Kisi alternatives for commercial real estate

A fit for office, retail, and multi-tenant property owners consolidating access control and video security under one cloud-native platform, especially those already in the Motorola/Openpath lineage. The post-merger product (Openpath + Ava Security rebranded) is actively maintained with current review coverage, which is reassuring after an acquisition. Enterprise pricing and a security-hardware-adjacent sales process mean it's not a quick self-serve buy — expect a proper security integrator conversation, not a SaaS signup.

Best for owners and property managers of multi-tenant commercial buildings — office, retail — who want cloud access control without on-prem hardware complexity; Brivo essentially created this category and is positioned as the CRE-native choice over more security-industry-generic competitors. Subscription pricing is more approachable than enterprise-only rivals. Single-tenant industrial or a small owner with one or two doors may find dedicated cloud lock systems (or even a simple keypad) sufficient and cheaper.

Buyer: office landlords and multi-building portfolio owners who want a fully managed access control, video, and visitor management stack rather than running the system themselves -- the 47,000-location footprint reflects genuine incumbency in multi-tenant office. Strength: proven scale and metro coverage lower the risk of a security-critical vendor choice. Caveat: enterprise pricing and a managed-service model mean single-building owners or anyone wanting to run access control in-house should look at Kisi or Verkada instead.

Buyer: office, retail, and industrial property owners wanting a modern, self-managed cloud-native video security and access control system across multiple sites. Strength: named among top competitors in 2026 physical-security roundups, reflecting broad category traction beyond any single niche. Caveat: it's a self-managed platform, not the fully outsourced managed-service model Kastle offers -- choose based on whether you want your own team running the system day-to-day or want it fully handled for you.

Edge-based facial-authentication access control (flagship product Rock X) for enterprise security teams at data centers, airports, financial services, healthcare and large campuses replacing keycards/PINs. Typically sold through security-integrator partners (Genetec, Johnson Controls, Convergint) rather than direct to CRE buyers, so property teams usually procure it via their existing security vendor.

Video intercom, access control, and camera platform for multi-tenant properties, deeply integrated into the multifamily PMS ecosystem (Yardi, RealPage, Entrata) rather than a generic access-control vendor — 20,000+ properties claimed across multifamily, HOAs, student housing, senior living, and some office/industrial, making multifamily its clear center of gravity despite the broader property-type list.

An AI-native unified video security/access-control platform that works with existing IP cameras (no forced hardware replacement) — its case studies lean heavily toward schools, healthcare, and government facilities rather than commercial office/retail landlords, so CRE fit (property managers, security teams) is plausible but not the platform's primary demonstrated vertical despite the "top competitor in 2026 access control roundups" citation in the input.

Cloud access-control/security platform purpose-built for commercial office buildings, also offering on-demand HVAC billing and submeter billing. Used by property managers, building engineers, and security teams; verticals called out include healthcare, retail, education, coworking, and hospitality.

Enterprises with large deskless/frontline workforces (manufacturing plants, warehouses, hospitals, retail chains — named customers include Dell, Tyson Foods, Flex, PepsiCo) that need passwordless, badge- or face-based authentication for shared devices and physical access, not a general CRE/PropTech access-control vendor. It layers on top of existing badge/PACS infrastructure and identity providers (Okta, Microsoft Entra ID, Ping Identity) rather than replacing door hardware, and it's an IT/security-identity play more than a facilities/property-management one. Note: the vendor's live domain is oloid.com — oloid.ai 301-redirects there.

Cloud-managed physical security platform (cameras, access control, IoT sensors, alarm monitoring) for enterprise facility/security teams across office, retail, industrial, and multifamily portfolios. Hardware-plus-license model — buy cameras outright, pay an annual per-camera console license — rather than a pure software overlay on existing cameras.

Cloud video intercom plus facial/mobile access control for multifamily and commercial property managers/owners modernizing legacy buzzer systems — broader vertical spread than Alcatraz's enterprise-security focus (also serves salon suites), sold direct with quote-based pricing.