When you're scoping a construction project, the last thing you want is to be locked into equipment decisions that don't fit your timeline or budget. Whether you're testing out construction cameras for the first time or managing a fleet of cameras across multiple jobsites, OxBlue gives you real flexibility — without sacrificing the reliability your project demands.
Here's a clear breakdown of your options.
Buy or Lease: Choose What Works for Your Project
OxBlue offers two ways to access its industry-leading construction cameras: purchase outright or lease. Both paths come with a service plan, because OxBlue cameras run on cellular connectivity — not Wi-Fi. That distinction matters. Cellular delivers near 100% uptime, faster and more consistent than Wi-Fi, and lets you monitor your jobsite from any device, anywhere.
Buying: Own It, Move It, Scale It
Purchasing an OxBlue camera outright is the smartest choice for teams running multi-year projects or those with recurring work on the horizon. You pay once for the hardware, then only for the service plan when you need it. Move the camera from site to site with no reconnection fees, and simply unplug it when a project wraps — your service stops there.
Buying also opens the door to bulk hardware pricing, making it one of the most affordable construction camera options available at scale.
What really sets OxBlue apart is the Cobalt camera — our proprietary, purpose-built jobsite camera. It delivers the highest resolution in its class, best-in-category energy efficiency, and comes backed by an industry-leading lifetime warranty. Unlike competitors who lease cameras with strict damage exclusions, the Cobalt is covered for nearly any reason, including water intrusion — something no other camera on the market can claim. OxBlue will repair, refurbish, or recondition your Cobalt camera to keep it performing at full capacity.
Leasing: Maximum Flexibility, Minimum Hassle
Leasing is OxBlue's best fit for projects wrapping up within three years or for companies managing camera logistics across multiple active sites. When you lease, OxBlue handles camera care, storage, and return shipping — so you stay focused on the project, not the equipment.
Leasing also gives you the flexibility to swap camera models as your project needs evolve. Need a different configuration for a new site? OxBlue refurbishes and ships the right camera directly to you. Leasing also allows you to change cameras after each project. Where one may need a static infrared camera, your next may need a live pan-tilt-zoom video camera. Leasing provides flexibility to choose features that fit each jobsite.
Billing stays simple: your invoice bundles the camera and service plan into one all-inclusive payment. You choose the cadence — monthly, quarterly, annually, or a custom schedule that suits your operation. And if a project ends early, just unplug the camera. Charges stop immediately.
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BUY |
LEASE |
| Best For: |
Multi-year, recurring projects |
Shorter projects or where large, enterprise-scale support is needed |
| Hardware Responsibility: |
You store and relocate |
OxBlue stores and protects |
| Billing: |
Hardware and servioe are separate after first project |
All-inclusive, flexible terms |
| Warranty: |
Industry-leading lifetime warranty on flagship Cobalt camera and expansive coverage on all other models |
Standard, limited coverage |
Relocation and Refurbishment Between Projects
For clients with ongoing project pipelines, OxBlue offers easy relocation and refurbishment options that allow cameras to move from one site to the next. This is particularly valuable for general contractors who run multiple simultaneous or sequential projects — the OxBlue team coordinates the logistics of moving and redeploying equipment so the project team doesn't have to.
How to Get Started
Whether you're evaluating OxBlue for a single project or planning a multi-site deployment, the process starts with a conversation about your project timeline, site conditions, and monitoring objectives. OxBlue's sales team scopes the right system and structures a service agreement aligned to your project duration.
