iNPUT-ACE

What iNPUT-ACE does

iNPUT-ACE is a Spokane, US-based software company founded in 2016 that builds forensic video evidence review and management software for law enforcement and public safety agencies. Its core product — now branded and distributed as Axon Investigate — addresses a specific operational pain point: more than 80% of investigations involve video evidence, and improper playback tools can alter that evidence and undermine prosecutions. The platform is engineered to review footage from a broad set of third-party proprietary video formats, preserve original metadata (date, time, image numbers), and produce court-ready deliverables in standard lossless formats. It is built by a team of certified forensic video analysts and includes a courtroom presentation mode for playing evidence on the stand.

Technically, the product is a forensically-sound video evidence management platform rather than a general-purpose video tool. Its differentiators are format coverage, metadata fidelity, evidence integrity, and workflows tailored to investigative and courtroom use — including managing hundreds of video sources in a single project, tagging events, and extracting relevant clips. A documented outcome metric cited by the company is up to 40% productivity improvement and up to 10 hours per week saved per officer, with a customer testimonial from the Racine County Sheriff's Office supporting these claims.

Commercially, iNPUT-ACE operates a SaaS subscription model with annual billing, sold via an enterprise field-sales motion that requires agencies to contact sales for pricing. Distribution runs through Axon Enterprise, Inc.'s corporate website and sales channel, positioning the product within Axon's broader public safety ecosystem alongside adjacent federal and enterprise segments. The customer base is concentrated in a single vertical — law enforcement — and pricing is opaque, consistent with large public-sector contracts rather than SMB self-serve volume.

Name

iNPUT-ACE

Legal name

Axon Enterprise, Inc.

Website

https://input-ace.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

iNPUT-ACE builds forensic video evidence review and management software (branded Axon Investigate) for law enforcement and public safety agencies, supporting third-party proprietary video formats, preserving original metadata, and producing court-ready deliverables via an enterprise SaaS subscription sold through Axon's sales channel.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Forensic Video Analysis Software

NAICS

Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (541690)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAIAGAI

Criminal Investigations & Forensics (Detectives, Crime Labs, CSI)

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Law Enforcement & Public Safety (Police, Fire, EMS)

SECONDARYBPAKAHAD

eDiscovery, Litigation Support & Expert Witness Services

Business & Public Services/Security & Investigations Services/Cybersecurity & Digital Forensics Services

SECONDARYBPAKAEAE

Litigation Support & Civil Investigations (Witness/Asset/Skip Tracing)

Business & Public Services/Security & Investigations Services/Private Investigation & Background Screening

Keywords

• Forensic video analysis
• Digital evidence management
• Law enforcement software
• Video investigation tools
• Courtroom evidence preparation

Headquarters

HQ city

Spokane

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Axon Investigate Subscription: SaaS subscription model for video evidence investigation software. Agencies subscribe to access the platform's forensic video analysis capabilities with pricing based on agency needs. Contact sales required for specific pricing.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

iNPUT-ACE develops forensic video analysis and evidence management software used by law enforcement and public safety agencies. Its flagship product, Axon Investigate, enables investigators to review footage from third-party proprietary video formats, access original metadata, manage and organize large case projects, and produce forensically-sound, court-ready video deliverables. The company builds tools for video ingestion, tagging, event tracking, extraction, and courtroom presentation.

Product overview

Axon Investigate is a single unified product offering focused on video evidence management for law enforcement and public safety agencies. The platform provides forensic video analysis capabilities, supporting review of third-party proprietary video formats, metadata access, and court presentation functionality.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Axon Investigate: A forensically-sound video evidence management and review solution that allows agencies to review footage from third-party proprietary video formats, access original metadata, and create court-ready video deliverables.

Products and services

• Axon Investigate

Quantifiable outcome

• 40% more productivity
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Cellebrite: Cellebrite provides mobile and digital forensics plus investigative analytics for law enforcement. It serves the same police agency buyer as iNPUT-ACE and increasingly competes across digital evidence management workflows.
• Amped Software: Amped develops forensic video analysis and enhancement software widely used by law enforcement. It is the closest direct peer to iNPUT-ACE, competing head-to-head on forensic video workflows for investigators and courtroom presentation.
• Magnet Forensics: Magnet Forensics builds digital forensics and evidence-review software widely adopted by law enforcement. While broader than video, it overlaps with iNPUT-ACE on the digital evidence review and investigative workflow for police agencies.
• OpenText (EnCase): OpenText's EnCase is a longstanding digital forensics and eDiscovery platform used by law enforcement and corporate investigators. It is comparable to iNPUT-ACE as a forensic evidence platform serving public safety and litigation users.
• BriefCam: BriefCam offers video analytics and review software used by public safety and security teams to search and analyze surveillance footage. It competes with iNPUT-ACE in the law-enforcement video review and investigation workflow.
• Cognitech: Cognitech provides video forensic investigation and image-analysis tools for law enforcement and forensic labs. It overlaps directly with iNPUT-ACE on forensic video processing, enhancement, and evidence preparation.
• VeriPic: VeriPic offers digital evidence management software for law enforcement, including video evidence ingestion and chain-of-custody. It directly overlaps with iNPUT-ACE's evidence handling and review workflow for police agencies.

Broad incumbents

• Motorola Solutions: Motorola Solutions (via CommandCentral, Vigilant, WatchGuard) provides command, evidence, and video solutions across public safety. It is the largest broad incumbent in this space and bundles competing video evidence capabilities that pressure iNPUT-ACE's standalone position.
• NICE (NICE Inform): NICE provides large-scale public safety solutions including 911 recording, CAD/RMS integrations, and evidence analytics. It is a broad incumbent whose evidence and video capabilities overlap with iNPUT-ACE inside larger agency deployments.
• Genetec: Genetec offers unified security and public safety video management (Security Center, Omnicast, Clearance). Its video management and investigation features compete with iNPUT-ACE inside agencies that already run Genetec infrastructure.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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 →

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