Amcrest Cloud Storage for Business: When Amcrest Cloud Isn't Enough

written on 27 October 2026 by Megan Armstrong

TL;DR: Amcrest Cloud suits a home or a single shop. For several sites, several staff or mixed camera brands, SEiNG connects your Amcrest cameras to managed UK cloud storage with AI search, individual logins and every site in one place.

Amcrest cameras offer good image quality at a sensible price, which is why many small businesses start with them. When it’s time to store footage off site, the obvious next step is Amcrest’s own subscription, Amcrest Cloud. It works well for a home or a single shop. But once you have several sites, several staff or cameras from more than one brand, it starts to show its limits. This guide explains what Amcrest Cloud offers, where it falls short for business, and how to get Amcrest cloud storage built for business.

What is Amcrest Cloud?

Amcrest Cloud is Amcrest's own cloud recording subscription. It's priced per camera, with plans based on how many days of footage you keep, plus optional per-camera add-ons for AI detection of people, vehicles, pets and objects, and for 4K recording. It supports Amcrest IP cameras only: Amcrest's own NVRs and DVRs can't connect to it. Some Amcrest product ranges, such as Amcrest Smart Home and Amcrest Link, use their own separate apps and cloud plans.

Where Amcrest Cloud falls short for businesses

Amcrest cameras only. Amcrest Cloud only takes Amcrest IP cameras, not even Amcrest's own recorders. Any other brand on your estate needs a separate system, a separate app and a separate login.
Costs stack up per camera. Longer retention, AI detection and 4K are each priced per camera, so the bill grows with every feature and every camera you add.
Several apps, several plans. Depending on the camera range, footage lives in Amcrest Cloud, Amcrest Smart Home or Amcrest Link, each with its own app and plans. Independent reviewers regularly call the line-up confusing, and that confusion multiplies across sites.
Shared logins. Small businesses often end up passing one account between staff, so nobody can control or prove who viewed or downloaded footage. If a clip is leaked or misused, that becomes a GDPR problem as well as a security one.

What business-grade Amcrest cloud storage looks like

SEiNG is a cloud CCTV platform that connects to Amcrest cameras and records their footage to secure UK cloud storage. It's delivered as a fully managed service (video surveillance as a service, or VSaaS), adds AI search, alerts and analytics, and works from any device. SEiNG is built by Alert Data, is approved on the UK Government's G-Cloud 15 framework, and starts from £5 per camera per month.

Individual user accounts and roles. Give each person their own login, with two-factor authentication, single sign-on and role-based access.
Every site in one view. Bring Amcrest cameras from multiple locations, and any other ONVIF or RTSP brand, into one platform.
UK cloud storage. Unlimited storage, priced per camera, held off site in the UK so it survives theft or damage on site. Retention is 30 days as standard, with longer available.
AI search and alerts included. Smart filters find events in minutes; custom alerts flag what matters. There's no separate AI add-on per camera.
Managed for you. Setup, onboarding, training, health monitoring and troubleshooting are included.

SEiNG - Cloud CCTV (VSaaS) for UK business, any camera and AI analytics

Which Amcrest cameras work with SEiNG?

SEiNG supports any ONVIF or RTSP camera. It has been tested with the Amcrest IP5M-T1179EW-AI-V3. If your cameras are a different model, they're very likely to be compatible, and a 30-day free proof of concept lets you check.

Amcrest IP5M-T1179EW-AI-V3 5MP Turret POE Camera

How to connect Amcrest cameras to the cloud

Connect your Amcrest cameras to the same network as the SEiNG Cloud Gateway (or the SEiNG team can do it).
Configure each camera's stream via ONVIF or RTSP.
The Gateway securely transmits the video to SEiNG's UK cloud.
Invite your team, assign roles, and start searching footage.

For more on the options, read 4 ways to access your business CCTV remotely.

A small business example

Imagine a café owner who has opened a second site, both with Amcrest cameras. Today, managers share one app login and nobody knows who downloaded what. With SEiNG, each manager gets their own account limited to their site, the owner sees both, and footage is kept safely in the cloud if a recorder is ever taken.

FAQs about Amcrest cloud storage

Yes. Amcrest cameras that support ONVIF or RTSP can stream to SEiNG for UK cloud storage with business-grade access control.

Amcrest Cloud is designed to be a straightforward option for a small site with only Amcrest IP cameras. For several sites with several staff, mixed camera brands or UK data storage, a business cloud CCTV platform like SEiNG is a better fit.

Amcrest Cloud is Amcrest's own subscription for Amcrest IP cameras, with AI and 4K sold as per-camera add-ons. SEiNG is a fully managed cloud CCTV platform that works with Amcrest and any other ONVIF or RTSP camera, stores footage in the UK, and includes AI search, alerts, user roles and multi-site management from £5 per camera per month.

No. SEiNG connects the Amcrest cameras you already have straight to the cloud.

Yes. SEiNG supports individual users, roles, two-factor authentication and single sign-on.

From £5 per camera per month, with AI search included and no upfront costs, licence fees or add-ons.