Favorite Overall Video Surveillance Manufacturers 2024

Published May 06, 2024 11:54 AM

Who are integrators' overall favorite video surveillance manufacturers across any and all categories?

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Inside, we break down the 2024 ranking based on detailed integrator commentary from over 200+ integrators on their overall favorite video surveillance manufacturers and detail the results on the top 5 named manufacturers.

This is a brand new series for 2024, and we will continue to track this bi-annually to track manufacturers' trends and rise and fall based on the integrator's responses.

200+ integrators responded to:

Who is your favorite overall video surveillance manufacturer across any and all categories? Why?

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For our individual category rankings, see:

Results *******

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#1 ******* ******

*********** **** ***** ****** ** ***** favorite ******* ************ ***** ***********, *******, product ************, ********* *******, *** ******* as *** *******:

  • "******. **** **** ** ***** ** the ****** **********, *** ********** *** market."
  • "******. **** **** ********* * ******* product ** ******** ***** ****** ** fit *** ***** ** *** *******."
  • "******. ***** ******** *******, **** *******, user ***, *** ************ **** *** product ********* ** ******. ******* ** have * ******** ** ***** **** an ******* ** *******, *** ***** rep ***** *** **** *** **** with **."
  • "******. **** ************, ********* *** ******* sales *** **** ******** *** ********."
  • "******. ** **** **** ******'* ***** and ***** *************** *** **** ************* about *** ******* *** **** ******* to **** **** *** ***** ******* and **-**** ********."
  • "****** ** **** *** * *** stop **** *** ****** *******, ****** and ******** (****). **** ******* ** deploy ********** **** ** *** ***********."
  • "******. ***********, **************, *** *********** *** what *** ******* ****. *** *** complex *** **** *** *** ****."
  • " ****** ******** ***** **** ***. The ******* ** *** *******, *** variety ** ****** *** ********, *** ease ** ***** *** *** ** the ***, *** *** ****** *** are *** *** *****. ******* ** accessible, ***"
  • "******, * **** ***** **** ******* line, ***** **** ****, **** *******, and ********** *******."
  • "******. **** **** ** ********* ***** catalog ** ******* *** *** ********** priced."
  • "****** ***** ****** *** ***** ******."
  • "****** ****** ***** **** ** *** we **** **** *** *** **** 5 *****."
  • "******- **** **** **** ********** ****** up **** *** ********* *** *** last * *****."
  • "******, ***** ** ***********, ************ *** selection."
  • "****** - *****/********/*******."
  • "******, **** ** ***, ***** *****, selection ** ******* / ****."
  • "****** ****** *** ** *** ********* of ******, **** *****, *** ******* to ** **** ***** *********."
  • "****** *** **** *** **** ******** and ******** ** **** ** ******* team *** *********."
  • "****** *******. ******* ******* **** *** in *****."
  • "******, ****** *** *** ***** *** quality."
  • "****** - ***** *** ****"
  • "******: ******. *****, ******* ** *******, local *****. *******, ***********."
  • "* ***** **** ** *** ******* Hanwa ******* **** **** ********** **** the ****** ** *** ******** ** the ****** ** **’* * ******** package."
  • "****** - ***** *********** *******."
  • "** **** ** ***** **** ****** just ******* ** *** **** ** use *** ***** ******** ** ***** products."
  • "******. ******* ******* ** ********."
  • "******. ***** *******, **** *** *** there *** ***'*, ***** ******* *** always ******** ***** ******* ***** **** new ***********."
  • "****** ***** ***** ******** *******."
  • "******,* **** *** ******* **'* ********, affordable, *** **** ** *******."
  • "****** ***** ** *** ******* ** the *******, ***** *********** *** ********** and ********* *******."
  • "****** *** *** ******* ******* ** its ******** *** *** *&* ** the *** ** ****."
  • "******, ** **** ******* ******* **** them. **** ******* **, *** ** support ****. **'* ******* **** *** I ******* **** *** **** ********** while **** ******* **** *********."
  • "****** - **** ***********, *** ** end ******** ********* **** **** **** support, **** ** ** ********* *** with ******* ******* *****."
  • "******. **** *** ** *** ***** budget *** **** ********* *******."
  • "****** ** *** ******."
  • "****** **** *******."
  • "****** ***** ****."
  • "****** *** *******."
  • "****** **** *** **** **** ******** a ***** ******. ** **** **** a ****** ************ **** ****."
  • "*** ** ** ******...."
  • "****** ****** *******."
  • "******."
  • "******."
  • "******."
  • "******."

#2 ******* ****

***** ******* *********** ********* **** ** "expensive" ** "*****," **** **** ******* net ******* *** ****** *******. ***** who ***** **** ** ***** ******** overall ***** *******, ******* *****, *** reliability ** *** *******:

  • "**** ***** **** ** ** **. But **** ******* * **** *** software ****** **** *** ******. ***** tech ******* ** **** ****. ***** call ****."
  • "**** ** ** *** *** ** the ****. ***** ******* *** ******* reliability **** **** * ******** *** the ********."
  • "***********, **** ***** *** **** ** offering * ************* ******* ** ******** and ******** *** ** *** *****. From ************ ******** *** ************** ** top-notch ************** *** ****** ***********, **** provides * ******** *********. *** ********* of ********** *********** ****** *** ************ a ********, *** ***** ********** ** being * ********-******** ******* **** **** apart. *******, **** **** ***** *** beyond *** ******* ** ******, ************ their **** ** ********** ***** ****** than ****** ******* *******."
  • "****. ***********, ********** **********, ******* ** product ****, *******."
  • "**** **************. **** ***** ****** ***** product *** **** ****** ***** **** they ** *****. *******, *'** **** less ********* **** **** ******* ** of ****, *** *** **** ***** and ******* ****** *** **** ******."
  • "****, *********** *** **** ** ***."
  • "**** - ****** *******, **** ********, API ************."
  • "****. ********* *********** ****** ****** *********."
  • "******* *** ****, **** ** ******** my ******** *** ****** ******* ** product *********."
  • "**** - **** ** ******* *** techs, **** ** *** *** *******."
  • "**** *** *** ******* *** ********* but * *** ******* ******** ** my ***** ******* ** *****."
  • "****, ***'* **** *** ***** *** but **** ******** *** ********** **** well **** *******."
  • "****. *****, *****, **********, ***********, *******."
  • "**** - ******* *** **** ***** of ********, ******** *********."
  • "******* **** **** **** ** *******, NVR *** ********. ***** ******** *** gotten ****** **** *** **** **** or **. *** ******** *** ****** user *********. **** **** ********** ******* of **** ******* **. ***** *** Device ******* ****** ** * ***** product."
  • "* ** **** ***. * **** like *** ***** ******* ** *** they ** ********. ****** *** ***** far ****** **** ** ***** ** the ******** ************ ******, **** **** do."
  • "**** - ** ***** ** ****** supply ****** ***** ******* **** ** breed ******** & ***** ***** *****; they ****** ****** ******* ** *&*."
  • "****: *******, *******, ************, *********** *** lifetime."
  • "****. **** ********, ***** ** ** solid, *** **** ** *** ************* copycat ****** *** ***** *** *****. They *** * ***** ******* ** us *** ** ********** **** ** not ***, ** *** ****, ** get **** *** **** ***** ***** with ***** **** ** **."
  • "**** **************. *** ************ **** **** is **** *****."
  • "****/ *******, *** ********, ***** ***** point *** *** ************. ***** *** needs."
  • "****. ***** ******* **** *****."
  • "****, **** ******* *** *******, ****** goes *****."
  • "****, **** ***** ****** **** *** are ******* ** **** **** ** even ****** ** *** * ******* dealer."
  • "****. ****** ******** *** **** **** products ** ***** *** ******* **** and **********."
  • "******** ** ****, *** ** ***'* compete ******* ******* *** ******* ********* and "**** **********"."
  • "**** ***** **** ** ** ****."
  • "**** ***** ***** ******* **** **** well *** *********."
  • "****. *******."
  • "****."
  • "****."

***** ******* *** ********, ******* ********* they **** "*********," *** *** ********** shared **** ** ***** ***** ******** overall, ******* *** ****** ********* "****** killing" ***** ********:

****. **** ****’* *******, *** ***** supply ********* ****** ****** ** ********, but * **** **** *’* ******* and ***** **** ***** ********** **** others ***’*. *** ******* ** *** Companion, *** ***** ******** ******** ******** (MQTT, ******* ****, ****** *********, ***) is ***** ** ** ** ********.

#3 ******* ********/********

*********** **** ***** ******** / ******** as ***** ******** ***** ********'* *********** strategy *** ****** ***** ****** ********, end-to-end ************, *********, ******* *******, *** support, **** **** ******** ******** ********* pricing:

  • "******** *** ***** **** **********-***** ***-**-*** offering."
  • "********, **** ** ** **** ****** the ***** *** ******** ********* ** gobble ** *********/************ ** **** **** even **** ******."
  • "******** - ***** ******* *** ******* selection, **** ** *********** ******* ** their *********."
  • "********. ****** *********, **** ** ******* (e.g. ***** *********, ***-******** *********, ***.)."
  • "******** - **** *******, ******* *** PRICING."
  • "********. ***** *** ******. *** ****** the **** ******* *** * **** with ***** ******** ************ **** ****** VMS, ***** ****** ****, *** ***** cameras **** ********, **** *** ** favorite."
  • "** **** ***** ** *** ***** going **** ******** ** ** *** very ***** **** *** ******* *** AI ******** **** *****."
  • "** **** ** *** * *******, Avigalon."
  • "********! **** ********, ****** ********, **** of ***, ***** *******."
  • "******** *********. ******** *******, *********, *** VMS ** ******* *** *** ***** love **** ** ***. **** **** factor *** *********** *******. ***-****. * see **** *** *********** *******. ******** is ****. **** ******* ******** ** the ********. **** ****** ********** ********. Great ******* *** ************* **** ** local ****. * **** ***** ** now ***** *** *** ******** ** part ** *** ***-**-*** ********. *** products ** **** ****, *** * never **** ** ***** ***** *********** or ***** *********."
  • "********/******** ******* ** *** ************ ******* that ** *******."
  • "******** *** ***** *** ** *** solution. ******* *** **** ** ******* prohibitive."
  • "********, ******* ** ********** ******* *** prohibative *****."
  • "* ********** ****** ********. **** *** the **** ************ *** ******* ***** with, *** **** ** **** * solution *** **********. ***** ******* / mounts *** **** ***** *** ******, and ***** ******** **** ** **** very ************ *** **."
  • "********. ***** *** ** *** **** by ***, *** ***** ****** ****** is ****-*******. *** ******* ** * lot ** ***** ******* ** **** a **** **** **** *******. **** are **** ************* ********, *** *** so ******* ** **** *********** ******."
  • "******** ***** ** ** ***** * good ***."
  • "******** **** ** **** **** ******* Reliable."
  • "********."
  • "********. **** ******** ***. ********* ******* and ********** ******* *** **** *** get ** ******."
  • "******** ****. ** ******, **** ** deploy, *** ** *** *** ********* love *** ******. ***** *** ********** from *** ***** ** ************ *****. Very ****** ** *** ******** ** needed ******* *** ****** ** **** intuitive, *** ****** **** *** **** sales ******* ******** *** *********. ** just ***** *** **** ** **** well."
  • "**** ** ** ***** *** *** it's ******** ** **** **** * huge ********* **** ** ******* *******. This ** **** ***** **** ** have ** ***** *** *** **** have ****** ******."
  • "********. **** **** * ******** *** just ***** ********."
  • "********. * ****** ******* ******* **'* acquired *********."
  • "******** ********* ********."

****: ***** **** ******* ******** ** Avigilon ** *** *** ********, *** we *** *** ***** **** *****. For ***** *********** ******* ****** ** that *******, ***:******** ***/*** ************* ****.

#4 *******, ******* ***** & ****

*********** **** ***** ******* ***** *** its **** ** ***** ******** ***** usability, *********, *** ******* ** *** factors:

  • "****** ** *** ******** *** ******* of *** **** ** *****, *** User ************ *** **** **** **** licensing ***** ***** **** **** ** the ***********. **** **** ** *** require *********** **** *** ****** ******** Care ** *******."
  • "****** **** ** ** ********* **** VMS. * **** *** ** ********* to *** **** ** *** #* rated ************ **** *** **** ****** of *****."
  • "****."
  • "** ******** ******** ** ******* ******** and ************ ***** ******** *******. * really **** *** **** **** *** can *** **** *** ******** ** you **** *** **** ******** ********."
  • "* **** **** ********* **** *** feature *** ** ******* ******** ******** VMS."
  • "** ******** *** ** **** **** is ** ********, ****** ***** ** the **."
  • "** ********. ***** ** ** **** Milestone ***** ******* ******* ******* *** have **** ****** ***** **** ********** so ***."
  • " ** *** ********. ** ***'* like *** ** ******* ****."
  • "******* ******** ********."
  • "********."

#5 *******, *******

*********** **** ***** ******* ** ***** favorite ***** ***********, ******** *** **** as *** *******:

  • "*******, * ***** *** ****, *** the **** ** *****. * ** worry ***** *** ***** *****. *** they *** ****** ****** *****. *,*** plus ******* ** *** **** ****** of *****. ***** * *** *** of ***. **** ** *** ******** with **** ***** *** *** ** installer ***** ** *** *******."
  • "*******. ******** ** *****."
  • "** ******* ******** ****** ************ ** UNV ***** ** *** ************* ** cost *****."
  • "*** - **** ******* ******* *** low *****."
  • " ******* **** *** **** ********. The *** ** **** ******."
  • "******* *** *******."
  • "*******- **** **** ** **."
  • "******* ** **** ****."
  • "******* ** ***!!!!!"
  • "*******."
  • "*******."
  • "***."

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*** ****** ** ******** *************, *** this ***** ************* ******* **** ****.

***, ********* ********* ** **** ************* ******** ********* ***** ******* **** list **** ********* **** ** ***** Eye *** *******, ** **** *** of *** **** **** ****** ***** providers, ******.

******, ******** ******* ***********, ** ************* **** ****** *** channel **********, **** ** *****, ** newer ******** **** ****/***** *** *******, who **** **** ******** ****** *********** to *** *****, ****** **** *********, with ** ******* *** *******.

** *** *** ******* *** **** all **** **** *** ******* ********** can ******** (*.*.,****'* ****** **** ***** *******), *** ***** ******** *** ********** need *** ******* **** (*.*.,******* ****** ** *** **** ******** integrators). *******, ***** ******** ****** ** carefully ********* *** ********** ** ********** make ********* *********.

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