Favorite Access Control Manufacturers 2020
200+ Integrators told IPVM "What is your favorite access control management software/system? Why?
Inside we examine the results, analyze the key themes at play, and share integrator commentary explaining their selections. Plus, we reveal one company moving up significantly and a shift in favorability for an incumbent.
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Top *********
*** ******* ********:
- ******* - *** *******'* ****** ******** Synergis ******** ** ****** **** **** ****, **** **** **** ****** *** net ************ ** *** ***** ********.
******** ** * ***** ** * companies **** ********** ******* ********:
- *****
- ******** *****
- ** ********
**** ******* ** ***** *** ****** significantly ***** ****.
Lenel *********
***** *** *** **** *** *********, though *** ******** ******* ** ***. On *** ******** ****, ***** *** similar ******** ***** ** *****, ******** House, *** ** *** *** *** highest ***** *****. ** **** ******* Lenel *** ****** **** ** *** upcoming ****** ******* ***** **** ******.
Top ****: ******* ********
******* ******** *** *** ****. ** in ******** *****, ********' ******* '*******' access *** ***** *** ******** *****:
- "*******. **** ** ***, ******* ********, Easy ** **** * ******** **."
- "*******! ********** **** ******** ** ** opinion, * ***** ***** ****** **** the **** ******* ***** ****** *** itself. **** **** ******** *** ****** & ***** - ** **** ** many, **** ************ **** ******* ********."
- "*******, ******* ** *** ******* ******** between * ********'* ***** *** ****** control. *** ****** ******* **** *** not ********** **** ******* ******, ****** a *****."
- "******* ********, ******* ** ** ******* in ******** **** *** *********** *** training *** ******* *********."
- "******* ******** ******* **'* ********** **** many ******* **** ** ***, ****, and *******."
- "******* ********. ** ******* * *** of ******* ******* ******** ****** *******. The ****** ******* ***** ****** **** but *** **** **** ** ***** seamlessly **** ******** ***** ** * killer *******."
- "******* *******. *** ******* ****-****** ******* software ******** **** ****** *** ************ management ***** *** ******."
- "*******. ** ********** **** ***** ********** and ****."
- "******* ** ********** *** * **** integrated ******** *** ******** ********** *********"
- "******* **** *********** */*****
- "******* ******** - ** *** *** best *********** ** *** ******* *** and *** ** ** *** ******* edge ** ***********"
- "*** ****** *************: *******. **** *** varied ***************, *** ******** * ***** amount ** ********** *** **************. **** integrations **** *** ***** ********* *** a *** **** ** ****."
- "******* *** **** ********** ********, **-***** video ***********, *** * **** ****-** of *** ***** ************."
****** **** *** ********'****** *** ***** ******** ********** ******* ******* ******* **** **** as * *** ****.
*******, *******'* ******* ** *** ******* concerns. *******, *** ****** ******'* ************ requires ***** ** ********** ~$*,*** '******* controller' ********, ***** ******* ********* ** not, ** ***** ********* ******** ***** **** - *******, Costly, *** *********.
*iggest ****: *****
*********, *** ******* ******* ****** ** Brivo. ***** ***** ********** ********** *****, the ***** ********** *** ***** **** by **** ** ************ **** ********** Software ***** *** **.
******** ******** ******* **** ********* *** quickly *** ****** ** ******* ** the ******'* ***. ***** ******** *******:
- "*****. **** ** *** *** ***** customers ** ***."
- "***** ***** ******** *** ********. **** for ***-***** ** ******."
- "*****. ***** *******, ********, ******. *** easiest ******* ** ***** ********* *** to ********** *** **********. ******** * wide ******* ** *******/***********, ********* **, mobile, **********, *** ****-*****. ***** ******* relationship ***** ****."
- "*****. **** ** *** *** *****"
- "*** ******* *******, ** ********* *** Brivo *** ** *** **** ** deployment."
- "*****, ** ** ****** ** *** and **** ** ****** ** ******** locations. **** *** ******* ** * great *********** *** ***."
- "*****. ** ** ****** ** *** up *** ******. * *** **** a ***** **** *** ******* ** my ****, ***** *** ** *** account, ******* *** *****, *** **** it *** *** ******* ** minutes. ***** ******* *** ****** *** they **** ****** ***** *** *********."
- "***** ** ** *****-***** **** ** specific ** ************** ************."
- "*****. **** ** *** *** **********."
- "***** *** ********** *** **** *********** some ***** ** "**********" ******** *** having *** ***** ******."
***** ** * ******* ****** ** those ******** *** ******* ******** ******* overall *** **** *********** ******* **** remote **** *** **********.
***** ******* ************ *** ***** ******* the*******'* **** ******** ** ****** '**********' projects****** ******** ************ ******* ****** *** ******** ********** readers **** * **********.
Software ***** *-**** ****
**** **** ******** ****** *********, ********* Kantech *** ***, *** *** *******'* dealer ********* **********-***** ******** ***** ********** as *** **** '*********' **** ********.
******, ** *** ** *** ****** and ****-*********** ********* ** *** ******, it ******* * ****** ****** ***** many *******:
- "***** ****. **'* ****-*****, ********** ***** improved *** *******, *** ********** **** a ***** ****** ** ***** ***** software *** *********."
- "******** *****. *******-****, **** **** *******, flexible/growth-capable ** ***** ** * ***** to ***-***** *** *** ***********. *** tier *** **** *****."
- "******** ***** - ** *****, * like *** ***** ***** - * don't **** ** ********* *** **** of *** ******* (****** * ** using ***************), *** ***** & ****** modules *** **** **** ** ********* (unlike ** *-*** ******)."
- "***** ** **** **** ********** ** for **** ** ***** *** ** is ********* *********** *** **** *******-**** features **** *** *** ****** *** optimal ****** *** **** *******."
- "*-**** ****. * **** ** *** the **** ******* *** *** *** strongest ************. **'* * ****** ******* that *****'* **** * *** ** bugs, *** * **** **** **** a **** *** ** ***** ******* before ********* * *** *******."
- "******** ***** *********. ***********, *********, *******."
- "***** ****. ** *** * **** robust ******** **** ****** *** ** to **** ******* *** ****** *** 40 ****** ******* *** ********** *********. No **** ** **** **** ** disable ****** ********, **** ******* ******, and ********** *** ************* *** ****** devices **** ***** **."
S2 ********
******* ***** ********* ** * ******** platform ** ** ********.
***** ***** ********, *********** ***** ****** of *** *********** ** ******** ******* from *****, ******-**** ******* ** *****, distributed, *****-**** *******.
- "***** **; ********** *** **** ***** record ** ****** *******."
- "**. ** ************ ** **** ******** about * ***** *** *** **** been **** ** *** * *** done **** **. ***** ** ** not ******* ** **** **** ** is ******** *** ***** **** **** integrating ******** *******. ** **** **** an *********** **** ********* **** ***** well."
- "** *** ******* **********, ** *** their ****-*********** *** ****** ********* *** ease ** ***."
- "** ****** ** ** ** ***** to ** ********** ** **** *** easily ********** **** ***** *** ******* boards ** ****."
- "* **** **** ** ******* *** system **** ***** *** ** ***'* get * *** ** *******-******* ***** on *** ****** ****** ******* ** is *** ********** ******* **** ** get ******* ***** ** *** ** are ** ** *******."
- "**, **** ******** ****, **** ** setup *** ***********."
- "*** ****** *******, ** ** *** go-to ******* ** *** ******* *** and *** ** *** ** ********** to **** ****."
*******, ******* ** ******* ************ ***** they ***** *** ******** ******* ** Lenel **** ** **** ***** ***********:
- "** ***** **** ********* '**************' **** not **** **"
- "** **** ******** ******* ******* **** Lenel/S2. *** **** ** **** ** doesn't **** *** ***** *** *** on **."
*** ****, *** '**************' **** *********** have ******* *****:
- "***** **'* ***** **** *****, ***** support *** **** **** **** ******* not **** **** **'* **** ******* but **** *** ******* ****. *'** found **** *** ***** **** *** took **** ** ********* ** *** know *** ** ******* **** *** would ****** **** **** ***** ************* over **."
Notable ***** *********
**** **** ** ********* ********* **** mentioned ** '********', **** ******* *********** small *** ******** *********.
** *** ******, ******* ******** ******** and *********, **** ******** **** **:
- "********, *** ******* ** **** ************ to ******* *** ************* ** ******* high-quality ******* **** *** *** *********"
- "*** *****/****** *************: ******** ***. **** functionality *** ***** ********* ****** *** SMB's. ***** *********** **** ***** **** a *** **** ** ****."
- "*** ********** *******, ** ****** ** use ******** ****** *** *****... ****** control ** ****** * **** ******* line *** *** ***** *** ******** are ****** ******* *** ** ****."
- "******** *** **** ** ************ *** use."
- "******** *** ******** *** **** ** deploy ** ****** ************. ** *** ACM *** **** **-******* *** ****** solutions."
- "*********. ****** ******* **** **** *********** to ***** ******* *** ********* ********"
- "********* **** ******* ******, **** ** beneficial ******* *** *********. ********* **** to ****** ******* ***** ******* ********, not ******* * ***********, ***** ***** as ** **********, **'** ******* ******** with *** ************. **** ******* ** well. *** ******* ******** ** *****."
- "********* *** ***** ** ******* ******** is *********** **** ******** ** ********* support ** *** **** ** *** industry."
'Worst' ******
**** *************** ** *** *** ** RS2 *** ********* **** ******** **** from *** **** ** *** **** as *** ** *** **** *********?
*'* ********** ** *** ********** ******* impressions ** ****** *** *******.
*'* ******** * ****** ********* **** Open **** ****'* ****** ****...***** *** of *** *** ****** ******* ******** A/C ************'* *** ***** ***** ***.
** **** ***** **+ ***** ** make *** ****...
** ***** **** *** *** ****** control ************* ** **** *****. ***** was ********* *** *** ***** **** it ******* ** * ** *** suggesting ** **** **** ********* **** Openpath ** ***** *** ** **** take **** ** *** **** * significant ****** ** ***********.
* ****** **** ******. ** **** not **** **** *** **** **** to *** **** ** ** *** list, *** **** ****** ** * leader.
** ** ** ** *** **** of *** ******** ********* ** ******* being * '********' ****** ******* ******* have ***** **** ** **? ** in * ********** ***********, ** ** a '********' ** ****** ** ** it ******* ****'* ****** ** *** 'favorite'? **'* * **** ******* ** Unified *********** *** *** **** ****** than *** *****/***** ***** ** * standalone.
**** ***** **** ** **?
* ***** ****'* *****. ******, ********,** ****** ******* / '******* ******** Management' *******. *** *** **********, ***** **** than '****' ***** ** ****** ** an ********* **************.
******** ** *** ******** ********** *******'* video, ***, ********, ***. ** **** curious ** **'* ***** ** *********** that's *** ******** ** ** **'* their "********" ***** ******** ** ********** with **** ***** ** *** ********? Just ********* * ******* *** **** of * ********** ******** **** ********.
**'* ***** ****** ******* **** ****** in ********** ******* ** ****** ******* (first)**** **** ** ** *** / NVRs(******).
** ********** **** ******* ******** ** that ** * ********** ******** ** doesn't ** ******** *********** ** ********** to *** ***********, * ***** ******** to ********** *** ******** *** ************ of * ********* ****** ** ***** only ******* ******** (****** ********** * firmware ******** ** ********** ******* *********** will ***** ****....*******!)
**** ******** ********** ***** *** ********** benefits **** *** *********** ******** ******** brings.
****** ******* *** **** ***** ******* to ******** ********** *** ******** ******* has **** "******* **" ** ** from * ******* *** ***********.
***** ******** ** ********** *** ******** and ************ ** * ********* ****** if ***** **** ******* ********
**** ********* ** *** ***** ** our******* ******** ***** **** - *******, Costly *** *************.
******* *** * ****** ****** ******* system *** ****** ****** **** ** is ********** ** *** ******** *** software. *** ** *** ***** *********** of ******* ****** * *********** ****** control ****** **** ***** ***. ** that **** ***** ********** ** *** own ***** *** ******* * *** alarm ********. ** *** **** ** input **** ** ***** ** *** out ** *******, * *** ***** will ** ********* *** **** ********. This *** ******* **** ** *** Alarm ********** ****** *********** ****** **** important ****** **** *** **** *** off *** ******. ******* ********** ** that **** ***** ********* ***** ** be ************ ********** *** ***** ** action ******* ** **** ***** * checkbox ** *** **** ****** ************* to ***** ***** ** * **** ajar ** ****** **** *********.
****** *** *** ******** ****. *'** asked ******* ** ******* ** ****.
* ******* ***** *** ******* ** configure/mute ******* ** *** ****** *** mention, *** *'** **** ***** ******** to **** ******* ******.
**** ** ******* **********, ******* ********* Manager ** *******.
***** *** *** **** *******. * would **** ** ******* ** * few ** *** ****** *** ****:
**** ******* ** **** ********* *******:“** *** **** ** ***** **** is ***** ** *** *** ** trouble, * *** ***** **** ** generated *** **** ********. **** *** quickly **** ** *** ***** ********** screen *********** ****** **** ********* ****** down *** **** *** *** *** screen."
****** *** ** ********** ** ******** Center ** ******* *** ********* ** an ******** ** ***. *** *******, the ******** *** ** * **** will **** ** “****** *******” ***** but **** *** ****** ** ***** as ** ***** *** “**** ******”.
**** ******, ** ** ******* *.* alarms *** ** ******* ** *** alarm ****. *** ***, ********* “*******” alarms *** ****** ** *** ***** type *** **** **** **** ** a ****** ******. ********** *** ******* Control ********, *** *** **** ****** conditions *** ** *****: *** * door *** ************ ****** (*.*. ******* leaned ******* * ***** *** ** a ****-******* ****) *** ***** *** no ******** ** *** ***** **** of *** ****, **** ***** ***** a **** ****** ***** (** ** alarm) **** ** ***** *** ********, which ***** ****** * **** ****** alarm.
**** ***** *******:“******* ********** ** **** **** ***** condition ***** ** ** ************ ********** via ***** ** ****** ******* ** just ***** * ******** ** *** door ****** ************* ** ***** ***** on * **** **** ** ****** door *********. “
*** ************* ** ****** *** ** managed **** ******-**** ** *** ****** (door). ****** **** *** *** ** the ****** ***** ***** ** ********* and *** ****** ***** ** *********** attached ** *** ***** ***** ** the ****** (****) ** *** ****** of *** ***** ********** *** *****. The **** ****** *** **** ***** alarms *** ** *** **** * condition *** ** ********** ** “***** the *****” *************. *******, *** *** decide ** ********* *** **** ***** for *** ****** ** ********* ** at * **** ******** ***** **** as *** ***-*****-**** ***-**** ** **** operation ******** **.
* **** ***** ******* ****, *** if *** ***** **** ** ******* this ******* *** *** ****** ***** out ** ** ********.
* ** **** ** ******* ** how **** ***** ******* ******** ** Genetec **** *** **** *** *****. Did ****** ** **** ******?
* **** ** ** ***** *** US ***** ****** ************ **** **** made *** ********** **** ******* & LNVR ** *** ******* ******** & Synergis ********. **** **** * **** within ** *******, **** ***** ***** & **** **** ******* ***** *** talking ** ******* ********* *********** ****** the ****.
*** ******* **** **** **** ***** utilised ** *** ******* *********** **** simply *** ********* ** *** ******* Security ******/******** ********. (****** ******, ***** Card ******, ******* ** ********* *** Cardholder ******* ** *** **** *** as ***** ******** ****** ** **** a ***)
** ********** ** ****, ******** ****** the *** ****** ** * ****** superior *** ******** (********* *********** **** access ******* ************)
*** *** ** ***** *** ******** Cloud **** ****** ********* *** ******* EP & ********** ********** ***** ** a "**********" ****** ***** ** ********* difficult ** ******* *****.
** ** ********** ** ****** **** panels (*** ********** ********** ** ******) connected ** *** *** ******* ** one ***** **** ****** **** ****** extremely ********* ** **** **** *** elusive ***** **** *** ********* * supervision ***** ** *** ***** **** device ******** *** ******* *** **** no ********* ** ***** ** *** potential "**********" ****** *** ** * trouble *****.
* ****** ****** ** *** **** interface ** ***** ****** ******** *** filtering ** ********** ******* ***** ****** this *********!
*****,
**** ** ****ç*** *********, ****** ******* Product **** ******* ** *******.
***** *** *** **** ********, **'* comments **** ***** **** **** ** improve *** ****** *** ******** *** deliver * ***** ****** ******* ********. Keep **** ******!
****** ******** ****** *.*, *** **** right **** **** ***** ** *********** was *** ************ ******* ** *** user *** ** *** ** *** harder ** ******* *** *** *********** required.
*******, **** ******* *.* ** ***** a **** ******* ******* ** *** unit ****** ******** ** ** ** easier ** ******** *** **** **** needs ** ** ********. ** **** implemented * ***** *** ** **** a ****** **** ** **** ****** all ** ****. ** **** **** view *** ******** ********* ****** *** it **** ******** *** ****'* ****** status, **** ******* ***** *** **** of ********** *** ******** ********. *** can ******* ******** *** **** ** trouble **** *** *****-***** ******, *** you *** **** *** *** ******* to **** ***********, *********, ******** *** even ******* ****.
**** **** ** ******* ** ** you **** ********** ******** ********* *** product ** ***** **** ** ******** how ** *** ********** * ******** use ****/*******.
* ******'** **** * **** *** Open *******. ** **** **** **** been * ****** *** **** ******** started ********* ***** ************* *** **'* been * **** **********.
***** *** **** ***** ** ****. My **** ***** **** ***** ** the **** ** ******** ** ***** cloud *******. ********** **** * **** I ***** ** *** ****** ** always "**** ***". **** ** *********** and ***** ** ********* *** *** only ******* ** ******* ** **** way.
* ****** *** **** ** ***** an *** *********** ** ****, ** an *******, * **** ** ******* button *** ** *** ****.
**,
****** **** ******** / *********** ***** other, ****** **** *******?
********: *******, ********* ***/******, ******, ****, Stanley ********, ********/******?
(***** ******* ** "***** ***" ****** also)
* ***** *** *** ********* *** one ** *** **** ********.