Genetec Favorability Statistics 2023
With 1,800+ employees, Genetec is one of the biggest independent players in physical security, but their high-end focus makes them inapplicable to most of the market. What do integrators think of Genetec in 2023?
This report examines statistics and commentary from ~180 security integrators on Genetec's positioning, pros, and cons.
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*******'* ************ *** * ***** +** with **% ** *********** ******** ********. A ***** ** **% **** ********, though *% **** ******** ********.
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*******'* *** ************ *** ** **** percentage ****** **** ****, **** **** integrators ****** ** ******* ** *** company *** *** ** *** *****:
Stronger ************ *** ****** ***** ******* *** **
******* *** +**% *** ******** ***************, versus +**% ****** *** **. ****, Genetec ** **** **** ****-***** *************** as **% ** *********** ***** "*******" or "***'* ****" **. **% ** the **.
Key ******
********** ********* **** **** ***** *** themes:
- **** ******* ***
- ******* ********/************ ******
- ****** ********** *********
- ***************/*******
- ***** ***** ** *******
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Rich ******* ***
**** *********** **** ******** ** ******* because ** *** **** ******* *** and ************:
- "**** **** **** ***** ******* **** and ************. * **** **** ***** unified ******** ** ******, *****, *** license ***** ***********. ******* ** **** expensive *** *** ** ******* ** configure. **** ************* ********** *** ** nice ** *** **** * **** complex ***********, *** * ******'* ********* it *** *******, **** ******* ************ or ******* **** ***'* ****** ** use * *** ** ***** ******** features."
- "* **** *** ******* * ***. It ** *** *** ***** ******** but ** *** ***** *********, ** is * ***** ******. ** *** have ** ************ ******** ***** *** again ** ** *** ***** ******* it **** *** ***** *********. ** a *******, **** *** ** ********* to **** ****."
- "******** ** ******* **** ******* ********* we **** **** ** ** ***** to ** ******** ********** *** *** pricing. ***** *** ** *** **** software ******** *** *****, **** **** to ****. ******* *** **, *** local *************** *** *******."
- "** ** * ***** ***-****** ****** that *** ******* ****** *******, ****, and *********. ***** *** * *** extra ***** ******** ****** * *** of *** ******** ******** ** ******, but *** ** ** **** ****** than *****."
- "********* **** **********, ********, * *** of *************, ******* ***. ********* *** small *******, *** ***'* ** **** for ***** *******, **** *** ****** (version *****)."
- "********** ******** ***. * **** *** built-in ********** **. **'* **** * little ********* *** *** ** ********** to ***."
- "****** **** *** ******* *********. **** support, ********* ***** **********. *** ****** keeps ****** **** *** **** ********."
- "**** ******* ** **** ****. ***** code ** ****** *** ****** ******** which ****** ****** **** **** ***** to *********."
- "**** - ******* ***** *** ******* of ************, ********** *****, *** ****** control. ******* - *******."
- "******* **** *** **** ********* ** each ******'* ******* *****."
- "******** ***** ** ********, ***** *** well-known *****."
- "***** ******* **** *********** ******* *** flexibility."
- "***** ******** ******* **** *** **** reliable."
- "******* ** ******* **** **** **** support."
- "*******-****, ********** *****."
- "****** **** ********."
Unified ********/*********** ******
*********** ********** ******* *******'* ******* ********, as **** ** ******* ************.
- "*** *** **** **** ***** *** access ******* ******* *********. *********** **** market *******."
- "**** *********, **** **** ******* ** data **** ********* ******* ***** ******* security."
- "****** ********, ******* ** ******* ********. Kind ** ****** ********."
- "*** **** ***/**/******* ********."
- "*** **** *********** (****** ******* & vid. ************ ** *** ***** ** software) ***** **** **** *****."
- "**** **-******* ******* ******** ******** ******** on *** ******. *** ***** ** 5-7 ***** ****** ******* ** ***** of **********."
- "* **** **** *** *** *** one ****** ** ****** **** ****** control *** ****. **** **** * really **** ****-**** *** ** *** software. **** ***** ** ********* ** jails *** ******* **** *** ****."
- "******* *** * **** ******** *** both *** *** *****, **** **** done * **** *** ** *********** other ********* **** ***** ********, *** have ****** **** * ****** ******* when ** *** *** ***** ********."
- "********* ******* **** **** ******** ************. Always **** ** ** **** **** new ******** *** ******** *******. ** has ****** *** ******* **** **** strength ** ********."
- "**** ********, ********** ******, ******* ***** streams *** **********, ****** ************** ** the ***********. *** *** ***** ** ban ******* *******."
- "******* **** *** ****** ******* *** video ***********. *** ***** **** ** like *** ******* ******** ** ************."
- "*** * *** ** *********** *************."
- "******** *********** *******."
- "***********'* **** ********"
- "**** ******* ***********"
*******, * *** **** **** *******'* third-party ************ **** *******:
- "******* ***** ** ********** ** * competitor ** ********* *** **. ***** modules *** *** *** ****** ******* are **** ******/******* **** *** ********** Milestone ****, *** ********* ** **** more **** *** ****** **** ********* partners."
- "******* ******* **** ** ** ******* needs ** ** * ****** **** open ** ******* **** ***** *******, the **** ******* ******** ** ******* to *** ******** ******* ** **** a ****-******* ********. ** *** **** end, ***** **** ** ** ****** well ***."
- "**** *** ***** *********** **** ********* extra **** *** **** **** ****** the **."
Strong ********** *********
**** *********** ********* *** ******* **** larger, ********** ********* ******:
- "******* ** ********* **** ** ***** VMS *** ***** *** ******* *****. Since **** ***'* *** ***** ******** for ****** *******, ** *** ***** them ****** *********** *** *****."
- "*********** ******** ********* ** *** ** the ******* ********** *** *********. *******-**** and *** ** *** ****-********* ********* on *** ******."
- "**'** **** ******* *** **** ********* and **** *******. **** *** *** go-to *** ********** *** ********** *********. The ********* ****** ***** *** ***** whose ****** ** ****."
- "******** - *** ******* ***** ** very *******, ********** *** ****** ******** sites."
- "****** ******** *********, ******* *** ********** APPLICATIONS."
- "******* *** *** ** *** ********* offerings ** *** ********** ***********."
- "***** **********-***** ***** ********* *** ***."
***************/*******
*******, **** *********** **** **** *** of ***** ******** *** ** ******* being *** *********** *** ********* ** support:
- "******* ** *** ** *** **** competitors **** ********* * ***** ****** of *******; *** *** ** ********* over *** ******** ************ ******** ******* it *** ** **** ******. *** concern ** **** ******* ** ********* to *******. ** *****, ******** ****** are ******* ********, *** **** ****** are *** **** ** ********* *********. It ** ******** **** * ****** who ** *** **** ** ********* a ******** ***** ** **** ** operate *******."
- "**'* ****** ******* *** *** ***** ordering/quoting ******* ** ********* *** **** that **** **'* * ***** *******. They *** ****** ** ********** *** ordering ******* *** **'* ***** * difficult *******/******* ** **** ****."
- "** **** **** ******* * ****** of ******* *******. ** **** ***** integrated **** *********. ******** ********** **** been ***** ** ***** *******. *** we ******** ***'* ***** ** ****."
- "** *** *** ****: ***** **** has ******** * *** ***** **** bugs *** ******* ** ** ******* the ***** ****** ** *** ******. Software *********** ** ***** **** *** basic ***** ******** ** ***** ********."
- "*** ******* ***** ** ******* *** Software ****** **** *******. **% ** all ** ******* ***** *** ******* software ** ******* ******. ******** ******* and ******** ********* **** *** ******* department ****."
- "********: ***** ** ******* ***** ** a *********** ******** ** ** ************."
- "********* ****** *** ****** *********** ***."
- "** ** * *********** ******."
- "***************."
Mixed ***** ** *******
**** *********** ************ ******* *** *** support:
- "** *** ***-***** ******* **** ******. Like *****, ** *** **** ** their ********* *** *** *** ******** a ****** ******* ******. ******, **'** one ** ***** *** * ****** sellers ** **** ********** ******* ** previous *********, *'* *** **** ******** gets *** **** ***** ** *******."
- "**** ******** ***. ****** ** * recent ***** *********** ******* ***** *** central *** *** ******* *** ** seemed **** ********."
- "********* *******, **** ** ******, ***** hardware *** ********. *** **** ******* comes ** * **** *****."
- "******* **** ** **** ******* **** issues *****."
- "**** ******* ** *** **** ** the ********."
- "***** ******* ***** *****."
- "***** **** *******."
*******, **** ******** *******'* ******* *** said **** *** ** **********:
- "********* **** *** ********. *** **** the ********* **** **** *****. ******** service ** ******** ** ****."
- "**** *********, **** ***** *******, ********** sales *******, ********* *************** ********** ***** support, ********* ********** ********** ***** *******... product *** ** * **** ***."
- "** ********* **** ** **** **** their ****** ******* ********* **** ***'* fit **** *** ******* ********."
- "*********, ******** ******* *** ****."
Mixed ***** ** *******
**** *********** ***** *******'* ********* ***** is **********:
- "***** ****** ***** ****/**** ****** ************* was * ***** **** ** *** right *********, *** ***** *** ***** too **** ***-***/******* **** **** ******* additional *********, *** ****, ********** *****. They *** ******** *** **** ********* of *** *** ************* ** ***."
- "**** *** ****** ******** ** *** price ****, ** *** **** ******** the *****/*********** ***** ** *** ********."
- "******* ************** **** ******* *.** *** a ******* **** ***** *** **** a *** ** *****."
- "******** ********** ******, ********** ******* *****."
*******, **** **** **** **** ** Genetec *** **** ********, ** ** too *********, ********** *** ******* *********:
- "***** ******* **** ****** *******. ********* suffers **** ****** *** *** ***** and ******** **** * ***** ** match. ****** ******* ***** *********** ********** to ******* *** ******* *****."
- "**** *******-****, ********* ********* *** ** only ****** *** ** ******** ** larger *****. **** ******* ***** **** come **, *** *** **** ** maintain *** ***** ******* ********* ** abhorrent."
- "******** ***** ********* *** *** ********* of ****** ********* *** *******. ** the ******** *****'* *** **** *** no ******* *** *** ****** *** stop *********. *** *** ***** ******."
- "**'* * **** ******* *** ********* expensive. ** **** ** ** * partner *** ******** ** ******** ** the ********* ********* ****** ********* ******* was *** ******* **** *** *******."
- "***** ******* *** ***** *** **** it. *** *** **% **** ***'*, it's ******** ********** ** *** ********** in. ** **** ****** *** ***** on *** *******? ****** *** * friend."
- "**** **** *** *** ***** ******'* budget, *******, * ** ******* *** get **** *** *** *** ** this ****."
- "**** **** * ****, ******* ** very ********* *** *** *** *** everything, **** *******."
- "**** ******* ********** ***..... *** **** to *** **** ** *** ******** Hawks *** ********* *******."
- "**** ***** ** **** ***** *** require ****** ********* *** **** ***** cycles."
- "*********** *** ******* *** **, *** is *** ********** *** *** ****-********"
- "** **** ** *** ******* *** it's * *** *****, **'* *** higher ******** *****."
- "******* **** ********, **** ******* ***** and ******* ** ********."
- "**** *** **** ********* *** ** not **** * **** ******* *******."
- "***** ****** **** * **** **** for *** ***** ******** *******."
- "*********, **********, *** ********* ****** ********."
- "***** ** ** * **** *******, but *********."
- "*** **** ** ******** *** *** price ** ****."
- "**********."
Mixed ***** ** *******
**** *********** ********* *** **** *** a *** ********** **** ******* ******* they *** ********* ** *** *** sell ***** ********:
- "******* ** * ***** ****** ** Gov't *** ***** ********* *********, ******* of ***** ** **** **. **** IP ***** *** **** ******** ** I ******** ******** **** * ******* rep *** *** *** ** *** notion **** ******* ***** ** "**,*** cameras". * ******* **** ** **** time * **** ****** ** *** the *** ******** **** * *** no ****** **** * ***** ******* if * *** ******* **** **** small * ******. * ***** **** guy **** **** ******* **** * have ***** ****** ** ******* ** part ******* ** *** *********."
- "* **** **** *** **** ******** with ******* - **** *** * closed **** ** *** ****'* * verified ********. ********* ** *** ********* some ** ***** **** **'* **** difficult ** ****** *******."
- "********* *** ***** ******** ********* *** associated ******** ** ********* *** ** problematic."
- "**'** *** *** ************ **** **** in *** ****. ** ****'* *** enough *** **** ** ***** ***** time **."
- "* **** ****** ********** *** *** not **** *******. ***** **** ********* to ****** * *******."
- "****** ****, *** **** ****** ** the *** **** **** ** ***. Won't ***** *** *******. ** ***** you ***** ******. **** **** ******** out ** **********."
- "**** ***** *** **** ******** ********** a *********** **** *** *******."
- "**** *** ********. **** ******** ** many *****."
************, *** *********** **** ******** ** Genetec's *******:
- "******** - ** ** **** ********* than ***** ************* (******** *** *************) to ** * ******* ******* ******* which ***** **** ******* **'* *** using *** *******. **** ***** * degree ** *********** **** *** *******. Negative - **'* ****** ********** ****."
- "*** ****** ******, ********** ** ******** and **** **** ************. *** ********* for **** *********** ****** ** *** a ****** *** ********** ** ***** channel (* **** * *** **********)."
*******
*** *****, ******* *** ******* ** the ****-*** ******, ********** **** ****** security *****. **** *** ******** ********** them *** ********** ********* **** ****/**** a *** ** ************* ******** *** integrations *** *** **** **** ************ irrelevant ** **** ** *** ********.
************, ******* *** ***** ** *** in *** ************ ******* ***** ******. While ********** *** ********** ***** ** VSaaS, ******** ** ****, ***** ******** have ********* ** ** ******* ***, making ** *** ** *** ******* performers ** ******** ******** ****.
******* ***** ****** *********** ****** ******** (most ******* ********), ****** *******'* ***** of ****-*** ******** ***** **** ******** positioned ** *** **** *** ** the ****** ** **** ** **** can ******** ***** ***** ** *** a ******* *** *******.
********* ******.
** * ******, ****** ***** ******* customer (**** *****, **** *******; **** lens ** * **** ** * camera) * ***** **** **** ** the ********** ******** **** ******** *** negative. ** *** * ******* ****-********** who **** *** **** ** **** to ******* ***********.
******* ********** ******* ** * ****
****** ** ***** ** *** *** we *** ** ****** ** **********. We ****** **** *** * ******* (Milestone, ****, *** ******* **** *** finalists. ******** *** ********** *** *** VP ******* *** * *********** *** Axis ******* ** ***** *********** **** Axis ******* *** * ***********). ** had ******** ************* **** * ********* integrator.
******* ******* ** **** ******* ********** for *** **** *********** *** ************. Our ******* *** (***** ****** ********** Genetec) ******* ** ** ** ********** with **** ** *** ** ******** relationship *** ***** ******* ******* *******. This *** ********* ******* ** ****** an ********* ********** (***.*** ***********) ********* Genetec *** *** ** *** *******.
******* **** *** ********* *******
******* *** ****, *****, *** ***** you *** ****** ** *** **** time. **** * ******* *********** *** Genetec *** ** **, *** *** a ****.
******* *** (**?) ********* *********.
*** **** ***** *** ********** ******* is ******. *****'* *** *********** *******, base *******, *** ********** ****, ******** archiving, ** *********** ** ***** ** an ********** ***** ******. **** *** have ** *** ** *** **** camera ** $*** * ***.
****** ******** **** *** *** ********* model ******* **** ******** ******** ***** were *** ****** ***** ** ** camera ********* ******* (****** * **** for *** **********) *** ******* ********* (Critical *** ********* *****). *.** ******* those ******** **. ** *** ******* bought **** *** ******** ** **** so ** ****'* **** ** ****. Then ***** ** *** ****** ******** assurance ** ** ******** (***. ********)
*********** *) ******* ** **** ** the ***** ******** (*** .*** *********) which **** * ***** ******* *** 2) ******* **** ********* **** **** there. *** ********** ***** **** * hefty *** *** *** ******* ** ~$2M ** ******* *** ** *** over $** ***** ** ******* *******.
**** *** *********** ******* ** ****** and *** * **** *** ** entry.
** *** ******** ***** **** ****** support *** **** ** ** ******* certified. ****** *** **** ******* **** Genetec ******** *** **** ***** ******* but ***** **** ****** ******** **** GT *******. ** *** **** ** pay *** ********** ** ******* *** process.
** ** ****** ******** *** *** our ** ***** ***** ********* ** $1500 **. ****. **** *** *** call ** *** **** * **** who ** ******* ******** **** **** specific ************** ** *** ***** * lot ** **** ******** **** ** to *****.
**** **** **** ** *** ****** line ******* ******* **** ** *** time. ** **** ***** ******** **** in *** ******* ***** ******** ********** to ***** ******** ***** ***** ** wonder ***** *** ** ** **** massive *******.
******* **** **** *** ********, ** is * ******* ********.