What Are the Alternatives to IP Camera Cloud Storage?

If you still don’t trust the IP camera cloud storage after all these security methods, then the local storage may suit you better with no hacking risks. You know, saving to the SD card or NVR locally also offers remote control over the recordings on your phone, PC and laptop anywhere, as I’ve mentioned.

Here I’ve rounded up a comparison chart between the IP camera cloud storage and local storage to help you reach a final decision.

CCTV with cloud storage	CCTV with local storage
Data stores on the cloud server	Data stores in SD card, DVR or NVR
Files are temporary (unless you download it)	Backups are forever (until it’s full and get overwritten)
Large storage space	Limited storage space
Dependent upon your Internet connection	Independent upon the Internet connection
No concerns about being stolen by thieves	No concerns about hacking & privacy issues
Data transfer depends on the network	Data transfer speed is fast and stable
Subscriptions for advanced plans	Initial payment for the hardware (SD card/NVR)

Actually, local storage often works with the free FTP online cloud storage, meaning the videos can be automatically uploaded to your PC online, and therefore you don’t need to worry about the stealing issue after you set up the IP camera FTP server.

And personally, I favor the security camera that opens both local and CCTV cloud storage options to users, like the two above, so that you may choose whichever you need according to your monitoring situations and security needs.