Why TetherX
Open beats locked-in.
Most security platforms want to sell you their cameras, tie you to their hardware, and bill you for it forever. TetherX took the other road. Open, hardware-agnostic, and sold only through the integrators who install it.
200+ Manufacturers
Works with the cameras and recorders you already own, plus any ONVIF device.
Channel Only
Sold exclusively through integrators. We never compete for your customer.
Cloud on Your Terms
Record locally, in the cloud, or both. Per camera, never all-or-nothing.
Built to Last
TetherBoxes from over a decade ago still run the very latest software.
Open Platform or Closed Ecosystem
Every security buyer faces the same fork in the road. It is worth understanding before you sign anything.
Comparison reflects common closed-ecosystem models such as Verkada and Rhombus. Capabilities vary by vendor and change over time.
Open Is Not the Same as Cloud-Only
Some of the better-known platforms - Eagle Eye Networks, Videoloft - are open too, and that is a genuine point in their favour. But open and cloud-only are different things, and the difference shows up on the day something goes wrong.
Recording Should Not Depend on Your Broadband
A cloud-first VMS streams every camera off-site to record it. Continuous recording then lives and dies with your internet connection and your upload bandwidth. TetherX records locally on the TetherBox first - a broadband outage never opens a gap in your footage.
Put Cloud Where It Earns Its Place
Cloud-only means every camera is pushed off-site by default. TetherX lets you back up the cameras that matter to the cloud and keep the rest recording locally - protection where it counts, not a blanket bill for all of it.
More Than Video
Eagle Eye and Videoloft are video platforms. TetherX brings video, intruder alarms and access control into one system, so an event from any of them lands in a single timeline instead of three separate apps.
Eagle Eye Networks and Videoloft are independent products. References describe their published cloud-first model and may change over time.
Keep the Cameras You Already Own
A closed system starts with a skip full of cameras that still worked perfectly yesterday. TetherX starts with what is already on the wall. Axis, Hanwha, Hikvision, Dahua, Bosch, Vivotek, i-PRO and the long tail - over 200 manufacturers, plus any ONVIF device.
Mix brands across a site. Add a different make next year. Replace a faulty camera with whatever your supplier can actually get hold of this week. The platform does not care, and neither should you.
Live This Afternoon, Not Next Quarter
New hardware is not just a cost. It is a dependency. Every closed system starts the clock with procurement - order the kit, wait out the lead times, book the crew. TetherX starts with what is already on the wall.
The hardware-first path
Weeks, sometimes months, before a single frame is recorded.
The TetherX path
Software, not a shipment. Connect what you already own.
No order to place, no lead time to wait out. The platform you are evaluating today can be running on a real site before the week is out.
Request your download todaySold, Installed and Supported Through Partners
TetherX is delivered only by authorised TetherX partners. That single decision matters whether you fit security systems for a living or simply rely on one.
If you install security systems
We will never sell around you. TetherX sells exclusively through security integrators - no direct sales motion, no quoting your end users behind your back. Your customer stays your customer.
Not yet a TetherX installation partner? It is quick to join, and it is how you add recurring revenue to every system you fit.
Become a PartnerIf you run the building
TetherX is professionally installed and maintained by an authorised TetherX partner - a local expert who specifies the system, sets it up properly, and keeps it healthy. Not a self-install kit, not a chatbot in another timezone.
You get enterprise security with one accountable expert behind it - and software that keeps improving long after the install.
Book a Demo
Look at the recorder in your comms cupboard. When did it last get a security update?
You Are Buying a Platform,
Not a Box
Hardware ages out. Software gets better. TetherX updates over the air, continuously, for every TetherBox in the field - no truck roll, no end-of-life letter. A TetherBox from over a decade ago runs the exact same latest software as one activated today.
Because it is software, you are not chained to the hardware either. If a TetherBox ever fails, the platform can run on a server you already own, right alongside your other business applications. Try doing that with a proprietary recorder.
Read: Why software beats hardwareA Gateway, Not a Cage
A closed system gives you one vendor's catalogue. TetherX gives you the industry's. Connect once and you inherit every integration the platform has ever built - hundreds of manufacturers and services, already done, ready to use. The hard part of multi-vendor security is solved before you start.
One connection reaches
If you install
Solve a customer's problem with whatever hardware fits, sourced from whoever can actually supply it. One platform, one skillset - you never have to learn another vendor's ecosystem to take on the next job.
If you build
One REST API reaches all of it. Build once against TetherX instead of wiring up every manufacturer and service by hand - the integration work is already done for you.
Explore the TetherX APIOne Platform, Not Five Logins
Cameras here, alarms there, access control somewhere else, and a spreadsheet to keep track. TetherX brings it into a single pane of glass.
Video
Live view and recordings from any manufacturer, with a visual timeline that finds footage in seconds.
Explore the platformAI
On-device video and audio AI that identifies people, vehicles, animals and security-relevant sounds.
Explore TetherX AICloud Backup
Optional, per-camera cloud recording so critical evidence survives theft, fire or equipment failure.
Explore Cloud VideoHealth Monitoring
Every camera and TetherBox checked continuously, so a silent failure never costs you the footage.
Why this mattersMore Reasons TetherX Pulls Ahead
Open and channel-only is the foundation. Here is what you get standing on it.
Find Footage in Seconds
A visual timeline turns hours of scrubbing into a few clicks - evidence retrieval up to 90% faster.
Live in Five Minutes
Plug-and-play setup with no port forwarding. Works over wired, 4G or 5G, even on awkward sites.
Court-Ready Evidence
Cameras are kept time-synced automatically, so timestamps are accurate and footage holds up when it counts.
Monitoring-Station Ready
Integrates with the major alarm receiving centre platforms, so professional monitoring is there when a site needs it.
Cloud, Edge or Your Own Kit
Record on the TetherBox, back up to the cloud per camera, or run on hardware you already own. Your call, per site.
Multi-Year Price Protection
Lock in pricing with 1, 3 or 5 year licensing - certainty in a market where everything else keeps going up.
When TetherX Is Not the Right Answer
Honesty saves everyone time. If you want a single vendor to supply every camera, sensor and door reader as one sealed package and you never plan to change, a closed system like Verkada or Rhombus could work well for you.
But that is a big bet. You do not always control what is already on the wall when you take on a building, and the manufacturer with the best offering today may not be the best in a year or two. A closed system keeps you on it regardless. Open means you can always change your mind.
TetherX is for operators and integrators who want to own their choices - keep their cameras, mix manufacturers, charge for their own services, and never be locked in. If that sounds like you, we should talk.
See It for Yourself
The fastest way to understand the difference is fifteen minutes with the platform.
