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EXPERT SERIES 2018 CE Pro Brand Analysis
2018 CE PRO BRAND ANALYSIS: LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL The 2018 CE Pro 100 Brand Analysis reveals a robust custom installation industry and the return of audio as a driving force in residential technology. By Robert Archer How strong is the residential technology market right now? Last month CE Pro reported its annual CE Pro 100 rankings of the industry’s highest revenue integrators had 8 percent median growth and collectively did roughly 6.1 mil- lion smart home projects in 2017. Underscoring those robust figures, nearly every category on the whole and the majority of leading brands within the 2018 CE Pro 100 Brand Analysis enjoyed some type of growth. Perhaps the biggest surprise is how well all of the audio categories did. Audio is back and thriving with consumers purchasing more whole-house 2 CE Pro: Expert Series: 2018 CE Pro Brand Analysis www.cepro.com
audio equipment, soundbars and home theater systems than ever before, and some popular companies further bolstering their preferred status among CE Pro 100 dealers. Meanwhile networking, voice control, energy management, security … essen- tially anything related to smart home technologies are also doing quite well. The reach of the Brand Analysis survey also reflects the industry’s continued high times. Among this year’s 58 categories — a number that is up from 2017’s previous CE Pro record of 55 categories tracked — are results that address new additions of lighting fixtures, cybersecurity, buying groups and vehicles. Keep in mind that Brand Analysis results are based on information submit- ted by companies as part of their entries into the CE Pro 100 rankings (see the May issue) of the industry’s highest revenue firms, and therefore represent only a fraction of the thousands of residential custom integrators. ‘Bullet’ Brands Benefit from Big Gains As we’ve done in recent years, the 2018 Brand Analysis recognizes companies that have performed well in year-to-year growth statistics. Such vendors are denoted among the charts as Bullet Brands. Here’s a glimpse at some of the beneficiaries of increased support from the CE Pro 100 members to become fast “bullet” risers within their technology categories. Sonos, Sonance and Sony: Growth in wireless audio, architectural loudspeak- ers and A/V receivers, respectively, help these alliterative perennial category leaders not only stand out again but significantly add to their CE Pro 100 totals. These companies also show strongly in multiple areas (including a couple of video categories for Sony) such as soundbars, outdoor audio, subwoofers and the general loudspeakers category (led by Sonos for the first time). Screen Innovations: SI and Stewart Filmscreen continued their jockeying in recent years for pole position in the projection screen category, and SI finds itself on top this year after adding seven dealers, with home theater interest reemerg- ing thanks to technologies such as 4K and object-based surround sound. SnapAV: The Charlotte, N.C., company’s name can be found throughout the Brand Analysis thanks to its myriad brands, and two that have surged in respective categories are Wirepath in the network cable and Araknis in home networking with increases of 15 and 18 dealers, respectively, in those categories that represent just how vital and pervasive the home networking category has become. Chief and Nexus21: The categories of mounts and lifts remain founda- tional technologies to address customers’ requests in minimizing the impact of displays, in particular, on the aesthetics of their homes. Chief grabbed the leadership spot in the mounts category this year, while Nexus21 doubled its market share to take command of the lifts category. 3 CE Pro: Expert Series: 2018 CE Pro Brand Analysis www.cepro.com
BRAND LEADER: AUDIO
Wireless Audio: Sonos Subwoofers: Sonos
In-Wall/In-Ceiling Speakers: Sonance Media Servers/Streaming Devices:
Loudspeakers: Sonos Kaleidescape
A/V Receivers: Sony Speaker Cable/Interconnects:
Audio Amplifiers: Control4 AudioQuest
AV Preamp/Processors: Integra Headphones: Sennheiser
Outdoor Audio: Sonance Acoustic Treatments: SnapAV
(Episode)
Turntables: Thorens
Multiroom A/V Systems: Control4
Soundbars: Sonos and Sonos (TIE)
BRAND LEADER: VIDEO
Flat-Panel Television: Sony Blu-ray/Ultra Blu-ray Disc Players:
Projectors: Sony Sony
Projection Screens: Screen Outdoor Video: SunBriteTV (SnapAV)
Innovations (SI) Satellite TV: DirecTV
HDMI Cables: Binary (SnapAV) Video Distribution Switchers/
Extenders: Control4 and Atlona (TIE)
BRAND LEADER: NETWORKING/CONNECTIVITY
Networking: Pakedge (Control4) Phone Systems/Intercoms: Panasonic
Fiber Optic Cable: Cleerline Structured Wiring: Wirepath (SnapAV)
Cellphone Boosters: Wilson Electronics Cybersecurity: SonicWall
Network Cable: Wirepath (SnapAV)
BRAND LEADER: CONTROL & AUTOMATION
Whole-House Automation: Control4 HVAC/Thermostat/Energy Mgmt:
Lighting Controls: Lutron Control4
Universal Remotes/Tablets: Apple IR Distribution Systems: Binary
Motorized Window Treatments: Lutron (SnapAV)
Voice Control: Amazon
BRAND LEADER: HOME ENHANCEMENTS
Racks: Middle Atlantic Seating: Fortress
Rack Cooling Systems: Middle Atlantic Mounts: Chief
Remote Managed Services: OvrC Lifts: Nexus21
(SnapAV) Central Vacuum: H-P Products/
Power Conditioners: WattBox (SnapAV) Dirt Devil/Vacuflo
Furniture: Salamander Designs Lighting Fixtures: Lutron
BRAND LEADER: SECURITY DEALER SUPPORT
Security & Fire Systems: Honeywell General Distribution: ADI
IP Cameras Surveillance: Wirepath Design Proposal Software: D-Tools
(SnapAV) Business Management Software: Intuit
Video Doorbells: Ring Tools & Testers: Platinum Tools
Access Control: Control4 Vehicles: Ford
Smart Door Locks/Dead Bolts: Yale Buying Group: ProSource
4 CE Pro: Expert Series: 2018 CE Pro Brand Analysis www.cepro.comWireless Audio In-Wall/In-Ceiling Speakers
84% 58%
BULLET
BRAND
34% 33%
20% 29% 26%
16% 13% 12% Origin
Sonos Control4 Bose Denon Apple Sonance Acoustics B&W Triad Klipsch
Over the past few years Control4 has surged into the top five Reaffirming its status as the most used architectural speaker
wireless brands list, and the company adds another 25 percent brand, Sonance strengthened its spot by adding a dozen dealers
to its previous year’s total. Sonos and Bose also saw an increase to its CE Pro 100 total. Origin and B&W both added a handful of
in market share. The Denon/HEOS numbers dipped slightly from dealers to bump up to second and third, while Triad makes its
years past. return the top five brands. Klipsch slides down to fifth place.
Loudspeakers A/V Receivers
40% 73%
BULLET
BRAND
35% BULLET
BRAND
28% 28% 26%
43%
21% 37%
Leon
25% 25%
Sonos B&W Klipsch Sonance Paradigm Speakers Sony Integra Marantz Anthem Denon
For the first time Sonos leads the loudspeaker category, with For three straight years Sony has not only seized the top spot
Bowers & Wilkins not far behind. Following the same path as as the most used A/V receiver brand, but over the past two
the previous year, the competitiveness of the speaker category years it has solidly built upon its leadership position. Yamaha (22
remains high — all of the companies in the top five again this dealers) drops from the top five leaving Integra, Marantz and a
year added dealers as opposed to 2015 and 2016. quarter market share tie between Denon and Anthem.
Audio Amplifiers A/V Preamplifiers/Processors
53% 51% 36% 34%
47%
35% 26%
30% 30% 21% 21%
Control4 Sonos Sonance SnapAV Crestron Integra Integra Marantz Anthem McIntosh Sony
In 2016 whole-house audio amplifier manufacturers took over It’s a great sign of how healthy consumer audio is when
the category and that continued in 2017. Picking up 14 dealers categories like A/V Preamplifier/Processors experience solid
from the previous year, Control4 takes over the top spot from growth. Driven by object-based surround technologies and
Sonance, likely aided by new amplifier products it introduced 4K video, many brands in the top five have added CE Pro 100
during the 2017 CEDIA Expo. Sonos also made a huge leap going numbers from 2017 and 2016. Overall, the category is also more
from 34 to 51 dealers. balanced than ever.
5 CE Pro: Expert Series: 2018 CE Pro Brand Analysis www.cepro.comOutdoor Audio Turntables
55% 21%
19% 18%
39% BULLET 15%
33% 24% BRAND
26% 24% 10%
James
SnapAV/ Origin Loud-
Sonance Episode Acoustics B&W Klipsch speaker Thorens Pro-Ject McIntosh Marantz Denon
Sonance remains as the go-to manufacturer in the category, In just three years the number of CE Pro 100 dealers offering
while Episode from SnapAV is slowly chipping away on the Dana turntables has more than doubled. Four of the top five brands
Innovations brand’s commanding lead. After surging into the top have added to their previous year totals, and maybe most
five in just three years, Origin continues to add to its totals. Like impressively, luxury performance brand McIntosh has gained 33
other categories, outdoor audio is a robust market. percent more dealers.
Soundbars Subwoofers
72% 53%
BULLET BULLET
BRAND BRAND
50%
23% 21% 20% 20% 28% 26% 26%
James
24%
Leon Loud- SnapAV/ SnapAV/
Sonos Speakers speaker Sonance Episode Bose Sonos Sunfire B&W Episode Klipsch
Sonos has been prominent in the soundbar category for a This is the second year of tracking subwoofers, and Sonos nearly
number of years and increased its leadership position over Leon, doubles its leadership margin over from the previous year.
which has finished as the second-most-preferred brand for The overall subwoofer numbers like many of the other audio
several years. Sonance overtakes Episode for third. Overall the categories enjoyed increases. The representation in the category
category is showing growth, but not quite as robust as some is very balanced, with five more companies outside the leaders
audio categories. having 20+ CE Pro 100 dealers.
Media Servers/Streaming Devices Speaker Cables/Interconnects
56% 34% 33% 31%
46%
40% 39%
31%
15%
Kaleides- SnapAV/ SnapAV/ Liberty AV Planet 12%
cape Sonos Autonomic Apple Roku AudioQuest Binary Solutions Waves Tributaries
Kaleidescape remains the most popular media server manufac- In one of the most diverse categories in the residential
turer and picked up another dozen CE Pro 100 mentions this technology market, AudioQuest picks up five dealers and moves
year. Sonos adds nearly 20 more dealers to snag the second into the top spot. Liberty and Tributaries consistently rank as
spot. Every company in the top five added dealers to its previous two of the most preferred manufacturers and this year is no
year’s mentions; Apple has doubled its total from two years ago. different, while Planet Waves joins the leaders.
6 CE Pro: Expert Series: 2018 CE Pro Brand Analysis www.cepro.comHeadphones Acoustical Treatments
35% 23% 22%
29% 20%
28%
16% 16% 15%
17%
Bowers &
13% SnapAV /
Kinetics
Noise Cinema-
Acoustic
Innova-
Sennheiser Sony Wilkins Bose AudioQuest Episode Control Tech Auralex Dynamat tions
Recovering after its 2015 numbers dip, Sennheiser grows its After experiencing a surge in dealer usage, the acoustical
lead over the second position. Sony’s uptick helps it jump past treatment category remains steady. The top five order is exactly
B&W to secure second place. Familiar brand names Bose and the same as prior years with the exception of Dynamat entering
AudioQuest round out the list with the same respective CE Pro the top five tying Auralex with 16 CE Pro 100 dealers enlisting its
100 shares as last year. products.
Multiroom A/V Systems Flat-Panel Television
63% 63% 92% 88%
42% 64%
34%
28% 37% 17%
SnapAV/
Planar/
Control4 Sonos Crestron Savant Binary Sony Samsung LG Séura
Runco
Sonos picks up 15 dealers to offset Control4’s addition of nine The TV category continues to rise, as Sony, Samsung, LG and
CE Pro 100 companies to move into a tie for first with the Séura all saw nice gains. One trend that’s apparent here is the
Utah-based automation and A/V manufacturer. Crestron and the influence of commercial installations, as evident by Planar’s
Binary brand also enjoyed increases, while Savant maintains its numbers. Other companies in the top five have market share in
previous year’s total. the commercial as well for applications such as digital signage
and hospitality.
Projectors Projection Screens
85% 64% 61%
BULLET
64%
BRAND
37% 33%
24% 23%
13% Screen 14%
Innovations Stewart SnapAV/
Sony Epson DPI JVC Barco (SI) Filmscreen Dragonfly Da-Lite Draper
Remaining relatively flat year-over-year, Sony, Epson, Digital Several years ago SI surprisingly bumped perennial leader
Projection (DPI) and JVC maintain their top five positions. Stewart Filmscreen from the top spot. The next year Stewart
Shooting into the top five for the first time is Barco. The popular reclaimed most preferred brand status, but after narrowly missing
commercial brand has made in-roads in the residential market number one last year SI is once again in the leader position. Both
through a growing selection of high-performance solutions and companies are well ahead of SnapAV’s Dragonfly brand, but it too
applications. collected more CE Pro 100 dealers to stay in third.
7 CE Pro: Expert Series: 2018 CE Pro Brand Analysis www.cepro.comHDMI Cables Blu-ray/Ultra Blu-ray Disc Players
53% 78%
42% 9%
Metra 48%
15% 15% Home
Theater/ 34% 22%
SnapAV/ Tributaries/ Liberty AV
Ethereal
Kaleides- 11%
Binary AudioQuest Clarus Solutions Sony Samsung Oppo cape Marantz
The HDMI category features the same companies in the same To the surprise of some, Ultra Blu-ray disc content has sold well
order as the past two years. Going forward the influx of fiber- so far. Perhaps the product lines of Sony, Samsung and Oppo
based HDMI cables could impact this category, and tradeshow reflect the format’s strength, though we did not differentiate
attendees have seen that focus as companies like Metra and between Ultra vs. regular BD sales. Oppo recently announced it
Tributaries introduce high-speed HDMI solutions that support was leaving the manufacturing sector, so it will be interesting to
4K, HDR and advanced chroma sampling technologies. see which brands CE Pro 100 dealers turn to in replacement.
Outdoor Video Satellite Television
75% 39%
51%
25%
8% 6% 4%
Samsung Mirage-
SnapAV/ Sony
Vision
SunBriteTV Séura DirecTV Dish
SunBriteTV and Séura have both added to their respective Posting similar numbers as past years, DirecTV sits atop the
dealer figures for the past two years, while some integrators satellite television category. Dish did add some CE Pro 100
continue to install stalwart brands like Samsung and Sony in representatives and DirecTV lost a few dealers to tighten the
environmental outdoor enclosures. The emergence of Samsung competition between the companies.
and Sony, plus Peerless-AV and Planar just outside the top five
may indicate more commercial work being done.
Networking
Video Distribution Switchers/Extenders
51% 50%
52% 52% 45%
45%
BULLET
BRAND 42%
40%
30%
32%
Control4/ SnapAV/
SnapAV/ Pakedge Araknis Luxul Ruckus Ubiquiti
Atlona Control4 Binary Crestron Savant
Control4/Pakedge has been the category leader for a number
This is one of the most interesting categories as it is being fueled of years. However, over the past three years Araknis has
by the adoption of 4K video and A/V over IP. Atlona could be climbed from 18, to 32 and now 50 dealers to pull into a near
benefiting from its distribution alliance with SnapAV to account dead heat. Every manufacturer here has made solid gains, and
for picking up 10 dealers. A/V-over-IP manufacturer Just Add custom system service provider Access Networks also received
Power just missed the top five. much support.
8 CE Pro: Expert Series: 2018 CE Pro Brand Analysis www.cepro.comFiber Optic Cable Cell Phone Boosters
33% 49% BULLET
BRAND
24% 7%
Metra
Home
6% 22% 12%
11%
Theater
Wilson 6% 3%
Samsung
Cleerline Celerity Tributaries Corning Electronics SureCall Verizon AT&T
Cleerline and Celerity made huge additions to their respective Wilson has dominated this CE Pro 100 market share for years.
totals as the top two fiber companies. CE Pro is tracking the The 2017 numbers have the company in front again, but SureCall
category for only the second year, both times led by Cleerline. continues to close the gap. The company was used by only six CE
As noted in the HDMI category, Metra and Tributaries are Pro 100 dealers two years ago and 15 last year.
benefitting from their respective offerings here.
Phone Systems/Intercoms
Network Cable
33%
50% 28%
BULLET
BRAND
31% 16%
15% 11% Holovi- 9% 9% 9%
SnapAV/ Liberty AV 16% Panasonic Control4 sion Savant Siedle Legrand
Wirepath Solutions AudioQuest ICE Cable Honeywell Three years ago perennial leader Panasonic owned a margin on
second-place Control4 by more than 40 integrators. After being
The numbers for the Network Cable category have mostly stag- trimmed to 13 last year that margin is now only five. Meanwhile,
nated. The lone exception is the major jump SnapAV’s Wirepath after several years of falling numbers Holovision, Savant, Siedle
brand has experienced. Wirepath adds 15 dealers to put some and Legrand add to their respective totals.
distance in what was at one time a hotly contested category.
Cybersecurity
Structured Wiring
10%
47%
6% 2% 2% 2% 2%
24% 13% 12% Liberty 6%
AV Middle Control4/ SnapAV/
SonicWall Cisco WhyReboot
Solutions Atlantic Pakedge Araknis
SnapAV/ Channel
Wirepath Legrand Vision Leviton The only company with double-digit mentions, SonicWall handily
took the top spot for this new Brand Analysis category. Familiar
Wirepath brand maintains its position, with the same total as last names such as Pakedge, Araknis and Cisco are also represented.
year. Legrand also retains its number two position with a similar WhyReboot, run by industry veteran Bjorn Jensen, has been
number of CE Pro 100 dealers as have mentioned it the past two ahead of this market for years as Jensen launched his company
years. Channel Vision has added roughly 50 percent, and Leviton back in 2010 just to underscore cyber as a featured network
shows the same amount of dealers as the previous year. option for integrators.
9 CE Pro: Expert Series: 2018 CE Pro Brand Analysis www.cepro.comWhole-House Automation Lighting Controls
65% BULLET 76%
BRAND
63%
48%
43%
35% 18% 16%
24% 17%
Control4 Crestron Savant Lutron Alarm.com Lutron Control4 Crestron Savant Vantage
For the most part the category is status quo. One exception is Four of the five top five manufacturers increased their respective
Lutron. Two years ago the lighting control specialist didn’t rank numbers. The trio of Lutron, Control4 and Crestron continue
as a top manufacturer here, but after running fifth last year it to pace the lighting control market, with Control4 gaining the
gained 14 integrators to leapfrog Alarm.com into a solid number most dealers with nine. Year-to-year growth of the category is
four position. Elan and RTI fall just outside the top five. approximately the same over the past few years.
Universal Remotes / Tablets Motorized Window Treatments
70% 69%
60%
53%
46%
34% 32% 9%
30% 11% Hunter
Douglas
Apple Control4 URC Savant Crestron Lutron QMotion Crestron Somfy
How important is the user interface to today’s customer Lutron maintains a healthy margin as the most used brand in
experience? Major companies experienced major gains here — the motorized window treatment category. Each of the top
Apple added 15 CE Pro 100 dealers, Control4 11 and Crestron five brands increased its CE Pro 100 representation from the
nine. Though it’s hard to get a conclusive assessment of this previous year’s totals, including Hunter Douglas picking up five
category because many dealers are using software from the to claim the fifth spot alone after sharing with Insolroll (six
control companies with Apple hardware, it’s clear touchpanel dealers) last year.
interfaces are still relevant.
HVAC Energy Smart Grid Management
IR Distribution Systems
60%
47%
43% 36% 32%
BULLET 37% 37% 35% BULLET
15%
BRAND BRAND
12%
Control4 Nest Crestron Lutron Savant SnapAV/
Binary Control4 Xantech Crestron URC
In the 2017 Brand Analysis it had appeared that after years of
rapid growth Nest was plateauing with roughly a third of the SnapAV’s Binary brand continues its leadership, but extending
CE Pro 100 using its products. However, the popular smart its ascension is Control4. Two years ago only seven CE Pro
thermostat company, whose offerings have expanded to include 100 dealers used Control4 IR distribution. Another stalwart
surveillance cameras, surged into second with a dozen more brand that is showing growth here is Crestron, which added
dealers. Control4 remains the leading brand. approximately 33 percent more dealers from a year ago.
10 CE Pro: Expert Series: 2018 CE Pro Brand Analysis www.cepro.comVoice Control Racks
77% BULLET 82%
BRAND
BULLET
BRAND
59%
19% 17% 8%
24% 7% Middle SnapAV/ 26% 14%
Josh.ai Salamander
Amazon Google Apple Savant Atlantic Strong Sanus OmniMount
This is the second year of tracking the Voice Control category, The Racks category shows slight growth with perennial category
and to no one’s surprise the technology is gaining a lot of leader Middle Atlantic the dominant brand. SnapAV’s Strong
traction as a control interface solution. Google impressively brand continues to increase market share, and Salamander
added 19 dealers, but that total wasn’t enough to cut into Designs cracks the top five. Chief, a long-time top five brand,
Amazon’s lead, as the retailer’s Alexa platform gained 22. Apple dropped behind Salamander by just one CE Pro 100 dealer.
added eight dealers, and Savant added seven.
Rack Cooling Systems Remote Managed Services
53% 54%
38% 39%
35% 30%
Active
28% 15%
Thermal Cool 10% SnapAV/
Control4/
Pakedge/ 19%
Middle Manage- SnapAV/ Compo-
OvrC Ihiji BlueBolt Alarm.com Crestron
Atlantic ment Strong nents Sanus
As a companion category to Racks it’s easy to see why Middle Remote Managed Services is rapidly becoming a pivotal category
Atlantic paces the Rack Cooling Systems category as well. After for integrators and consumers. The OvrC platform from SnapAV
sharing second position last year, Active Thermal Management has established itself as the go-to solution for many CE Pro 100
and SnapAV’s Strong brand reaffirmed their spots with a few dealers, while Control4 strengthened its future in the category
more dealer mentions. by acquiring Ihiji earlier this year. BlueBolt remains close behind
the Control4 platform.
Power Conditioners
Furniture
64%
52%
41%
31%
SnapAV/ 21% 20% 23% 23% 23%
WattBox Panamax Furman APC SurgeX Salamander 17%
Designs BDI CinemaTech Sanus Fortress
The order here remains the same as past years. SnapAV’s
WattBox is supported by its popular OvrC remote management Opening up a commanding lead in the furniture category,
platform, while Panamax and Furman employ the BlueBolt Salamander tops a list composed of the same top five from a
remote service. WattBox, Furman and SurgeX all made year ago. All of the companies increased their CE Pro 100 market
significant gains. SurgeX also offers remote capabilities through share, aided by some brand consolidation in the category.
a number of products and technologies. Salamander enjoyed a nine dealer uptick.
11 CE Pro: Expert Series: 2018 CE Pro Brand Analysis www.cepro.comSeating Mounts
27% 69%
24% BULLET
BRAND 66% 55%
19%
10% 26%
25%
12% 10%
Sala- Acoustic
Cinema mander Innova- SnapAV/ Future
Fortress Tech Designs Cineak tions RowOne Chief Strong Sanus Automation Peerless-AV
Seating is a competitive and unpredictable category. This year’s Over the past few years the Mounts category has shown steady
higher numbers fall in line with the A/V categories and the growth. Overtaking the category leader of the past couple of
reemergence of home theater. Fortress pulls ahead of CinemaTech, years, Chief jumps ahead of SnapAV’s Strong brand with Sanus,
with Salamander following close behind. Cineak, Acoustic Future Automation and Peerless-AV all well represented too.
Innovations and newcomer RowOne round out the top five.
Lifts Central Vacuum
50% 16%
BULLET
BRAND
38%
11%
21% 10% 6%
Future
18% H-P/
Dirt Devil/ 5% 5%
Nexus21 Automation Chief Auton Inca Vacuflo Electrolux Hide A Hose Honeywell Nutone
After experiencing a notable surge in 2016, the numbers from The increases in CE Pro 100 mentions may be modest, but over
last year are relatively flat with a small percentage of pickup for the past couple of years the profitable but highly undersold
certain manufacturers. The one company that did enjoy a big Central Vacuum category is growing. H-P/Dirt Devil/Vacuflo is
push was Nexus 21, which doubled the amount of CE Pro 100 the market leader, a position it has held for several years; Hide A
dealers using its products from a year ago to shoot to the top. Hose, Honeywell and Nutone stay close behind.
Lighting Fixtures
Security & Fire Systems
9%
30%
27%
5% 21% 21%
3% 3%
Lutron Ketra DMF Lightology 10%
Honeywell Interlogix DSC 2GIG Leviton
Lighting Fixtures is a new category for 2018 and one dealers
have seen pushed by the industry’s buying groups in particular. Looking very similar to 2017’s Brand Analysis figures, Honeywell
Lutron debuts as the top brand and recently asserted itself in leads the Security & Fire Systems for the second year in a row.
the category by acquiring Ketra. A majority of Ketra’s business is One notable difference from last year is that Nortek brand 2GIG
in the commercial market. Numerous companies received single added six dealers to move into a tie with DSC. The same five
mentions by CE Pro 100 dealers. companies were on the 2017 list.
12 CE Pro: Expert Series: 2018 CE Pro Brand Analysis www.cepro.comIP Cameras Surveillance Video Doorbells
53% 51% 50%
41% 41%
BULLET
BRAND
20% 20% 6%
21% 18% 7% Channel
Vision
SnapAV/ IC Real- SnapAV/ Alarm. SnapAV/
Wirepath time Luma Axis com Visualint Ring Doorbird Skybell Control4
After six years of leadership the IC Realtime brand cedes the top This just the second year of tracking the Video Doorbell category,
spot to SnapAV’s Wirepath line of products. The Charlotte, N.C., and after picking up 22 CE Pro 100 dealers Doorbird pulls into a
company leads the IP camera category with its Luma brand also virtual tie with Ring. The other brands that make up the list also
ranking highly, and its Visualint line placing in the top five for the added dealers to collectively reflect the category’s potential as a
first time. profit center for integrators based on healthy consumer interest.
Access Control Smart Door Locks/Deadbolt Locks
53% 62%
53%
BULLET
BRAND
33%
29% 34%
25% 23%
10%
Control4 Yale Savant Crestron Kwikset Yale Kwikset Schlage August
The Access Control category continues its upward trajectory. Another second-year category for the Brand Analysis that shows
Each of the top five brands added to its previous year’s total, and lots of consumer interest. In 2017 Yale and Kwikset were in a
Yale nearly doubled its 18 dealers from the 2017 Brand Analysis deadlock for the top spot, but Yale added 19 dealers to secure
to leapfrog Kwikset, Crestron and Savant into second place. the leadership position. Kwikset and Schlage collected 11 and 12
Holovision, Honeywell and Interlogix also posted solid numbers more dealer mentions, respectively, while August added seven.
outside of the top five.
General Distribution Design Proposal Software
BULLET
BRAND
56% 41%
46%
39% 29%
33% 24% 15%
23%
Brand-
12%
source/
Ingram Expert Autodesk Microsoft Intuit
ADI AVAD Tech Data Micro Warehouse D-Tools AutoCAD Visio QuickBooks iPoint
Representing the diversity of the residential technology Perennial leader D-Tools maintains its stronghold on this
market, the General Distribution category features suppliers category. After D-Tools in a tightly grouped pack are the
from several markets. ADI, the category leader in 2017, did Autodesk AutoCAD, MS Visio and Intuit QuickBooks products.
lose a little ground to AVAD despite picking up a few dealers. iPoint slides in to the Design Proposal Software top five, as
Ingram Micro moves into the top five, while Anixter and WAVE fewer integrators indicate using simply Microsoft Word for
sit just outside the leaders. proposals.
13 CE Pro: Expert Series: 2018 CE Pro Brand Analysis www.cepro.comBusiness Management Software Tools & Testers
53% 39%
BULLET
33%
38%
BRAND
30%
26%
27% 13% 19%
18% Platinum Labor Sav-
Intuit D-Tools Microsoft Google iPoint Tools Klein Tools Fluke ing Devices DeWalt
Intuit and its QuickBooks separates from the pack by adding Now in its third year, the Tools & Testers category results have
13 dealers. While the number of integrators using Microsoft shown unpredictability. The one trend that has developed is that
business management software jumped by eight dealers to more CE Pro 100 dealers are investing into these products to
comfortably make it the third most used brand. help their employees work more efficiently. Each company in the
top five this year has made significant additions led by Platinum
Tools, which more than doubled its 2017 numbers.
Vehicles
Buying Group
34%
32%
9% 7%
13% 4%
Ford Nissan Chevrolet Dodge GMC 15% 9%
Vehicles is a new category for the Brand Analysis, and “Built
5%
Ford Tough” resonates heavily among residential integration ProSource HTSA Azione AIN
firms based on the data. Following in a tight pack are Nissan,
Chevrolet and Dodge. Without any historical Brand Analysis This is the first time CE Pro has inquired about Buying Group
data to call upon, perhaps a big question is whether Ford’s membership, and ProSource debuts as the category leader with
leadership comes through brand loyalty or through buyer virtually one-third of the CE Pro 100 among the group. Rounding
incentive programs. out the list are HTSA, Azione and AIN Group.
14 CE Pro: Expert Series: 2018 CE Pro Brand Analysis www.cepro.comCE Pro 100 2018 Brand Usage by Product Category
BRAND USAGE BRAND USAGE BRAND USAGE
WIRELESS AUDIO Crestron 8 Wisdom 11
Sonos 84 GoldenEar 6 Bose 11
Control4 20 Amina 6 KEF 10
Bose 16 Artison 4 Dynaudio 9
Denon HEOS 13 Focal 4 Focal 9
Apple 12 Polk Audio 4 B&O 9
Savant 11 Steinway Lyngdorf 3 GoldenEar 7
Paradigm 10 The DaVinci Group 2 Sunfire 7
Soundcast 9 Elan 2 Steinway-Lyngdorf 6
B&W 8 Tannoy 2 Sonus Faber 5
SnapAV 7 CAT 2 Polk 5
BlueSound 6 TruAudio 2 Yamaha 3
Klipsch 3 Perfect Third 2 Tannoy 3
B&O 2 Totem 2 Totem 3
Definitive Phase Technology 1 Vienna 2
2
Technology Bang & Olufsen 1 ELAC 2
Channel Vision 1 Elac 1 CAT 2
Yamaha 1 Epicure 1 PMC 2
Polk 1 Dali 1 Canton 2
PSB 1 Genelec 2
IN-WALL/IN-CEILING Jamo 1 Phase Technology 1
SPEAKERS
Vanguard Dynamics 1 RBH 1
Sonance 58
Speakerlab 1
Origin Acoustics 34
LOUDSPEAKERS Dali 1
B&W 33
Sonos 40 Brodmann Acoustics 1
Triad 29
B&W 35 Magnepan 1
Klipsch 26
Klipsch 28 SVS 1
SnapAV/Episode 25
Sonance 28 Wharfedale 1
Paradigm 22
Paradigm 26 SVS 1
James Loudspeaker 20
Leon 21 Aerial Acoustics 1
Revel 19
Revel 20
SpeakerCraft 14
Triad 17 A/V RECEIVERS
Leon 14
Episode/SnapAV 17 Sony 73
JBL 12
James Loudspeaker 17 Integra 43
Monitor Audio 11
MartinLogan 14 Marantz 37
Meridian 11
JBL Synthesis 14 Denon 25
Definitive
10 Meridian 14 Anthem 25
Technology
Wisdom Audio 9 McIntosh 14 Yamaha 22
AUDIO
AUDIO
AUDIO
Martin Logan 8 Definitive Rotel 17
13
Technology McIntosh 15
KEF 8
Monitor Audio 13 AudioControl 11
Niles 8
15 CE Pro: Expert Series: 2018 CE Pro Brand Analysis www.cepro.comCE Pro 100 2018 Brand Usage by Product Category
BRAND USAGE BRAND USAGE BRAND USAGE
Bose 10 Lab Gruppen 7 Classe 9
Pioneer 9 SpeakerCraft 6 JBL 9
Onkyo 7 Bryston 6 Denon 8
NAD 6 NAD 6 Lexicon 8
Arcam 4 Prima Luna 5 NAD 6
Lexicon 3 Pro Audio 4 Steinway Lyngdorf 8
DataSat 2 Stealth 4 Bose 6
Krell 2 Pioneer 4 Onkyo 5
Polk 1 Onkyo 3 Mark Levinson 5
Meridian 1 Peachtree Audio 3 Sunfire 4
Harman Kardon 1 Extron 3 Arcam 4
RTI 3 Datasat 4
AUDIO AMPLIFIERS Chord Electronics 2 Krell 3
Control4 53 Datasat 2 Trinnov 3
Sonos 51 Meridian 2 Bryston 3
Sonance 47 Krell 2 Storm Audio 1
SnapAV 35 Meyer Sound 2 Acurus 1
Crestron 30 Rogue Audio 2 Niles 1
Integra 30 Wisdom 2
Crown 29 The DaVinci Group 1 OUTDOOR AUDIO
Marantz 28 CAT 1 Sonance 55
Sony 28 James Loudspeaker 1 SnapAV/Episode 39
Rotel 27 B&O 1 Origin Acoustics 33
AudioControl 24 Lyngdorf Audio 1 B&W 26
McIntosh 20 Vanguard 1 Klipsch 24
Anthem 19 Conrad-Johnson 1 James Loudspeaker 24
Yamaha 16 Musical Fidelity 1 Coastal Source 19
Savant 16 Bose 16
Origin Acoustics 16 A/V PREAMPLIFIERS/ Paradigm 14
QSC 12 PROCESSORS SpeakerCraft 10
Autonomic 12 Integra 36 Niles Audio 9
Paradigm 12 Marantz 34 JBL 9
JBL 11 Anthem 26 Monitor Audio 6
Parasound 10 McIntosh 21 Definitive
6
Elan 10 Sony 21 Technology
Harman 10 Rotel 17 Rockustics 5
Lexicon 10 Control4 17 Yamaha 5
Sunfire 9 Yamaha 15 Leon 5
AUDIO
AUDIO
AudioControl Soundcast
AUDIO
HEOS 9 14 4
Classe 8 Crestron 13 Near 4
Niles 7 Meridian 10 Polk 4
16 CE Pro: Expert Series: 2018 CE Pro Brand Analysis www.cepro.comCE Pro 100 2018 Brand Usage by Product Category
BRAND USAGE BRAND USAGE BRAND USAGE
CORE 3 Samsung 10 Polk Audio 4
Savant 2 Definitive Sonance 4
9
Epicure 1 Technology Totem Acoustic 3
C’Seed 1 Artison 8 CAT 2
Denon 6 JBL 1
TURNTABLES GoldenEar 6 Dynaudio 1
Thorens 21 Martin Logan 6 REL 1
Pro-Ject 19 Revel 5 Meyer Audio 1
McIntosh 18 Integra 5 Stealth 1
Marantz 15 Polk Audio 5 Epicure 1
Denon 10 KEF 4 Source Tech 1
Rega 8 Monitor Audio 3 Pioneer 1
Music Hall 7 Harman Kardon 2
VPI 5 Heos 2 MEDIA SERVERS/
Sumiko 4 LG 2 STREAMING DEVICES
Audio Technica 4 Cambridge Audio 1 Kaleidescape 56
Technics 4 D+M 1 Sonos 46
Clearaudio 4 Vizio 1 Autonomic/SnapAV 40
E.A.T. 3 CAT 1 Apple 39
Yamaha 2 Roku 31
TEAC 2 SUBWOOFERS Savant 23
AMG 1 Sonos 53 TiVo 17
Pioneer 1 Sunfire 28 Crestron 8
U-Turn 1 B&W 26 Sony 8
Klipsch 1 SnapAV/Episode 26 Fusion Research 6
Bryston 1 Klipsch 24 Roon 5
Merrill 1 Origin Acoustics 23 HEOS 5
Paradigm 22 Qnap 4
SOUNDBARS Leon 20 Sooloos 3
Sonos 72 James Loudspeaker 20 Elan 3
Leon 50 JL Audio 20 ReQuest 3
James Loudspeaker 23 Triad 17 URC 2
Sonance 21 MartinLogan 12 S1 Digital 2
SnapAV/Episode 20 Bose 12 Luma 1
Bose 20 Definitive Synology 1
12
Technology
AUDIO
Paradigm 18 Control4 1
Revel 10 Cocktail Audio 1
Triad 17
Monitor Audio 8 Dell 1
Sony 15
Meridian 8
AUDIO
Klipsch 14
AUDIO
Velodyne 7
B&W 11
Artison 6
Yamaha 11
SVS 5
17 CE Pro: Expert Series: 2018 CE Pro Brand Analysis www.cepro.comCE Pro 100 2018 Brand Usage by Product Category
BRAND USAGE BRAND USAGE BRAND USAGE
SPEAKER CABLES/ Denon 4 Acoustacell 1
INTERCONNECTS Grado Labs 3 Cascade 1
AudioQuest 34 Yamaha 3 Specialty 1
SnapAV/Binary 33 AKG 2 Teknamat 1
Liberty AV Solutions 31 NAD 2 AcouDecor 1
Planet Waves 15 Focal 2
Tributaries 12 KEF 1 MULTIROOM A/V SYSTEMS
ADI 8 Beyerdynamic 1 Control4 63
Honeywell 7 Technics 1 Sonos 63
Straightwire 6 Crestron 42
Perfect Path 5 ACOUSTIC TREATMENTS Savant 34
ICE Cable 4 SnapAV/Episode 23 Binary/SnapAV 28
Belden 4 Kinetics Noise Sonance 20
22
Metra 4 Control Just Add Power 17
ICE Cable 4 CinemaTech 20 Atlona 17
Windy City Wire 3 Auralex 16 Autonomic/SnapAV 16
Monster 3 Dynamat 16 Bose 12
Cables to Go 3 Acoustic Innovations 15 AudioControl 9
Transparent Audio 2 AcousticSmart 10 Meridian 8
Tri-Ed 2 Custom 6 Elan 8
Key Digital 2 Simplified Acoustics 5 HEOS 7
Keystone 2 Primacoustic 4 Key Digital 6
Clarus 2 ARS 4 URC 6
Vanco 2 Vicoustics 4 McIntosh 6
Kubala-Sosna 1 Acoustical Solutions 3 Russound 5
Wire Word 1 Owens Corning 3 RTI 5
SpeakerCraft 1 Acoustex 2 Yamaha 5
Cinema Design Group 2 Legrand 5
HEADPHONES PMI 2 Sooloos 5
Sennheiser 35 Artnovian 3 WyreStorm 4
Sony 29 AcoustiMac 1 AMX 4
Bowers & Wilkins 28 Acoustic Treatment Niles 3
1
Bose 17 Technologies
SpeakerCraft 2
AudioQuest 13 Guilford of Maine 1
AUDIO
Nuvo 1
Klipsch 10 CATS 1
Klipsch 1
McIntosh 8 Acoustic Geometry 1
Gefen 1
Paradigm 6 NBP Acoustics 1
Master & Dynamic 6 RPG Acoustics 1
AUDIO
Audeze 5 Echo Panels 1
AUDIO
Beats 5 Quest Acoustical
1
Interiors
AudioTechnica 4
SRS Systems 1
18 CE Pro: Expert Series: 2018 CE Pro Brand Analysis www.cepro.comCE Pro 100 2018 Brand Usage by Product Category
BRAND USAGE BRAND USAGE BRAND USAGE
FLAT-PANEL TELEVISION HDMI CABLE Denon 4
Sony 92 SnapAV/Binary 53 Pioneer 4
Samsung 88 AudioQuest 42 Panasonic 2
LG 64 Tributaries/Clarus 15 Rotel 2
Seura 37 Liberty AV Solutions 15 Onkyo 1
Planar/Runco 17 Metra Home Theatre Cambridge 1
9
Sharp 9 / Ethereal Ingram Micro 1
B&O 4 Key Digital 7
Vizio 3 Planet Waves 7 OUTDOOR VIDEO
Aquavision 1 Monster 5 SunBriteTV 75
Vanco 4 Seura 51
PROJECTORS Crestron 4 Samsung 8
Sony 85 Straightwire 4 Sony 6
Epson 64 Legrand 4 MirageVision 4
DPI 24 Perfect Path 4 Peerless 3
JVC 23 Kordz 3 Planar 3
Barco 13 Catalyst 3 GoVision 2
Planar 8 Zuum 2 Sealoc 1
SIM2 6 SCP 2 HiFrame 1
Vivitek 5 Cables to Go 2 LG 1
Christie Digital 5 ProConnect 2 Sanus 1
Optoma 5 Redmere 1 Apollo 1
BenQ 4 Belden 1
Wolf 3 Belkin 1 SATELLITE TELEVISION
InFocus 2 Atlona 1 DirecTV 39
LG 1 ICE 1 Dish 25
Viewsonic 1 Xantech 1 Exede 1
Wireworld 1
PROJECTION SCREENS Volutone 1 VIDEO DISTRIBUTION
Screen Innovations 64 Redmere 1 SWITCHERS/EXTENDERS
Stewart Filmscreen 61 Control4 52
SnapAV/Dragonfly 37 BLU-RAY/ULTRA BLU-RAY Atlona 52
DISC PLAYERS SnapAV/Binary 45
Da-Lite 33
Sony 78 Crestron 40
Draper 14
Samsung 48 Savant 32
Vutec 11
Oppo 34 Just Add Power 22
Elite Screens 8
Kaleidescape 22 Key Digital 12
Seymour 7
Marantz 11 Wyrestorm
VIDEO
Milestone 4 10
Integra 9
VIDEO
Cinebrite 1 Extron 4
VIDEO
LG 8 Zuum Media 4
DNP 1
Yamaha 6 Gefen 4
McIntosh 6
19 CE Pro: Expert Series: 2018 CE Pro Brand Analysis www.cepro.comCE Pro 100 2018 Brand Usage by Product Category
BRAND USAGE BRAND USAGE BRAND USAGE
Transformative Tributaries 11 PHONE SYSTEMS/
3
Engineering Metra Home Theater 7 INTERCOMS
ZeeVee 3 Corning 6 Panasonic 33
AVProConnect 2 Liberty 2 Control4 28
BlackMagic 2 Binary/SnapAV 1 Holovision 16
Liberty 2 Savant 9
Vanco 2 CELL PHONE BOOSTERS Siedle 9
Zigen 1 Wilson Electronics 49 Legrand 9
AV Pro Store 1 SureCall 22 Polycom 6
VIDEO
RGB Spectrum 1 Verizon 12 Aiphone 5
KanexPro 1 AT&T 6 Elan 4
Zektor 1 Samsung 3 Ubiquity 4
Z-Boost 2 Clear One 3
NETWORKING Pixel 2 NEC 3
Control4/Pakedge 51 Viking 2
Araknis/SnapAV 50 NETWORK CABLE M&S 2
Luxul 45 Wirepath/SnapAV 50 AT&T 2
Ruckus 42 Liberty AV Solutions 31 Avaya 2
Ubiquiti 30 AudioQuest 16 Cisco 2
Access Networks 28 ICE Cable 15 C3X 1
Cisco 20 Honeywell 11 2N 1
Netgear 15 ADI 10 Digium 1
Eero 15 Structured Cabling RCA 1
8
Apple 15 Products Mitel 1
SonicWall 8 Windy City Wire 7 Intrasonic Intercoms 1
Why Reboot 8 Tri-Ed 7
Linksys 6 Araknis/SnapAV 5 STRUCTURED WIRING
Meraki 6 Belden 5 SnapAV/Wirepath 47
Ihiji 5 Luxul 4 Legrand 24
Trendnet 4 ICC 3 Channel Vision 13
Unify 4 Cisco 3 Leviton 12
Asus 3 Ruckus 3 Open House/Nortek 7
Krell 3 Graybar 2 Liberty AV Solutions 6
Engenius 2 CED 2 Middle Atlantic 6
NETWORKING
HP 2 Champion 1 Linear 4
NETWORKING
Primex
NETWORKING
Domotz 2 Olympic Wire 1 3
Mimosa 1 Perfect10 1 Arlington 3
Pro Audio 1 Structured Cable
3
FIBER OPTIC CABLE AllStar Cable 1 Products
Cleerline 33 Apple 1 ICC 2
Celerity 24 Tributaries 2
Wave 2
20 CE Pro: Expert Series: 2018 CE Pro Brand Analysis www.cepro.comCE Pro 100 2018 Brand Usage by Product Category
BRAND USAGE BRAND USAGE BRAND USAGE
Monster 1 Linear 6 HVAC/THERMOSTAT/
Custom 1 Z-Wave 6 ENERGY MANAGEMENT
On Cue 1 Legrand 5 Control4 60
Metra Home Theater 1 URC 4 Nest 43
Cinema Design Group 1 Interlogix 2 Crestron 37
Millson WireFrame 1 Jasco 2 Lutron 37
Nortek Security Savant 35
2
CYBERSECURITY Control Aprilaire 27
SonicWall 10 2GIG 2 Alarm.com 18
Why Reboot 2 Ketra 2 Honeywell 15
Pakedge/Control4 2 AMX 1 Cool Automation 9
NETWORKING
SnapAV/Araknis 2 Remotec 1 Elan 7
Cisco 2 Logitech 1 2GIG 6
FireFX 1 Vantage 5
Access Networks 1 UNIVERSAL REMOTES/ HAI 4
TABLETS Leviton 3
Ruckus 1
Apple 70 Radio Thermostat 3
Ubiquiti 1
Control4 60 Go Control 3
URC 53 URC 2
WHOLE-HOUSE
AUTOMATION Savant 34 Linear 2
Control4 65 Crestron 32 Panamax 2
Crestron 48 RTI 16 AMX 2
Savant 43 Elan 12 Ecobee 1
Lutron 24 Logitech 8 Alarm.com 1
Alarm.com 17 AMX 4 Linear 1
Elan 13 Microsoft 2 Rosewater 1
RTI 10 RCA 1
URC 10 IR DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS
2GIG 7 MOTORIZED WINDOW SnapAV/Binary 47
TREATMENTS
AMX 7 Control4 36
CONTROL & AUTOMATION
Lutron 69
CONTROL & AUTOMATION
CONTROL & AUTOMATION
ProControl 4 Xantech/Nortek 32
QMotion 46
Vantage 3 Crestron 15
Crestron 30
Vivint 1 Savant 13
Somfy 11
HAI 1 URC 12
Hunter Douglas 9
Sonance 10
Insolroll 6
LIGHTING CONTROLS Niles Audio 9
Hartmann & Forbes 5
Lutron 76 Atlona 8
Mechoshade 3
Control4 63 Elan 6
Conrad 2
Crestron 35 RTI 6
J. Geiger 1
Savant 18 Key Digital 5
Solar Shading
Vantage 16 1 Zuum Media 4
Sytems
Alarm.com 9 Origin Acoustics 4
21 CE Pro: Expert Series: 2018 CE Pro Brand Analysis www.cepro.comCE Pro 100 2018 Brand Usage by Product Category
BRAND USAGE BRAND USAGE BRAND USAGE
SpeakerCraft 4 Active Cooling 4 SurgeX 20
Extron 3 Control4 4 Middle Atlantic 11
Russound 2 Bora Gear 2 Torus Power 9
The DaVinci Group 2 Cab-Cool 2 Crestron 8
MCM 1 Fantech 1 Tripp Lite 6
Irus 1 Crestron 1 Tributaries 3
KanexPro 1 Milestone 1 Sanus 2
CONTROL & AUTOMATION
Vanguard Dynamics 1 Niles 1 Belkin 2
Salamander 1 AudioQuest 1
REMOTE MANAGED Epson 1
VOICE CONTROL SERVICES
Amazon 77 SnapAV/OvrC 54 FURNITURE
Google 24 Control4/Pakedge/ Salamander Designs 52
39
Ihiji
Apple 19 BDI 23
BlueBolt 30
Savant 17 Sanus 23
Alarm.com 19
Josh AI 7 CinemaTech 23
Crestron 15
Comcast 3 Fortress 17
Access Networks 15
Honeywell 1 Cineak 9
Savant 8
Origin 1 Acoustic Innovations 8
Domotz 7
Palliser 7
Ubiquiti 4
RACKS Bell’O 5
Honeywell 4
Middle Atlantic 82 United Leather 4
DynDNS.org 4
SnapAV 59 Bass Industries 4
In-House 3
Sanus 26 El Ran 2
Elan 3
OmniMount 14 JSP 2
Telguard 3
Salamander 8 Octane Seating 1
Why Reboot 2
Chief 7 RowOne 1
Custom In-house 2
Raxxess 4 Hooker 1
Ping Monitor 1
Rapid Rack 2 Anima Domus 1
ConnectWise 1
WAVE 1 Cinema Design Group 1
HOME ENHANCEMENTS
Sonicwall
HOME ENHANCEMENTS
1
Thermal Sligh
HOME ENHANCEMENTS
1
1 Parasol 1
Management Urbia 1
Eero 1
RACK COOLING SYSTEMS Greenlight 1
SEATING
Middle Atlantic 53 URC 1
Fortress 27
Active Thermal CinemaTech 24
38
Management POWER CONDITIONERS
Salamander 19
SnapAV/Strong 35 SnapAV/WattBox 64
Cineak 12
Cool Components 28 Panamax 41
Acoustic Innovations 10
Sanus 9 Furman 31
RowOne 10
OmniMount 7 APC 21
Palliser 9
22 CE Pro: Expert Series: 2018 CE Pro Brand Analysis www.cepro.comCE Pro 100 2018 Brand Usage by Product Category
BRAND USAGE BRAND USAGE BRAND USAGE
United Leather 8 Electrokinetics 8 SECURITY & FIRE SYSTEMS
AcousticSmart 6 Activated Designs 4 Honeywell 30
Bass 3 Motivated Designs 4 Interlogix 27
Front Row 3 Vutec 4 DSC 21
Cinema Design Group 2 Da-Lite 3 2GIG 21
El Ran 2 TV-Lifts.com 2 Leviton 10
Acadian 2 Draper 2 Nest 6
Octane Seating 2 Lifttech 1 Napco 2
Texas Theater SVS 1 Qolsys 2
1
Seating Touchstone 1 Bosch 2
Custom 1 Siedle 1
CorLiving 1 CENTRAL VACUUM Samsung 1
TheaterSeatStore 1 H-P/Dirt Devil/ Vesda 1
16
Improved Image 1 Vacuflo Vivint 1
Oasis 1 Electrolux 11 SimpliSafe 1
Premiere 1 Hide A Hose 6 Mircom 1
Leather Creations 1 Honeywell 5 Silent Knight 1
Nutone 5 DMP 1
MOUNTS Hayden 2 Potter 1
Chief 69 Beam 2 ZERO WIRE 1
SnapAV/Strong 66 CycloVac 1
Sanus 55 IP CAMERAS SURVEILLANCE
Future Automation 26 LIGHTING FIXTURES Wirepath/SnapAV 53
Peerless-AV 25 Lutron 9 IC Realtime 41
Milestone 19 Ketra 5 Luma/SnapAV 41
OmniMount 14 DMF 3 Axis 21
Crimson 5 Lightology 3 Alarm.com 20
Zuum 3 Colorbeam 1 Visualint/SnapAV 20
Rapid Video Mounts 3 WAC 1 Hikvision 18
Premier 2 Cooper 1 Lilin 17
Vantage 1 Lucifer 1 Nest 12
Kanto 1 Lightolier 1
HOME ENHANCEMENTS
HOME ENHANCEMENTS
2GIG 10
Proconnect 1 Q-tran 1 Digital Watchdog 9
MstrBrand 1 GE 1 Speco Technologies 8
Pure Edge 1 LTS 6
LIFTS Zaniboni 1 Honeywell 6
Nexus 21 50 Liteline 1 Clearview 5
SECURITY
Future Automation 38 Dega Lighting 1 Vivotek 5
Chief 21 Klus 1 Arecont 5
Auton 18 LVL Lighting 1 Interlogix 3
Inca 10 LED-Linear 1 Panasonic 3
Media Décor 10 Vantage 1
23 CE Pro: Expert Series: 2018 CE Pro Brand Analysis www.cepro.comCE Pro 100 2018 Brand Usage by Product Category
BRAND USAGE BRAND USAGE BRAND USAGE
Samsung 3 Crestron 25 Brivo 2
Flir 3 Kwikset 23 NKS 2
Exacqvision 2 Holovision 20 Sielox 2
Mobotix 2 Honeywell 16 CDVI 1
Avigilon 2 Siedle 14 Doorbird 1
Smartvue 1 Interlogix 13 Audio Access 1
Wave / Lux 1 URC 13 InVixium 1
Swann 1 Card Access 12 Latch 1
Arlo 1 Aiphone 10 Butterfly MX 1
EZVIZ 1 Elan 9 Isonas 1
Night Owl 1 Viking 9 DMP 1
Defender 1 Leviton 8 Dwelling Live 1
Lorex 1 Nortek Security Software House 1
8
Gen IV 1 Corner DSX 1
Elan 1 RTI 8
Channel Vision 1 DSC 7 SMART DOOR LOCKS/
American Dynamics 1 HID 7 DEAD BOLTS
Bosch 7 Yale 62
VIDEO DOORBELLS Baldwin 7 Kwikset 53
Ring 51 LiftMaster 7 Schlage 34
Doorbird 50 AMX 6 August 10
Skybell 18 Linear 6 Ercole 1
Schlage 6 Latch 1
SECURITY
Control4 7
Channel Vision 6 Door King 6 Baldwin/Control4 1
August 4 Securitron 5 Nest 1
Savant 3 Channel Vision 5 Weiser 1
Holovision 2 Alarm Controls 4 Vivint 1
2N 2 HES 4
ButterflyMX 1 Paxton Access 4 GENERAL DISTRIBUTION
Vivint 1 Emerge 3 ADI 56
Custom 1 IEI 3 AVAD 46
Lilin 1 Keyscan 3 Tech Data 39
Siedle 1 Elk 3 Ingram Micro 33
DEALER SUPPORT
Swann 1 Quickset 3 Brandsource/Expert
25
Custom 3 Warehouse
Nest 1
Kantech 3 Anixter/Tri-Ed 22
Keri Systems 2 Wave Electronics 19
ACCESS CONTROL
SECURITY
SECURITY
Rosslare 2 Liberty AV 16
Control4 53
Assa Abloy 2 Almo 15
Yale 33
SDC 2 Home Depot 14
Lutron 30
ProdataKey 2 Capitol Sales 11
Savant 29
24 CE Pro: Expert Series: 2018 CE Pro Brand Analysis www.cepro.comCE Pro 100 2018 Brand Usage by Product Category
BRAND USAGE BRAND USAGE BRAND USAGE
Windy City Wire 10 MS Visio 23 Tigerpaw 8
Volutone 10 Intuit Quickbooks 15 Zoho 7
Allnet 8 iPoint 12 ProjX360 5
Elan 7 Portal 10 Sage 50 4
Custom Plus 6 Excel 8 Cairnstack 3
CED 6 Microsoft 8 Custom 3
Ultimate Integration 6 Custom 8 ConnectWise 3
Audio America 5 BidMagic 6 Sedona Office 2
SES 5 Salez Toolz 6 Great Plains 2
D&H 5 Tigerpaw 4 Service Fusion 1
ECD 4 ConnectWise 3 Integrator
1
Silmar 4 Simply Reliable Dashboard
3
Mountain West 4 Software Future Simple 1
Skywalker AV 4 ProjX360 3 Salesforce 1
Lucas Sales 4 Quotewerks 2 TeamWork PM 1
Worthington 4 Smart Draw 2 Kloudgin & Intact 1
The System Depot 4 Bluebeam 2 SharePoint/Office
1
Slateplan 2 365
DBL 4
JetBuilt 2 Automation
Davis Distributing 4 1
Integration
Specialty Marketing 4 Basecamp 1
AUDIOVISIONS
Kloudgin 1 1
Jenne 3 Prointegrator
Petra 3 PandaDoc 1
Simply Reliable –
AUDIOVISIONS 1
AHA 3 1 Smart Office
Prointegrator
Easy Access 3
EPASS 1
RS Pro Sales 3 TOOLS & TESTERS
Audio Interiors
SCP 3 1 Platinum Tools 39
Proprietary
Autco 2 Klein 33
Corel 1
Sierra Select 2 Fluke 30
SCPS 1
HCA 2 Labor Saving Devices 26
Adobe 1
Professional Audio DeWalt 19
2 Pages 1
Associates Wi-Spy 18
Quote Roller 1
R&D Distributors 1 Atlona 17
Service Director 1
Pioneer 1 Ideal 15
DEALER SUPPORT
Stardraw 1
DEALER SUPPORT
DEALER SUPPORT
Broadline Cable 1 Milwaukee 12
Automated Outlet 1 Liberty AV Solutions 12
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
Cybersmart 1 SOFTWARE Test-um 9
Quickbooks (Intuit) 53 Greenlee 8
DESIGN PROPOSAL D-Tools 38 Sencore 7
SOFTWARE
Microsoft 27 Channel Lock 6
D-Tools 41
Google 18 Hilti 5
Autodesk AutoCAD 29
iPoint 13 Triplett 4
25 CE Pro: Expert Series: 2018 CE Pro Brand Analysis www.cepro.comCE Pro 100 2018 Brand Usage by Product Category
BRAND USAGE
ByteBrothers 3
Behringer 1
Cleerline 1
Murideo 1
VEHICLES
Ford 34
Nissan 13
Chevrolet 9
Dodge 7
GMC 4
Honda 2
Isuzu 2
Freightliner 1
Volkswagen 1
Kia 1
DEALER SUPPORT
Toyota 1
BMW 1
BUYING GROUP
ProSource 32
HTSA 15
Azione 9
AIN 5
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