Ranking Manufacturer Favorability 2019
24 manufacturer's favorability was ranked based on 170+ integrators feedback. Voting plus in-depth comments revealed insights on which brands were well regarded for value or support, and which were viewed as out of date, overpriced, or mistrusted.
The 24 organizations ranked, shown alphabetically, are:
Notes:
- These results, as with all IPVM research, may NOT be used promotionally, as it violates our terms of service and is against our fundamental philosophy of independence and research, not marketing.
- These organizations were chosen based on our statistics of what our global membership base is most interested in having reviewed. Outside of the biggest 10 or so manufacturers (e.g., Axis, Dahua, Hikvision, etc.), deciding on inclusion or exclusion is difficult as our overall results show low name recognition for most other companies.
Inside this note, we share:
- Net Favorability Results Ranked from the most to least favorable
- 2017 vs. 2019 Net Change in Favorability showing which companies gained and lost the most
- Asian Manufacturers Results Ranked
- North American Manufacturers Results Ranked
- VMS Rankings Ranked
- Neutrality Rankings showing which companies integrators felt most and least strongly about
- All 24 Companies Breakouts With Analysis
- Alphabetical Ranking Chart
2019 *** ************ *******
*** ********* ***** ***** *** ******* net ************ (******** ***** - ******** votes) *** **** ************:
2017 **. **** *** ****** ** ************
*** *** ** ********* ******** ** both ************ *******, ***** ***** *** top ******* *** ******.
*** ******* **** *** ****** *******'* massive **% **** **** +* ** 2017 ** +** ** **** ** Hanwha *** **** ** **** **** the ******* ****-*** *** ****** ** their *********** ********** ** *** **** 2 ***** *** *** ******* ******** with ***** ******* ******:
** *** ***** ****, ***** *** the ******* ********. ***** ***** ********, problems **** ******** ******* **** *** former *** *********:
**** ** **** *** ********* **** a ******* **** ****** ** *** US ********** *** *** *********** ****** criticism:
2019 ************ ****
****** *** *** ****** *** ***** manufacturer **** * +** ************. *** South ****** ******* ********* ****'* **** on *** *** ** ******** ************* Panasonic *** ****.
2019 ************ ***** ********
*** *** ******** **** *** *** top. ******* ******* *** ******** ** 2017.
***** ******** ********* ******** ** ****, with **** * **** ******** ******** - *****, *****, *** *******. *** former * **** ******** **** *********** of ***** *****, ****** **** ******* and ***** *** ********* *** **** they *******, ***** *********** ** ******* (once ***** ** *** ******) ******** shifted **** ****** ******* (**** **% - **%) **** *********** ***** ****** high ******* *****.
2019 ************ ***
**** *** *** **** ** *** inclusion ** ***** *** ********* **** Network *****, ***** ***, *** *******. Top ******* ***** **** **** ***** Milestone, *******, *** *****.
** *** *** ******* ***** ** 2019, ***** ** **** *** *** sole ********** ****** ***. ***** ****, the ******* *** ************ ** ********* ****,************* *** ** ********* ***** **** *** ********** *** ******* ** ********* ***** ****.
Neutrality ******
****-***** ********* **** **** *** ********* had *** ********** ******* ***** ***** / ******* ********* **** *******, ***** Eye *** ******* ***** *** **** ones, ** *** ***** ***** *****:
*** ********* ** *** ****** ******** and ********** **** ** *** ** included *********.
Alarm.com *******
*****.*** ************ *********** +**%, ****** ** ********** ******** lauding ********** *** **** ** ***, as **** ** ****** ********* **** aids ** *****. *********** **** ****** about *****.***'* ***************** *** ********** (****** that *** ****** **** *** **************** ** ***** ********** ********).
Arcules *******
*******' ************ *********** **** ******** ******** **** *********** citing ************* **** *** *** ******** and ***** ******** ** ******* ** their **** ***** ** ************. ** the ******** **** *** ************* ******* ******* *** *********, ***** spun *** *** ********** ** **** ****.
Arecont ****** *******
*******'* ************ ************* *********** **** ***** ******** ** Arecont's ******* ******* *** *** **** that *** *******, ***** **** **********, was *** *** ***** *** ****.
Avigilon *******
********'* ************ *********** **** ********'* *********** ** *** company *** ******* ******** **** ****** overall ******* *** **** ******* * reduction ** *********** ****** * ******** view ** *** *******:
Axis *******
**** ************ ************* ********, ************ ** ********** ************* and ***** ********:
Bosch *******
***** ************ ***************** ********** **** *********** ****** **** reliability, *******, *** *******, ** **** as * ************ ***** ** *********:
Dahua *******
***** ************ ***************, ****** ***** *******'* *********,********* ** **** ************ ********** *******. *********** **** ****** * ***-*** product ******** **** *** ***-*** ****:
Eagle *** *******
***** *** ************ *********** ******** *** ********, ****** **** a **** ******* *****. *********** ********* the *** ***** *** *** ******** being * **** *** *** *****- to ******-***** **********:
Exacq *******
***** ************ *******, ***** ***** ********, **** ******* with *********** ****** ****'* ******** ** the ******* ** *** **** ********:
*****'* ***** **** ** *********** *****:
FLIR *******
**** ************ ************* *********** **** ***** **** *** company **** ******** ******* ***** *** *** ******** to *****. *******, **** ***** ******* *** company's ******* *********:
Genetec *******
******* ************ *********** *****, *** *** ***********, ****** by ******-******* **********, *** ******** **** complaints ** ******** *******:
Hanwha *******
****** ************ *********** ******** ******** **** *********** ****** they **** * **** ***** *** a **** *********** ** ******* *******:
******'* ***** ******** **** ** *********** below:
HID *******
*** ************ *********** **** ******** **** *********** ****** strong **** ***********, **** *******, *** strong ***********.
Hikvision *******
********* ************ ******* **** ******* ******** with *********** ********** **** ****** ** Chinese ********** ********* / ************* ********, quality ********, ******** *****, *** * **** ** trust ** ******* *** ******** ****:
******** ** *** ****'* *******, ************ fell ******* ** ****, ** **** below:
Lenel *******
***** ************ ************* **** ***** *********** ** *** dislike ***** ** **** ** **** used **, **** ***** ** *** like **** *** **** ****, ****** bad *******, **** *****, *** *** of **** **********:
Milestone *******
********* ************ *********** ********, **** **** *********** ****** good *******, *** **** ***, *** many ****** *** ******* ******** **** value:
Network ***** *******
******* ***** ************ ************ *********** ****** **** ***** *** design ** *** *** *** ******* which ** ****** ***** ** *** US *** ***** **** **** ** Digital ******** (********) ********* *******:
Onvif *******
***** ************ *********** *********** ***** ***** *** ***** the ** ***** ***** ************ ******** officially ********* ** **,*** ******** *** thousands ** **** *********:
Panasonic *******
********* ************ *******, ***** ***** ********, ******** **** ****, **** *********** ********** *** *******'* ill-timed******** ** ****** * ***** ***, ** **** ** ******* ******** about ***** **********:
Pelco *******
***** ************ ************* **** *** ***-**** "******" *** now * "********" *** ****** ** be "**********":
Sony *******
**** ******************* **** ********* ******** ***** **** overall, *** **** ** ***** ***** security *******. *********** **** *** ****** about *** ***** ****'* *********** **** *****:
Ubiquiti *******
******** ************ *********** ******** ******* ***********' ********* ** good *******, **** *****, *** *** cost:
Uniview / *** *******
******* / *** ************ ************* **** ***** *********** **** ****** neutral ***** *** *******, **** ***** felt *** ******* ******** * **** camera *** * ********** ****:
Vivotek *******
******* ************ *********** ****** ******* *** ***** **** claimed *** ******* ******** **** *****, others **** ******* **** ***** / poor ******* *** **** **** **** an ********** **** ****** *** **********:
2019 ************ ************
**** ** *** ******* ** **** company **************:
#*, *********, * / ** *** not ***** ***** ** **** ******* together *** ****. **** * *** an **********, ** *** **** ** so **'* *** ** ** * do *** **** ****. **** **** so ****** **** ** ** *** last *** *****.
**** ** ** *** **** ******* / ****** **********, *.*., ** *** TSP, ** ** *** *** *** then ****** **, ***** ** ********* and ****** *** ********, **** ** which *** ******* ****. *** ***** part ** **** *****, ***** ** not ******** **** ** *** ** certainly * ********** / ********** ** it, ** **** ****** *****.
*** ******* ** ******* **** ** the ****** *** * ***** ***** will ** * *** ** "**** happened ** ***** ****?" ********.
** ** *** **** * ******* with ** ** *** ***** **'*. I ******** ******** *** *** ***** camera ****** ** ******** ******* * just ***'* ***** ** *** **** to ***** *******.
***** ** ******
******, ***** ************* **** ********* *** such ** ******, ******, *** *** were *** ********. *** **** ****** was **** *** ********** **** **** few *********** ***** **** **** **** are.
**** ** *******, *** ** '***', they *** *** ****** ******* ********** because *** ****** ******** **** *** company ***** ***** ********** *** ****** of ****** ***** ***** / ********* ex-China.
**** ****, ****** *** **** ******* to *** **** *** ********** ** the **** * *****.
*** ****, ***** ** ******* **** of ******* **** ***** ** **** to *** ***** ** **** ****, at ******* *** ******* ********** ** 2 *****. ***** *** * ***** above ****** *** ** *** ******, but * ***** **** **** ** see ***** ******* *****.
**** ** ***: * ** *** work ** *******
**** ** ***: * ** *** work ** *******
****, ********** *********** ***** ** '** caveman', "* ** ********" *** "******* poster ****"
******* ** ********** ***** *********. ** actually *** ******* **** ** *** January ****** *** ********** ********* *** so *** **** * *** ****** ago **** ** *** *** **** informative ** ** *** *** ****.
** *** * ************ **** ** days ******** **** ****** $** *******. **** *** *** *******:
**** *********** *** ************* *** ******* responses ** ******* (** *** ******** breakdown ** *** ****).
*******'* ******* *** ****** ****. ** is ****** ******* **** **** ** a ****** ** ******* ******* / marketing ******, ****** *** ******** ********** partners *** ************* **** ********. **** ***** ****** **** it ******, ** ** ** ***** or **** ***** ******* ******* **** rival ******* *** *********.
*** ** ********** ** **** ********?
**, ******* **** ***'* **** ** that ***** ** ********** ********, *******, etc. *** **** ** ****** ****. In **** *****, *** ****** ******* would ** ************** '*** *** ****', 'never ***** ** ****', ***.
** *** **** ****, **** **** been ****** *** * **** ****. On *** ******** ****, **** *** still * ***** *** ******* ****** overall. **** *******, ******** ******** ***** shows ** ***** ****/****** ** ********* last * *****:
******* ******* **** *** **** *** / ***** ***** ** ***** ********, still ****** *** ****** *** ******* so * ***'* ***** **** *********** would **** **** *********** ** ***.
* *** ***** ********* ** ***** Eye ****** *** *** ******** ** the ****...
** ********* ******* ** ***** ************* in **** ****** *** **** ** a **** *****, ** **** *** more ****** ******* ************* *** *** next ***** ** ****.
**** *********, ****'* *** *********** **** for *********?
* *** ******* ***** *** ******* manufacturers *** ** **** ****: *******, OpenEye, *** *********, *** *******. ******* non-manufacturers *** **** ** **** ****: Arcules, ***, *****.***, *********, *** *******. The ***** *** **** "******** **********" than "*************."
************* ** **** * ******* **** that *** **** **** ** *** industry *** **** *****. ** ***** use ******* **** **** '**********' ** 'product *********' *** ** ****** ***** be **** *****.
*** ***** ** **** ****** ** companies **** ******* / ***** ********.
**** *** *** ** *** **** place *** **** ******** *** *'** try ** *******. * **** **** onto **** ******** *** **** **** impressed **** *** **** * **** read. * **** **** ******* *** clients *** *****, ******** **** ****** but **** ***** **** **** ****, I **** **** ********* ******* **** what * *** ** *** **** they ****** **** **** *** * large ****** ***** ** *** ****** to **** ** ******** *** *** foreseeable ****** *** **** ****** ** be ** *** *** **** ***** brands ** *** ****. * **** experienced * *** ***** *** *** the ****** * *** **** *** product *** * **** *** ** need *** **** ******* ** *** anything *******. ****** ** **** ******* how ******* ****** ********* ** ****** today (********** *********** *** ***** ***** factor), ** ***** **** ******* ** consider HID *** ********. * **** **** Ubiquiti *** ******** ******* *** * long **** *** ******* ****'* ******* they ******* ******** *******. * ****** how ****** **** **** ******* **** brand ** *** **** ***** ****? I **** **** ******* (** ******* durability) *** ********* *** *** *** with ** **** ***** ******* ** is * **** **** ** ****. I ********* ***** **** ******** ***** I **** ****** ** *** ****** but **** * **** **** ****, its ***** ** **** ***** ** start. ***** ******* ********* * *** been ****** ******* ************ *** ****** vary **** *** *********** ** ******* a ***. *** *** ******* ************ that * **** **** **** **** Hikvision ***** **** ****** ***** ** hand *** ** **** *** ** incoming *********. **** **** ******* ********* we **** *** * *** *** users ****** * **** ****** *** think ***'** ****** **** * ***-*** price **** **** *** *** **** the **** ***** ****** **** ************ sellers. * ***** *********** ** *** competitors **** *** * *** **** you **** ** **** ***'* ** a ****** ** **** ** *** user ***** *********** ** ******** **** than ** ********* *** (*** ***** are * *** ** ****** **** to ** ******). ******
******: **** ******* *** **** ***** to *** *** **********:***** *********, ****** *** ****** **** Have ******* **** ***** ** *** With ***** ****?
** ***** *** ****** *** ******** was *** *** ******** ** *** VMS **********? ** ** ******* **** are ******** **** ** ** * camera ************?
****** **** *** *** ***** ****!
****, *** *** ********** *** ******* on ********* **** ** *** ***** cameras ** **** ******* *******, ***** Avigilon ****** * ***** ****** ** cameras *** ** “*** ** ***” solution.
**** ******** ** ******** ********? **** they ****** ** *** **** **** can't **** **** **** ********?