Genea Favorability Statistics 2023
With the rise of mobile credentials and cloud access, provider Genea touts its integrated Apple Wallet as a competitive differentiator, but how well are they known, and what do integrators think of them?
This report examines statistics and commentary from 140+ security integrators on Genea's positioning, pros, and cons plus feedback from Genea about their current status.
IPVM is preparing to release a test of Genea in the coming weeks. Also, see the Genea Access Control Profile for background.
Executive *******
***** **** **% ** *********** ********* they "***'* ****" ***** *****-****** ******** Genea, *** ******* **** **** **** are ********-******** *** *******, ********* * "~350% ****** ** ******* **** *** last ****" *** "~**%+ ********* ******", (to ~*** *********) **** *** **** two *****.
*******, ******* ***** ***** ****** ********* sharply ******* *** ********* ** * similar ********* (*.*.,******** **** $*** ******* *** ********), *****'* ********** ********* *** **** far **** *******, ***** ** * drawback *** *** ***%-****** ******* ******** company. ** *** ******* ***** ******, the ******* ** ********** ******** *** party **** ************ *** ***** *** Apple ****** *********** ** ***** ** new *********.
Key ******
********** ********* **** **** ***** *** themes:
- ******* *******
- "*******-****" ********
- ***** ****** ** * ***** ****** Of *** *****
- *****'* *********** **** *** '***** *******' with ***** ******
- *********** **** **** ***********
Slightly *** ********, ******* *******/*******
***** **********-***** ***** ******** +*% *** positive ************, *** ******* ** ******* unknown, ** **% ** *********** ********* "Don't ****."
***** ***** ** ******* ******* ******* integrators, *** ******* **** **** **** are ******** ******* *** ************ ** "almost ***** ******" *** ******* ** building *** ** ******** ***** *** will ******** ********** ******* ** ********* as ******:
Largely *******
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**** *****'* ******** ** *** * few *******. ** **** *** ****** to ***% ******* ***** ** **** and **** **** ******* *** * highly ******* ******* ******** **** *********** that *** ***** ** **** *****-***** systems. ** *** **** * *****, that's **** * ********** ***** ****** of *******, *** *** **** *** turned. * *** ** *********** *** embracing ***** ******* ******** ****** *** shifted ** **** ** ***** *. traditional ******-***** ******** *** *********** *** embracing ********* ******* ** ***** * healthy ********.
**** *********** ********* **** **** ***'* know *** *******.
- "*****'* ***** ** ****"
- "* **** ** ********* ** *****."
- "*** ******** ****** **** ******* ** provide **** *****."
- "*******"
- "** *** **** *****."
- "*** ******** **** *** *****."
- "***'* **** ******** ***** ****"
- "**** ***** **** **"
- "**** *** **** **** ***********."
- "** **********"
- "*** ********"
- "*** ******** **** *** *****."
- "***'* ****."
- "***** ****"
- "*/*" (******* **** ** ********* *****)
- "* ** ********** **** **** *******"
- "***** ***** ** **"
- "?" (******* **** * ********* *****)
- "***** ***** ** ****"
- "**** ** ******* ******* * **** no *********** **."
- "* **** ***** ***** ** **** company."
- "***'* **** ******** ***** ****. ***** called ** ** ***** ***."
- "*** ******** **** **** *******"
- "***'* **** *****"
- "* **** **** ***** ** *** install ** ** ****, *** ** real ********."
- "** **********"
- "* ***'* **** ******** ***** **** company"
- "********** **** ****."
- "*** ******** **** **** ************"
- "***'* **** ****"
- "** **********"
- "* **** ***** **** *****"
- "*** *****."
- "***** ***** ** ****"
- "***** ***** ** **"
- "** ********"
- "***'* **** *** *******."
- "*'** ***** **** ** **** **** product"
- "**** ** ********** **** ****."
- "* ***** ***** ** **** *******."
- "** ********** **** **** *******"
- "*'** ***** ***** ** ****."
- "***** ****"
- "***'* **** ** *******."
- "***'* **** ****"
- "*** ***** ** **** *****."
- "*****'* **** ****** **** ******* ** South ****** ***."
- "* ***´* **** **** **."
- "* ***'* **** ****."
- "* ***'* **** **** ************."
- "*** ********* ** *** *****."
- "* ***'* **** ****. * **** to ***********."
- "** *** **** *****."
"Feature-Rich" ********
******* *********** **** ******** ***** *****'* products, ****** *** ****** *** ******* of ******** *** **** ** *************/************:
- "***** ** *** ** *** **** feature-rich ***** ****** ********* ** *** market. * ***** ****** ***** **** in *** *** ***** ***** *********. It's **** **** ** ******. *** Genea **** ** **** ** **** with ** ********* *********** *******."
- "***** ** ** * ****** ******** with *********** ********."
- "**** **** ** ********* ** **** other ********."
- "***** ** ** *** ********* ********. My ********* **** ** *** * think *** **** ** **** ****."
- "*** ******* ****** ***** ***** ******* local ***** ****** **** **** ******* or *******."
*******, ***** ***** *****-***** ****** *** with ******** ***** ******** *********:
**** ** ******* / **** ******** app ********* *** *********. **** ***** being ***** ***** ******, ***** * solid ******** ********** ** ******** *** we **** **** *******.
******* **** **** *** "*** *********" with *****'* ****** **** ** *** limited ********* ** ********:
* **** *** **** ********* **** the ******** **** ** *****. ** may ** **** *** ******* *******, and ** *** ** **** *** smaller ********** ****** ********* ******* **-**** management, *** ** **** ***** **** them *** *** ***** *** * good-sized ********** ******** **** **-**** **********, engineering *****, ***., *****'* **** *** financial *****. ****, ** *** *** market, *** **** **** ** ***** with **** *** **** ******* **** had ** **** ****** *** ******* Controls.
Apple ****** ** * ***** ****** ** *** *****
***** ******* *** *********** **** ***** Wallet *** ****** ** * ************** against ***********:
***** ***** ** **** ** *** biggest ****** ** ********* ****** *** systems, **** ****** ********* ******** **-**** to *** ***** ** *** ******* sales ******:
***** ****** *** * *** ** customer ******. **'* *** ****** *** driver ** *** ***** ****** **-**** to *****-***** ****** ***********.
HVAC & ****** ******** ******* ********
*****'* *********** **** ******** (****** - Overtime ******* ** *******, ***********, *** Air ************) **** ********* ******** *** typically **** * ********* ***** ******* and ******* ********* *******:
** **** * **** ***** ******* of ********* ***** *** ***** *** products (***************, **-****** ****) *** *** access ******* *******. **'** ******* ** initiatives ** ********* **** *** ***** advanced ******** ********** ** ****** ***** for ********* ***** **** **** *** Genea *******.
***** **** **** ******* **********, **** could **** ********** ** *** '***'* Know' ********* ****** ** ***********- *** type ** ***** *** ******* ***** has **** ** **** *** *********** business ** *** ******** ***** ** access *******.
***** **** **** *** ********** ******* management ****** ** ******** ** ** a ************* ******** ** ***** ******, and *** ******* ** ******* ** incorporate ***** ****** *****, ***:
*** **** ****** ******* ** ********* using *** ****** + ******* ********** systems. ****'** ******** ********** *** *** VM ****** **** ******** ** ***** digital *********** ** ***** ********* ******. We *** ******* ** ********* ****** credentials *** ******** ** ****** *** hardware ************ *** ***** *************.
Integrators **** **** ***********
**** *** '***'* ****' ********** *********, a ****** ** **** **** ******** up **** **** ****, ****, ** are **** ** ******* **** ***** the ********:
- "**** *** **** ***** *** *** that * ** ***** ** ** I **** ***** ** *** ** see ** ** **** **** *** any ** ** *********."
- "**** *** **** ***, * **** an *********** **** **** ** **** with *** ***** ***. ** *** if ** **** ** **** ** a ******."
- "**** **** *********** **** **** ******."
- "***** ***** ** **** ****** *** !!! ****** ** *** ****, ** looks **** *** ***** ******* ** tenants, *** **** ** ***********."
***** ********* ********* *** ***** **** their ******/******** ******* ***** **** ** they ***** **** ********* ********** ********* and ****** ******* ****.
Test ****** ******
** ** ******** **** ****** ***** access ******* *** ********, ** *** currently ******* *****. **** *** **** report ** *** ****** *****.
****** *** *** ********! **'** * small **** **** * ****** ******* :)
** ******, ********** *** ******* *** the ****** ** ******* *********. *********, we **** **** ** ** ** sales *** *********!
***** *** * ***** ******* *** relative ** ***** ***** ********* *** the ****** *** **** ********** *** easy ** **** ****. ***** ******* panel *********** ** * **** ****; stable **** ***** ******** *** ***** can **** **** ****** **-******* ********. Genea *** ***** ************, *** *** an ******** ***** ******** **** * few ******.
**** ***** **** ***** ***** ********* currently *** **** ******** **** *** top ******** ********* **** ***** ** Genetec, *** ****'** ****** *** *** time *** ** **** *** ***** the ******* ***** ** * ************ not ** *********.