Video management software

Protect what matters, without limitations

With XProtect as the backbone of your security systems, you can tailor, scale and simplify your video surveillance — all from one centralized platform.

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Your security, your way

XProtect video management software’s open-platform flexibility means organizations of any size can build and customize more future-proof security systems. Choose from the market’s widest choice of cameras, sensors, and IoT devices; and protect your investment with greater cybersecurity and compliance.

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Secure your business

Stay protected and resilient with continual updates, robust cybersecurity and compliance.

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Centralize your operations

Simplify security operations with a single interface that connects all your cameras, sensors, analytics and sites.

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Customize your solution

Choose a VMS that grows with your business. No walls, no hardware lock-in. Just the market’s widest choice of devices and applications.

Trusted in 500,000+ customer sites worldwide

Future-proof your security systems with the market’s most open and scalable video management software platform. Watch the video to see the possibilities.

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Respond in real time

Stay ahead of evolving situations with powerful tools for monitoring, alerting, and responding to incidents in real time.

Real-time alerts help security teams quickly identify, prioritize, and respond to critical incidents
Combine live video, alarms, and event information to give operators the context they need to assess situations and take action
Automate notifications and response workflows with rules and advanced analytics to help streamline incident management

Investigate incidents

Quickly understand what happened with powerful tools for searching, reviewing, and documenting security incidents in XProtect. 

Quickly search and review recorded video using time, events, motion, and other relevant criteria
Investigate incidents across multiple cameras with synchronized playback and a clear overview of events
Export and share relevant video evidence to support reporting, investigation, and follow-up

Keep your data safe

XProtect is designed for enterprise security and long‑term stability.

Flexible failover architecture with failover servers minimizes downtime and helps ensure seamless, uninterrupted recording
Reduce your exposure to cyber risks while keeping systems available and responsive via regular software updates
Evolve with changing security and compliance requirements

See the big picture

Get a complete overview of your security environment with tools that bring cameras, sensors, locations, and live video together.

Get an overview of all cameras, sensors, alarms, and more from a single pane of glass in the Smart Client.
See your entire security environment laid out geographically, with cameras, access control points, sensors and buildings mapped to their real-world locations for quick navigation and situational awareness
Bring live video and security information together on the Smart Wall; ideal for control centers where screens automatically update based on movement, alarms, and more

Centralized architecture

Bring distributed security operations together with centralized tools that give you greater visibility, control, and flexibility across sites and systems.

Connect remote sites to a central XProtect system with Interconnect; the sites run independently while the central operators have full access
For more complex setups, Federated Architecture lets you connect multiple XProtect systems in a hierarchy with different access levels
Centrally monitor and manage the health, configuration, and maintenance of distributed XProtect installations with XProtect Remote Manager

Organize evidence

Protect, manage, and organize evidence from across your security system, so the right material is preserved, trusted, and easy to work with.

Verify video authenticity with digital signing that proves recorded and exported footage has not been altered
Preserve critical evidence with Evidence Lock, protecting selected video, audio, and metadata from deletion
Manage all your evidence in one place with Evidence Manager, going beyond video to collect, organize, document, review, and share thousands of different evidence file types

Extend your possibilities

Get more out of XProtect with Milestone's very own extensions.

Add License Plate Recognition (LPR) for accurate vehicle identification and tracking
Invest in our Access extension to connect XProtect to your preferred access control system
Choose a solution that's relevant to your industry; Evidence Manager for law enforcement, Transact for retailers, and more

Integrate with existing systems

XProtect integrates with over 1,000 third-party applications, so you don't need to disrupt your current setup.

Expand your surveillance to remote sites by combining XProtect with Arcules VSaaS
Get XProtect up and running with popular solutions like access control
XProtect also works with more industry-specific solutions, such as drone detection systems for public safety

Complementary Milestone products

Combine XProtect with other Milestone solutions to expand your capabilities and meet changing security needs.

Add advanced analytics with BriefCam for advanced analytics such as Video Synopsis
Expand security coverage to new sites with our flexible VSaaS solution Arcules, which integrates with XProtect
Choose your preferred deployment, whether that's a Milestone Husky appliance, AWS hosting, or a combination

"The software gets better and better every time it is updated – as if developers knew in advance what the user needed. It is a very manageable and intuitive system."

Péter Seftsik, Security Manager, Güntner-Tata Kft.

Compare XProtect variants

XProtect comes in four variants to cover every type and scale of installation — from single sites to global operations. Our experts will help you select the right choice for your current operations and ongoing growth.

			Most advanced
XProtect Express+	XProtect Professional+	XProtect Expert	XProtect Corporate
For small businesses requiring basic security and alarm management.	For mid-sized installations needing to quickly respond to incidents.	For mid-to large-sized installations that require end-to-end video integrity.	For mission-critical installations that demand situational awareness and uninterrupted video access.

				Most advanced
	XProtect Express+	XProtect Professional+	XProtect Expert	XProtect Corporate
	For small businesses requiring basic security and alarm management.	For mid-sized installations needing to quickly respond to incidents.	For mid-to large-sized installations that require end-to-end video integrity.	For mission-critical installations that demand situational awareness and uninterrupted video access.


System architecture
Max number of users	Unrestricted*	Unrestricted*	Unrestricted*	Unrestricted*
Supports of XProtect Smart Client, XProtect Web Client and XProtect Mobile
Type of deployment	Single server	Centrally managed, multi server	Centrally managed, multi server	Centrally managed,distributed sites
Scalability
Max number IP devices per recording server	100	Unrestricted*	Unrestricted*	Unrestricted*
Number of recording server per system	1	Unrestricted*	Unrestricted*	Unrestricted*
Storage
Edge storage and scalable video quality recording
Multicast support
Video Processing
Hardware accelerated video motion detection (QuickSync)
MJPEG, MPEG 4, MPG 4ASP and MxPEG. H264 and H265
Multi-live streaming – adaptive and playback
Hardware accelerated video motion detection (NVIDIA)
Audio
Two way audio support
Max number of supported audio channels	100	Unrestricted*	Unrestricted*	Unrestricted*
Cybersecurity and user rights
External identity provider support (OIDC) with support for SCIM protocol for automatic user provisioning
Dual authorization (Smart Client and Management Client)
Media database encryption and digital signing
Two-step verification (Web Client and Mobile Client users)
Situational awareness
Map functions
Alarm Manager
Smart Map functions
Customizable dashboard for tasks and specific live monitoring
XProtect Smart Wall			Additional license
Failover and redundancy
Hot & Cold Failover Recording Server
XProtect Management Server Failover			Additional license	Additional license
Investigation and evidence management
XProtect Incident Manager	Additional license	Additional license	Additional license
Bookmarks
Evidence lock
Centralized management
XProtect Interconnect	Remote site	Remote site	Remote site	Central & Remote site
Centralized management of XProtect Smart Client (SC) applications (number of supported SC profiles)		3	12	Unrestricted*
Milestone Federated Architecture			Remote site	Central & Remote site
Device management
Firmware upgrade	Single	Single	Single & Bulk	Single & Bulk
Device Password Management
Extensions
XProtect extensions	Additional license	Additional license	Additional license	Additional license
Integrations
Third party application integration and support for video analytics.
Online services
XProtect Remote Manager, part of Care Plus
*Depending on system configuration