Aevocam's billing plan explained
- Subscription-plus usage model
- Rates
- Usage Calculator
- Experiment with Your Own Figures
- Photo Ingestion
- Photo Storage
- Costs at end of Selected Timeframe
- Cost Curve
- Your Infrastructure Matters
Subscription-plus usage model
As a client you'll pay a flat monthly subscription fee. You pay at the end of each month for the prior month. You also accrue usage fees for photo ingestion (uploading) and ongoing storage. A portion of your subscription is regarded as an "allowance". If the sum of your photo ingestion and storage fees is below the allowance amount then you won't pay anything extra.
See the rates below. And explore realistic scenarios using our usage calculator . Below that are more of the gory details.
Rates
| Item | Rate |
|---|---|
| Subscription fee | $50 / mo |
| Allowance (deduct) | $40 / mo |
| Photo ingestion | $0.001 / MP |
| Photo storage | $0.001 / MP |
Usage Calculator
This calculator will help you visualize and project your basic usage costs over months and even years. The default scenario shows detailed cost and storage breakdowns for 10 cameras taking 2 photos every hour with a resolution of 1080p (2 megapixels). Those get culled down to 3 photos per day after 3 months and then to 1 photo per day after the first year. This scenario projects these costs forward for several years.
Click on the Explain button below each parameter for an explanation. Try switching from "Simple" to "Detailed" view. Feel free to change all the inputs.
Storage rate × stored megapixels at the target month (after culling).
This is not the cumulative cost. Instead it is what the storage bill will be at the end of the target month.
This naturally rises linearly with each passing month because the number of photos and hence total megapixels stored goes up by the same amount each month.
Note that culling will affect this calculation.
Experiment with Your Own Figures
Play with values for each parameter in the Inputs section above. Vary the number of cameras, camera resolution, the number of photos per day, the number of excess (unused) photos, culling periods, how many photos you want to retain on a daily basis, a timeframe, and whether you want to show or hide the cost curve. Clicking the Reset button will take you back to the default numerical entries and try again.
Photo Ingestion
Shows the total number of photos and megapixels ingested every month, and the ingestion price/charge per megapixel.
Photo Storage
Shows the total number of photos and megapixels (or gigapixels) in a month, the total number of photos and the total number of megapixels (or gigapixels) at the selected timeframe, and the storage price per megapixels. This section will also show you how much your culling policies save.
Costs at end of Selected Timeframe
Shows your monthly subscription rate, monthly allowance, ingestion cost, storage cost, and total monthly cost at the end of the selected timeframe.
Cost Curve
This is a graphical representation of your costs from day 0 through to the end of the specified time period.
Your Infrastructure Matters
This usage calculator will help you optimize costs vis-a-vis the quality of the outcomes on short-term, medium-term, and long-term bases. Hopefully, it will also underscore the importance of using reliable infrastructure so you can keep ingest costs low. From lower-cost cameras and maintaining up-to-date networks, to defining time slots and employing efficient culling/retention techniques, there are many ways that you can reduce your hardware and software costs on both short-term and long-term bases. Want to learn more about cutting your costs ?