Access Control Systems

Access Control

What is Access Control Systems?

Access Control Systems, in the world of physical security, covers the control of entry, including the granting/denial of entry permissions, tracking of entry, maintaining lock/unlock states, and facilitating security lockdown.​

Common Features

  • Remote Door on Demand Lock Unlock
  • Continuous Power
  • Battery Backup
  • Support for Automatic Door Openers
  • Access Control Via Keypad Access Card or Biometrics
  • Audit of Entry Times by Specific Individuals
  • Integration With Other Security Systems
  • Remote Permanent Granting Removal of Door Access
  • Scheduled Access Times
  • Intrusion Alarm Integration
  • Manual Key Override

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Top Access Control Systems 2024

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

Johnson Controls

Software House

Composite Score
8.0 /10
CX Score
7.8 /10

A Tyco Security company, Software House has developed in the security industry as an innovator of security and event management technologies that leverage new technologies with reliability, flexibility, and power.

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Reliable
  • Trustworthy
  • Inspires Innovation
Proxy Technologies Inc

Proxy

Composite Score
7.9 /10
CX Score
8.1 /10

Proxy is a new way to access your office, building, or apartment by simply using your phone.

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Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Continually Improving Product
  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing
Composite Score
7.7 /10
CX Score
8.0 /10

ADT Commercial access control security solutions do more than lock and unlock doors. It provides you the systems to help implement seamless control of all entry points throughout your organization. Ranging from stand-alone access control systems to hosted or managed systems, ADT security solutions address concerns in the present so you can plan for the future. Access control systems can be seamlessly integrated with intrusion detection systems, video surveillance systems, badging systems, visitor management systems, identity management systems (HR) and more, providing improved efficiencies and enhanced security throughout your security systems platform.

Pros

  • Continually Improving Product
  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing
  • Enables Productivity
Honeywell International Inc.

Honeywell Access Control Systems

Composite Score
7.3 /10
CX Score
7.4 /10

Designed to work together seamlessly, Access Systems' products provide you with the technology you need to deliver sophisticated security solutions—from the simplest to the most challenging.

Pros

  • Performance Enhancing
  • Enables Productivity
  • Trustworthy
  • Efficient Service

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dormakaba Group

dormakaba

Composite Score
8.3 /10
CX Score
8.5 /10

dormakaba portfolio includes architectural hardware, interior glass fittings and entrance door systems, physical access systems, workforce management, lodging access controls and electronic locks. New technologies available incorporate fully networked, remote and mobile access solutions.

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Continually Improving Product
  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing
Maxxess Systems

Maxxess Systems

Composite Score
8.0 /10
CX Score
8.2 /10

Maxxess has multi-application security solutions that are dynamic, adaptive and infinitely scalable whether a single property, or multi-facility global entity, and across industries from healthcare to hospitality, education to transportation.

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Continually Improving Product
  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing
DoorKing Inc

DKS DoorKing

Composite Score
7.8 /10
CX Score
8.1 /10

DoorKing, Inc. is a manufacturer of products for the access control industry with products covering PC programmable Telephone Entry and Multi-Door Card Access Systems, Telephone Intercom Systems, High Security MicroPLUS RF Transmitters and Receivers and Digital Keypads. Vehicular access control products include Slide, Swing and Barrier gate operators, Maximum Security slide gate operators, standard traffic control spikes and automated traffic control spike systems.

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Continually Improving Product
  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing
Composite Score
7.8 /10
CX Score
8.2 /10

Ivanti Neurons for Zero Trust Access uses the web to create a secure connection from the device to an application, eliminating bandwidth and data charges through gateways while constantly verifying the user, their device, and applications based on granular constraints.

Composite Score
7.4 /10
CX Score
7.7 /10

Brivo Access is a unified security platform delivering new digital transformation capabilities for organizations worldwide. Brivo Access sets a new standard for access control with the industry’s first integrated business intelligence (BI) tools and machine learning technologies to transform data into actionable insights. Brivo Access will improve the ability of the CISO/CSO to manage more comprehensive data sets and have a more holistic view of the business. Security teams will be empowered with easily customized and visualized access control and smart building sensor data to illuminate anomalies and better protect their people and property.

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Pros

  • Inspires Innovation
  • Client Friendly Policies
  • Fair
  • Altruistic
Vanderbilt Industries

Vanderbilt Access Control

Composite Score
7.4 /10
CX Score
7.6 /10

From simple door readers to enterprise-wide monitoring of movement and behavior, we have the right credentials technology whatever the size or complexity of a site.

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Continually Improving Product
  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing

Cons

  • Less Caring
  • Less Friendly Negotiation