The 2024 SDM 100 Top Technology Partners

This SDM 100 brand-usage report details the top technology vendors and distributors that earned their business in 2023.

Last year was a banner year for many of the top security companies, who were ranked by their 2023 recurring monthly revenue (RMR) on the annual SDM 100 Report. Collectively they increased both RMR and total annual revenue to their highest number since 2016, and much of that was due to increased customer demand for technology like video, access control and integrated systems. With the challenges presented by inflation, high interest rates and a labor shortage, the manufacturing and distributor partners they selected to help them get the job done were more important than ever.

SDM asked each of the 2024 SDM 100 companies to share their top three manufacturers and top three distributors, based on volume purchased. The resulting lists below represent the wide variety of suppliers security companies in the installation and monitoring channel rely on to help them complete their projects.

These brand-usage lists were compiled from the 2024 SDM 100 Report. Out of the 100 companies ranked, 84 of them listed their manufacturing and distributor partners. SDM combined all of their responses, and ranked the manufacturers and distributors by the number of mentions each received. Beyond the top 9 manufacturers and top 7 distributors listed in order, mentions were distributed among a number of other suppliers.

Top Manufacturers Used by the SDM 100

DMP (Digital Monitoring Products)*

Honeywell (includes the brands of Fire-Lite Alarms, Notifier, Silent Knight, System Sensor)*

Johnson Controls Inc. (includes the Tyco Security Products brands of DSC, Software House, and Qolsys)

Securitas Technology (includes the brands of Stanley Security, Sonitrol and 3xLogic)

Alarm.com

Resideo Technologies

Motorola (includes the brands Avigilon and Pelco)

Carrier (includes the brands of UTC, LenelS2 and Edwards/Kidde)*

OpenEye*

*Tie. Companies are presented alphabetically

Security dealers ranked on the SDM 100 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 9 reported vendors are presented here, after which there was a two-way tie between Hanwha and Brivo/Eagle Eye followed by mentions for a number of other providers.

Top Distributors Used by the SDM 100

ADI
Wesco (includes Anixter, Tri-Ed)
PSA Security Network
Alarmax Distributors Inc.
Scansource*
Security Equipment Supply*
Stanley Security/Sonitrol*

*Tie. Companies are presented alphabetically

Security dealers ranked on the SDM 100 were asked to name their top three distributors 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 seven distributors are presented here.

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As the Editor-in-Chief of SDM, Karyn Hodgson is responsible for the overall editorial direction of the magazine, its supplements, e-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 studies such as the SDM Industry Forecast. 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 25 years’ experience writing for and about the security industry. Contact Karyn with article ideas.