Top Brands of the SDM 2022 TSI Security Integrators

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

Security integrators had a tough challenge in 2021 and continuing in 2022 — supply chain shortages and rising and/or constantly changing pricing. These difficulties make it critical for them to choose manufacturer and distributor partners that can support them, keep their projects flowing as close to on-time and on-budget as possible, and help them overcome both these and the more common hurdles involved in security integration projects. The 100 security integrators featured in the 2022 Top Systems Integrators Report use a wide variety of different companies to stay successful.

SDM asked each of the 2022 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 2022 Top Systems Integrators Report. Of the 100 companies ranked on the Top Systems Integrators Report, 86 of them provided information about their top manufacturing partners, and 85 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 six distributors, mentions were distributed fairly equally among a broad number of suppliers.

Top MANUFACTURERS Used by the Top Systems Integrators

Johnson Controls Inc. (includes the brands of DSC, Qolsys, Software House and Tyco)
Honeywell (includes the brands of Honeywell Security, Notifier, Silent Knight, and System Sensor)
Digital Monitoring Products (DMP)
Carrier (includes LenelS2)
Motorola (includes the brands Motorola, Avigilon Corp., and Pelco)
Stanley Security (includes the brands of Sonitrol and 3xLogic)
Brivo/Eagle Eye
Genetec
Resideo
Bosch
ACRE (includes the brands Feenics, RS2, and Vanderbilt)
Alarm.com*
Axis Communications*

*Two-way tie for this position

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, Tri-Ed Distribution, and Wesco)
PSA Security Network
ScanSource
Stanley Security/Sonitrol
Alarmax Distributors Inc.

These are the top six distributors supplying the 2022 Top Systems Integrators. Distributors are listed in order of how frequently they were cited by the integrators.

Looking for quick answers on security topics? Try Ask SDM, our new smart AI search tool. Ask SDM →

KEYWORDS: security integrator top systems integrator report

Looking for a reprint of this article?
From high-res PDFs to custom plaques, order your copy today!

Karyn Hodgson is a veteran security industry journalist.. As the Editor-in-Chief of SDM, Karyn is responsible for the overall editorial direction of the magazine, its supplements, newsletters and website. She works with the SDM editorial staff to develop content that helps security dealers and systems integrators operate successful businesses. Karyn represents SDM at trade shows and conferences, and directs exclusive research such as the SDM Industry Forecast, the SDM 100 and The Top Systems Integrators Report. She also manages SDM’s Dealer of the Year and Systems Integrator of the Year Award programs. Karyn has an MSJ in Journalism (magazine publishing) degree from Northwestern University, and more than 30 years’ experience writing for and about the security industry. Contact Karyn with article ideas.