Milestone XProtect license cost per camera for Express+, Professional+, Expert and Corporate
- Prices read from a named US reseller listing on October 30, 2026
- Edition limits from Milestone's product comparison chart
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One base license per system, one device license per camera.
The edition sets the base price, the camera price and the ceiling. Care Plus is the yearly line that keeps you on current versions.
Milestone XProtect is sold in four paid editions: Express+, Professional+, Expert and Corporate. You buy one base license (BL) for the system, then one device license (DL) for every camera, microphone or other device you connect. Milestone does not publish a US price list, so the figures on this page come from Network Camera Store, a US reseller that lists each part number with a price. Your dealer may quote lower on volume.
The licenses themselves are perpetual. What recurs is Care Plus, Milestone's subscription for product updates and support. Milestone's pricing page says Care Plus is required to get product updates and is mandatory for the first year on XProtect Corporate, and the reseller listing says the same for Expert. Skip it later and the system keeps recording, but it stops receiving new versions.
For fifteen cameras the licenses come to $1,664 on Express+, $3,179 on Professional+, $6,329 on Expert and $8,517 on Corporate. Five years with Care Plus renewed every year brings those to $3,149, $5,654, $12,044 and $16,262.
Milestone XProtect license part numbers and prices.
Prices from networkcamerastore.com on October 30, 2026, in US dollars before tax. Care Plus is for one year.
XPEXPLUSBL
- What it is
- Express+ base license
- Reseller price
- $29.00
- Care Plus, 1 year
- None listed
XPEXPLUSDL
- What it is
- Express+ device license, one camera
- Reseller price
- $109.00
- Care Plus, 1 year
- $19.80
XPPPLUSBL
- What it is
- Professional+ base license
- Reseller price
- $524.00
- Care Plus, 1 year
- None listed
XPPPLUSDL
- What it is
- Professional+ device license, one camera
- Reseller price
- $177.00
- Care Plus, 1 year
- $33.00
XPETBL
- What it is
- Expert base license
- Reseller price
- $2,099.00
- Care Plus, 1 year
- $378.00
XPETDL
- What it is
- Expert device license, one camera
- Reseller price
- $282.00
- Care Plus, 1 year
- $51.00
XPCOBT
- What it is
- Corporate base license
- Reseller price
- $3,342.00
- Care Plus, 1 year
- $604.00
XPCODL
- What it is
- Corporate device license, one camera
- Reseller price
- $345.00
- Care Plus, 1 year
- $63.00
| Part number | What it is | Reseller price | Care Plus, 1 year |
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| XPEXPLUSBL | Express+ base license | $29.00 | None listed |
| XPEXPLUSDL | Express+ device license, one camera | $109.00 | $19.80 |
| XPPPLUSBL | Professional+ base license | $524.00 | None listed |
| XPPPLUSDL | Professional+ device license, one camera | $177.00 | $33.00 |
| XPETBL | Expert base license | $2,099.00 | $378.00 |
| XPETDL | Expert device license, one camera | $282.00 | $51.00 |
| XPCOBT | Corporate base license | $3,342.00 | $604.00 |
| XPCODL | Corporate device license, one camera | $345.00 | $63.00 |
Care Plus is sold in one month, one, two, three and five year terms, and the same part numbers exist with a Care Premium prefix for the higher support level. Expert and Corporate carry Care Plus on the base as well as on every device. On Express+ and Professional+ the reseller lists Care Plus on the device license only, so that is how the totals below count it.
Add-ons are priced separately and can swamp the camera licenses. XProtect LPR, for license plate recognition, lists at $9,975 for one camera device license, and each add-on needs the matching Care Plus line. If a quote includes LPR, Smart Wall or Incident Manager, price them as their own rows. Hardware is a different page: the Milestone Husky price page totals recorders that ship without these licenses.
Which XProtect edition your site needs.
Limits from Milestone's product comparison chart. The recording server and site limits decide the edition before price does.
Recording servers
- Express+
- 1
- Professional+
- Unrestricted
- Expert
- Unrestricted
- Corporate
- Unrestricted
Devices per recording server
- Express+
- 48
- Professional+
- Unrestricted
- Expert
- Unrestricted
- Corporate
- Unrestricted
Sites
- Express+
- 1
- Professional+
- Multi-site
- Expert
- Multi-site
- Corporate
- Multi-site
Recording server failover
- Express+
- No
- Professional+
- No
- Expert
- Cold and hot standby
- Corporate
- Cold and hot standby
Edge storage support
- Express+
- No
- Professional+
- Yes
- Expert
- Yes
- Corporate
- Yes
Smart Wall
- Express+
- No
- Professional+
- No
- Expert
- Optional
- Corporate
- Included
Base price
- Express+
- $29
- Professional+
- $524
- Expert
- $2,099
- Corporate
- $3,342
Each camera
- Express+
- $109
- Professional+
- $177
- Expert
- $282
- Corporate
- $345
| Express+ | Professional+ | Expert | Corporate | |
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| Recording servers | 1 | Unrestricted | Unrestricted | Unrestricted |
| Devices per recording server | 48 | Unrestricted | Unrestricted | Unrestricted |
| Sites | 1 | Multi-site | Multi-site | Multi-site |
| Recording server failover | No | No | Cold and hot standby | Cold and hot standby |
| Edge storage support | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Smart Wall | No | No | Optional | Included |
| Base price | $29 | $524 | $2,099 | $3,342 |
| Each camera | $109 | $177 | $282 | $345 |
Fifteen cameras, five years, licenses plus Care Plus renewed yearly. The last bar is not a recording license; it is our yearly alert layer, shown because many sites price licenses to fix alerts.
Express+ fits one building with one server and up to 48 cameras, and it is the cheapest by a wide margin. The Express+ to Professional+ upgrade cost post prices the step at 15, 30 and 48 cameras. Professional+ is the step when you need a second recording server, several sites or camera edge storage. Expert is for failover, so a dead recording server does not leave a gap, and for federating sites. Corporate adds Smart Wall and the central role in a federated system. Milestone's older Essential+ edition, which was free for eight cameras, is gone; our XProtect Essential+ replacement cost post prices that move for an eight camera site.
XProtect license cost for fifteen cameras, once and over five years.
Reseller prices from the table above: one base plus fifteen device licenses. Server hardware, Windows licenses and labor are separate lines.
Express+
- Licenses up front
- $29 + 15 x $109 = $1,664
- Care Plus per year
- 15 x $19.80 = $297
- Five years with Care Plus
- $3,149
Professional+
- Licenses up front
- $524 + 15 x $177 = $3,179
- Care Plus per year
- 15 x $33 = $495
- Five years with Care Plus
- $5,654
Expert
- Licenses up front
- $2,099 + 15 x $282 = $6,329
- Care Plus per year
- $378 + 15 x $51 = $1,143
- Five years with Care Plus
- $12,044
Corporate
- Licenses up front
- $3,342 + 15 x $345 = $8,517
- Care Plus per year
- $604 + 15 x $63 = $1,549
- Five years with Care Plus
- $16,262
MotionDetection Operate, alerts only
- Licenses up front
- No license, no hardware
- Care Plus per year
- $888.00
- Five years with Care Plus
- $4,440
| Edition | Licenses up front | Care Plus per year | Five years with Care Plus |
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| Express+ | $29 + 15 x $109 = $1,664 | 15 x $19.80 = $297 | $3,149 |
| Professional+ | $524 + 15 x $177 = $3,179 | 15 x $33 = $495 | $5,654 |
| Expert | $2,099 + 15 x $282 = $6,329 | $378 + 15 x $51 = $1,143 | $12,044 |
| Corporate | $3,342 + 15 x $345 = $8,517 | $604 + 15 x $63 = $1,549 | $16,262 |
| MotionDetection Operate, alerts only | No license, no hardware | $888.00 | $4,440 |
Five years here means the licenses once plus five years of Care Plus. A site that stops renewing after year one pays the up front column and nothing else, but it freezes on the version it has. Cameras are the other lever: every extra camera adds its device license and a Care Plus line forever, so a 30 camera Expert system is not twice the cost of 15 but close to it. The terms and the Care Premium support level are broken down in our Milestone Care Plus price post. For the same fifteen cameras on other platforms, the video management software comparison prices DW Spectrum, Wisenet WAVE, AXIS Camera Station and exacqVision per camera.
XProtect licenses record your cameras. They do not classify the motion.
Many XProtect owners price more device licenses or an edition upgrade because motion alarms on older or third party cameras are noise. A license will not change that.
Stays on XProtect
Recording, Smart Client, alarms, maps, and every base, device and Care Plus license you own.
Added beside it
Classification of each motion event on cameras that cannot classify, as person, vehicle, animal or nothing.
Where alerts go
Email, Slack or a webhook with a cropped still. The Operate tier keeps 30 days of events for 5 users.
What it costs
$888 a year for 15 cameras, $2,988 a year for 60, published on our pricing page. No hardware.
XProtect records and manages ONVIF cameras from many makers, but the events it receives come from the camera. A modern AI camera sends classified events; an older or third party camera sends whatever its motion detector decides. MotionDetection reads the RTSP stream of each camera, the same stream XProtect records, and installs nothing on the XProtect server. If you are weighing AI hardware instead, the AI NVR software comparison prices that route.
How to order XProtect licenses without overpaying.
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Count devices and sites
Every camera needs a device license. More than 48 cameras on a server, a second recording server or a second site rules out Express+.
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Pick the edition by ceiling
Edition changes later mean trading in licenses. Milestone says Care Plus includes a trade-in program with full credit toward a more advanced variant, so keep Care Plus current if you may move up.
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Decide the Care Plus term now
Terms of one, two, three and five years are sold. Multi-year terms are ordered with the licenses, which avoids a gap in updates.
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Ask the dealer for part numbers
Compare the quote line by line with the table above. A quote with no Care Plus line is either a mistake or a system that will not update.
Milestone XProtect license questions buyers ask before ordering.
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How much does a Milestone XProtect license cost per camera?
At a US reseller in October 2026 a device license costs $109 on Express+, $177 on Professional+, $282 on Expert and $345 on Corporate. Each system also needs one base license, from $29 on Express+ up to $3,342 on Corporate, and Care Plus renews the update rights each year.
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Is Milestone XProtect free?
No longer. XProtect Essential+, the free edition for eight cameras, was discontinued and cannot be activated after January 1, 2026. The cheapest edition now is Express+, a $29 base license plus $109 per camera at a US reseller, so eight cameras cost $901 once before Care Plus.
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What is Milestone Care Plus?
Care Plus is Milestone's yearly subscription for product updates and support. It is priced per license, for example $19.80 per camera a year on Express+ and $63 on Corporate. Milestone requires it for the first year on Corporate, and the reseller listing says the same for Expert.
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Do XProtect licenses expire?
No. Base and device licenses are perpetual. If you stop renewing Care Plus the system keeps recording, but it no longer receives new XProtect versions. Renewing later means catching up on Care Plus for the gap, so many sites buy a multi-year term with the licenses.
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What is the difference between XProtect Express+ and Professional+?
Express+ allows one recording server, one site and 48 cameras per recording server. Professional+ removes those limits and adds edge storage support. The price difference is $495 on the base and $68 more per camera, so fifteen cameras cost $1,664 on Express+ and $3,179 on Professional+.
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Does XProtect work with third party cameras?
Yes. XProtect records ONVIF cameras from many makers, each on one device license. Analytics events come from the camera, so an older camera without classification sends plain motion alarms, which is where a separate classification layer on the same stream helps.
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