UniFi Protect: From Underdog to Industry Leader

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COMPARING EVERY UNIFI PROTECT CAMERA 2024

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Chapters
00:00 UniFi Protect Camera System
01:40 The History of UniFi Video and Protect
03:35 UniFi Protect Licences and Cloud Registration
04:26 Choosing A UniFi Protect NVR
05:41 UniFi Camera Options
08:10 UniFi AI Port
08:31 UniFi Protect ONVIF Third Party Camera Support
09:30 UniFi Protect 5.1
10:33 Detections and Object Tracking
11:33 Case management
12:38 UniFi NDAA Compliance

[jodycwilliams]

I run the security for a Gun Manufacturer here in Texas. They absolutely love Unifi Protect and all of the advancements over the last few years. The future is looking very bright for Protect.

[DPCTechnology]

Great overview. The best thing is that all of this development is happeing at no charge. I just updated a UNVR from 2.0 all the way to 5.x and it blew my mind how much better that same UNVR hardware (bought years ago) is now with the software updates... And it will only be better in the future. They really have come a long way..

[timmharrington]

We installed 56 AVYCON cameras a couple years ago, but also had a Unifi Protect NVR with a few cameras for the indoor areas (Mainly server room and some secure spaces). I have been replacing the avycons with G5 turrets and installed an Enterprise NVR a few months ago, mainly because the Avycons just don't work well with the Unifi, they work but tend to be laggy during playback.
Also really like the AI features in the Unifi cameras and think the 2k Unifi cameras are a better image than the 4k Avycons.
One of my favorite features is the timeline playback, and how you cn swap cameras and the timeline keeps going. With the avycon DVR I had to pick each cameras and choose where in the timeline I wanted to view, it was near impossible to get them synced up. With Unifi it is a breeze to trace events across multiple cameras, and downloading the footage is so simple.
We've just added 10 doors with the Access system as well, which I run through the Enterprise NVR, and are eliminating people having physical door keys, and it's been great.

[Platoface]

I have 14 Unifi cameras and one ONVIF from my old system. Unifi has been rock solid and easy to setup and use.

[adaster]

I just deployed a 39 camera system of mostly G5 Turrets at a site and i'm very happy with them, the night vision is really powerful and the detections work great, very versatile.

[giggadan]

Protect has been the best investment I have ever made. I started my installer journey with unifi when it was just the regular dream machine. All these years later with a ton of hiccups on the way in terms of wants, they have a competitive system that puts so many other systems to shame on just how easy it is to use alone. Looking forward to future with protect and knowing I’ll have more installs because of how great it is!

[steveroywojciechowsk]

OMG. I have an old TP-Link NC450 which I was going to send to recycle as the TP-Link app and web interface no longer work with modern browsers. What do you know, UniFi Protect found it on my network and adopted it into protect. Awesome!

[prongATO]

Eagerly waiting for your G6 thoughts! I’m planning on adding larger drives do my UDM Pro Max and running 3-4 G5 PTZ a doorbell and I just put up a G6 bullet in the garage.

[j_official]

I have been using unifi protect for my house, a few g5 PTZ cameras. and now I have a little baby and I use a g4 instant as a baby monitor cam and I love watching her in her little crib.

Unifi has helped make this moment special for me and my wife who also uses the app as a baby monitor.

[aandecomputers]

Love it what a great solution. Thank you for your time and sharing knowledge with us little people:) you are truly an asset and someone that people look for your how to videos in all types of subject. Again thank you God bless and happy new years!

[BertramJoseph]

Glad to see it improving. I'm still happy with Synology, but competition is good for everyone

[Chazzaa-ng]

Really good video, thank you. I find myself increasingly frustrated and limited by unifi’s network devices/software and have in recent times found myself preferring other vendors (they’re still ok for basic home/soho use, though). But will say… protect has come a very long way in recent year’s, they’ve done a fantastic job in this area and the support for 3rd party cameras is both unexpected and game-changing. They’re serious contenders in this market now. Love to see it.

[garynagle]

Wow. Just when I get thought for security here’s your wonderful video. Thank you!

[MNGermann]

You said something about a few limitations if use UDM. Is something about camera capacity or featureset? Thanks!

[joekellyou]

I’ve been thinking of making a home lab/just home system out of unifi stuff. I hadn’t even considered there could be a processing max that low on the non enterprise stuff. Good to know!

[TotteVG]

Appreciate your insight on Protect. After a decade with Synology Surveillance Station and being dissatisfied with some of their recent changes (ex dropped hvec support) and unavailability of their own cameras (out of stock for over a year), have decided to try Protect. Picked up the AI Turret and UDMPM. Will miss some features like smart time lapse and automatic footage archival, but hope Ubiquiti will add those features in the future.

[tim_tx_]

Thanks for the video Tom! I have a Dream Machine Pro and didn't realize I can use my 3rd party cameras. Game changer for sure.

[KennethHaldbk]

What is the device under the AI port in the rack @8:30?
AI Port Pro?

[sklise]

cool. Really up'ing your game from a few years ago. Didn't know about the cameras

[RT-iypu]

A main reason I saw for slow adoption, at least in the past, was that the cameras were quite expensive. Cameras for 1/4th the price were just as good.