Nano AI People Counting Sensor

#1 People Counting Sensor in the World

Nano AI is bringing you two decades of experience in people counting. Nano AI is used by 600+ industry leading brands in 130+ countries around the world. 

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Nano AI Features

99+% Accurate People Counting

Our 3D stereo vision technology, combined with our over decade experience of AI tracking algorithms, enables Nano AI to achieve up to 99% accuracy in people counting.

V-Count Nano AI people counting sensor mounted on ceiling

Lifetime Warranty

We believe in the unmatched quality of Nano AI, which is why every device comes with a lifetime hardware warranty included in your VIP subscription option. No other company in the industry offers a lifetime hardware warranty — only V-Count does.

95% Gender Recognition

V-Count offers the world’s highest accuracy in gender recognition technology with AI on CHIP. This technology operates without recording, transferring, or uploading images to servers, providing a 100% GDPR-compliant solution.

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Staff exclusion feature - Nano AI sensor distinguishes staff from visitors

90% Staff (Employee) Exclusion Accuracy

People Counting with Nano AI enables you to exclude the staff to help you get the most accurate traffic data in your store. With Nano’s optional Staff Exclusion Solution, you will know the exact number of customers in your store and receive the purest conversion data while measuring customer to staff ratio.

80% Age Recognition

V-Count provides the world’s most accurate age recognition technology with AI on CHIP, ensuring precision without capturing, storing, or transferring any images—making it fully GDPR-compliant.

Age Recognition
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Street Traffic Measurement

Nano AI not only provides top-tier people counting, but it also offers advanced street traffic measurement, along with staff exclusion and gender recognition, making it the only device capable of doing all three. This feature allows businesses to accurately track how many people pass through their stores street, all without recording or transferring images, ensuring 100% GDPR compliance.

Plug & Play

Nano AI is a Plug & Play people counter sensor. It’s quick and simple to set up. Just plug in, connect and configure remotely. Install under 5 minutes. We have installation services all around the globe but most of our customers do self-install cause it’s pretty easy. Don’t worry about calibration, we’ll take care of it remotely if necessary.

Queue management - real-time queue length monitoring with Nano AI

Effective Queue Management

Nano AI’s Queue Measurement & Management solution can monitor self service desk or cashier queues. Using data derived from BoostBI, you can effectively manage long queues by opening additional cash registers or enhancing your team capacity through optimized staff allocation. This approach not only enhances customer satisfaction by reducing instances of cart abandonment, but also ensures that no sales opportunities are missed.

Tiny and Discreet

With its recessed mounting option, Nano AI is fully invisible in the ceiling. It is also one of the tiniest people counting sensors in the global market.

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Specifications

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V-Count Nano AI sensor compact design and dimensions

Ultra Wide Field of View

Nano AI provides an ultra wide coverage with a very high effective counting range and field of view, thus decreasing the number of counters needed and decreasing costs and improving the eco-footprint.

Ultra-wide 120-degree field of view coverage of Nano AI sensor
Group counting capability - Nano AI accurately counts people in groups

Group Counting

Families, friends, or couples, people often visit stores in groups. Counting them as separate individuals can negatively impact your conversion rates and KPIs. Nano AI people counting sensors can recognize the crowds moving together and count them as one customer.

GDPR Compliance
100% Privacy

Nano AI is designed to be fully compliant with GDPR. Our technology, which processes 3D depth data to ensure complete anonymity by never capturing personal details. With our patented AI on CHIP technology, data is processed on-device, transmitting only non-identifiable insights.

Privacy-first people counting - no personal data collected, GDPR compliant
Night vision people counting - Nano AI operates in complete darkness

Night Vision That Works in Total Darkness

Powered by active Infrared lighting and ultra low sensitivity sensors enables Nano AI to be able to count in total darkness. Nano AI is the only solution that can deliver this in the global market.

Real-Time Occupancy

Monitor your business’s venue capacity and occupancy in real-time with V-Count’s mobile BoostBI app (IOS / Android). This solution enables you to precisely track the current number of people in your space instantly. Nano AI sensor provides accurate data on your venue’s occupancy status, allowing you to manage daily operations more effectively, lower energy costs and make strategic decisions based on real-time information.

Real-time occupancy monitoring dashboard showing live visitor count
Wi-Fi connectivity - Nano AI sensor wireless network connection

Incredibly Strong Wi-Fi Connectivity​

Nano AI with its built-in powerful antenna, provides robust Wi-Fi connectivity up to 40 meters, first time in the industry, allowing cost effective access to real-time people counting data anytime, anywhere.

Battery-Free​

Unlike other people counters that require a battery, Nano AI offers a battery-free solution. Thus, it prevents problems such as replacing the battery after it runs out and data interruption .Instead of manually obtaining the data like in battery solutions, our solution automatically sends the data.

Battery-free PoE operation - Nano AI powered over Ethernet cable
Durable IP65-rated Nano AI sensor built for demanding environments

Excellent Durability​

Nano AI is designed to work for a decade withstanding temperatures between 0°-45°C. It is water-leakage proof and features a splash-proof casing to protect against ceiling leakages.

Eco Friendly USB-C Charging

Nano AI includes a USB-C port for easy, eco friendly charging. It operates at 5V, improving sustainability for a greener planet. Nano AI is the only USB-C powered, true sustainable people counting sensor on the global market. External PoE Adapter Option: In addition to USB-C, Nano AI can also be used with the PoE splitter option.

Eco-friendly USB-C powered Nano AI sensor for sustainable installation
Nano AI sensor technical specifications and mounting diagram

API Integrations

Boost your productivity with our Rest API integrations across your existing apps. Easily connect point-of-sale (POS) systems, shopify or PowerBI and more integrations to streamline your workflow. Build powerful connections between our products and your apps now to optimize workflows and increase efficiency.

BoostBI – Dashboard & Mobile App

Easy Access Your Data. Anywhere, Anytime.

If you travel frequently and are unable to remain at your computer, but still need to monitor your stores’ status, BoostBI offers a solution. It frees you from your desk, allowing you to track foot traffic, monitor performance, and utilize advanced analytics, all from your mobile device. IOS and Android available.


Real-Time Footfall Data At Your Fingertips

  • Accurate Insights: Depend on precise, real-time footfall data to understand customer behaviors.
  • User-Friendly Interface: Engage with an app that’s as intuitive as it is powerful.
  • Remote Management: Stay updated on multiple locations without being confined to one spot.

Key Benefits

  • Comprehensive Dashboards: Monitor key metrics at a glance.
  • Accurate People Counting: Get highly precise data for better decision making.
  • Flexible Management: Manage your retail business from any location, at any time.
  • Streamlined Operations: Use actionable insights to streamline operations and enhance efficiency.
  • Two-Way API Integration: Push and pull data through a fully bidirectional REST API, connecting V-Count with your POS, ERP, and BI tools in both directions.
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Frequently Asked Questions

How can I attract more visitors to my store?▼

Start by measuring how many people pass by and how many actually come into your store. People counting reveals your real foot traffic and capture rate, so you can test layouts, displays, promotions and opening hours and see what truly draws people in. V-Count's AI sensors measure this with up to 99% accuracy in the BoostBI dashboard.

Why are my results flat even when the store looks busy?▼

A busy-looking store doesn't always perform. Comparing visitor numbers with your outcomes such as sales, bookings or usage gives you a conversion rate, so you can tell whether the problem is getting people in or what happens once they are inside, and fix the right thing.

How do I know if my marketing and promotions actually bring people in?▼

Track footfall before, during and after each campaign. If a promotion is working you will see more visitors in that window. People counting links your marketing spend to real visits, so you can invest in what works and drop what doesn't.

When are my busiest times and how many staff do I really need?▼

Hourly and daily visitor data shows your true peak times, so you can schedule staff when people are actually there, improving service while cutting wasted labour cost. BoostBI turns this into clear charts and real-time alerts.

How can I count visitors accurately without cameras or privacy risk?▼

V-Count's 3D AI sensors count people anonymously and never record faces or personal data, so they are fully GDPR-compliant, while still delivering up to 99% accuracy, far above older infrared or Wi-Fi methods.

Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know about growing traffic, sales and efficiency with V-Count.

How do I get more people to actually walk into my store?
Start by measuring how many walk past versus how many come in. V-Count's Nano AI sensor counts both, so BoostBI shows your capture rate and whether window changes, signage, or opening hours lift walk-ins. You cannot grow footfall you are not measuring. See how at https://v-count.com/nano-ai-people-counting-sensor/.
Lots of people pass by but few come in. How do I turn passers-by into visitors?
You need to know your capture rate, the share of passing traffic that enters. With a Nano AI sensor at the entrance V-Count measures both streams, so you can test displays and promotions and see which ones actually pull people inside. Book a walkthrough at https://v-count.com/demo-request/.
My sales are flat but the street looks busy. Is it a traffic problem or a selling problem?
Only accurate footfall answers that. If V-Count shows visitors are up but sales are not, it is a conversion or staffing issue, not traffic. BoostBI splits the two so you stop guessing and fix the real cause.
How do I calculate my store's conversion rate accurately?
Conversion is transactions divided by real visitors, so it is only as good as your count. Nano AI counts visitors with up to 99% accuracy and BoostBI pulls in your POS sales to show conversion by hour, day, and location automatically.
How do I know my busiest hours so I can staff the store properly?
V-Count's sensor gives you footfall by the hour and day, so BoostBI shows your true peaks and lets you match staff rosters to demand. Most stores cut over-staffing in quiet hours and stop losing sales in busy ones.
I think I lose sales when it gets crowded and understaffed. How do I prove it?
Overlay footfall against sales and staffing. V-Count shows the peaks where too few staff met too many visitors, so you can put numbers on the lost conversion and justify the roster change. Start at https://v-count.com/nano-ai-people-counting-sensor/.
How do I compare performance across my different locations?
V-Count benchmarks every site by footfall, conversion, and capture rate in one BoostBI view, ranks them, and flags the branches dragging the group down, so you know where to focus before you visit.
How do I measure whether a marketing campaign actually brought people in?
Watch footfall before, during, and after. V-Count timestamps every visit, so BoostBI shows whether a campaign, sale, or event lifted real traffic and by how much, turning marketing spend into a measurable number.
How do I find out which parts of my store customers ignore?
Add zone analytics on top of the entrance count. V-Count measures how visitors move and dwell inside, so you can see dead zones, fix layout and product placement, and pull more shoppers past high-margin displays.
My manual clicker and guesswork counts are unreliable. How do I get accurate footfall?
Manual counting misses side-by-side walkers and drifts when it is busy. V-Count's Nano AI tracks each person in 3D with up to 99% accuracy, automatically, all day, so decisions rest on real numbers instead of estimates.
How do I count visitors without breaking privacy laws like GDPR or KVKK?
Count anonymously. V-Count captures no faces and no personal data, only anonymous 3D shapes, so it is GDPR, KVKK, CCPA, LGPD, and PDPA compliant out of the box and clears legal and procurement in regulated sectors.
Can I count people without recording any video or faces?
Yes. V-Count's Nano AI is a 3D depth sensor, not a camera in the traditional sense. It outputs only counts, direction, and dwell time and stores no images or identities.
How do I manage crowding and queues at busy times?
Measure occupancy live. V-Count tracks how many people are inside in real time, and BoostBI can alert you the moment a capacity or queue threshold is crossed, so you protect the experience and stay within safety limits.
How accurate does footfall counting actually need to be to trust the numbers?
Accurate enough that conversion and comparisons hold up, which means well above 95%. V-Count's Nano AI delivers up to 99% accuracy even in sun glare, shadow, and crowds, and most customers verify it in a short pilot before rollout.
How much does it cost to start measuring footfall and conversion?
Pricing is per sensor plus a BoostBI subscription, no per-report fees. A single-door store typically starts in the low hundreds of euros in hardware plus a monthly seat; chains get volume pricing. Get a quote at https://v-count.com/demo-request/.
How hard is it to set up visitor counting? Do I have to close the store?
No closure. Each V-Count sensor mounts on the ceiling in about 20 minutes over one PoE cable and calibrates itself, with certified installers in 60+ countries or remote self-install support.
Can the visitor data connect to the POS and reporting tools I already use?
Yes. BoostBI has a REST API, webhooks, CSV export, and scheduled reports, and connects to POS, CRM like Salesforce and HubSpot, and BI tools like Power BI, Tableau, and Looker, so footfall lives beside your sales data.
Can I get alerts when the store gets too crowded or unusually quiet?
Yes. V-Count's BoostBI sends real-time alerts by email, SMS, or webhook on capacity breaches, long queues, or unexpectedly low traffic, so you act in the moment instead of reading it in a report next week.
Will accurate footfall data actually pay for itself?
Usually within a year. Operators recover the cost by matching staff to real peaks, lifting conversion 2 to 8% from display and layout changes, and avoiding over-capacity fines. V-Count quantifies each lever so the ROI is visible.
How is this different from just using my existing CCTV cameras to count people?
CCTV counting analyzes identifiable video, so it is less accurate in crowds and glare and often needs legal sign-off. V-Count's Nano AI is a dedicated 3D sensor that counts anonymously with up to 99% accuracy and no personal data, so it is both more precise and easier to deploy.
I want to grow footfall and conversion but do not know where to start. What is the first step?
Book a demo at https://v-count.com/demo-request/. V-Count will show, on a site like yours, exactly how Nano AI and BoostBI measure footfall, capture rate, and conversion, and where your quickest wins are. Product details: https://v-count.com/nano-ai-people-counting-sensor/.