Favorite VMS/NVR Manufacturers 2024
Three major shifts within the top 5 integrator selections show that the market is changing.
Inside, we break down the 2024 rankings, including detailed integrator commentary from over 210+ integrators on both their favorite and worst manufacturers. We netted out the results (favorite minus worst votes) to see which companies are truly the most popular.
Compare to the past decade-plus of reports:
- Favorite VMS/NVR Manufacturers 2022
- Favorite VMS / NVR Manufacturers 2020
- Favorite NVR / VMS Manufacturers 2018
- Favorite VMS Manufacturers 2016
- Favorite VMS Manufacturers 2014
- Favorite VMS Manufacturers 2011
Also, contrast to our VSaaS reports:
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Results *******
***** *** *** *** ******** **** the ********:
- ******* ***** *** **** ***, *******:********, ********* *** *** **** (** Spectrum *** ****** ****) *** **** 30% ** *** ***** ******** *****, an ******** ** ** ********** ****** compared ********* **% ****** **** *********, *** next ******* ***. *** ******* **** stronger ****** *** ** **** ***** to ***-**** ******* *** ****** ***** international *********** *** ***** ********** **** cameras *** ******. ** *** **** growth ** * *********** ** ******* Optix's ********* ********* *********'* ********** *** **** *** *****.
- ********* ********* ********:********* ******** ******** (**** ******), ****** * ******* ****** ** responses **** *********** ****** *** ******* the **, ********* ** *** ** larger ******* **** ******.
- ******** ******** ********, ******* ******** ***** Ground, ****:******** *** ******** ****************** ** *** **** **** *******, who ** ******* ****** (** **** #4 ******). ******** ******** ****** ********* **** inside *** ** *** **** ********* from ************* ***********, ********** ***** ********* or ***-**-*** *********. ******* *** ******* responses ****** *** ***, ********* ********* positives **** ***** **********-******* *******.
- **** & ******* ***** ****, **** For ******:*** *** ***** ** **** * decade, **** **** *** ******* ****** in *** ***-* ****, ********* ******** votes ****** *** ** **** ********* others **** ** *****, *******, *********, Dahua, ***. ** ****** *****, **** has ********* ********* *** *** ***, and ******* ******** **** *** **** of *****.
- *******, **** ***-******* *** ************:***** *** ** *** *** *, Uniview *** *** **** ***-******** *** manufacturer (#* *******) ********* ******* ********* positive ******** ****** *** ******* ** the **.
- ***** *****, **-****** ** *** *:***** ***** ******** * *** ******** ranking, **** ********* ********* *** *** now *** *** ******** *** ********* by *********** (**** #* ******). *****'* ************ ***** *********** *** trended******** ************ **** ** ****.
- ***** *** ********, **** * ***** Mentions:***** *** *** *** ****** ** the *** ***** ** **** **** received ***** ***** ********, ********* *********** view **** ** ***** ** * separate ******** /***** (***** ***** *** *** * close ******). *******, ******, *********** ********* **** Eagle *** ********** *********, ******** *** ************ ****.
- ******** **** / ***, **** * Total ********: ******* ** ***** ***, ******** Alta (******** ***) ******** **** *** mentions, *** **** / *** ******** beat *** ***** *** ** *** VSaaS ********. ** ******* **** **** is ****** **** ***** **** **** its ******* ******** *****, *** ******** Avigilon.
***** *** *** **** ******* *** the ***-****** *****/****:
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******* ***** *** *** **** *** ranked #* *** *** ****** **** in * ***, ********* * **-********** point ******** ******** ********* **% ** *** ********* *********.
*** *********** ******** ******* ***** *** its **** ***** *******, *********, *******, multi-site *******, *** **** ** *** / ***** ** *** *******:
- "** ******* ** ******* *****. **** platform, **** ********, **** ******, **********, multi-site *******, *****-******."
- "******* *****."
- "******* ***** ********* *** ** *** no ******* ******** ******* *****."
- "****** ****. **** *** *********, *** just *****."
- "** ********* **** **** ****** ****."
- "******* **** ****, *** ******."
- "******* ****** - **** *** ************."
- "****** **** **** ** *** *** integrated **** *********."
- "******* ***** ** ** *** ******* to *** ** *** *** ******* for *** *** **** ** **** and ******** *** ***** **** ****."
- "**** ***** ** *** ********* * hanwha *****."
- "*** **-*******, ****** ****."
- "******'* ****. *************. **'* **** *** the *** **** ** ****** *** review ***** ** ***** *** **** support *****."
- "****** ******* *** *****."
- "** *** ****** ******'* *** ***'* exclusively."
- "**** (******* *****) *** *** **** part ** *** **** * ****** reliable ******* **** ** ********** ** most ** *** ***********."
- "****** ** *** ** ** ** most **********. **** *** *** ** enterprise ******* **** **** ** ***."
- "******. **** ** **** **** ** use *** ****** *** **** *** require * **** ******** *****."
- "****/** ******** ******* ** *********, ********, and ********** *******/******* *** ******* ** size ** ******."
- "****** **** ** **** ******, ** house **********. (******, ***, ****, ***)."
- "******, ** **** ****** *******, ** it ** ****** ** *** * Hanwha ********."
- "****** **** **** ** ********* ** the **** *** ********** ****.""****** ****. I ** **** ******** *** **’* user ********."
- "****** ****. *** ** * ******, it’s ****** ********, *** ********* ** easy, *** ***** ** ** ****** subscription *****. **** ********* *********** ** simple *** *** **** **** ***** it **** ** *********** ******** ***** and ***********."
- "****** ****. ***** ***** ***** ******** for * *** **** *** ******* to ** ********* *** *****."
- "** **** ******* *** ******** **** Hanwha *** *** **** ***. **'* a *****, **** ********* ******** **** fits **** *** ************ *** *** business."
- "******* **** - **** ** *** and *********."
- "****** **** *** **** *** **** stable *** ******** ***. **** ***** app ** **** *** ** *** best ** ******* ** ********. **** also *** ******* ** **** ***** manufacturer ****** ***** *** ******* * good **** ** ***** ****** ************ features."
- "****** ****. **** ********* ******** **** can ** ******* ** **** ****."
- "* ****** ***** ****, *** **** to **** **** *** **** **** friendly."
- "****** *** **** **********, ***** *****, and ********* ************."
- "******. *** ******* **** ************ *** wide ******* ****."
- "****** ****. ****** ** *********** **** used ** *******, ***** ** * risk ** ******** ** ***** ** competing **** ************* (** *** ******) using *** **** ******** **** ******** hardware *********."
- "****** / ******* *******."
- "****** ** **** ** *****."
- "******. **** **** * ******* *****."
- " ****** ** * ********** *********** to ***."
- "****** ****."
- "****** ****."
- "******."
- "******."
- "****."
- "****."
- "** ********/** ******* **** ** ***, easy ** ****** ** *** *** hardware *** **** **** *********."
- "**-**** **** ** *** ** ******** fees."
- "******* ********. ***** ******** *** ** full ******** *** ** **** ****** lifetime ****** *********. ****, ***** ***** management ******** ** *****."
- "******* ********, *** ****** ******* ****. Each *** ****/****, *** *** ****** features ** ******* *** ** *** leading *** ***, ** **** ** camera **********."
- "*** ****** *** ***'* ** ***** with ********/****. **'* ***** **** ********, has * **** *****, *** ** stable."
- "****** *** ** *** ******* ******** Spectrum."
- "** ********. **** **** ** ** very **** ********. **** ******* ** typically **** *******. ** ***** ****** is **** ***** *** ********* ***** very ****. *** **** ******* **** is ****."
- "*** ******* *** ******** ** ** Spectrum, *** ****, ***********, *** ********** of *** (**) ** ** ********."
- "******* ******** ***** * ***** *** for *** *** **** ********** ** well ** *** ************ ** *** system. ********* **** *** *** *** manage **** ******* ******* ****** ** pay *** ********* **** ********** **** other *******."
- "** ******** *** ** ******* ***** for ***********."
- "** ********, **** ** ***, **** effective *** ********."
- "******* ********, **** ** ***** *** great *********."
- "******* ******** ******** - ***** ******** and *******."
- "** ********. **** *******, **** ******* of **** **. ********, **** *** license **** *** ****** **** ****** of *******."
- "**, ***** *** **** ** ***."
- "** ******** *** ***."
- "** *** ** ******** ******** ******** because ** ** * *** ****** than *** *** ***** ******* ** terms ** *********** *** *********. *** the **** ** ****** *** ******* businesses. **** ** ** ****** *** excited ***** ********* ******* ** ****** fees."
- "**. **** ***. **** ********** *** user ********."
- "******* ********. ***** **** **** *** on *** ******"
- "**. **** ** ***, ******** **** times *** ********* ** *** **."
- "******* ********."
#2 *********, ***** ******
********* ** ****** **** ****, ********* Avigilon, **** **** **** **** **** in ****. *** ***** ******** *********, they ***** ***** *******, ******* ********, scalability / ********** ***, *** ************ as *** *******:
- "*********. **** ********** ******** **** * strong ********* ** *** ***. ** well, **** *** *** **** ** partnering **** ********** ******** *** ********** the *******."
- "*********, * **** **** * ******* for ** *****, *** *** ******* has ****** **** *****, ***** **** support, *** ***** ******** *******. **** many ******* *** *** ***** ***********."
- "*********, **** ******* **** ** **** and **** **** ** ** **** partners."
- "********* ** * **** **** ********; we *** ******* ** ** *** uniquely ******* ** ******* ** ** industry-leading **********."
- "********* *** ** *********** ******* *** consistent **** ***** ******* **********."
- "*********, ** **** ****** **** **** since *** *********. **** **** * stable ******* **** ** ********** ******* and **** ***** * **** ****** of ***********."
- "********* *** ** ***** *********** **** lower ** **** *** *****-**** ************ and *******."
- "*********, *** *** ******* ** ***** offering, ***** *********** **** ****, *** scalability."
- " ********* ****'** **** *** ***** many ************."
- "*********. *** **** **** ***."
- "********* ***** *** **** ******** *** there *** *** **** ************."
- "********* - **** ** ***, **** to *******, ****** *** **** *******."
- "********* - ********** ******* - **********, federated *******."
- "********* ********. *** *** ***** *******, easy ** ******* *** **** ** use! **** ** ********** *********."
- "*** = *********. **'* *** ***** VMS ** ****** *** **'* *** one *'* ******* **."
- "*********, ****** ***********, **** ** *** and ***** *** ********. **** *** customers ** ****** \ **** *****."
- "********* ** *** ****** *******."
- "********* ********."
- "********* * *******."
- "******** ** *********."
- "********* *******."
- "*********."
- "*********."
- "*********."
- "*********."
- "*********."
- "*********."
- "*********."
Avigilon & ******* **** *** #*
***** ******** *** ******* *** **** for ***** ** ***** ********, ******** has ******** ******** (******* **** #* to #*), ***** ******* *** ******** gained (****** **** #* ** #*) since****.
********:
*********** ******** ******** ***** ***-**-***, *********, and **** ** *** ** *** factors:
- "******** *** ** **** ** *** proclaimed **** ** *********** *** *** users. ********* ****. ********* ** ********* integrators. **** ******** **** *******, ****** controls, ******, ***. *****'* ****** **** well **** ******, *** ** ***'** committed ** ** ***-**-*** ********, **** is ** *** ******."
- "********. **** ***-**-*** ********. ***** *********. Good *********** ******* *** *** ***."
- "********, ******* ** *********."
- "*** *** ******** *******, ********."
- "********. ***** ******** ** *******-**** *** simple *** *** ***-**** ** *******."
- "******** ******* ****** ******* ** ****** features **** ** ****** ***********, ******* plate ***********, *** ********** ****** *********."
- "******** - ***** *********."
- "********. ********** ****** *** **** *********** with **/* ******* ********* ** *** rules."
- "********, ** ****** ***** ******** *** over *** ** ** **** ******** / ***** ***** *** *** ************."
- "******** - ***** ** ** ****** compatible **** *****-***** ******* **** ** otherwise ***** ********."
- "******** *** **** ** *** *** the ******** ** **** ***** **** a *********** ****** ** ********."
- "********. ***** *********, **** ** ******* VMS, ***** ******* *** *******. **** of ************."
- "********. ******* ** **** ** ** a ******* *** *** *** ******* are ********."
- "*** ***** ** ********."
- "******** ******** *** ********* ***** ***** we ****** ***** ** **** *** customers *** *** **** ****."
- "******** . ******* ** *******"
- "*.********."
- "********."
- "********."
- "********/******** *****."
- "******** (********)."
- "********."
**** ***:******** ****** ** ******** ***** ***** 8*********** ********** ****** *.** ******.
*******:
***** ******** ******* ***** ***** ********** systems, ************, ******* ********* *** *********** as *** *******:
- "***** **** *******."
- "******* - ********** ******* - **********, federated *******."
- "*******. ****** *** **** ********** ******."
- "*** **** ******** ****** ******* ** what ***** ******* **** **** ** integrate ****. ** *** ******** ********** are *********** *****, *** *** ********* leans ******* *******."
- "*******. * **** ** ***** ********** level ******* *** ******* *** * really ****** *** *** * **** the ******* ********."
- "*******. ******* ******** *** ********** ****** to *****."
- "******* *** **-**** *** ** ***********."
- "******* ** ******* ***** ** **** have * ***** ****** ******** *** many ***** ********."
- "*******. ***'* **** *** **** ******** or *******, ******** **** ******* ***** modules ** ********. **** ***** **************, map ****, ***** ******, *** **** finding ** ******** ** ****."
- "******** *** ** ***** *********** **** lower ** **** *** *****-**** ************ and ******* **** ****** *******."
- "*******, ***** *** **** ********* *** there *** *** **** ************."
- "******* - ** *** *** **** integrations ** ***** *******. ****** ******* with *** ********."
- "******* ******* **** *** **** ********* and *******."
- "*******, **** ** *** *** ********."
- "** ******** ***** ** ** *******. The ****** *** **** ** ******, the ******* ** ***** **** ** so **** ****** **** *** ****. Genetec ** ***** *** ******** ***** wants ** **** **** ** *** IT *****. **** *** **** ****** the ****-***** ******** ** ***** **** AI ** ***** ** ***** *** are ********* ***** *******."
- "** *** ******* *** *** ***** Systems."
- "** ** **** *******."
- "*******, ** ***** *******."
- "*******."
- "*******."
- "*******."
- "*******."
Axis & ******* **** *** #*
**** *** ******* *** **** *** fourth *** **** ** **** *** top * ********* ***** *** *** first **** ** **** * ****** of ******** ***********' ******** ***.
****:
*********** ******** **** ***** **** ** use *** ******* ** *** *******:
- "**** ** * *****, ** **** easier ** **** **** **** ******. Not **** ***** ********. *** *** they've **** ******** ***** **** ******* of ****** *** ********* ******** ** make ** **** ****** *** ***** customers."
- "**** - **** ** ***."
- "**** ****** ******* *** **** ** use, ******** ********* *******, ********."
- "****, **** ***** *** **** ************."
- "****. ***********, ***** *******, **********."
- "****. *******."
- "******** **********, ****."
- "**** ** **** *******, **** ****** manager."
- "****."
- "****."
- "****."
** ******* *** ****** ****** ** that **** *** ************* ********* *** marketing ****** *** ***, ********* **** broadly ***-**-*** **** *********, *********** ***** integration **** *** ********, ***** ********* costs, *** ** ********* ****. *** more, ******* ******** "*** ******** ** ******* Them ***".
*******:
*********** ******** ******* ***** ***** *** in ***** *******, ***** ********** / hybrid ********, *** **** ** ************ as *** *******:
- "******* *** *** ** ***** ***** installs."
- "******* ** ***** *** ****** **** installs, **** ***** ******* ** **** the ******* ** **** *** **** with *** ******* ******* ***** *** res ********** *** **** *** ******. Setup ** **** **** *********."
- "******* ******* ***** *** *** ***** managed ******* *** *** **** ****** for ** *******."
- "******* - **** ** ************ *** set ** *** **********. ****** ** easy *** ***-***** ** ******** *** eliminates ******* ****** **** ******* *** made. ****** **** ****** ** ********* of ******** & ***** **** **** define *** ****** ** ******* ***-***** needs."
- "******* - ***** *******, ***** ** value *****. *** ******* *** ***** and **********."
- "******* ** *** *** ** ****** due ** *** ****** ***** ******** what *** **** ******** *** *********** of *** *******."
- "*** ******** *** ** ******* ** this **** *** *** **** ****** solution **** ****** ** ** **** over ** ******* *** **** ********* solutions."
- "*******."
- "*******."
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