Ranking Manufacturer Favorability 2019

By: IPVM Team, Published on May 06, 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in-depth comments revealed insights on which brands were well regarded for value or support, and which were viewed as out of date, overpriced, or mistrusted.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:

Manufacturer Favorability Ranked

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

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*** ** ************* ******, shown **************, ***:

Manufacturer Favorability Ranked

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  • **** **. **** *** Change ** ************ ******* which ********* ****** *** lost *** ****
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2019 *** ************ *******

*** ********* ***** ***** the ******* *** ************ (positive ***** - ******** votes) *** **** ************:

2019 Net Favorability Results

2017 **. **** *** ****** ** ************

*** *** ** ********* included ** **** ************ studies, ***** ***** *** top ******* *** ******.

*** ******* **** *** Hanwha *******'* ******* **% jump **** +* ** 2017 ** +** ** 2019 ** ****** *** hurt ** **** **** the ******* ****-*** *** helped ** ***** *********** investment ** *** **** 2 ***** *** *** various ******** **** ***** Chinese ******:

** *** ***** ****, Exacq *** *** ******* decliner. ***** ***** ********, problems **** ******** ******* hurt *** ****** *** performer:

**** ** **** *** Hikvision **** * ******* drop ****** ** *** US ********** *** *** significant ****** *********:

2019 ************ ****

****** *** *** ****** one ***** ************ **** a +** ************. *** South ****** ******* ********* 2017's **** ** *** top ** ******** ************* Panasonic *** ****.

2019 ************ ***** ********

*** *** ******** **** for *** ***. ******* company *** ******** ** 2017.

***** ******** ********* ******** in ****, **** **** 3 **** ******** ******** - *****, *****, *** Arecont. *** ****** * both ******** **** *********** of ***** *****, ****** poor ******* *** ***** too ********* *** **** they *******, ***** *********** of ******* (**** ***** at *** ******) ******** shifted **** ****** ******* (from **% - **%) with *********** ***** ****** high ******* *****.

2019 ************ ***

**** *** *** **** is *** ********* ** cloud *** ********* **** Network *****, ***** ***, and *******. *** ******* VMSes **** **** ***** Milestone, *******, *** *****.

** *** *** ******* OnSSI ** ****, ***** in **** *** *** sole ********** ****** ***. Since ****, *** ******* has ************ ** ********* ****,************* *** ** ********* ***** **** *** whose***** *** ******* ** Qognify** ***** ****.

Neutrality ******

****-***** ********* **** **** and ********* *** *** neutrality ******* ***** ***** / ******* ********* **** Arcules, ***** *** *** Network ***** *** **** ones, ** *** ***** below *****:

Neutrality Ranked 2019

*** ********* ** *** report ******** *** ********** each ** *** ** included *********.

Alarm.com *******

*****.*** ************ *********** +**%, ****** ** integrator ******** ******* ********** and **** ** ***, as **** ** ****** marketing **** **** ** sales. *********** **** ****** about *****.***'* ***************** *** commercial (****** **** *** change **** *** **************** ** ***** ********** offering).

Arcules *******

*******' ************ *********** **** ******** ******** with *********** ****** ************* with *** *** ******** and ***** ******** ** general ** ***** **** cause ** ************. ** the ******** **** *** the********** ******* ******* *** Milestone, ***** **** *** new ********** ** **** ****.

Arecont ****** *******

*******'* ************ ************* *********** **** ***** critical ** *******'* ******* control *** *** **** that *** *******, ***** once **********, *** *** not ***** *** ****.

Avigilon *******

********'* ************ *********** **** ********'* *********** of *** ******* *** overall ******** **** ****** overall ******* *** **** notably * ********* ** integrators ****** * ******** view ** *** *******:

Axis *******

**** ************ ************* ********, ************ ** increasing ************* *** ***** concerns:

Bosch *******

***** ************ ***************** ********** **** *********** citing **** ***********, *******, and *******, ** **** as * ************ ***** as *********:

Dahua *******

***** ************ ***************, ****** ***** *******'* *********,********* ** **** ************ ********** *******. *********** **** ****** a ***-*** ******* ******** only *** ***-*** ****:

Eagle *** *******

***** *** ************ *********** ******** *** ********, though **** * **** neutral *****. *********** ********* the *** ***** *** the ******** ***** * good *** *** *****- to ******-***** **********:

Exacq *******

***** ************ *******, ***** ***** ********, fell ******* **** *********** citing ****'* ******** ** the ******* ** *** main ********:

*****'* ***** **** ** illustrated *****:

FLIR *******

**** ************ ************* *********** **** ***** with *** ******* **** from**** ******* ***** *** OEM ******** ** *****. *******, **** ***** praised *** *******'* ******* offerings:

Genetec *******

******* ************ *********** *****, *** *** exceptional, ****** ** ******-******* technology, *** ******** **** complaints ** ******** *******:

Hanwha *******

****** ************ *********** ******** ******** **** integrators ****** **** **** a **** ***** *** a **** *********** ** Chinese *******:

******'* ***** ******** **** is *********** *****:

HID *******

*** ************ *********** **** ******** **** integrators ****** ****** **** recognition, **** *******, *** strong ***********.

Hikvision *******

********* ************ ******* **** clearly ******** **** *********** mentioning **** ****** ** Chinese ********** ********* / cybersecurity ********, ******* ********, s******* *****, *** * lack ** ***** ** justify *** ******** ****:

******** ** *** ****'* ranking, ************ **** ******* in ****, ** **** below:

Lenel *******

***** ************ ************* **** ***** *********** do *** ******* ***** as **** ** **** used **, **** ***** do *** **** **** all **** ****, ****** bad *******, **** *****, and *** ** **** technology:

Milestone *******

********* ************ *********** ********, **** **** integrators ****** **** *******, and **** ***, *** many ****** *** ******* provided **** *****:

Network ***** *******

******* ***** ************ ************ *********** ****** **** value *** ****** ** VMS *** *** ******* which ** ****** ***** in *** ** *** their **** **** ** Digital ******** (********) ********* *******:

Onvif *******

***** ************ *********** *********** ***** ***** for ***** *** ** facto ***** ************ ******** officially ********* ** **,*** products *** ********* ** more *********:

Panasonic *******

********* ************ *******, ***** ***** ********, were**** **** ****, **** *********** ********** the *******'* ***-************* ** ****** * Dahua ***, ** **** ** general ******** ***** ***** technology:

Pelco *******

***** ************ ************* **** *** ***-**** "leader" *** *** * "dinosaur" *** ****** ** be "**********":

Sony *******

**** ******************* **** ********* ******** about **** *******, *** less ** ***** ***** security *******. *********** **** had ****** ***** *** value ****'* *********** **** *****:

Ubiquiti *******

******** ************ *********** ******** ******* ***********' citations ** **** *******, easy *****, *** *** cost:

Uniview / *** *******

******* / *** ************ results****** **** ***** *********** felt ****** ******* ***** the *******, **** ***** felt *** ******* ******** a **** ****** *** a ********** ****:

Vivotek *******

******* ************ *********** ****** ******* *** while **** ******* *** company ******** **** *****, others **** ******* **** cheap / **** ******* and **** **** **** an ********** **** ****** for **********:

2019 ************ ************

**** ** *** ******* of **** ******* **************:

Comments (15)

Undisclosed End User #1

05/06/19 07:13am

**** ******** ** ******** Dynamics? **** **** ****** so *** **** **** can't **** **** **** rankings?

Undisclosed Manufacturer #2

In reply to Undisclosed End User #1 | 05/06/19 02:19pm

******? :)

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed End User #1 | 05/06/19 02:41pm

#*, *********, * / we *** *** ***** about ** **** ******* together *** ****. **** I *** ** **********, we *** **** ** so **'* *** ** if * ** *** know ****. **** **** so ****** **** ** in *** **** *** years.

**** ** ** *** they ******* / ****** themselves, *.*., ** *** TSP, ** ** *** now *** **** ****** AD, ***** ** ********* and ****** *** ********, none ** ***** *** broadly ****. *** ***** part ** **** *****, which ** *** ******** with ** *** ** certainly * ********** / competitor ** **, ** much ****** *****.

*** ******* ** ******* them ** *** ****** but * ***** ***** will ** * *** of "**** ******** ** those ****?" ********.

Undisclosed End User #1

In reply to John Honovich | 05/06/19 02:56pm

** ** *** **** I ******* **** ** in *** ***** **'*. I ******** ******** *** 500 ***** ****** ****** to ******** ******* * just ***'* ***** ** has **** ** ***** anymore.

Marcin Mazurek

05/06/19 03:47pm

***** ** ******

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Daniel Tyrrell

In reply to Marcin Mazurek | 05/06/19 04:06pm

***?

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Marcin Mazurek | 05/06/19 02:43pm

******, ***** ************* **** primarily *** **** ** Tiandy, ******, *** *** were *** ********. *** main ****** *** **** the ********** **** **** few *********** ***** **** know **** ***.

**** ** *******, *** is '***', **** *** the ****** ******* ********** because *** ****** ******** with *** ******* ***** their ********** *** ****** of ****** ***** ***** / ********* **-*****.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #3

05/06/19 11:42am

**** ****, ****** *** this ******* ** *** what *** ********** ** the **** * *****.

*** ****, ***** ** another **** ** ******* that ***** ** **** to *** ***** ** this ****, ** ******* for ******* ********** ** 2 *****. ***** *** 2 ***** ***** ****** for ** *** ******, but * ***** **** like ** *** ***** Verkada *****.

**** ** ***: * do *** **** ** Verkada

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #3 | 05/06/19 10:01pm

**** ** ***: * do *** **** ** Verkada

****, ********** *********** ***** be '** *******', "* am ********" *** "******* poster ****"

******* ** ********** ***** including. ** ******** *** include **** ** *** January ****** *** ********** awareness *** ** *** just * *** ****** ago **** ** *** not **** *********** ** we *** *** ****.

** *** * ************ poll ** **** ******** **** ****** $** million. **** *** *** results:

**** *********** *** ************* had ******* ********* ** Verkada (** *** ******** breakdown ** *** ****).

*******'* ******* *** ****** poor. ** ** ****** obvious **** **** ** a ****** ** ******* selling / ********* ******, having *** ******** ********** partners *** ***************** ********. **** ***** easily **** ** ******, as ** ** ***** or **** ***** ******* results **** ***** ******* and *********.

Undisclosed Integrator #4

05/07/19 05:29am

*** ** ********** ** your ********?

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #4 | 05/07/19 05:35am

**, ******* **** ***'* come ** **** ***** in ********** ********, *******, etc. *** **** ** market ****. ** **** cases, *** ****** ******* would ** ************** '*** are ****', '***** ***** of ****', ***.

** *** **** ****, they **** **** ****** for * **** ****. On *** ******** ****, they *** ***** * niche *** ******* ****** overall. **** *******, ******** employee ***** ***** ** being ****/****** ** ********* last * *****:

******* ******* **** *** late *** / ***** 2000s ** ***** ********, still ****** *** ****** low ******* ** * don't ***** **** *********** would **** **** *********** to ***.

Undisclosed Integrator #5

05/07/19 02:18pm

* *** ***** ********* in ***** *** ****** but *** ******** ** the ****...

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #5 | 05/07/19 07:20am

** ********* ******* ** video ************* ** **** series *** **** ** a **** *****, ** will *** **** ****** control ************* *** *** next ***** ** ****.

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Matthew Nederlanden

05/08/19 07:43am

**** *********, ****'* *** methodology **** *** *********?

* *** ******* ***** are ******* ************* *** on **** ****: *******, OpenEye, *** *********, *** example. ******* ***-************* *** also ** **** ****: Arcules, ***, *****.***, *********, and *******. *** ***** are **** "******** **********" than "*************."

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Matthew Nederlanden | 05/08/19 08:01am

************* ** **** * generic **** **** *** been **** ** *** industry *** **** *****. We ***** *** ******* word **** '**********' ** 'product *********' *** ** likely ***** ** **** clear.

*** ***** ** **** report ** ********* **** develop / ***** ********.

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