Camio
What it is
Camio is a video surveillance platform that uses AI and machine learning to search camera footage and alert users to events. Users can enter natural-language queries and turn searches into automatic alerts. It accepts H.264 streams from IP cameras, NVRs, and VMSs, while human and vehicle motion events stream continuously for browser-based triage. Object classification can identify people, vehicles, PPE, and other objects; custom classifiers can be trained from as few as 500 examples. Alerts can be sent by email, voice, Slack, or webhooks, and audit logs can be routed to Google BigQuery or Splunk. Camio says cloud video history can be stored for 30 days or more. Its hybrid deployment options include a Camio Box gateway and a containerized video processing pipeline that can run across platforms and chipsets. Available platforms include Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, Windows, web, API, and self-hosted use. Pricing is on request, with usage-based plans and a free 7-day trial.
For and against
For
- Searches camera footage with natural-language queries.
- Custom classifiers can be trained from 500 examples.
- Supports email, voice, Slack, and webhook alerts.
- Cloud video history can be stored for 30 days or more.
- Offers a free 7-day trial.
Against
- Pricing is available on request.
- Service levels use usage-based plans.
- Custom classifiers require at least 500 examples.
The verdict
Camio combines camera search, event alerts, and object classification with hybrid deployment options. Buyers need to contact Camio or an approved partner for pricing details.
Who it suits
Camio suits organizations that need to search camera feeds, monitor motion, and route alerts or audit logs. It names manufacturing, biotech, retail, real estate, higher education, and finance among its intended industries.
Plans and prices
Usage-based
starts at $4.99 per camera · advanced labeling and high-volume use cost more
Read 21 Oct 2026 · help.camio.com
Camio service levels
price depends on motion hours · retention · stream count · bitrate/resolution
Read 21 Oct 2026 · camio.com
On the record
- Access control
- Camio describes integrations with access control systems including Openpath, Lenel, Brivo, C-CURE, and Kisi.camio.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- Analytics
- Object classification can identify people, vehicles, PPE, and other objects; custom classifiers can be trained from as few as 500 examples.camio.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- API and hooks
- The API exposes resources for cameras and other account data, and hooks can notify callback URLs for query matches, power loss and completed jobs.api.camio.com · read 21 Oct 2026
- API authentication
- The public API uses OAuth tokens supplied in an Authorization header or access_token query parameter.api.camio.com · read 21 Oct 2026
- App availability limit
- AppBrain reports that the Camio Android app was removed from Google Play on June 17, 2019 and is no longer downloadable there.appbrain.com · read 21 Oct 2026
- Audit logging
- Significant user events can be streamed to Google BigQuery or routed to Splunk for audit analysis.camio.com · read 21 Oct 2026
- Automatic alerts
- Alerts can be delivered by email, voice, Slack, or webhooks to authorized personnel.camio.com · read 21 Oct 2026
- Billing terms
- Paid accounts are charged monthly through Stripe, prepaid fees are non-refundable, and unused partial periods receive no credit.camio.com · read 21 Oct 2026
- Camera requirement
- Camio requires H.264 video over RTSP for camera and NVR connections; H.265, HEVC and MJPEG are unsupported.help.camio.com · read 21 Oct 2026
- Camio Box capacity
- The Box FAQ says one Box generally handles three 1080p streams, with additional Boxes used for more cameras.help.camio.com · read 21 Oct 2026
- Cloud history
- Camio stores recorded video in encrypted cloud storage, with 30 days or more of history described for its standard offering.camio.com · read 21 Oct 2026
- Company funding
- Crunchbase lists Camio as a private San Mateo company with nine investors, including M2O and Freestyle Capital, and an undisclosed venture Series Unknown round.crunchbase.com · read 21 Oct 2026
- Company launch and size
- Dealroom lists San Mateo headquarters, a January 2013 launch date and 11–50 employees; it records a February 2014 Freestyle Capital seed investment and a January 2016 M2O round, both with undisclosed amounts.app.dealroom.co · read 21 Oct 2026
- Company profile
- LinkedIn lists Camio as a privately held software company founded in 2011 with 11–50 employees and headquarters in Oakland, California.linkedin.com · read 21 Oct 2026
- Compliance positioning
- Camio's solutions page says its biotech and pharma offering can retain video for SOC 2 and HIPAA compliance and its financial-services offering provides 90-day encrypted video for PCI compliance.camio.com · read 21 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- Camio offers a Camio Box gateway and says its containerized video processing pipeline can run across different platforms and chipsets.camio.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- Deployment model
- Camio describes an open containerized pipeline that can run across platforms and a SaaS deployment that is often remote and completed in under an hour.camio.com · read 21 Oct 2026
- Event monitoring
- Human and vehicle motion events stream continuously for triage in a web browser.camio.com · read 3 Oct 2026
