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SDM 2023 TSI Security Integrators' Favorite Brands

Which manufacturers and distributors do the largest security integrators use most? This Top Systems Integrators brand-usage report lists the companies that earned the majority of their business in 2022.

August 21, 2023

Security integrators in 2022 and early 2023 overcame many obstacles to succeed, not least of which was the ongoing supply chain issue and pricing changes. Of those who explained in open-ended responses how they were meeting those challenges, relationships — both old and new — with vendor partners was one of the reasons frequently cited by the 100 security integrators featured in the 2023 Top Systems Integrators Report.

SDM also asked each of the 2023 Top Systems Integrator companies to disclose the top manufacturers and top distributors that earn their business, based on volume purchased. The resulting lists, below, were the companies most often cited.

These brand-usage lists were compiled from the 2023 Top Systems Integrators Report. Of the 100 companies ranked on the Top Systems Integrators Report, 82 of them provided information about their top manufacturing partners, and 80 listed their top distributors. SDM combined all of their responses, and ranked the manufacturers and distributors by the number of mentions each received, with the manufacturer or distributor receiving the greatest number of mentions listed first, and so on. After the top 12 manufacturers and top five distributors, mentions were distributed fairly equally among a broad number of suppliers.


Top MANUFACTURERS Used by the Top Systems Integrators

  • Honeywell (includes the brands of Honeywell Security, FireLite, Notifier, Silent Knight and System Sensor)
  • Johnson Controls Inc. (includes the brands of DSC, Exacq, Qolsys, Software House and Tyco)
  • Motorola (includes the brands Motorola, Avigilon Corp., OpenPath and Pelco)
  • Carrier (includes LenelS2)
  • Digital Monitoring Products (DMP)
  • *Alarm.com (includes OpenEye)
  • *†Securitas Technology (includes the brands of Stanley Security, Sonitrol and 3xLogic)
  • Genetec
  • Axis Communications
  • Brivo/Eagle Eye
  • Resideo
  • Hanwha Vision

*Two-way tie for this position
Stanley was acquired in 2022 by Securitas Technology

Security integrators ranked on the Top Systems Integrators Report were asked to name their top three manufacturers in order of volume purchased from them. Their answers were compiled, and companies were ranked in order of how frequently they were cited. The top 12 vendors are presented here.


Top DISTRIBUTORS Used by the Top Systems Integrators

  • ADI
  • Anixter, part of Wesco (includes brands of Anixter, CSC and Wesco)
  • PSA Security Network
  • ScanSource
  • Securitas Technology (includes the brands Stanley Security and Sonitrol)

Stanley was acquired in 2022 by Securitas Technology

These are the top five distributors supplying the 2023 Top Systems Integrators. Distributors are listed in order of how frequently they were cited by the integrators.