Eagle Eye Networks (Brivo)

What it does

Eagle Eye Networks built a cloud video management system (VMS), the Eagle Eye Cloud VMS, that records and analyzes video from existing cameras. On 29 December 2025 its founder, Dean Drako, who was also chairman of the access control company Brivo, announced that the two companies would merge and operate under the Brivo name ^[1][2]. By January 2026 Eagle Eye described the merger as done ^[3], and trade press reported it as a combination of two companies that had shared ownership for about a decade ^[4]. Drako bought Brivo in 2015, and Eagle Eye raised $40 million from Accel in 2020 and $100 million from SECOM in 2023 ^[5].

About the name. The company is now Brivo. The video product is sold as Brivo Eagle Eye Video, part of the Brivo Security Suite with access control, visitor management and intrusion ^[6]. The Eagle Eye name survives in product names such as Eagle Eye Cloud VMS and Brivo Eagle Eye Gun Detection ^[7], and een.com still carries the video product pages under a merger notice ^[8]. We list it as Eagle Eye Networks (Brivo) because buyers will still meet both names.

Safety-relevant features on its own pages include checks on PPE use, AI alerts for safety incidents, and environmental sensors for leaks, extreme temperatures and air quality ^[8]. Brivo's analytics page lists line crossing, loitering, intrusion, camera tampering and Smart Video Search as standard, with gun detection, license plate recognition, face match and precision person and vehicle detection as per-camera add-ons ^[9]. PPE is not in that list, so buyers should confirm whether PPE checks are a native feature or a partner add-on. Smart Video Search finds people, vehicles and objects from typed descriptions and is included at no extra charge ^[10].

Who it is for

Eagle Eye sells only through resellers and integrators ^[11]. Its customer stories cover retail, agriculture, schools and multi-site distribution. For safety teams it fits organizations that want to keep their existing cameras and add cloud search, restricted-zone alerts and sensors, rather than a specialist safety analytics product.

How it is deployed

An on-site Eagle Eye Bridge connects ONVIF and analog cameras to Eagle Eye's data centers, buffering video if the internet drops; a CMVR (cloud managed video recorder) adds long-term local storage ^[11]. Eagle Eye recommends about 400 kbps of upload per IP camera ^[11]. Its AI Series Bridges and CMVRs run a first AI pass on site, with a second check in the cloud for gun detection ^[12]. Brivo says the platform works with over 8,000 camera models and can store video in the cloud, on site or both ^[6]. Like other video analytics, these are alerting tools, not safety-rated protective devices under IEC 61496 or ISO 13849.

Notable public customers and coverage

Eagle Eye says Burnbrae Farms, a Canadian egg producer, saved $225,000 using a hybrid deployment across farms and processing plants; the breakdown sits in a downloadable PDF we did not review ^[13]. Transbec, an auto parts distributor, connected 15 warehouses and reduced false alarms, without a published figure ^[14]. Brivo says the combined company serves customers in 80 countries ^[1].

Things to ask in an evaluation

• Which contract entity, support team and product name apply after the merger, and is the Eagle Eye roadmap unchanged?
• Is PPE detection native or a partner application, and which analytics run on the Bridge or CMVR versus the cloud?
• What do camera subscriptions cost for your resolution and retention needs, plus add-on analytics?
• Which data center region holds your video, and what does the DPA say about subprocessors?
• How do alerts reach your EHS system?

Our take

Strengths

• Camera-agnostic: existing IP and analog cameras connect through a Bridge or CMVR, with cloud, local or hybrid storage ^[6][11].
• Publishes its pricing model: per camera per month by resolution and retention ^[15]. No dollar prices.
• Brivo claims SOC 2 Type II and ISO/IEC 27001:2022 ^[16], and the video product page states SOC 2 Type 2 and ISO 27001 compliance ^[6]. Eagle Eye documents retention controls, audit logs, in-region storage and MFA for GDPR ^[17]. It lists technology partners and an open API ^[18].

Watch-outs

• The merger is recent and web pages are still split between een.com and brivo.com, so confirm the contracting entity and terms.
• No published accuracy method for safety analytics; PPE availability is unclear ^[8][9].
• No standalone DPA was found on either site.

Best fit: Organizations with many existing cameras across sites that want a cloud VMS with search and basic safety alerts, sold through an integrator, and that may also want Brivo access control.