# Blue Iris Software Pricing, Alternatives & More 2026 | Capterra > With the help of Capterra, learn about Blue Iris Software - reviews, pricing plans, popular comparisons to other Physical Security products and more. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/210121/Blue-Iris --- # Blue Iris Software Review 2026: Features, Reviews, Integrations, Pros & Cons Last updated on March 26, 2026 Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Description](#description)[Use cases](#use-cases)[Alternatives](#alternatives)[Features](#features)[Pricing](#pricing)[Support](#support)[Reviews](#reviews) Blue Iris ## What is Blue Iris? Video security tool that supports motion detection, digital zoom, JPEG snapshots, alerts, permission based viewing and detailed log. ## What is Blue Iris used for? [Physical Security](https://www.capterra.com/physical-security-software/) Overall rating Based on 2 user reviews Reviews sentiment Positive \- Neutral \- Negative \- Starting price $34.95 Per Feature, One Time Free trial available Capterra Shortlist charts the highest-rated and most popular products... Our "Best of" badge program showcases products with the highest ratings... Our "Best of" badge program showcases products with the highest ratings... Do you work for Blue Iris?[Manage this product listing](https://digitalmarkets.gartner.com/get-listed/claim-bx?url=https://blueirissoftware.com&name=Blue Iris) ## Compare with a popular alternative Capterra selects software alternatives based on relevant features, verified user reviews and user interactions. Placement may be influenced by client status. ### Blue Iris 4.0 (2) VS. [4.4 (79)](https://www.capterra.com/p/147599/Resolver/reviews/) Starting Price $34.95 Per Feature, One Time Starting Price $10000 Per Year Free Trial Free Version Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version Ease Of Use 3.5 (2) Ease Of Use 4.4 (938) Value For Money 3.5 (2) Value For Money 4.5 (874) Customer Service 3.0 (2) Customer Service 4.6 (885) ## Blue Iris alternatives Highest Rated [4.9 (24)](https://www.capterra.com/p/181579/Guardhouse/reviews/) Starting price Contact vendor for pricing [Samsara](https://www.capterra.com/p/167543/Samsara-for-Fleets-0-00-6-23/) [4.5 (938)](https://www.capterra.com/p/167543/Samsara-for-Fleets-0-00-6-23/reviews/) Starting price Contact vendor for pricing [Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/167543/Samsara-for-Fleets-0-00-6-23/) [Brivo Access](https://www.capterra.com/p/234450/Brivo-Access/) [4.3 (54)](https://www.capterra.com/p/234450/Brivo-Access/reviews/) Starting price Contact vendor for pricing [Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/234450/Brivo-Access/) [VIDIX Control](https://www.capterra.com/p/205838/vIDix-Control/) [4.1 (7)](https://www.capterra.com/p/205838/vIDix-Control/reviews/) Starting price $5.00 Per User, Per Month [Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/205838/vIDix-Control/) [View all alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/210121/Blue-Iris/alternatives/) ## Features Features with the highest number of reviews are displayed first. Those that have no reviews appear next, sorted alphabetically. Access Controls/Permissions 4.5 (2) 0.00% of 2 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Define levels of authorization for access to specific files or systems Alerts/Notifications 4.5 (2) 0.00% of 2 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Alerts or notifications of various types such as pop-up messages, sounds, banners, or badges Event Management 4.0 (2) 0.00% of 2 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Schedule and manage the logistics of activities and other gatherings Alarm Management 5.0 (1) 0.00% of 1 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Configure and receive notifications when something is out of order Audit Management 5.0 (1) 0.00% of 1 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Plan, schedule, and execute organization's accounts and assets to ensure compliance with policies and laws Investigation Management 4.0 (1) 0.00% of 1 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Oversee people and resources to carry out an investigation Blue Iris 11 features Define levels of authorization for access to specific files or systems Configure and receive notifications when something is out of order Alerts or notifications of various types such as pop-up messages, sounds, banners, or badges Application programming interface that allows for integration with other systems/databases Plan, schedule, and execute organization's accounts and assets to ensure compliance with policies and laws Verify the identity of users/devices to enable secure access Schedule and manage the logistics of activities and other gatherings Oversee people and resources to carry out an investigation Collection, analysis, and representation of numerical data and generation of reports to understand various patterns Manage and control the security aspects of an organization's digital assets, resources, and operations Set up connections to third-party platforms to improve business processes Features 4.5 (2) 4.5 Based on 2 reviews ## Pricing Value for money 3.5 (2) Free Trial Basic $34.95 Per Feature,One Time Value for money 3.5 (2) 3.5 Based on 2 reviews ## Support, customer service and training options Customer Service 3.0 (2) Support - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - 24/7 (Live rep) - Chat Training - In Person - Live Online - Webinars - Documentation - Videos Deployment - Web - Android - iPhone/iPad Typical users - Freelancers - Small businesses - Mid size businesses - Enterprises Customer Service 3.0 (2) 3.0 Based on 2 reviews ## User reviews Overall rating 4.0 Based on 2 reviews Filter by rating 5(1) 4(0) 3(1) 2(0) 1(0) Mentioned topic Sorted by most recent AU Anonymous User Devops Engin Computer Software ### "Remote Accessibility" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 9/10 April 19, 2023 Pros I like the feature that I can easily access it from anywhere and its alert feature is also very it alarms me whenever there is a threat. Cons Although i liked all features but there is still a chance for improvement for alert tons. Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. MJ Michael J. User Writing and Editing ### "Powerful and flexible but difficult to configure" 3.0 Overall Rating 3.0 3.0 Ease of Use 2.0 2.0 Features 4.0 4.0 Customer Service 1.0 1.0 Likelihood to Recommend 5/10 September 7, 2022 The software is extremely powerful and configurable, which I generally like. I have gotten six cameras working pretty well. However, if you need reliable object detection and alerts, it takes a lot of work to get it set up right, and this is where things fall down. Not because the software can't do it but because the documentation is not sufficiently clear and detailed. Despite paying for a full license - which is supposed to include priority support - it takes days to get a response to an email and it's rarely complete. And if you have a follow up question it takes a few more days. Given the lack of clarity in responses it can be weeks to get a problem fixed - if at all. Basically you're dependent on various user forums. I would not bother paying extra for premium support. If you like tinkering and playing it's a good and inexpensive choice. If you want reliable and seamless, look for something else. Pros Very powerful software with a lot of configuration options Cons The software is not well-documented and the tutorial videos are not much better. There's a lot of information but it's confusing. THis is not plug and play software. It takes a lot of work to get it working well. Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. 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