FLIR Raven is purpose-built for FLIR thermal cameras and does it well — within FLIR. Real perimeter projects pair FLIR thermal at the fence with Hikvision or Axis visible-light cameras at the gate. Raven only draws half the system. CCTVplanner draws the whole system: every brand, every wavelength, Johnson Criteria + EN 62676-4 DORI on the same canvas.
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FLIR Raven renders only FLIR thermal hardware — Quasar, FH-Series ID, FB-Series, ITS cameras. Most thermal projects mix FLIR with Hikvision Thermal, Dahua TPC, Axis Q19, Hanwha thermal and others. Raven cannot draw what is not in its catalog.
Real perimeter and ITS deployments combine thermal cameras for detection at distance with visible-light cameras for identification at the gate. Raven covers only the thermal half. Switching to a different tool for the visible cameras splits your design and BOM in two.
Raven handles up to 50 cameras per scene — fine for a single perimeter, restrictive for multi-site or large industrial deployments. CCTVplanner has no per-project camera cap on paid tiers.
Raven runs on FLIR/Teledyne infrastructure (US-based). Customer floor plans, perimeter coordinates and BOMs follow that path. CCTVplanner is Polish frontend + Supabase EU-West — your customer's data never leaves the EU. Cleaner for GDPR, simpler for EU public-sector tenders.
Drop a FLIR Quasar thermal next to a Hikvision DS-2TD2628 thermal next to an Axis Q1942-E thermal — and a Bosch DINION visible-light camera at the same gate. Same canvas, same EN 62676-4 math, same DORI rings. Mixed-vendor thermal plus visible projects work natively.
Place a thermal camera for long-range detection at 250 m, then place a visible-light camera at the choke point for plate or face identification. The DORI overlay shows both — thermal Detect range vs visible Identify range — so you size both halves of the system in one pass.
Switch the floor plan layer to OpenStreetMap aerial. Trace 500 m of fence line, drop perimeter cameras every 80 m, and watch the Detect cone reach across the actual property. Then export a DXF the trenching crew uses for cabling.
Import architect's DXF or aerial image, calibrate scale with two clicks, export DXF for the contractor or branded PDF for the customer. Works with any thermal VMS — FLIR United VMS, Genetec, Milestone, BriefCam.
| CCTVplanner | FLIR Raven | |
|---|---|---|
| Camera catalog | 23 025 models · 79 brands incl. thermal from FLIR/Hik/Dahua/Axis/Hanwha | FLIR thermal only |
| Visible-light cameras | Yes — same canvas as thermal | Not supported |
| Camera cap per project | Unlimited (paid tiers) | 50 per scene |
| Multi-floor topology | Yes — unlimited floors with cabling | Single scene at a time |
| DXF import/export | Yes — full BLOCK/INSERT/SPLINE/HATCH | Not advertised |
| Languages | 20 (incl. Arabic RTL, Hindi, Vietnamese) | English-primary |
| Hosting | EU (Poland frontend, EU-West backend) | FLIR/Teledyne (US) |
CCTVplanner is a general CCTV planner that handles thermal cameras as a class alongside visible-light, fisheye, panoramic, multi-sensor and PTZ. We model thermal-specific properties — IR sensitivity, NETD, lens focal length in mm of effective focal length, Johnson Criteria detection / recognition / identification at thermal wavelengths — for every thermal model in the catalog from every brand. FLIR Raven is purpose-built for FLIR thermal hardware only; CCTVplanner covers FLIR thermal alongside the rest of the system.
Yes. The Johnson Criteria calculator computes Detect (1.5 cycles), Recognize (6) and Identify (12) ranges for any thermal camera based on focal length, sensor pitch, target dimension and atmospheric loss. Use it for perimeter detection sizing or NATO STANAG 4347 references. Works alongside the EN 62676-4 DORI calculator, which is the visible-light equivalent.
Yes. CCTVplanner ships every FLIR thermal model — Quasar Premium, FH-Series ID multispectral, FB-Series, FC-Series and ITS cameras. Sensor pitch, lens focal length range, NETD and IP rating come from FLIR datasheets. A pure-FLIR project on CCTVplanner gives you the same thermal coverage math as Raven, with the option to mix in visible-light cameras when the deployment requires both.
Raven is free because it sells FLIR cameras. The moment your perimeter project requires visible-light cameras alongside thermal, mixed brands at the same gate, multi-floor topology, DXF interchange with the architect, or EU data residency, Raven cannot do the job alone. CCTVplanner stays free for small projects (1 project, 4 cameras) and unlocks unlimited at €5/mo. Pay €60/year for tool independence and cross-vendor thermal+visible design.
Detect / Recognize / Identify cycles-on-target for thermal.
Visible-light DORI ranges to pair with thermal Detect.
How to mix thermal Detect at the fence with visible Identify at the gate.
Lens-aware angular coverage for any sensor format.
Thermal at the fence, visible at the gate, all on one canvas. Free tier covers 1 project and 4 cameras. No credit card.
