How much does live video monitoring cost for a car dealership?
Silarius Live Monitoring for a car dealership starts at $69.99 per camera per month, plus a one-time $99 setup per site. Trained operators watch the lot cameras live in the hours you choose, warn people off through talk-down speakers and call the police with a description of what they see; for a 12-camera lot covered nights and weekends that is about $1,080 a month on AI-verified monitoring or $960 on Standard, month to month.
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The short answer
- Works with the cameras, NVR or DVR the dealership already has, any brand.
- Pick the hours: nights (84 h a week), nights + weekends (108 h, Friday 7 pm to Monday 7 am included) or 24/7.
- Operators watch the live video, speak through talk-down speakers and call the police with what they see.
- AI-verified plans on Silarius Cloud filter out headlights, rain, animals and shadows on an open lot.
- Every event is logged with the clips, ready for police or your insurer.
- No long-term contract: month to month, 1 month notice.
What it costs for a dealer lot (nights + weekends)
Prices per camera per month on the nights + weekends schedule, the one most dealerships pick because they are closed overnight and on Sundays. Add the one-time $99 setup per site.
- 8 cameras: AI-verified about $720 a month, Standard about $640 a month
- 12 cameras: AI-verified about $1,080 a month, Standard about $960 a month
- 20 cameras: AI-verified about $1,800 a month, Standard about $1,600 a month
Which plan fits an outdoor lot
An open lot is busy at night: headlights from the road, rain, wind and animals all trigger plain camera motion detection. AI-verified monitoring runs on Silarius Cloud and only passes real people and vehicles to the operator, so the operator spends the night on real events.
Standard monitoring works with any system as it is and uses the motion alerts your cameras or recorder already send. It suits showrooms, service bays and other indoor areas.
What you need on site
- Working cameras covering the lot, entrances and service area, with internet at the site.
- For talk-down, a camera with a speaker or an IP horn speaker on the lot.
- A call list: who the operators call, and in what order (manager, owner, guard company).
Frequently asked questions
How much does video monitoring cost for a car lot?
From $69.99 per camera per month on Standard nights coverage, and $89.99 per camera per month for AI-verified nights + weekends, plus a one-time $99 setup per site. A 12-camera lot on AI-verified nights + weekends is about $1,080 a month.
Do we have to replace our cameras or NVR?
No. Live monitoring works with the cameras, NVR or DVR you already have. Only the AI-verified plans need the cameras on Silarius Cloud.
Is there a contract?
No. Monitoring is month to month with 1 month notice.
What happens when someone walks onto the lot after hours?
An operator watches the live video, warns them through the speaker, calls the police if it is real and then calls the people on your list. You get an incident report with the clips.
Your lot watched after closing time
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