Smart Data

Name

Smart Data

Legal name

البيانات الذكية لأنظمة تحليل الفيديو (Smart Data for Video Analysis Systems)

Website

https://smartdata-sa.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Smart Data (البيانات الذكية) is a Riyadh-based Saudi company founded in 2018 that builds AI-powered video and image analytics solutions — vehicle recognition, people counting, parking, crowd, and health-compliance monitoring — for government, municipal, airport, and public-sector clients in Saudi Arabia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Video Analytics Software

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (5182), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518210), Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing (334519)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Measuring & Controlling Devices, Nec (3829)

akta.pro primary industry

AI/Analytics Video Surveillance (Detection, LPR, People Counting) (HSAHACAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Video Analytics & AI Security Solutions Integration (LPR, Facial, Behavior) (BPAKAGAK), Video Surveillance System Design & Site Assessment (HSAHACAD)

Keywords

• Video analytics software
• Intelligent video analysis
• AI surveillance systems
• License plate recognition
• Crowd monitoring solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Riyadh

HQ country

Saudi Arabia

HQ region

Middle East

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Smart Data develops and sells Intelligent Video Analytics (IVA) software platforms that combine AI and IoT to deliver automated monitoring solutions. Its products analyze live camera feeds to perform vehicle recognition, license plate recognition, people counting, crowd analysis, parking occupancy tracking, fire and theft detection, and health compliance monitoring, sold as packaged solutions to government, municipal, and enterprise customers in Saudi Arabia.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• City and Road Entrance Monitoring Solutions (حلول مراقبة مداخل المدن والطرق)

Named customers1 record

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration16 records

AI capability3 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Misk Foundation (مؤسسة مسك)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a success partner (شريك النجاح) on Smart Data's website, indicating a strategic partnership relationship for business development and growth.
• ZaincoreTechnology or IntegrationListed as a success partner (شريك النجاح) on Smart Data's website, indicating a strategic partnership for technology integration and telecommunications collaboration.
• Tamkeen (تمكين)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a success partner (شريك النجاح) on Smart Data's website. Tamkeen is a Bahrain-based semi-governmental organization supporting enterprises, indicating a regional partnership for business growth.

Scale indicators1 record

Direct peers

• BriefCam: BriefCam provides AI-powered video analytics including people counting, vehicle recognition, and object detection for security and smart city use cases, directly overlapping with Smart Data's core IVA offerings. Both target government, municipal, and enterprise customers with similar computer vision capabilities.
• Ipsotek (Atos/Eviden): Ipsotek specializes in AI video analytics for crowd management, intrusion detection, and traffic monitoring, with strong deployments in transportation hubs and public spaces. The product portfolio and use cases closely mirror Smart Data's airport, train station, and public gathering solutions.
• Agent Vi (Qognify): Agent Vi (now part of Qognify) delivers enterprise video analytics for security, safety, and business intelligence, including people/vehicle counting and anomaly detection. Comparable to Smart Data in being a software/analytics-only vendor integrating with third-party cameras.
• Videonetics: Videonetics provides an AI-based video management and analytics platform with applications in traffic, parking, and crowd analytics. Direct overlap with Smart Data's city entrance, parking, and public gathering monitoring use cases, including a regional/APAC market footprint.

Broad incumbents

• Avigilon (Motorola Solutions): Avigilon, part of Motorola Solutions, offers video surveillance hardware with bundled AI analytics including LPR and people detection. Competes with Smart Data as a vertically integrated provider whose cameras Smart Data integrates with, posing a bundling risk in Saudi tenders.
• Genetec: Genetec provides unified security and video management software with built-in analytics for parking, people counting, and license plate recognition. Overlaps with Smart Data at the software/VMS layer and competes in municipal and enterprise security deployments.
• Axis Communications: Axis is a global network camera manufacturer with embedded AI analytics for vehicle/people counting and intrusion detection. Listed as a compatible camera partner by Smart Data, but Axis's native analytics compete directly for the same Saudi smart city budgets.
• Hikvision: Hikvision is the world's largest video surveillance manufacturer with deep AI analytics for LPR, crowd analysis, and parking. Competes head-to-head with Smart Data in Saudi municipal tenders while also being a compatible camera partner, creating a complex dual relationship.
• Dahua Technology: Dahua provides video surveillance hardware and AI analytics for traffic, parking, and crowd monitoring with strong Middle East channel presence. Directly competes with Smart Data while also being listed as a compatible integration partner.
• Bosch Security Systems: Bosch offers integrated video surveillance with AI-driven video analytics for intrusion detection, crowd density, and traffic monitoring. Competes with Smart Data in municipal and airport segments while being listed as a supported camera brand.

Market position

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Smart Data