Pelco Favorability Statistics 2023
After a decade of decline, Motorola acquired Pelco, now nearly 3 years later, what do integrators think of the once mega-manufacturer?
With Motorola consolidating its brands, Pelco lives on as Motorola's open, existing systems offering.
Inside, we examine statistics and commentary from ~190 security integrators on Pelco's positioning, pros, and cons.
***** ***** *** ***** *** ******** favorability, ******** ** ************* ********* ** in *** **** ** ***********.
Overall *** ********, *** ************* ********
*****'* ****** *** *** ******** (-*%), with ***** */* ** *********** ****** a ******** ****.
*******, ******** ** *** *****, *****'* favorability *** ******** *************, **** *** -31% ** -*%.
Less ******** ******* ***
***** ********* ** ** ****** ******* the ** (***** *** ******* *** neutral) ****** ****** *** **, ***** it *** -**%. *******, ** ********* improved **** *** -**% ** -**% since *** **** *******.
Key ******
*** **** ****** ** ********** ********* were:
- ***** ** ********
- ******** ***** ********* ******** ***********
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- **** ** ** ******
- *********/**** *****
- *********: ********, **** *******
Mixed ** ******** ***********
********** ******** ** ***** ***** ********'* acquisition **** *****. **** **** ******** or *********** **********:
- "**** ***** *** * *** ** dislike ***** **** ***** ** *** motorola ********, **** **** *** ****** the ***** **** *** ** ***** and ********* ** ****** **** ** far ** * *** ****. **** now **** *** ******* ** * major ****** ** ******** *** * can *** **** ****** *****."
- "**** ** *** ***** ***** ******* in *****. * ***** ******** ****** them **** ***** ********* ******** **** to *** ****. **** *** * rough ********** ** ** (****-****) ** it ****** ** *********** **** ***** cameras *** **** ***."
- "***** **** **** ** ** ******* themselves **** ******. ** *** * shame ** *** *****'* ******. **** always *** ***-******* ******** *** *** early ***** ***** *** ****. **** they *** ** ********* ** ***. Good ** *** ****** **** *** getting ****** **** ** *****, ***** be **** ** *** *********** ** a ********* ***********.."
- "** **** *** **** ***** ** the **** ***** *** *********** ***** ago ** ********* *** *** **** they *** * **** ** ******** we *** ****** **** ******* ****; so ***, ********."
- "** *** **** *** ******* - 20 ***** *** ***** **** *** go ** - ** ***** *** they ***** ***** *** ** ***** - * ***** *** ******** ******** with ******** - * ***** ******* Pelco **** * ****** **** ******** with **** *********** **** ******** *** is *** ***** ****"
- "* ***** *** **** *** ****** for *****, *** ******* *** ***** of ******** ***** **** * ******* legacy **** **** ***** **** **** the ****** **** **** *****. ****** chain ****** *** ********** ******** **** other ************* **** **** ***** ** they ******** ****."
- "** ******* ** ****** *********** *** I ****** ** *** **** ****** now **** ******** ** ****** *** wheel."
- "***** **** ** ******** ** **** used **** ** ***** ********** ***** products *** *** ******** **** ******** results."
****** **** **** **** ********, ****** what ******** **** ** **** *** brand.
- "**** ***** *** ****** ***** **** in *** **** *** ***** **** peers ** ** ***** ********. *******, perhaps ******** **** **** ****** **** with ****."
- "****** ******* *** ******* ** *** Motorola **** ***** *** *** *** product ***** **** ****. ********* ***'* care *** *** *** / ******* overall **** **** *'** *****."
- "******* ******* *** **********. * **** be ******* ** *** ** ******** will ******* *** ***** **** *** viable ******** **** ** **** ***."
- "** ****'* *** *** ***** ******** for **** **** * ****** *** since ****'** **** ******* ** ********, we'll ***** *** ***** ******** ** a **** ******."
- "****** *****, **** ** *** **** Motorola ****** **** ** **** ** do **** **. ** *** **** of ***** **********."
Negative ***** ********* ***********
******* *********** ********* **** **** ******* using ***** **** ********* ******** ******** them (****, ********* *** ** ****, ***** **********'* *********** ** ****).
- "*****'* **** ***** *** * *** years. ***** ********* **** * **** of *** *******. ***** ** ** making * ********. **** ***** *** product ** **** **** ********."
- "****'** ***** **** *** **** ***** they **** *************."
- "**** **** ** *** **** - once ****** *** ********* **** **** cost ** * ******** *** ***** VMS ******* **** ***** *** *** working."
- "******* **** ** *** **** *** 20 *****, ******* **** ******** ** Schneider ********, *** ****** ****** **** another ****."
- "**** **** ** *** *** ***** we **** *** **********. *'** ***** forget *** ***** ******* ** ***. Best ** ****...***** ****. ********* ****** them."
- "***** **** ** ** ****** *** in ***** *** **** **** **** when ********* *********, **** *** **** their *******"
Strong ** ******, **** **/****** **
**** *********** **** **** ***** *** strong ** ****** *******, *** **** late ** **, **** ******, ** were "**** *******" ** ***********.
- "***, ** **** ** **** *** heck *** ** ***** **** ** the ***! **** ******'* ***** **** else. *** ***** ****** *** ** boat ** * **** **** ******* of **** *****, *** ** ***** looked ****."
- "***** ** * ********. **** **** the ******* ** ****** ****** ******* but **** ***** ****** *** ****** as * ******* ** ***** ********."
- "**** * ********. **** **** ***** back ** *** ******** **** *** they **** **** **** ******* ** dozens ** ***** *********. *****'* ******** a *** ******* **** ****** ******* they *** ********* ***** *** *** I ***'* *** **** ** * going ******* ***** ****."
- "**** **** **** **** ** ******, I ********* **** **********. ****'** ****** behind ** *** ** **** *** haven't ******** ******** * **** ** competitive ** *** ******."
- "****'* ** ***? * ***'* **** that ***** *** **** **** *** transition ** *******/**. *** **** **** we ****** ** ***** ****** *********, they **** ****'* **** **** ** offer. **** **** ******** ****** ****, they **** **** ****."
- "****. ** ***** ******* *** ******** down ******** ***. ***** ***'* **** or **** ***** ******* *** **** reputation **** **** **** *****'* ********** when *** ****'* **** ** **** IP ****** ****. ***** ** **** starting ******* **** ***-***** ** *** cartons *****....."
- "***** **** ** ** *** **** standard ** ****** ******* *** *** got ****** ** ******** ****** *** ip ******"
- "* **** **** ****** **** *** analog ***** *******. ***** *** *** real ******* **** ****. * **** not **** **** ****** ***** ** cameras ******** ** ** ******."
- "********** * *** **** ***** **** is ****** *** **********. * *****'* seen ******** ********** **** ****."
- "* **** **** ****** ** ***** old ****** *******."
- "*** *** ******* * *********** ****** for *****"
- "**** ****** *** ** **** *** their ********** ***** **."
- "**** * **** *****, * ***** of *** ****** ******* **** * need ** **** ****"
- "*****'* ********* ** *** ******** *** died ***** **** *** ****** ******."
- "**** *********** **** ******** *** ****** digital ********** ** *** ** **** ran ******"
Used ** ** ******
****** **** ********* ****** **** **** Pelco **** ** ** * ******, but *** *****, *******, *** ******* are ** ****** ******.
- "***** ***'* *** ***** ** *********. They **** *** ******** ****** ** Analog **** *** *** * ***** reputation ** ******* *** *******. ***** would **** ****** * ****** ** 24 *****. *** **'* ** ******** different ********** *** **** *** *** worse. **** ****** ** ****** **** (one **** *******), ****** ** ** help **** **** ******* *** ******* is *** **** ** **** ** be. ** ***'* **** ***** ***** anymore."
- "* ***** ** ** *** **** for *****. ***** ***** ** * few ******** ******* ***** ******** **** them *** ** *** ***** **********/********** field ******** ******** ** ****, ***** or ****** *** **** *** *** looking ****. * ****** **** *** be **** ********** **** ******* *** start ******* **** *** ********** ******** but * **** ***** **** **** be **** ** * ******* ******** Solution"
- "** ****** **** **** ** ** a ****** ***** **** ** *** day. *** * ****** **** *** trying ** **** * ******** *** would **** ** **** **** ****** evidence."
- "**** ** *** ********** *** **** with ********* (** ********) ******** ***** installations. ******* *** ******, ******* ** poor. ***** ** **** *** **** up **** ******* ********** *** ******."
- "***** ******* ** ** * *******, a *********** ******** **** ***** ***** in ****** *****. ***** **** ***** up **** * *** ** *** cameras, *** * *****'* ********* * Pelco ***** *** **'*."
- "* *****'* *** **** ********** **** Pelco ******. ** **** ******* * lot ** ***** ** ******* ** favor ** **** ******* *** ** the ********* *****. *** ***'* ****** hear **** **** ***** ***** ****."
- "* **** * ********* **** ********** the *** ******* ** **** ***** from **'* ***** **********. ** *** time ***** *** *** ***** ** beat. *** **** ** ** ***** being ********* ** *** **, *'* anxious ** *** ** *** ***** is *******."
- "**** *** **** ***** ** ***. They **** * **** *******, *** not ** ******** *******. *** **** might ** ******* ****** ******, ** they *** ** ***** * **** in *** **** ******."
- "** **** **** ***** ** *** off **** *** **** ** ***** and ******* ******* *** *** ********. Last * **** ** *** ***** 10-20% ******* **** *** ** *** box **** **** *******. *** **** reason ** **** *** **** *******."
- "******* ** ********* ********* ****, *** that *** ***** **** ***. *******, technical *** ***** ******* **** *** south"
- "**** **** *** **** ** *** not ** ********. ***** ******* ******** is *** ***** ******** ** *** newer ***********."
- "**** ** ** * ***. ******* was *********. *****'* ***** **** **** in *****"
- "**** *** *****. **** *** ****** too *** ******."
- "** **** **** **** **** ***** of ***** *******."
Expensive/Not **** *****
*******, **** *********** ****** **** ***** was *** ********* *** *** *** deliver ***** *** ***** *****.
- "* **** ********** *** ********* ***** stop ******* ******** ***** ***** *** for ***. ********** ** ************ * compare ***** ** ****. ***** *********, ok ***********. ********** *** *** **** friendly. ***** *** ****** ******** *** there ** ****** ****."
- "******* ***** ** ********** ** *******, they **** ****** ********** *** ** the ****** **** ** ******** **** has ****** *** ****** ** **********."
- "***** ******* ******* ** *** **** of *********'* ***** ****. *** **** options, *** **** ******."
- "*** ***** ***** *** *** ******. Too **** ******* ***********"
- "**** **** ****** **** ********* *** hard ** ***."
- "***** **** ** *** *** ***** products ** *** ****, **** ** attempted ** ******* ***** ***** **** were ** ********* ** ******** * whole *** ******** *** *******!"
- "***** ** *** ********. *** *** every ******."
- "*********, ******* ******."
- "******* *** *********"
Positives: ********, **** *******
***** **** * ******** **** ** Pelco **** ********** ****** **** ********, with **** ******* ******* *** *******.
- "* ***'* **** *** **** ***** current ********* *** *** **** * do **** *** ********** **** *** VMS *** *** *** ******* * have *** *** *** ******* ** well. **** **** **** ** **** will ** **** ** ******** *** negative ******* **** **** *********."
- "**** **** **** **** **** ********. Their ******* **** ** ** ** par **** ***** **** ****** ** to ** ***********. ******* ******* ** seeing **** ** ****."
- "***** *** ****** **** ** ********* choice *'** ****** ****. * ******** and ********* ****** ** ****** (**-*** cameras) ***** ****** *********. **** ************** manufacturing ********** * ****** **** *** Pelco *********, ********* ***** *********-***** ********/******* (intrinsically ****). ***** ********* ********** ***** great. ****** *** ****** *******."
- "***** **** ** ******* *** **** video ********** ****** **** *****. ** I ***** **** ********* ******* ***** cameras **** **** *** ******, * can *** * **** ***** ***** when ** *** **** *******. *********** is * **** *****, ** **** for * ****** ******* ** ** importante ** **** ** **** ******** RMA ******"
- "******** **'* *** *** **** ***** two ******* ***, * ******** ***** is ********** ****** *** ** **'* VMS ****** ** ***** ***** ********** (5000+ ********). *******, * ***'* *** major ****** ***** **** *** *** scale *********** (****+ ********). ******* *** associated ******** *** ***** ****."
- "****** ***** ********, **** ********* ******* range. **** **** ** ** ********* will ** * ***** *********"
- "***** ******* ***** ******* *** *** solutions **** ***** ******* *********. ***** by ********. ***** ** *** ****** hardware. ***** *** ****** **********."
- "********* ******* *** *******. ****** ******** management ******* *** **** *** ********* to ***** **********’* *****."
- "** **** **** ***** **** *** years *** ******** ************ *** *********** seems ** ** *****. **** ******** to *** **** ******."
- "* *****'* **** ***** *** * very **** ****, *** * ******** their ******* ***** ***** ****** *** reliable."
- "********* ******** * **** **** **** have **** * ******* *******, *** have ****** **** **** *** ******."
- "****** ****, **** ********* *******."
*******
********'* ******** *** **** ******** *** Pelco, **** ********** ******* ********* ************* in *** **** *** *****. ********* investment ** *** ***** ******** *** expanded ** ************* *** ****** ** continue **** *****, **** ***** ******* a ***** **** ** ********'* ******-**** Avigilon ***** ** ** ****-*********, **** In (*****) ******* ************ *****.
*******, **** ** **** ******** ***** continues, ***** ***** **** ****** ******* among *********** (****** ** ******* **** considered **** *** *********** ** ****) but *** ******** ******* ******* ***** will **** ****** ** * ****** competitor ** *** ******.
*'** ***** **** * *** ***** camera. ***** ***** ****** *'** **** is ****** **+ ***** ***.
* ****** *** **** ********** **** a ***** ******** ******. * **** not ******* ******** ***** ***** **** ripping *** *****. ** **** *****, it *****'* ****** ** ** *** owns **. *** ***** ** *********** tarnished *** **.