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Brivo

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10 Reviews and Ratings

What is Brivo?

Brivo offers mobile, cloud-based access control for commercial real estate, multifamily residential, and large distributed enterprises. Their product ecosystem and open API provide businesses with digital tools to increase security automation, elevate employee and tenant experience, and improve the safety of all people and assets in the built environment. Having created the category over twenty years ago, the vendor states that their building access platform is now the digital foundation for a large collection of customer facilities, boasting users among more than 23 million users occupying over 300M square feet of secured space in 42 countries.

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Great Access Control

David HammanView profile
QEHS Manager in Quality Assurance at CDR Global Inc. (11-50 employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use Brivo for access control in a certified electronics recycling (ITAD) facility. It allows us to manage all access points for the facility by restricting access for individuals that are not authorized. We also use it for emergency response.

Pros

  • Very user friendly
  • Easy to create cards for new employees
  • Download a list of all employees that are in the facility for emergency response

Cons

  • It would be nice to have a mobile app for access

Return on Investment

  • When it comes to a security setting, access control saves you from very costly data breaches
  • There was a fairly small monitoring fee that is very affordable

Usability

Other Software Used

Safety Management System, Perplexity, Fathom AI, Adobe Acrobat

Great Cloud-based Access Control System with Solid Integrations

Incentivized
Jamie Simchik, AICPView profile
Founder & CEO in Corporate at HRKNSScowork (1-10 employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Due to the integration with Nexudus, we chose this solution so that we did not have to provide building and coworking access manually to everyone visiting our space. We could not be happier with the Nexudus integration, allowing us just create the rules and focus on our core business. We are also a real estate owner/operator and have historically managed our building access in a traditional way with physical keys or a local access control system. Due to our positive experience through the coworking space, we decided to update two of our larger buildings with Brivo, and it has been great. We no longer have to run over to assist locked-out people; we can now open the doors remotely. It also helps us manage users easily as well as offer access via PIN, prox cards or fobs, and mobile passes. Initially, we rolled this out for building, elevator, and stair access, but now tenants are asking us to provide this for their spaces.

Pros

  • Brivo works great as a stand-alone cloud-based access control management system for commercial real estate.
  • Brivo has great integrations, especially with Nexudus, so that access can be provided automatically as customers and members require access.
  • Brivo has responsive customer support.
  • Brivo integrates with Eagle Eye for security surveillance.

Cons

  • Brivo is currently upgrading its UI and there have been some minor hiccups.

Most Important Features

  • Robust.
  • Easy to use.
  • Great integrations.

Return on Investment

  • Saves so much time.
  • Keeps us organized.
  • Tenants are asking us to deploy to their spaces, helping us transition from physical keys.

Alternatives Considered

Kisi

Other Software Used

Nexudus, Eagle Eye Cloud VMS, Xero, PaperCut, Google Workspace (formerly G Suite), Google Ads (formerly AdWords), Google Business Profile (formerly Google My Business)

Brivo is a trusted asset and a fundamental tool of our daily operations

Incentivized
Kevin CoullahanView profile
Director of Operations and Facilities at Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History (11-50 employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use Brivo daily for building access, security, and property monitoring. Our facility is located in the heart of downtown Santa Cruz and we have a need to secure the facility after standard business hours, yet we still need to provide 24-hour access to our tenants. We maintain two unique facilities one being an office building above a public market that includes both building and elevator access and the other being a trash district servicing five buildings in the downtown area.

Pros

  • Tracking who is coming and going and at what time.
  • Video monitoring capabilities.
  • Intuitive software for trouble shooting or programming schedules.
  • Generating usage reports.

Cons

  • I'm happy as is, Brivo serves my organizations needs.

Most Important Features

  • Security and Monitoring.

Return on Investment

  • Brivo is reliable and saves us money over time.

Brivo just works

Incentivized
Verified User
General Manager (11-50 employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use Brivo for all of our access to doors, thermostats, and garage door access. Maintaining employee and guess access is critical.

Pros

  • Easy dashboard access to properties.
  • Great uptime with each gateway and locks.
  • Awesome customer service.

Cons

  • Adding additional ITTT procedures.

Most Important Features

  • Automated scheduling for codes.
  • Ease of use.
  • Ability to view status at a glance.

Return on Investment

  • No longer need to make keys.
  • Better security of properties.
  • Less time checking to see if something is locked.

Other Software Used

Airbnb for Work

Usability