Top Alternatives to Verkada

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IPVM Team
•Published Oct 09, 2023 17:43 PM

Verkada has become one of the largest but most disliked, manufacturers in the surveillance industry, but what do integrators say are the best alternatives to them?

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Verkada is aiming to win over security integrators and recently secured a partnership with mega-integrator Convergint.

Inside this report, we share the top choices from 120+ integrators' responses to the question:

What manufacturer, if any, do you find to be the top alternative to Verkada? Why?

Compare to companion reports on Avigilon competitors, including:

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The ******* ******* ******** ** *******

**** **% ** *********** **** ******** negative ***** *******, **** **** ****** they ***** ***** *** ******* ** even *** ******** *** *******. **** Dahua *** ********* **** **** ******* in ********** ******* ***********.

Avigilon ****/*** *** ***********

******** ****/*** *** *** *** ***********, receiving ~**% ** *** *********, ******** closely ** "******," **** ~**% ** integrators ****** *** ************ *** * better ***********.

*******, ***** ***, *** ******* **** the **** ***** ************* ********* **** than *% ** *********, **** ******* 20 ********* *********, *** *** ***** 5%.

ANYTHING / ********

***** *** **** ******** ***** ******* most ***** ********** ************-**-*-******* ************,***** *******,*******, ** ***** *********:

  • "******. **** ** *** ******* **** does *** ***** **** ******* ** you ****** **** ********. * ****** think ** ******* ******* **** *** compete **** ******* **** ** ***** to *****, ****** ********** * **** in *** **** **** ** ***** to ********** ***** *****, *** *** people ********** ****** ***** *** ************."
  • "********! ****, **** ****. * **** this ******* ** ****** **** *** core. ********, *******, *** ******* *** not ********* ** *** ******* ******* is *****. *** *********** ********, *** products *** ******** *** *** ********* model ** ************* *** *** ****** market, *-** *********, ***** * **** Verkada ***** ********* **. * ****** suggest ********* ***** **** ******* **** asked *** ** *****."
  • "** ******** * ***** ******? ** you **** ***** ****** **** *** product, *** ******* *** ** ***** whim ** ** *** **** *** have ** *** **** ** **** access ** "****" *******, **** **** go **** *******, ********* **** ********* any ***** ******..."
  • "******* **** **********, *** ******* *****. Sales **** ** ****** **********, **** they **** **** ******* **** **** won’t **** ********** **** ********. ** will *** ********, ** ************ ** anything **** ****** ** **** *******."
  • "* ****** ****** *** ************ ** Verkada. * ***'* **** **** ***** product ** ***********, ***** *********** ***** techniques *** ****** * ***'* **** their *****-**-***** ******"
  • "**** ***** *******. ******* *** ****** of *** ***** *** **** *** not ***** ******** ** ***** **** bad *********."
  • "** ** *** *** ******* *** would ********* **** ***** ****** **** them."
  • "******** *** *******, * ***** **** use ********* (***) ******* ** *******!"
  • "******* **** * * **** *** a *******. ******** ** ****** **** verkada."
  • "******** *** * *** ** ***** approach *** ******* ************"
  • "******* ***** ** ******** *** *** has ** ** ******"
  • "*** ************ **** ** ****** **** Verkada."
  • "******. ********* ******. ** ***** *****."
  • "*** ***** - ******* *****"
  • "*** **** ********"
  • "******** ******."
  • "********"

*** **** **********:

  • "* ***'* ***** ***** ** ******* that ** ***** **** **** ** right ***. ***** ** **** ** sell ***** ********? ********** ***. **** they ****** ** ** *** ** I ****** ** ** * *****/******* for *** ** ***** ********* *** happened ** ** ** **** **** customer **** *** *** **** *****."
  • "**********, ******* ** *** **** *** approach ** ***** ********. *** **** that *** *** **** ** **** a *********** ******, ******* *** **** no *********** ** *** *** ** in ** *******, * ***'* ***** nightmare. * ***'* ********** ****** ******** this ********** **** ** ******* ** what ** * **** ** ******....?"
  • "** ** *** **** **** *******. We ******* *** ********* ****** ** best ** *** *** ** **** insist ** *******, ** **** **. On ** ******* ******* **** ******* was ****'*, *** ****** ******* *** for ************ ** ******* ********* **** was ********* ** ****. ** ******** to **** **** ** * ********."
  • "** ***** *** *** *** ******* as * ******* ****** - * guess ***** ****** ***** ** ******* - ** ******'* *** **** ****** - ** ***** ******* ********** * camera ** **** **** **** ** IP *** ****** - ******* ****** camera ***** ** ********** *** * standard **** ****** *******. ********** **** is *** **, ** **** ********* cannot ***** ********* ***** ************* *** CCTV ******** *******. **** **** ************ TCO ***** **** ******** ** *********** CCTV."
  • "***** *** ******* **** **** ******* I ***'* ***** ** *** ******** and ** ** *** ******* *** system *** **** ** *** ***** product ** ********."
  • "*** ******* ********** *********** ** *******? Bed ****! ** **** *** ***** of **** ***** ****** ** *****, good **** ******* *** ** ****!"
  • "* ** *** **** ***** ************ I ***** *** ** ** *********** to *******. *** ******** **** ******* products."
  • "******* ** *** * ***** ** currently *******."
  • "* **** *** *** ******* ********, it's ** ********* *** ** *******."
  • "***, ******* ** *** ** **** one. ** ***** ***** ** *******."
  • "** *** **** *******"
  • "** *** *** *******"
  • "*****'* **** ****."
  • "***'* *** **"
  • "* *******."

****, *** ***** ******** * **** low *** -**% ************ ** ********** ************ ********** ****:

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* ***** ***** **** **** *** not *** *****-***** *******:

  • "******** ******. *** * **** *** experience **** ***** ***** ******* ** any ********* ****** *** **** ***."
  • "** ***'* **** *** ***** ***** installation ** * ***'* **** ******* on **** ********"
  • "*** ****, ** ** ***'* ******* any ***** ***** ***** *******"
  • "* ***'* *** ***** ***** *******. And ********** *** *******..."

Avigilon ****/***

******** ****, ********** ***** ** ***, was *** **** ********** ***** ***********, with ****** **% ** *********. *********** said **** **** **** ******* ** image ******* *** ********* *** **** open.

  • "***. ***** ****. **** ****** *********. Excellent *********. **** ****** *** ***** 3rd ***** *******. *** ************. **'** been **** *** ***** ****** *** and *** ** ** **** ****** for ** ** **** ***** ***** portfolio."
  • "*** ** *** *********** ** *******. Ava ******* **** ******* ***** ***** quality *** *********. *** ********* **** been ****** ** ** ****** ***** on *** **** ********. **** *** offers **** ******* *** ***** *******."
  • "******** ****. **** ************. ******* **** RTSP ****** **** ** ************* *** cancelled. **** **** **** *** ******* to ***** ** ******** *** ***** systems *** ***** **********."
  • "***. *******'* ********* ** *** ******** eliminate **** ********** **** *** ****** of ** ***** ****. ***'* ***** compliant ******** ** * **** ******** to *** *********."
  • "*** ***** ** *** ******* ***** they **** **** *****-***** ***** *******. AVA ** ****** ** ** ******* since ** **** *** ******* *** can **** ***** *******."
  • "********. * ******’* ***** *******. ******** Alta/Ava ** ** *** ******* *** comparable ********."
  • "** ***** **** ******** **** ** the **** *********** ** ******* *** us. ** **** ****** *** **** the ******* *** ** ********."
  • "*** **** ********. ******* ******** *** no ******* *** ****** ******* ******* and ******* *******."
  • "***, * **** **** *** *** an *** ****** ****** ******** **** Verkada."
  • "*** *** ********. ****'* *** ** to ***** ****** ********"
  • "*** - ******* ** *** **** of ***** *** ******** *****"
  • "***. **'* *** **** ******."
  • "***/****. *** * *****."

Honorable *******: *******, ***** ***/*****, ******

*******, ***** ***, *** ****** ******** 6-7% ** *********, ***** **** ******** Alta, *** ****** **** ****** ***** all ********

******* *** ***** ** *******, ****** some **** **** ********* ** ***** priced, *** ** *** **** ******* to ******* ** ***** ** ************.

  • "******* ** *** *********** ** ****** to *******. **** ***'* ******* ******** complicated *** ********."
  • "******* (***** **** *** **** ********)"
  • "******* **** *******, *** **** **** to **** **** ********* ********* *********"
  • "******* ** ** *** ******, **** forward ** ****** **** **** **** company."
  • "*******... ******* ******* **** *** **** options."
  • "******* **** ***** ** ********. ***** well"

***** *** *** ****** ****** ******* company ***** **** **** **** ******, with *********** ****** ** *** * better ***** *** *** ** ****-**.

  • "* ****** * *****/***** *** ******** to *******. ***** *** ******* ********* is **** **********, * ****** *** pricing ** *****/***** ***. * ******* the ******* ** ** *** **** Verkada ***** ***** ** * ****** value ** ** *******."
  • "********. *** ****** **** * *********** camera, ***** ***** ****** *** *** on *** ****, *** *** ******** cameras ** *********, ** ********, ***** bridge *** ********* ************."
  • "** ** *** *** *******. ** would ****** *** ***** *** ***** Eye. ** ***** ** ** ******* has *** **** *** ***** *** past ****."
  • "** ****** ***** *** ** *** customer *** * ***** ***********"
  • "** **** *****/***** *** ******* *******."
  • "***** ***"

*******, **** ********* ******. ****** ******** released ************** ***** ****** ******* *** **** ********* ***** *** as******* ****** *** **** *** *****.

  • "******. ******* **** ********* *******. * like ** *********."
  • "******'* *** ********* ******* *** **** to **** **** *******"
  • "****** ***** ** *** *********** ***** they **** ******** * ***** ********* option. **** *** **** ** *** have ******* *** *** *** ****** about *** ********* *******. *** ** mature ** ******* *** *** **** reliable ***** ****** ** ******* **."
  • "******** ***/****** *** ** ***** ******** integration **** ** ******** ********. *** integration ** *** *** ***** ** "needs ** **" *** ** *** told *** *** ********* ********* *** importance ****** * ***** *********** ** compete *********** **** *******."
  • "** *** ******."

Few ***** *******

*******, **** *********** ****** ******** **** few, ** ***, ************* ***** *******'* unified ******** (********** *****, ******, *********, environmental *******, **** *********, ***.).

**** ** ***** ******** **** ********:

  • "****, * ***'* **** ** *** manufacturers **** ***** ** ** **** or ****** **** ***** ***** **** Verkada ****** ** *** *****."
  • "***** ****** ***'* * ********** ** Verkada, ** ***** ************ *** ** clean * ******** ** *******."
  • "***** ****** ***'* * ***** ********** that ******** **** *** ******* ** products *******."
  • "****, ******* ** *** **** *** the *** ******."
  • "*** **** ***** ** ***."

****** ****** ****, **** ***** ***** as *** "****** *****" ** "******** terrible."

  • "* **** **** ***. ** ***** manufacturer * **** *** **** * specialized ******** ** *********** ************ *** forceful ***** ******* ** *******. **** stand ***** ** *** ****** ***** solution ** *** ******** ******."
  • "*** **** ** ***** ** **** of ***. ***** ******** ** ******** terrible, *** **** **** *** **** cohesive ********."
Comments (8)
UI
Undisclosed Integrator #1
•Oct 09, 2023

*** **** ***** ******* ** **** at ** ******** ***** ****** **** they **** * ***** *******, *** spending ** ** ****** **** **** as * **** ******* ********* ** HQ. ** *** ******* * *** of ***** ** ***** ** *** end ****.

***** **** ****, ********* **.

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UI
Undisclosed Integrator #2
•Oct 10, 2023

* ******** *** * ******* *** tell ** **** **** *** ***% channel ******* *** *** **** *** do *** **** ****** *****. *** sure * ******* **.

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UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #3
•Oct 10, 2023
In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #2

**** **** *** **** **** ****** sales *** * *** ***** ***. What **** ** ** **** * project ** ** *** **** *** then ***** ** ** * ******* to ******* ** *** ******. ** this ***** **** *** *** **** with ****** **** *** ******* ****.

**** **** ***** ***** ** ******* friendly ***** **** **** *********** ****** with *** *****.

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PR
Patrick Radomsky
•Dec 07, 2023
In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #3

****'** ***** ** ******* ******** ***** they ********** *** ******* *** ********.

UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #6
•Dec 11, 2023
In reply to Patrick Radomsky

**** ******'* **** ***** ** **** if **** **** **** *****.

***** ******** ***** *** ****** ****, they ***** *********** *** **** ****** for **-**% *** **** **** **** probably ******* ****** ** *-*% ******* CDW. **** ****** ** "**** ** the *******" ** *** ********.

* ***** **** **** *** ** a ***** ***** **** **** ******* learn ** ***** *** ********, *** it ***** ** *** ****.

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UI
Undisclosed Integrator #4
•Oct 10, 2023

* ***** **** ** *** ******* is ** ********** ** ******* ** customers ********, **** *********** **** **** are *** ***** ******* **** ** if **** *** **** ** * customer **** **** *** *** *****, then ***** *** ******* ** ******* who *****'* ****. *** * ********* of *** "******** ******" ****.

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UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #6
•Dec 11, 2023
In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #4

*** ****** * ***** **** ***** tactics *** *** ****** *** ********** to *** ******** ******. *** *** customers **** *** * ****** ****** at *** *** ** **, *** just ***** *** ******.

UI
Undisclosed Integrator #5
•Oct 11, 2023

******** ** **** *** ** ******** to ******* ***** ******** ** ***** sales **** ** **** ***** **** calling *** ******* **. ***** *** the ****** *** *************** **** **** at *******.

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