Vivotek Favorability Statistics 2023

Published Jun 01, 2023 12:30 PM

Vivotek's revenue has surged, driven by growing ODM deals, but what do integrators think of the Taiwan manufacturer?

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Inside, we examine statistics and commentary from ~190 security integrators on Vivotek's positioning, pros, and cons.

Net ******** ************ *** *** *********

******* *** +**% *** ******** ************ in **** *** ****** */**** *** not **** ** *******:

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***** ***** *** ********* ********, *******'* net ************ ******** ** * ********** points ***** ****. *******, *** ***********' awareness ********. ***** *** ***** "***'* Know" ********* ** * ********** ****** which *** ******** ***** **** ************* in **** ************ ******* **** ********* over ****.

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*******'* *** ********* ** ****** * result ** *** *******'* *** ********** in ****** ***** *** *********. **** is ****** * ********* ******** ** Vivotek ** ***** ********* ******* *** ODM **********, **** ** ************* ******* for *******, *** *** ******* **********. Several *********** **** **** **** ********* by *******'* ******** *** *** *** notice ***** ********* ******* ** *** firm.

More ******** *** ****-**** ******* *** **

******* ******** ****** *** ******** ************ outside *** ** (+**%) **** ****** the ** (+**%). ****, *******'* ********* is ****** ******* *** **. ***** who ***** "***'* ****" ** "*******" for ******* **** ** **% ** US ******, *** **** **% ** non-US ******.

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Key ******

  • *****/******/**** ** **** **** ********
  • ** **********/**** *** ***** ***
  • ******** ** *******'* ***** *********
  • **** ******* ** *** ****
  • ******* ******
  • ******** ** **** *******
  • ******** ** *** *****
  • ******** ********** + **** *********
  • ********* ** *******'* *** *****
  • ****** ****** / ***** ***** *** integrators
  • **** **************/************ ********
  • *********** **** ******
  • ***'* ****/***'* ***/** *******

Solid, ******, **** ********

**** *********** ************ *******'* ******** *** being *****, ******, *** **** ** work ****:

  • "******* ********* *** **** ******* *** fisheyes **********, ****** ** *****! **** have **** ** *** ******-***** ******* on *** ****** **** ******** **** built-in *** **** *****."
  • "**** *** ****** * ********. * have ****** ****** ** **** *******. But **** *** ******* ******. * will ******** ** **** ** *** on **** *** ****** ******** **** them."
  • "* ***'* *** * *** ** Vivotek, *** **** **** * **** (fisheyes *** ********) **** **** ****** well, *** **** ********* **** ****** were *** ********. *****."
  • "**** **** ********* **** *** ******* when ** **** **** *** **** TAA ****. ******* ******* *** ******* seemed ** ** **** ** **** with ****."
  • "**** *** **** **** **** ***** cameras. *** * **-** ***** *** us, *** **** *** ** ********."
  • "***** ******* **** ****** ****. ***** be **** ** **** **** * turret-style ********* ******."
  • "*'** ***** *** ******* ******* * have ****, *** *** * *** fan ** ***** ************ ****** ************* software."
  • "******* ********* *** ****** ****. ***** cameras ******* ***** ******* *** *******."
  • "**** *** **** ** *** ** the *****-****** ***. *** ***** ***** the *********."
  • "****** ********, **** ** ****, **** to *******, ** * ********** *****."
  • "******* *** *****. **** *** ********. VAST * ******** ** *********."
  • "**** **** **** **** ******. *** spec ** ** ******** ********."
  • "***** **** * *** ******** **** them, **** **** ** **********."
  • "**** **** ******* ****** *** ** is **** **********."
  • "***** *** *** ****** **** ** work ****."
  • "**** ******* **** *******."
  • "******* ** ******* *********."
  • "********* **** *******."
  • "**** **** ***** *******."
  • "*********-******** *********."
  • "*** ******* *****."
  • "****-**** *******."
  • "****** ********."
  • "**** *********."
  • "**** *******."
  • "****** ********."

**** ******* ******* *** *** ***** range ** ******:

  • "******* ** * ****-***** ************ ** Japan. *** ******* *** ******* **** can **** * ******* ** *******, such ** ******* **** **** ******* plates *** ******* **** ******* ****** counting. **** **** **** ******* **** are *********** *** **** **** ********, so **** *** ****** *** * good ********* ** *** ******."
  • "********* ***** ** ******** ******* *** analytics.
  • "***** ********. **** ** ********."
  • "*********** ******* ****."
  • "**** ****** *****."

******* ******* *** **** ******* ********** well **** ******:

  • "******* ** * ******* ****** **** we **** ******** ** ******* *********** servers. **** ** **** **** *** install."
  • "**** ***** ****** **** ***** **** with ***** ********."
  • "******* ********* **** **** *******.
  • "*****, ********* ***********, *** ****."

No **********/**** *** ***** ***

***** ******** *******'* ***** *** ****** products, **** **** ***** ** ****** to ** ******* ***** *** *******:

  • "* **** *** ********** **** ***** cameras *** ** ************* ** **** are *** *** *******, **** ******* stands *** ** *** **. ** already **** ****** ****** ***** *** we ***'* **** ******* *** **** because *** **** ***** ** * good ****** *** *** *********** ****** to ***** ** ***** ********."
  • "**** ******* *** ********* *** ******-***** incumbents *** ** **** ****** **** makes **** ***** ***."
  • "***** ** *** *******. **** **** comfortable **** ** ******** *****."
  • "******* ** *** ******* ***** *** solid."

******** ** *******'* ***** *********

*** ********** ********* ***** ******** ** Vivotek's *** ***** ********:

**** ** *** ***** *** ****** cloud ******* *****.

*** **** **** *** *** **** Vivotek's *****:

  • "***** ************. *******, **** ****** **** in *** ******** ********. *** ***** is *** ***** *** **** ***. Too *** ****** ** **** **** to *** ** *** **, ********** when **** ****** ********* ** *** there."
  • "********* ****** *******. **** ***** ***** solutions *** ******** *** ****** *****."

*******,******* ****** ******-**-***** ******* + ***** Tested.

Good ******* ** *** ****

**** *********** **** **** **** ** have **** ********** **** *** *****, but **** *** ****** **** ** in * **** ****:

  • "**** *** **** **** ********** ******* back ** *** ***. *** *******, motion ******* ***** **** *** ******, PoE ***********, *** **** **********. ******* was *** ***** ** ****** * installed ** ***** *** *** **'* still *******."
  • "* **** **** ***** *** ****** Vivotek **** **, *** * ****** saw ******* ** * ******** ***** that ***** ** ** * *********** camera ** * *****."
  • "**** ****** ** **** ******** **** from *******, * **** **** **** provided * ******* *******. **** *** great **** ******* *** ********."
  • "**** *** *** ****** ***** **** I *********, ****** ****, *** *****'* installed *** ** ** *****."
  • "**** ** ** ***** *****, ***** 8-Series ******* **** ****** ****** *** then ** *** * **** ** the ****** ******* ********* *******. ***'* spec **** ******* *******."
  • "* **** **** * *** **+ years *** *** *** ********. * had ** ***** **** **** ** the ****; **** **** *** *** best *** *** *** *****."
  • "*** ***** **** ** *** ***** in * ****** ** *****. *** as * ******** ********** **** ******** installations."
  • "**** **** *** ******* ** *** past *** **** **** **** ****, but **** ** ***** ***."
  • "** *** *** *******. *** **** other ****** ********."

*** ********** **** ******* ** ****** than ** **** ** **:

***** **, *** *** **** ***** out *** ***** ******** *** **** seem ** **** **** * *** of ******** **** *** ****** **** their ***** ****.

Product ******

**** *********** ********** ***** *******'* ********:

  • "** ***** *** ** ***** ******* (about *** ***** ***) *** **** unimpressed **** *** ***** *******. ** expected **** ******* **** **** *********."
  • "***** ** ***** ****** *** *** on ***** ******* *** *** ***** able ** **** ** ***** *** for ******** ***********."
  • "** *** **** **** ** ******** NVR ************, *** *******, ******* ***'* there, **** *** ********* ** ******."
  • "* ******* ***** ******* ** *'** had **** **** *** ** *** box **** *********** ******** **** *****."
  • "** **** *********** ***** ****** **** their ******** ***** ****** **** ** used ****."
  • "** ***** *** *******, ****** *** the ****, *** *** ***** ****** in ******* ** ***."
  • "*****-**-*** **** **** *** ****** ***** on *** ******* ****."
  • "********* ****** **** **** ***** ******* issues."
  • "**** ******* *** **** ** **********."

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

**** *********** **** ******* *** **** tech *******:

  • "*'** ****** **** **** * **** time. ********* **** ********, ********** *****, and ****** ******* - **** ****** to **** ****. ********* ****-******* *** need ***** **-********* ** *** *** best *******."
  • "**** ********. ** *** ***** **** helpful."
  • "**** ******* **** *******."
  • "****** **** ********* *******."
  • "**** ********* *** *******."
  • "******** *******."
  • "**** *******."

*** ********** ************ ********* *** ********** services:

******* *** ******** ************ *** ********** services, ********* **** ***** *** **** for ******** *********** - **** ** very ******* ** ** ****.

*****, ******* *********** ********** ***** *******'* support:

  • "**** *** *** * *** ** experience **** *******, *** ** **** had *** ******* **** **** ********. One, ********** ****** ****, *** *****, we *** **** ****** *** ******* was ** *****."
  • "*'** **** ******* **** *** ******** supplies. ** ***** **** **. *** support ** ********."
  • "**** **** ** ******. **'* ****, but ** ** *** **** ** and *******."
  • "**** ******* **** *** **** *** years."

Comments ** *****

**** **** *******'* ******** *** **** but ******:

  • "**** ********* *****. ***** ******** ** however **** **** ********* *** *****-***** hardware. ** ***** **** * *** that's ******* ***** **** ** **** but ********* **'* *** ** ****-********* as *** ***** **** *******."
  • "* **** *** ******* ** ** in ******* *** ******, **** ********** for *******."
  • "*** *** ******** ******** *** ******* cameras."
  • "**** ********, ********* * *** *** pricey."
  • "**** ****, **** ** *********."
  • "**** ******* *** *****."

**** **** ******* *** * *** price-to-quality *****:

  • "*'** ***** ***** ****** ***** **** being ******-******** *** **** ** ***."
  • "**** **** ** **** *** **** in ****** *** * ********** *****."
  • "***** ******* **** * ***** ***** point."
  • "**** ****** *** **** ** ****."
  • "**** ***** *** **** ** ***."
  • "****** ******* *** *** ****."
  • "********** *******."
  • "********** *******."
  • "**** *******/$$$."

*** ********** ********** ***** *******'* *********** quoting *******:

*** ******* ******* ** ****** ******* for ********* **** *** ************. ********* is * **** ****.

******** ********** + **** *********

**** *********** **** ******* *** **** products *** ***** *********. ******* **** Vivotek's ******** **** **** ** **** they ***** **** ******* ***** *** company **** ****** **** ** *** use **:

  • "**** ******* *** **** ******** ***** name. ***** **** ** ******* **** effort ** ********* *** ***** ********* of ***** ******."
  • "** ***'* *** - * **** however **** *** *** *** ** seems * ********** ****** ****** ********."
  • "*** ********** ******** ****, *** **** seem ** **** * **** ********** throughout *** ********."
  • "* ***'* ***** **** *** ******** very ****. **** ****** **** ***** heard ** *******."
  • "** ***’* **** ** *** ** lose ***** * *** ** ****** to ******* **********."
  • "* ***'* **** **** ***** **** but **** **** * ****** **********."
  • "**** ********** *** * **** ** personal ********** **** ****."
  • "*** **** *** *** * ** like **** * **** ***** ***** products."
  • "**** ** *** **** ** **** how ** ******."
  • "**** ****** * **** **** ***** good."

********* ** *******'* *** *****

*** *********** *** ******** ******** ** Vivotek's *** *****:

  • "**** *** ****** ** *** ******** industry. ******* ***** **** ******* *** hides **** ** **** ****** *** their ******* *** ***** *************."
  • "** *******, **** ***** ** * nobody ******* *** ***** ** *******."

****** ******/*** ***/***** ***** *** ***********

******* *********** **** ******* ** * cheap, ***-*** *****:

  • "*** * ***-**** ****** ****** ***** are *** ***. ** **** ********* 1,000s ** ***** ******* ** ****** schools *** ******** *** **** **** worked *** *****. *** ***** *******...*** get **** *** *** ** ** install **** ** ****** ***** ***** is **** ******** *** * ***** area ** *****. **** **** * line ** ******* ***** *** ********** with ****-***** ****** ** * ***** price. ** **** **** ***** ****** mid-lever ******* ******* ******* $***-$*** **** great *******."
  • "* ***'* **** * ***** *** about *******. **** **** * ****** heard ******** ***** ***** ******** **** people * ****. ** **** ***'* use ***** *******."
  • "**** ****** ******. *** *** **** of ********* * ******** ** ***** to **** ** **** ***** *****."
  • "***. ** *** ******-****** *********. ***** probably ****/**** ****** *******."
  • "******* *** *** **** ***-**** *******."
  • "***** ** ** ***** ****."
  • "***. ******** *****."
  • "*****-*** *******."
  • "*****."

*** ********** **** *******'* ***-*** ****** eliminates *** **** *** ***********:

*** ***-*** ******* **** ****** *** purchase, ********** *** **** *** * trained/certified ****** **********.

**** ************** / ************ ********

***** *********** **** ******** ***** ******* because **'* **** *********:

  • "* **** **** **’* *** **** in *****. **’* *******/********* ******* ******* the ***."
  • "***** *** **** ***** ***** **** a ***** ** ***** ********."
  • "**** *********."

*** ********** ******* *** ***** ******* over ******'* ******** ************ *********:

******'* ************ ****** **** ***** **** it ** **** **** *** ****-**** support *** ************ ******* ***** ******* Taiwan. ** **** * ****** ** time *** *** ****** ****** **** thought.

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

******* *********** ******** ******* **** *********** including ****** *** *-***:

  • "**** *** ****. **** * ****** using **** *** ********** ** *** impressed **** ******** ** ******."
  • "********* ******** *** ******* **** ********* than ******, ***** ** **** ************."
  • "* **** ***** ************* ****** ** I ***'* **** * *** ** use *** *******."
  • "********* ***** * ******* **** **** remove *** ******* *** ******* ** with *-***."
  • "*****/*********** ***** ** ** ****. *********** to ******?"

Don't ****/***'* ***/** *******

**** *********** **** **** ** *** know ** *** *******, ** **** they **** *** **** ** ** a **** ****:

  • "* **** **** ******* ******* ** several ******** ****** *** ***** *****, I **** *** *** *** *******/******** consider **** ** ** ******."
  • "*****'* **** ******* ** **** *****. No *** ** ******** ** ** this ******. ******* *** *** **** who *** ** *** *** ************ is ********* **** ******* ** **** market."
  • "** **** ***** ****** ** ** installed **** *******."
  • "*****'* **** *** * ****** ** use ****."
  • "***'* **** ******** ***** ****."
  • "***'* **** ** ******* ** ****."
  • "***'* *** ** *** ***** ****."
  • "***** ****** **** *******."
  • "* **** *** **** ****."
  • "** *** *** *******."
  • "** *******."
  • "** *** ***."
  • "*****."
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