Network Video Recorder Market Report 2025

This Network Video Recorder market report provides a comprehensive analysis of the market’s characteristics, size, and growth, including segmentation, regional and country-level breakdowns, competitive landscape, market shares, trends, and strategies. It also tracks historical and forecasted market growth across various geographies.

The network video recorder market size has grown rapidly in recent years. It will grow from $3.56 billion in 2024 to $4.04 billion in 2025 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 13.6%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to enhancements in surveillance system capabilities, increasing adoption of IP-based surveillance systems, growing demand for video analytics, rising concerns about security and safety, and integration with other security systems.

The network video recorder market size is expected to see rapid growth in the next few years. It will grow to $6.63 billion in 2029 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 13.2%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to emergence of 4K and ultra-high-definition (UHD) video recording, expanding applications in smart cities and smart homes, integration with cloud-based storage solutions, adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) technologies, increasing demand for video surveillance in retail and commercial sectors. Major trends in the forecast period include increased demand for cloud-based video storage and analytics solutions, growing integration of AI and machine learning in video surveillance systems, adoption of 4K and ultra-high-definition (UHD) cameras for enhanced video quality, rise of edge computing for real-time video analytics and processing, and expansion of video surveillance as a service (VSaaS) offerings.

The rising number of breaches in surveillance networks is expected to accelerate the growth of the network video recorder (NVR) market. Surveillance network breaches refer to the unauthorized access, compromise, or exploitation of surveillance systems and networks, leading to security vulnerabilities, data leaks, or privacy violations. These surveillance devices are part of the Internet of Things (IoT) ecosystem, which may lack sufficient security features such as insecure firmware, inadequate communication protocols, and susceptibility to remote attacks, all of which contribute to the increase in surveillance network breaches. NVRs implement strong access control mechanisms, such as multi-factor authentication (MFA) and role-based access control (RBAC), ensuring that only authorized users can access surveillance data and manage functions, thereby reducing the likelihood of data breaches. For example, in April 2024, Parachute Technology, a US-based IT solutions company, reported that government agencies faced 49 cyber incidents in the first half of 2023, marking an 11% increase from 2022. As a result, the growing emphasis on cybersecurity within surveillance networks is driving the expansion of the NVR market.

Major companies in the network video recorder market are focusing on developing internet protocol (IP) surveillance solutions to enhance security and provide advanced features. IP surveillance solutions improve network video surveillance by offering superior image quality, scalability, remote access, intelligent analytics, easy integration, cost-effectiveness, and future-proofing. For example, in October 2022, BCD, a US-based manufacturer of purpose-built video appliances, introduced the 1U All-in-One Network Video Recorder. This marks BCD's first original design manufactured (ODM) device, featuring up to 80TB of storage, designed for seamless integration with SMBs and enterprises. It includes eight or twenty-four PoE+ ports, an Intel Core i5 or i7 processor, four drive bays with RAID options, and BCD’s Harmonize Bridge for hybrid cloud and disaster recovery. This versatile, all-in-one solution is ideal for edge enterprise, retail, finance, and access control applications.

In May 2022, Motorola Solutions, a US-based telecommunications equipment company, acquired Videotec S.p.A. for an undisclosed amount. This acquisition strengthens Motorola Solutions' portfolio by adding durable video security solutions tailored for harsh environments, improving its capacity to protect critical infrastructure across industries such as ports, energy, and transportation. It aligns with Motorola’s dedication to safeguarding essential operations and ensuring business continuity. Videotec S.p.A, based in Italy, specializes in ruggedized video security solutions, including network video recorders.

Major companies operating in the network video recorder market are Panasonic Corporation, Honeywell International Inc., Johnson Controls Inc., Delta Electronics Inc., Hikvision, Zhejiang Dahua Technology Co. Ltd., Ganz Security, Axis Communications AB, Avigilon Corporation, Verint Systems Inc., Teledyne FLIR LLC, IDIS Global, Genetec Inc., VIVOTEK Inc., Milestone Systems, Synology Inc., Pelco Incorporated, D-Link Corporation, Bosch Security Systems, Hanwha Techwin Co. Ltd., Arecont Vision Costar, IndigoVision, Vicon Industries Inc., Lorex Technology Inc., ACTi Corporation.

North America was the largest region in the network video recorder market in 2024. Asia-Pacific is expected to be the fastest-growing region in the forecast period. The regions covered in the network video recorder market report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa. The countries covered in the network video recorder market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain.

A network video recorder (NVR) is a specialized device utilized in video surveillance systems to record and store video footage from network cameras. It captures analog video signals by interfacing with digital IP (Internet Protocol) cameras. These devices are network-connected and can be accessed remotely, allowing users to view live or recorded footage from any location with internet connectivity.

The main types of NVRs are standalone network video recorders, rackmount network video recorders, and others. A standalone NVR records and stores video footage from IP cameras, leveraging high-definition internet protocol (HD-IP) and analog high definition (HD) technologies. It is compatible with both wired and wireless cameras. These devices serve various end-use sectors, including military and defense, government, healthcare, manufacturing or industrial, transportation, commercial, and utilities.

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The network video recorder market consists of revenues earned by entities by providing services such as video recording, remote access, alerts and notifications, video management, and analytics and reporting services. The market value includes the value of related goods sold by the service provider or included within the service offering. The network video recorder market also includes sales of internet protocol cameras, network cables, storage devices, mounting hardware, monitors, and controllers which are used in providing the services. Values in this market are ‘factory gate’ values, that is the value of goods sold by the manufacturers or creators of the goods, whether to other entities (including downstream manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors and retailers) or directly to end customers. The value of goods in this market includes related services sold by the creators of the goods.

The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD, unless otherwise specified).

The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.

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