| On-Premise | Private Cloud | Cloud Subscription |
| Software ownership | Own | Own | Subscribe |
| Hardware ownership | Own | Subscribe | Subscribe |
| Pay for software upgrades | Yes | Yes | No |
| Expense type | Capital + Operating | Capital + Operating or Operating Only | Operating Only |
| Integration with cloud based IP cameras and VMS | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Integration with on-premise IP cameras and VMS | Yes | Maybe | Maybe |
| Live or playback video | Live | Live | Live |
| Customer control over system administration | Yes | Yes | No |
| Option for system administration by NSGIS | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Option to integrate with in-house access control (e.g. Active Directory) | Yes | Maybe | No |
| Customer control over map and map content | Full | Full | Partial |
| Access to underlying database and GIS infrastructure | Yes | Yes | Yes |
