Reading through the negative comments, there seem to be some rather uninformed integrators, to put it nicely.
Hanwha Favorability Statistics 2023
Hanwha's revenue has risen significantly over the past few years (see Hanwha Techwin Financials and Future Examined) but what do integrators think of Hanwha in 2023?
Inside this report, we examine statistics and commentary from 180+ security integrators on Hanwha's positioning, pros, and cons.
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Strong *** ******** ************
******'* ******* **** ******** *** ******** (+74%), **** * **** *** *% negative ********:
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*** ***** ***** ****** *** *** results *** **** ******** **** *** last * *******, ******* *** ***** with **** ******. ****** *** "***'* Know" **** **** ** ** ********** points ** *** **** * *****, reaching *% ** ****.
Similar ************ ******* *** ** *** *************
******'* ************ *** ******* ****** ** outside *** **, **** ~*% **** negative ******** ***************.
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********** ********* **** **** ***** *** themes:
- ******** ***** ** ******* ***********/***** ** choice
- **** ***
- ******** ***** ** ********
- ***** ***** ** ***********
- ** *****
- *********** ** ****
- *********** ** *** ****** / **** compliant
- ***** ***** ** *******
- **** ******* *************
- ******* ******
Good ******* ***********/***** ** ******
*********** ******* ******'* ******* ******** *** range ** *******:
- "******** - ** ** * ******** range ** *** ** ****-*** ******* to ******* ******* ***** ***** ******."
- "****** ******* *** **** ********, **** to ******* *** *** ********* ***** and *** *** *****!"
- "*** ********** ** ***** **** *** risen ********. ** ***** ***** *** and *** **** ****** *** **** the ******* *** *** **** ** Milestone ******** **********."
- "***** ****** ******* ** ******* *** programming **** **** *** ****** ** a ****. *** **** ***** *** be **** ********** ** ****, **** with *** *****-****** ******. *** ******* that * **** ****** **** **** with ***** ***** *** ******* ** help ********** *** *****."
- "**'** *** ******* *********** **** ****** products. ** *** *** ******** **** out *** ****** ******* ********. ** have *** ******* ***** * ****** equipment, ***** ***** ** **** *********** to *** ******** ** *** ******."
- "** **** ****** ******* ** *** of *** * ** ****** *******. We **** **** ****** ******* ** many ********* ***** *** ***** *** any **** ****** ******* **** ** work ********. **** ******* ** **********."
- "***** ******* **** * ****** *** just ***** *** *********** ** **** and **** **** **** **** ***** step ** ***** ***** ** ** the **** ***** ** ******* ** Motorola."
- "********* ******* ********* **** * **** range ** ******* **** *****-**** ** premium/advanced, *** ****'** ********** ** ***** major *******."
- "**** ********** ********. **** **** ** listen ** ** ********** ****** ***** (they **** *** **** *** *-****** camera ****** **** ******)."
- "****** ******** ******* **** ***** *** the ** *** **** *** ***** powered ***** **** **** **** ****** all ******** **** **** *****."
- "* **** ***** ***** ** *******. I ** * ***** ******* ** I ** ***** ******* **** ** their *********. * **** ********* ***** cameras *** *****."
- "***** ******** *** ******** - ** have **** ****** ** *** **** and ** ** **** *****. ********* is * ***** ***** **** ********** quality."
- "****** ******* **** **** *** **** a **** ***** ** ****** ** fit *** **** ***********. **** ** our **-** ******."
- "**** * ***** ******** ** ***. Good ***** ** ******* *** *** is ******* **** *** *********."
- "***** ******** **** * *** ** options. *** *** ** **** *** easy ** *** ** ****** *** board."
- "****** ******* *** **** ***-***** - other **** *** ** ***** ***** SmartViewer ********."
- "* ***'* *** ***** ******** **** But ******* * *** ** ***** cameras. ***** *******."
- "****** ******* *** *****; **** **** a **** ******** *** ***** ** costs."
- "**** ** * ***** ******* **** with ******** ******* *** ***** ****** scenario."
- "********* ******* **** * **** ***** of ******* ** **** *** ************."
- "** **** ****** *******. **** *** easy ** ***, *******, *** *******."
- "***** ******** *** *** ** ********. Great ******* *******."
- "* **** ****/***** **** ***** ****** cameras **** *******."
- "**** ******* *** *******. ****** **** overall."
- "****, **********, ******* ******* ********."
- "****** ** ******* ** ******* ***** points."
- "**** *******, **** ******* *********."
- "******* ****** ***** ** ******."
- "**** *** ******* *** *** *****."
- "***** *******, **** ** ********."
- "*** ****** *** **** *******."
- "***** ** ** **********."
- "******* ********."
- "****** ********."
- "**** *******."
- "****** *******."
- "**** *******."
- "***** *****."
- "**********."
**** ************ ******* *** *****-** ** analytics:
- "****** **** *** ****** ******* *** giving *** ****-*** ****** * *** for ***** ***** ** ******** ************* and **** ** ***."
- "**** ***** * ***** ********* ** cameras **** *****-***** ** **-***** *******-**** cameras."
- "** **** ********* **** *** ******* quality, **, *** *********."
- "** **** *** ****** ******* *** analytics ********."
- "**** *** ******** *** *** *****-** analytics."
- "***** ********* *** ******* ******."
- "****** ********* ******** *** ****."
- "**** *** ** *********."
Praise ** ******'* ***
**** *********** ******* *** **** **** like******'* *** ***** ** ***** **** Network *****:
- "* **** **** *** ****** ******* has **** * **** *** ** recent *****. *** **** ********* ** much **** **** ******** *** *** amount ** **** ***** **** *** last *** ***** ***** ** **** to ******* ******* **** ** *** top *****."
- "** **** **** **** * *** of *** ****** **** *** ** like **** *** *** ** ** super ****-******** *** **** ** ***. We ****** ***** *** *** *** apartment *********** *** ******* *****."
- "* ***** ** *** *** *** at *** ***** * ****** ** years ***, *** **** ** ***** I *** ****** ** ****** ** out ******. * ***** *** ** going * *** ****** ** * had ******* **** ** * ***** tutorial *****."
- "* **** *** ****** **** *** is *** **** ** *** ********. the **** ***** ** **** *** the ********* *** ***-****. * **** their ******* *** **** **** **** been ********** *** ******** *** *** installer."
- "**** ****** **** ***** *** ** the *******, ********, *** ****-******** ***** on *** ******, ****'** ******* ****** up *** ***** ** *** *************."
- "******** *** *** *** ***** ****, I **** ***** *** *** ** was **** *** * *****-*****. **** I **** *** **** **** *** layout ** ********** ************."
- "*** **** ******** *** *** *********** updates **** *** **** *** ***** and * ******* **** *** * good *** *** **** ** *****'* video *****."
- "***** *** *** ********* **** ***** more ********* ***'* ** *** ****** while ***** **** ********** **** * feature **********."
- "**** ***** ** ******* *** *********, and **** *********** *** ************. ****, their ******* ******* ** ****."
- "***** *** ** *****, *** **** is ** ***** **** *** ****** supported ** ***** *** ***** *******."
- "**** ********* ** ****** ****** *** easy ** *** **** ********* *****, not ***% **** ** ****** *** up ***."
- "** ******* ****** **** ***** ** do *** **** *** ********* *** Eagle ***."
- "******* **** ***** **** **** *****, we *** ********* **** ** ****** Wave."
- "* **** ***** ***, *** ** testing **** ** ***** *******. **** be ******* ****."
- "**** ** *** ** *** *********** VMS ******* *** *****."
- "*** ** **** **** ** ******, understand *** *****."
- "********** ********* ***** *** *** *********."
- "**** ***** **** ***** ***** ************** here."
- "**** ** *********."
- "**** ** **** ***."
- "**** ***."
******* *********** **** **** ********** **** Hanwha's *********** **** ******* *****:
- "*** ****** **** **** ** ******* have ****** **** ** ** **** solution *** ********."
- "****** ****-** **** *********** **** **, Smart ********."
- "******* ***** *** *** ** ******."
- "** ******** ** *********."
Negative ***** ** ********
**** *********** **** ********** ***** ******'* products:
- "****'** ******* * ********* *** ***** much ****** **** *** **** ** the ******, *** * ***'* *** a *** ** ******* ** ****** leadership ****. ** * *** **** told **... '** ****** **** ** see **** **** ** *****, **** copy **** *** **** ***** ** stock.'"
- "*** ******* **** ** * *** high ** *** *******. ***'* *** the ******** **** **** ** *** pricing ** ** ******** ** *** better. ********** **** *** ******* ******* for ****** ** *******."
- "**** **** *** **** *** ******** that *** ****-*****. ***** ******** ** trash **** *** ***********. ****, ***** what....support *** ** **** *** ** even ************ **."
- "* **** ***-***** ******* **** **** some ***** ********** ** ****** *.*. bullet ****** ******* ********** *** *** color ***** **** ** *** * years ***."
- "******* *** *** **** ****** ******** and *** ********* *** **** ** work **** ** ** ******* **** working **** ****."
- "* ******* ***** ****** ** ************ products. **** **** ** **** * very ***** ******* *****."
- "******** - *** **** *** *** good ***** *** ***** *** **** they *****. ****** *** ******* ** Witness ** * *** ****** **** going **** *** ****."
- "*********: ***** ****** ********* ** **** confusing. ****** ** *** ** ***. :)"
- "* **** **** ***** **** ** run ** **** *****. ***** ******* are ***** ****."
- "***** ***-***** *******. **** ****'* ** great ** *** **** ***."
*** *********** ******* *** ******/*********** **** Hanwha's *****-****** *******:
- "** *** *** ****: ** *** some ****** **** ***** *****-******* ****** where *** ******** ******** *** ***."
- "***** ** ******** ******** ** *****-****** cameras *** ********* *******."
**** *****/*******
**** *********** **** ****** *** **** value/pricing:
- "****** ***** **** ****** ******* *** the *****. ***** **** ******** ** solid ** **** **** ********** ****** license **** *** ** ********* ***'*."
- "**** *******. ******** *****'* **** ********* some ** ***** ******* *** ******* a **** ****** *** ***** *****."
- "****** ** *** **-** ****** ******** with ** ******* ***** ** *******, quality ********, *** **** *******."
- "**** ************* ****** ******** **** * huge ****** ** **** ********** ******* to *** *** ******."
- "*** *-****** ******* ***** ** ** get * *** **** ****, *** they *** ****** **** *** *** price."
- "** **-** *** ***** ***** *******. No ********* ***** ** * **** selling *****."
- "**** ** *** ******* ********, ***-**** license, *** *** ****** ******."
- "*** ****-**-*** ** *** ********** *** price *** ****-********."
- "***** ********* *** *** *** ***** is * ****** **** *******."
- "********* ** ****-********* **** **** *****-** features."
- "**** ***-****** ******* ** * ****** price."
- "******* ** ******** *** *** ********."
- "**** ***** *** *****-***** *******."
- "**** ******* *** *** ***** *****."
- "****** ******* *** **********."
- "***** ******** ** ******** ** ****."
- "***** *** *** ****** ******."
- "***** *******, ***** *****."
- "********** ****** *******."
- "**********, **** ** ***."
- "**** ******** *******."
- "********** *******."
- "***** *****-*****."
- "**** ***** *****."
- "**** *********."
- "***** *****."
**** * ********** ********* **** ***** others:
******* *** **********.
****** *** ****** ** *** ******* of **** **** (*** *** *** supply *********) *** *****/********* ** * relatively ******* ****** ************ (****** ************ ** *** *** *******.
************
**** *** * ******** ********** **** Hanwha's ************:
- "* **** *** ******** *********** **** their ******* *** ************ **** **********."
- "**** **** ** *********. **** **** turnaround ****."
- "**** **** **** *** *** ********* we ***."
- "********** ********, ***********."
**** **** ******** ******** ** ******'* integration:
- "***** **** ***** **** ****** **** ONVIF. ***** *** ** **** ***** using **** ** ** **** *** issues **** *** *** ** ****** to **** ** ***** **** **** the ***. **** ***** ******* **** they *** *****, **** **** ***'* work, ** ** * *********."
- "* **** ** **** **** *** a ******** *** ***** ***** ************ are **** ********. ** **** ********* issues **** ********* ******. *** ********** model ******* ***** **** ***** ** a **-********* *******."
- "*** ******* ********** ** **** ** act ** ** *******. ******* *** bad ** ***."
- "** *** **** ********. ********** *** party ******* *** ***."
** *****
**** *********** **** **** **** *** brand *** *** ********** ****** **** the ****** ***** *****:
- "******** - ************ *** **** ******* at *** ****** ***** ********* **** don't **** ****** ******."
- "******* ************ *** **** *****. ***** is ** *** ** ******* *** every **** ******."
- "******'* ******** ** **** **** *** shortage ** ************** **** **** ****** flawless."
- "****** ** ** ****** * **** at ******* ****** *** ****** ***** issues **** ******** *** ****."
- "***** ******* **** *** *** ***, or ** ***** *** ****** * reasonable *********."
- "**** *****/******* ******* ********* **** ** shortages ++++"
- "********* ****** ******* ** ****. ***** product ************."
- "********* ******* ********* **** *** ****** in *****."
- "********** ****** ***** ****** ****** **** most."
- "**** ******* *** ******* *** *********."
- "**** ****** - ***** ******* & they *** ****."
- "**** ******* *******, ***** ******** *****."
- "***** ******* ** ******* ** *****."
- "***** ******* *** ** ** *********."
- "******** *** *********."
- "********* ** ****."
- "**** ************."
Alternative ** ****
**** ******** ****** **** **** *** pointed *** **** ****** *** **** more *********:
- "******* *** **** ************, * ****** to * *** *** ********* * demo ****** ** *** ******. * tried *********** *** ****** ******* *** their ******** ******* (***?) *** ***** not *** ** ** ****. ** as ** ********** ******/********/***, ** ** not ***** ***. ** * ***** security-only *** ** ** **** ****, and *** ******** ** **** ****. Comparable ** ****."
- "****** *** ***** *** ******** ****** and ********* ** *** ******* **** compared ** ***** ***** *********. ***** credit ** ****** *** ***** * decent *** ** *********** ****** ** meet ****** ****** *** ****** ***** issues **** *** ************* ***** **** the **** *** *****. ** **** go-to ****** ** *** ******* ** AXIS ************."
- "***** *** *** ******. **** **** been **** ** ****** ** **** multiple **** ********. ** ******** **** of ******** ** ****** **** ** be **** ** ***** **** ***. I *** ** ****** ** ****** back ***** *******. *** **** *** Axis ** ***** ** ******* **** this *********. *+ ***** ** **** orders ***** ***********."
- "*********: ****** *** ******* ** ***** game, ** ***** **** *** ******* down ******. **'** ******** ** ********** Hanwha *** ** **** ****** *********. Great ******* **** ***** *****. **** product *********."
- "*'** **** **** ********* **** ******'* multi-sensor *******. *** ******* **** **** easier ** *** **** **** *** some ***** *************."
- "*** ****** *** ****** * ****** of ****** ********* ****' ******** ******. Brilliant ******* ********** **** *** ****** team."
- "*** ******* ** ****** ***** ***. They **** **** ** **** *** business *** **** ******** **** **** Axis **** ****** ****."
- "********* ********, **** ** ****** ******* than **** **** ******** ***** ******* and **** ******* **** *****."
- "********* ********, **** ** ****** ******* than **** **** ******** ***** ******* and **** ******* **** *****."
- "**** **** *** *** ***** ****** during *** ******** ** ******** ********** from *** ****, ********** ******* ****."
- "*** **-** ****** ************, **** ******* are **** ** *** ** ***** but *** ****** ** *** ** Axis."
- "*** ****** ****** **** ******** *** made ***** ************."
- "** *** ******** ** **** ****** cameras ******* ** ****."
*******, * *********** ***** ****** **** loyal ** ****:
- "*** ****** *******. ** **** * higher ******* **** **** ****** ******* in ********** ** ****. **** ***** for *** ****** *** ************* ** solutions. **** ** ************* **** ******* product *****."
- "**** **** *** ******* ** ***** but *'* * ***-**** **** ******."
*** **** ** ****** ******* **** Axis, ****** ************* ******* *** ****** ****
Alternative ** *** ****** / **** **********
**** **** **** *** ****** ** an *********** ** *** ******:
- "**** ******* ***. *** ******* **** the **** ***** ** *** ******* (Hikua) *************. **** *** *** **** calls ** *** ***** ******* *** will ****** **** * **** **** at ***** *** ** ****** *******. Currently ***** *** *** ***** *** the ***** ******* **** ******** ****** whereas *** **** **** **-***."
- "**** ** ******** ***** ** ****, it *** ********* ******** ** ********, which ***** *** ** **** **** you **** ** *** ***** *****: it ** *** ******* ********** *** Chinese ********."
- "****** ******* **** **, ***** *-****** seems ** ** ********* **** **** Hikvision *** *****. ** **** *** product *****, *** ****** *** ** a ****** ********* *** **** **** provide."
- "***-**** ****** ** ******* **** ******* manufacturers. *** ****** *** *** ********* if *** ***-**** ******** ** ****** and ****** *** ******* ********."
- "**** *********** ** ***** ** *** aspects. ******* ** *** **** *********** but *** ******** **** ********** *** are ********** **** *** **** ****** offering."
- "* **** **** *** *** *******. have *** **** **** ****. **** will ******* *** *** ** ** UNV **** **** ******."
- "** **** ******* ***** **** ** lower-cost ************ ** ******* ** ******* brands."
- "**** ******* ** **** ****** - great ************ ***** ** ** ****** sell *********."
- "**** ***** ** ********. **** ******* for ********* ********* *******."
- "**** *** ******** ******** *** * low-cost *********** ** ******* ******."
- "******** *** **** **** ** *** Hikvision ********."
- "**** *********** ** *********."
**** *********** ********* **** ** *** of *** ******* **** *** ******:
- "****** ***** **** **** *** *** compliant ** * *** *********. **** also **** * **** ** ******** competitive **** *****. *** ******* ******* of *** ******** ** ****."
- "******* ******* ** * *********** ****. A ****** ******* **** * **** alternative ** *** ****** ****."
- "**** *******, ********** *****, ****** ********, Most ******* *** ** *** ** requested."
- "*.****** **** ***** **** * ***** NDAA ******** ** ********* ***** ******."
- "** **** ***** *** *** ** an *********** ** *** ****-****** ********."
- "**** ******* ***** **** ******* ** become **** *********."
- "**** ***** ****, **** ********* ********."
************, ******* *********** *** ****** ***** this:
- "**** **** **** * ****** ***** with **** **** (*** ********* ** mostly) *** **** ** **** * great ***** *** **** ********* ** products **** **** **** **** ******."
- "*** ***** *** *** **** **-** for ** **** ******. ** **** been ****** *** **** ****** ***** on *** **** *** ******** **** a ********* ****."
- "* ***'* **** *** ******** **** the ********** **** **** *** *** fact **** *** **** ** *****!!"
- "******* ** ********* *** ******* ** this ******* ** **** ** *** government."
- "******* ** *** ** ****** ** the ******* ****."
**** *******
**** *********** **** **** **** ******'* support:
- "**** ** *** ********* ************ *** standard ****. ** ****** ***** *** help **** **** **** ***** ** in ************* ***** ******** ******* ***** overly *****. **** *** ****** ********* on *** ***** *** **** ***** let ** ****. *** ************** ** excellent."
- "*** ** *********. **** **** ***** listen ** *** ****** ** ********* more ****** *** ******* **** ****** feature **** *** ******* *********. **** have *** *** **** ****** *** part ******* *******."
- "****** * **** ****** **** ***** behind ***** ******** *** **** ** anything **** *** ** ****."
- "*** ******* *** **** *** *** sales *** *** **** ****** **********."
- "**** ******* *** ************ *** ****."
- "***** ******** *** ******** *******."
- "*** ******* **** ** ***** *** helpful."
- "** *** *** **** *********."
- "*** **** *** ********** *** *******."
- "******** ******* ***** *** *******."
- "** *** ***** ******* **** ****."
- "**** ******* ** ****, *** *****."
- "**** ** ***** ******* *********."
- "**** ******* ** ***********."
- "********* ***** **** *******."
- "***** ******** *******."
- "********* ******* *******."
- "**** **** *******"
- "****** *******."
- "***** *******!"
- "**** *******."
*** *******
** *** ***** ****, ******* *********** complained ***** ******'* *******:
- "******* *** **** ****, *******, ******* does *** *****. * **** ***** "It **** *** ******" *** ** never ****. *** **** ** **** your ***** ******** *** ** ** swapped **** ***** ****** *** *****'* have **** ** **** **** **** issues. ****, **** *** ** ******* than **** *** ****** ** ***. But **** * **** ** ***** with ** **** ****** * **** the ******* **** **** *** ** the ****** ** **. ******'* ******* is * ****."
- "*** **** ******** ** **** * think **** *** ******* ******** **** it ***** ** ****** ***** ******* for **-***** ********* ** ******."
- "******* *** **** *********** **** *** last *** *****. ******* **** **** consistent *** ******* *** *********."
- "****** ******* *** ** *** ** miss **** ******* **** ****** ******* who ** ******* ******* ****."
Good ******* *************/*********
******* *********** *** ******** ************* **** Hanwha *** ******* ******* **** *** brand:
- "**** **** **** ****** ***** ****. We **** *** **** *** **** downs, *** *** ***** *** ********* notable. ******* ***** ****, ******* ** a *** ** * *** ******. Hanwha *** ****** **** ********* ** my ***** **** **** *** *** and ** ** *** * ****** a ******** *** *** ******** ** my ******* ********. ******* ****** ************* and * **** ***** **** ***** after ******* *** *** ***** **** Sales, *****, ** ** ********. * hope **** ******** ** **** ***** on **** **** *** **** * years ***. ***'* *** *** ** the ****."
- "**** ******! **** **** ** ** 90% ** ********."
- "***** ******* ********** *** ********."
- "**** **** **** * ***** ******* of ****."
- "**** ******* ** **** ****."
******* ******
*** ********** ******* ****** ** ******* stuffing:
***** ***** **** ******* **** **** to ***** ************ *** **** **** with * ******* ** *********, ***** of **** ** **** * ****** ago ** ****** ***** ******** *** they **** * ***** ***, *** many *** ******** ** ************' ******
*** ********** ********** ***** ******'* ********** differentiations:
* ******* **** ** *** ******** disconnects ** **** **** ****** ******** are **** *** ******* *** ******* don't *** *** ***** ** ** in ***** ******. * **** ******* the ********** ****** ******** - ***** Korean **** ******* *** ****** *********. They **** ******** ******** ****** *******/****** for *** ******* ******, **** ******* portal, ****, ****, ***., *** **** ridiculous ******** ************ *** ********** ***** makes ** ********* ** ******** *** find *** ********* * ****.
*** ********** ********* *** ****** ** not ** ******* ** *****:
******'* ******** ** **** **** *** shortage ** ************** **** **** ****** flawless. ******'* ******** ** **** **** the ************* ******** **** ****** *******, and *** ****-**-*** ** *** ********** low ***** *** ****-********. ** *****, however, *-*** (*********) *** ***** ***** Japanese ************* ****** *** **** *******. There *** ****** **** *** ************* defects, *** ** **** *** **** to **** *** *** ***** ** the ******. ** ***** ***** **** to ***** * ***** ****** *****.
Yes I think all of the negative comments think Hanwha is hikvision. Shows how uninformed they are.