What CamTrace does

Camtrace SAS is a French privately held video surveillance software and hardware vendor, founded in 2002 and headquartered in Suresnes in the Paris region. The company designs and sells an integrated video management ecosystem built around its SIRION 17 VMS platform, its own line of AI-embedded IP cameras, compatible server hardware, and display/operator workstation PCs, complemented by vertical business applications (CT-Parking, CT-Archiver, CT-Failover, CT-Briefcam) and supporting services (cybersecurity audits, professional training). CamTrace monetises through a mix of recurring software licences (Initial, Viewer, Enterprise tiers with passive-screen licence gating), one-time hardware sales, custom development for bespoke projects, and billable training sessions; a 4-month free trial licence serves as a product-led acquisition mechanism. The company goes to market primarily through a tiered channel of authorised distributors and resellers (Standard/Agréé/Certifié status) supported by a small direct inside-sales team and a Suresnes showroom for in-person demonstrations.

Under the hood, the SIRION platform runs on an Xubuntu 2024-based CT-Server, supports clustered and hierarchical multi-site deployments with TLS-encrypted event streaming, exposes a REST HTTP API plus external metadata connectors, and integrates with a 20+ partner catalogue spanning access control (Dorlet, Horoquartz, Prysm), ANPR (Hikvision, Vaxtor, Innova), POS (Clyo, Menlog, Strator), hypervisors and AI video analytics (Briefcam via the CT-Briefcam gateway, plus Foxstream, XXII, Veesion, ACIC, Digital Barriers). AI is embedded in CamTrace's own camera hardware for on-device person/vehicle detection and attribute recognition, with CamTrace Analytics providing person search, re-identification, and scene analysis on top.

The customer base is concentrated in France and French-speaking markets and is heavily enterprise and institutionally referenceable: BMW, Renault, Peugeot, EDF, TotalEnergies, Thales, AP-HP, CHU de Rennes (300-400 camera production deployment in 2022), Police Nationale, Crédit Agricole, Bank of Africa, Leroy Merlin, Lacoste, Lafarge, Suez, City of Rouen, and KN. The company serves eight named verticals — retail, industrial, warehousing, law enforcement, municipal, banking, healthcare, and remote monitoring centres — and claims 22 years of continuous operation. With 1-10 reported employees, no disclosed external funding, and no published revenue, CamTrace is a small, owner-operated specialist with a defensible installed base in regulated European verticals.

Name

CamTrace

Legal name

Camtrace SAS

Website

https://camtrace.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

CamTrace is a French, privately held vendor of the SIRION video management software, AI IP cameras, and vertical surveillance applications, selling through resellers to enterprises and public institutions across eight verticals including healthcare, banking, law enforcement, retail, and municipalities in France.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Video Surveillance Software

akta.pro primary industry

Video Surveillance (CCTV/VMS) System Integration (BPAKAGAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Commercial & Multi-Site CCTV Deployment Services (HSAHACAG), Video Surveillance System Design & Site Assessment (HSAHACAD), CCTV Networking, Cabling (PoE) & Storage Infrastructure (HSAHACAI)

Keywords

• Video management software
• AI security cameras
• IP surveillance systems
• Remote video monitoring
• Video analytics platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Suresnes

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Software Licences (SIRION 17): CamTrace's core VMS platform is sold as a software licence. Licensing tiers include Initial, Viewer, Enterprise, with optional passive-screen licences. Operators using CT-Client connect to CT-Servers; operator workstations are licence-free.
2. Hardware Sales (Servers, Cameras, Accessories, Display Hardware): CamTrace sells its own branded IA camera line (fixed domes, tubes, PTZ), compatible server hardware, accessories, and display/operator workstation PCs. Hardware is sold as one-time purchase.
3. Professional Services and Custom Development: CamTrace offers bespoke software development for specific project requirements and integration services. Training sessions (on-site or remote via Google Meet) are also provided as a billable service.
4. Display and Operator Workstation Licences: Passive display screens (displays without local keyboard/mouse control) require licences per screen on the CT-Server. Operator workstations using CT-Client are not licence-gated.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

CamTrace designs, develops, and sells a comprehensive video surveillance ecosystem centered on its SIRION 17 video management software (VMS). The offering spans AI-embedded IP cameras, optimised servers, display hardware, and specialised business applications (parking management, archiving, failover, Briefcam integration). CamTrace also delivers professional services including custom development, cybersecurity audits, training, and remote monitoring solutions for enterprise, government, healthcare, and law-enforcement clients.

Product overview

CamTrace is a comprehensive video surveillance ecosystem centered on the SIRION 17 video management software (VMS) platform. The offering spans the core VMS with tiered licenses (Enterprise, Initial, Viewer), the CamTrace Analytics AI module, specialized business applications (CT-Parking, CT-Archiver, CT-Archiver Player, CT-Failover, CT-Briefcam), and complete hardware solutions including professional AI IP cameras (fixed domes, tubes, PTZ), optimized servers, and display workstations (operator stations, passive displays, autonomous decoders). Additional offerings include remote monitoring (télésurveillance) services, cybersecurity audits, and professional training. The system integrates with access control, ANPR, video analytics, hypervisor, and POS software partners, and exposes REST HTTP APIs and metadata connector APIs for third-party integrations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SIRION 17: Latest version of CamTrace's video management software (VMS)
• CamTrace Analytics
• CT-Parking
• CT-Archiver
• CT-Archiver Player
• CT-Failover
• CT-Briefcam
• CamTrace Viewer

Products and services

• SIRION 17 Video Management Software CamTrace's flagship video management software platform managing IP cameras, metadata streams, recording, alarms, and multi-site operations across single or clustered server architectures. Targeted at enterprise and government customers requiring unified multi-site video surveillance.
• CamTrace Analytics AI video analytics software module offering individual search, person re-identification, people counting, and scene analysis. Integrates with CamTrace AI cameras and external AI servers for surveillance operators and investigators.
• CamTrace Viewer Software client for small configurations or remote monitoring operators that connects to third-party systems or existing recorders to pull video feeds. Used by alarm-receiving centres and remote monitoring operators for video verification.
• CT-Client Operator workstation client software (Windows, Mac, Linux) for real-time monitoring, playback of recordings, multi-server exploitation, mosaics, plans, widgets, and export functions. Supports CPU, mixed CPU+GPU, and full GPU (Nvidia CUDA) decompression modes.
• CT-Server CamTrace server software based on Xubuntu 2024. Runs on physical or virtual machines, supports unlimited cameras with hardware-dependent limits, includes hierarchical server functionality and cluster options for distributed architectures.
• CT-Mobile Mobile client application for accessing and viewing camera feeds remotely. Source code is available on request to illustrate API implementation.
• CT-Parking Vertical parking management application providing whitelist-based vehicle alerts, tailgating detection, overstay alerts, unauthorised vehicle detection, and time-limit management. Designed for warehouse, logistics, and corporate parking facilities.
• CT-Archiver Windows software for scheduled or event-triggered offsite backup of recordings from one or more CT-Servers. Optimised for low-bandwidth remote sites; typically archives during off-hours to avoid impacting daytime bandwidth.
• CT-Archiver Player Ergonomic playback interface for reviewing sequences saved by CT-Archiver. Automatically retrieves folder structure for quick review via a user interface similar to CT-Client Player.
• CT-Failover Business continuity module that guides operators through failover from a nominal CT-Server to a spare CT-Server, with pre-configured interface and real-time operational continuity.
• CT-Briefcam Middleware gateway software connecting CamTrace servers with Briefcam AI video analysis software. Allows administrators to select cameras and recording types to send to Briefcam for deep scene analysis and investigation workflows.
• CT-CT-Archiver (Mission Export Tool) Video export tool enabling easy export of all videos related to a specific mission or operation. Used by law enforcement for evidence export workflows.
• CamTrace Servers Hardware servers designed and optimised for CamTrace video surveillance software, sold as part of complete end-to-end video surveillance solutions for enterprise deployments.
• CamTrace AI Cameras CamTrace's proprietary line of IP cameras with embedded deep learning processors supporting person/vehicle detection, attribute recognition, zone intrusion, line crossing, abandoned object detection, and people counting. Available as fixed domes, fixed tubes, and PTZ models; supports Mjpeg, H264, H264+, H265, H265+ codecs; resolutions 5MP to 12MP; ONVIF compliant; Linux OS; PoE; WDR 120dB; 3-year warranty.
• CamTrace Display Solutions Display solutions including operator workstations (PC3008, PC4024, PC4024E, PC4025, PC4025E, PC2008) with varying decode capacities (up to 24 H264 Full HD streams on PC4024, 4K with GPU on PC4025), passive display stations, and autonomous display decoders (CS1105, CS1110, CS1120) for ONVIF cameras supporting 5–20 views.
• Cybersecurity Audits Professional cybersecurity audit services for video surveillance installations, helping enterprise and government customers identify and remediate security vulnerabilities in their surveillance infrastructure.
• CamTrace Training Services Training services including advanced CamTrace courses covering installation, configuration, administration, and maintenance of CamTrace systems. Sessions offered on-site at the Suresnes showroom or remotely via Google Meet.
• Remote Monitoring (Telesurveillance) Remote monitoring solution enabling video verification, AI-powered detection with reduced false alarms, optimised event-based video upload, bandwidth-efficient remote connection, supervision software interface, centralised recording, recording indexing, remote alarm handling, popup alerts, mobile camera control, TLS encryption, and hierarchical server functionality.

Quantifiable outcome

• CHU de Rennes: 400 cameras managed by a single CamTrace installation, with production deployment completed in 2022.
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers20 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration23 records

AI capability14 records

Feature10 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• AXIS CommunicationscoreTechnology or IntegrationAXIS Communications is listed as a control access partner and its cameras are certified compatible with CamTrace's VMS. CamTrace provides an ACAP application integration for AXIS cameras (e.g., Vaxtor ANPR).
• HikvisioncoreTechnology or IntegrationHikvision is listed as an ANPR partner with its cameras integrated for license plate recognition within the CamTrace ecosystem.
• BriefcamcoreTechnology or IntegrationBriefcam is a major AI video analytics platform partner. CamTrace's CT-Briefcam middleware creates a gateway to feed CamTrace server recordings into Briefcam for deep scene analysis and investigation workflows.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Dahua Technology: Chinese VMS + camera + AI video analytics vendor with broad global presence. Competes with CamTrace in retail, banking, and municipal surveillance where low-cost integrated stacks are bid against CamTrace's French-developed offering.
• Bosch Security Systems: German video systems incumbent (BVMS) with proprietary cameras, analytics, and access control. Overlaps with CamTrace in enterprise, retail, and public-sector deployments across Europe with a comparable integrated hardware + software story.
• Hikvision: Global VMS + IP-camera + AI analytics incumbent whose cameras CamTrace integrates (and competes with). Direct overlap in retail, industrial, and city-surveillance verticals across the same ANPR and AI capabilities CamTrace offers.
• Axis Communications: Swedish IP-camera and network-video incumbent (now part of Canon) whose cameras are integrated into CamTrace's VMS. Axis's own end-to-end VMS offering (Axis Camera Station) and broader portfolio make it both a partner and a competitor for integrated VMS-camera sales.

Emerging players

• Briefcam: Israeli-origin video analytics platform (now part of Milestone / Canon) integrated with CamTrace via the CT-Briefcam gateway. Competes on advanced analytics features CamTrace resells/integrates, making it both a partner and an adjacent competitor.
• Network Optix: Developer-focused open VMS platform (Nx Witness, Nx EVOS) used by integrators to build vertical video solutions. Comparable to CamTrace on open-architecture, API-first VMS philosophy, particularly in mid-market and integrator-channel deployments.

Direct peers

• Avigilon (Motorola Solutions): Motorola Solutions-owned VMS and AI video analytics platform (Avigilon Unity / Alta). Competes directly with CamTrace's SIRION platform, particularly in the same enterprise, public-sector, and AI-on-camera use cases.
• Genetec: Canadian-headquartered VMS / unified security platform vendor (Security Center, Omnicast, Clearance). Direct competitor to CamTrace in enterprise and government VMS deployments across multi-site verticals including retail, banking, and city surveillance.
• Milestone Systems: Danish open-platform VMS vendor (XProtect) and a global market leader. Competes with CamTrace in the same open-architecture, integrator-channel GTM motion and supports similar access-control, ANPR, and analytics integrations.
• Qognify (formerly OnSSI / SeeTec): Enterprise VMS and incident-management vendor (Ocularis, VisionHub) targeting enterprise, transit, and city surveillance — directly comparable to CamTrace's SIRION multi-site hierarchical architecture and enterprise/government focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/camtracetwitt

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 →

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