Free planning calculator
Security Camera Storage Calculator
Estimate how much local or cloud storage your cameras may use based on camera count, video quality, recording mode and retention period.
Planning estimate: real usage depends on the camera’s bitrate, codec, frame rate, scene movement and provider compression. Use the result to compare recorder sizes and cloud plans—not as a guaranteed capacity figure.
Your storage estimate will appear hereAdjust the recording setup and calculate the likely requirement.
Estimated requirement
per day
per camera for retention period
suggested usable capacity
- Leave spare capacity for bitrate spikes, metadata and firmware changes.
- Check whether the recorder’s advertised capacity is usable after formatting.
- Cloud plans may limit cameras, event length or retention rather than raw gigabytes.
- Continuous recording can consume roughly four times a typical 25% motion estimate.