloud VMS vs NVR

Three different answers to "where does my footage live?" — and they're not equivalent.

On-premise VMS SIEORA

Data location: your servers
Cost: perpetual licence, no monthly fees
DPDP: compliant by design
AI analytics: full library, running locally
Cameras: any ONVIF brand
Air-gap: fully supported

Cloud VMS & NVR THE ALTERNATIVES

Cloud: footage in a third-party data centre
Cloud: per-camera monthly fees, forever
Cloud: data-residency questions under DPDP
NVR: brand-locked, limited camera count
NVR: basic or no AI analytics
NVR: no multi-site view, no audit trail

Cloud VMS has its place — if you want it, we offer that too. This page is for the buyers who can't let footage leave the building. See the full VMS platform →

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Platform features

The complete feature set — running on your servers

Full enterprise VMS functionality, with nothing depending on an outside connection. Every feature below works in an air-gapped environment.

Feature 01

Live monitoring across unlimited cameras

Operate your entire surveillance network from one unified dashboard — every site, every camera, served from your own servers rather than a cloud tenant.

1 to 64-up layoutsPTZ presets & patrol tours Interactive e-mapsMobile app (iOS/Android)

Need a multi-site control room and video wall? See the CCTV command centre →

Live video monitoring dashboard running on on-premise servers

Recording and forensic playback with DPDP-compliant retention on-premise

Feature 02

Recording & forensic playback, on your disks

Continuous, motion, schedule and AI-event recording, with per-camera retention and auto-deletion. Synchronised multi-camera playback for investigations, and smart SSD-to-HDD tiering across RAID 5/6/10 with NAS, SAN or DAS support.

Your disks, your retention policy, your jurisdiction — no footage in anyone else's data centre.

Per-camera retentionAuto-deletion + log RAID 5/6/10Synchronised playback

Full recording & storage specs on the video management software page →

Feature 03

AI analytics on your own GPU — air-gap capable

Every AI module runs locally on your NVIDIA hardware. No video frame is ever transmitted externally — which is why this works in fully air-gapped environments with no internet connection at all, as defence-adjacent, government and many BFSI deployments require.

Detection zones, sensitivity and alert logic are fully adjustable per camera, with alerts over email, SMS, WhatsApp or webhook — all originating inside your network.

Local GPU inferenceZero external calls Per-camera zonesAir-gap supported

See the full module library on AI video analytics →

AI video analytics running locally on-premise with no external data transmission

Feature 05

Security architecture & access control

Granular, provable control over who can see what — the part regulated buyers are actually audited on. Role-based access with per-camera permissions and multi-factor authentication, tied into your existing Active Directory or LDAP for single sign-on.

AES-256 encryption at rest, TLS 1.3 in transit, and an immutable tamper-evident audit trail of every view, search and export — so an RBI or medico-legal audit request is answered with a log, not a shrug.

RBAC + MFAAD / LDAP SSO AES-256 & TLS 1.3Immutable audit trail

On-premise VMS security architecture with role-based access control and audit trails

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No hardware replacement

Works with the cameras you already own

Sieora connects to your existing IP cameras, NVRs and DVRs over RTSP/ONVIF — Hikvision, CP Plus, Dahua, Axis, Bosch or any ONVIF device, in any mix, across any number of sites. Keep your cameras, keep your capex. ONVIF auto-discovery connects them within hours.

Hikvision

CP Plus

Dahua

Axis

Bosch

Hanwha

Uniview

Honeywell

Vivotek

Matrix

Hikvision

CP Plus

Dahua

Axis

Bosch

Hanwha

Uniview

Honeywell

Vivotek

Matrix

Panasonic i-PRO

Avigilon

Sony

Bharat Electronics

Tiandy

Existing NVR / DVR

Samsung

Pelco

Any ONVIF / RTSP camera

Panasonic i-PRO

Avigilon

Sony

Bharat Electronics

Tiandy

Existing NVR / DVR

Samsung

Pelco

Any ONVIF / RTSP camera

Do I need to replace my cameras?

No. Sieora works alongside your existing NVRs and DVRs rather than replacing them — 5,000+ camera models supported via ONVIF. If it streams RTSP, we can run on it.

Compliance

DPDP Act 2023 compliance, by architecture

On-premise deployment categorically satisfies data localisation — your footage stays on your servers, under Indian jurisdiction. Penalties under the Act reach up to ₹250 crore per violation, so this is worth getting right.

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Data localisation

All footage on your servers. Zero cross-border transfer, by design rather than by policy.

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Retention & auto-deletion

Per-camera retention policies with configurable auto-deletion and a full deletion log.

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Encryption everywhere

AES-256 at rest and TLS 1.3 in transit, across every feed and every export.

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Immutable audit trail

Tamper-evident logs of every access, view and export — the evidence an auditor asks for.

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Purpose limitation

Per-camera purpose tagging enforced through access control, not just documentation.

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Breach notification

Real-time alerting to support the Act's 72-hour breach-notification obligation.

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Who needs it

On-premise VMS for India's regulated sectors

Deployed across Chennai, Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Pune and beyond.

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BFSI

RBI audit-ready surveillance with data localisation, immutable logs and a multi-branch view.

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Government & smart city

Safe-City deployments with defence-grade air-gap and MeitY-aligned architecture.

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Healthcare

Patient footage never leaves hospital servers. Clinical RBAC and medico-legal export.

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Manufacturing

Network-isolated VMS with PPE analytics and SCADA/ERP integration. No internet required.

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Education

Multi-campus from a single server — student data on-premise, no subscription growing with enrolment.

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Retail

Hub-and-spoke architecture with shrinkage analytics — and no cloud bill that scales with store count.

Deployment

Deploy on-premise in three steps

Works with your existing cameras. No hardware replacement. Our engineers handle it.

Infrastructure assessment

We assess your existing cameras, network and storage — Hikvision, Dahua, CP Plus, Bosch, Axis or any ONVIF device.

Platform deployment

Installed on your servers — bare metal, VMware, Hyper-V or KVM. ONVIF auto-discovery connects cameras within hours.

Go live & monitor

AI analytics, camera health monitoring and DPDP-compliant reporting — all running on your infrastructure.

Typically 48 hours

Standard single-site installs complete in about two days. Multi-site rollouts usually take one to two weeks.

Pricing

Perpetual licence. Zero recurring cloud fees.

No monthly subscription. No per-camera cloud charges. Ever.

✓ NO PER-CAMERA MONTHLY FEES — AT ANY TIER

Priced once, owned outright

On-premise VMS software from Sieora is a perpetual licence, quoted on camera count, site count, AI modules and hardware — not a subscription that grows every time you add a camera. Cloud VMS bills you per camera, per month, forever; on-premise pays for itself as the estate grows:

StarterUp to 100 cameras · single site

Professional100–1,000 cameras · multi-site

Enterprise1,000+ cameras · air-gap · SLA

Send us your camera and site count and we'll size a quote — and show you the crossover point against a cloud subscription.

RECURRING CLOUD FEES

₹0

perpetual licence

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Deploy on-premise. Own your surveillance data.

See the platform running, on your own cameras, on your own servers. We'll assess your infrastructure, size the deployment and show you exactly what stays inside your perimeter.

Why book a demo?

✓ Live dashboard walkthrough
✓ Works with your existing cameras
✓ Deployment typically within 48 hours
✓ Free DPDP compliance checklist
✓ No commitment required

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FAQ

On-premise VMS, questions answered

Direct answers to what Indian enterprise buyers ask most.

What is the difference between on-premise VMS and cloud VMS?

On-premise VMS stores footage on your servers with a perpetual licence and complete data sovereignty. Cloud VMS streams to remote data centres with monthly per-camera fees and DPDP data-residency questions. Enterprises in BFSI, government, defence and healthcare typically require on-premise for regulatory compliance.

Is it compliant with India's DPDP Act 2023?

On-premise deployment satisfies DPDP data localisation by design — all footage stays on your servers, under Indian jurisdiction and your governance. Sieora adds configurable retention with auto-deletion, AES-256 encryption, TLS 1.3 in transit, RBAC with MFA, and immutable tamper-evident audit trails.

Can it run air-gapped with no internet?

Yes. Full functionality is available in air-gapped environments with no internet connection at all, which is how defence-adjacent, government and many BFSI deployments require it. AI analytics run locally on your GPU hardware — no video frame ever leaves your network.

Does it work with our existing cameras?

Yes — any ONVIF or RTSP camera, including Hikvision, Dahua, CP Plus, Bosch and Axis, and it works alongside your existing NVRs without hardware replacement. ONVIF auto-discovery connects cameras within hours.

What is the difference between VMS and an NVR?

An NVR records video from a limited number of cameras, usually of a single brand. A VMS manages live monitoring, AI analytics, forensic investigation, health alerts, multi-site control and compliance reporting across thousands of cameras from any brand. Sieora VMS works alongside existing NVRs rather than replacing them.

How much does it cost in India?

Sieora on-premise VMS is a perpetual licence with a custom quote based on camera count, sites, AI modules and hardware — with no per-camera monthly fees at any tier. Cloud VMS typically charges a recurring per-camera fee, which makes on-premise more economical for larger estates over a multi-year horizon.

How long does deployment take?

Standard single-site installations typically complete within 48 hours, covering infrastructure assessment, platform installation, ONVIF camera discovery, AI module configuration and user access setup. Larger multi-site deployments usually take one to two weeks.

Which industries need on-premise VMS in India?

BFSI, government and smart-city projects, defence-adjacent facilities, healthcare, manufacturing, education and retail — anywhere footage cannot leave the organisation's perimeter for regulatory, contractual or security reasons.

How many cameras can it support?

From under 50 cameras to thousands across multiple locations. A single server typically manages a few hundred cameras depending on resolution and AI workload, and the architecture expands by adding compute rather than migrating product.

What AI analytics run on-premise?

The full library — PPE, fire and smoke, ANPR, intrusion, crowd, people counting, face recognition, loitering and more — all executing locally on your GPU hardware with adjustable zones and sensitivity. See our video analytics platform for the complete list.