Lumana vs Verkada
Keep your cameras.
Upgrade the intelligence.
Choose Verkada if you are buying all-new cameras from one vendor. Choose Lumana if you want to keep the cameras you own and add real-time AI, search and AI agents on top.
A 30-minute walkthrough on the cameras you already own. No rip and replace.
Verkada sells you a system. Lumana upgrades the one you have.
Verkada bundles its own cameras, cloud software and per-camera licenses in one ecosystem. Lumana keeps your existing IP cameras and adds AI that runs on Lumana Core GPUs, so the camera chip never caps what the AI can do.
Last verified: October 2026. Verkada details are taken from Verkada's public pricing and product pages.
You are starting from scratch and want cameras, access control and sensors from one vendor, and you are comfortable standardizing on its hardware.
You already own cameras, want behavior-based AI that is not capped by camera hardware, and want to avoid lock-in and a rip-and-replace project.
Do I need to replace my cameras to use Lumana?
No. Lumana works with IP cameras that support standard streaming protocols and connects them to Lumana Core on your network.
Can Lumana use Verkada cameras?
Verkada cameras are designed for Verkada's platform. Share your camera models and we will tell you what can connect and what a phased move would look like.
Is Lumana cheaper than Verkada?
If you already own cameras, Lumana avoids the cost of new camera hardware. Lumana pricing is quote-based per camera feed with every feature and unlimited users included, so compare total cost over three to five years.
What AI does Lumana add?
Natural-language search across every camera, 100+ behavior-based alert triggers and four AI agents for monitoring, response, investigations and insights.
Sources, checked October 28, 2026: Verkada pricing (camera hardware listed with an additional license required); Lumana pricing; Lumana integrations. Spotted an error? Tell us and we will correct it.
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