Better insight for better business decisions
Building a cost-effective video surveillance system is a challenging task. There are many costs to consider, and also a lot of savings and benefits that can be hard to estimate.
Using a Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) model can help capture all the costs associated with a video surveillance system over its complete lifecycle. In addition, a TCO is a necessary foundation to correctly estimate the value, or Return on Investment (ROI), of the system.
Already used in many industries as a business tool, TCOs help integrators as well as buyers:
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how costs are distributed over time
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the risk of unforeseen costs
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the value of the system
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explain the business case during stakeholder discussions
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project tenders
Maximizing the ROI of your system
In this case study, Axis presents a combined approach to TCO and ROI. The TCO and ROI method has then been applied to real customer cases from city surveillance, retail and hotel industries – demonstrating in one project an ROI of as much as 2700% across the system lifecycle.
Understanding the TCO model
In this report, Axis has compiled a comprehensive TCO model of a large-scale system which includes project management, operation, maintenance and decommissioning costs, plus much more – all visualized with clear graphs.

Maximizing your ROI
Learn how to calculate value and discover real TCO and ROI case stories.
The TCO model
Discover how a comprehensive TCO can help you to make better business decisions about security projects.