Luxer Access vs. Other Apartment Access Systems

How Luxer Access compares with the access control, intercom, and smart lock systems apartment owners shortlist most, and where each one fits.

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Compare Luxer Access side by side

  • Luxer Access vs. ButterflyMX

    Smartphone video intercom first, with access control for doors, gates, garages, and elevators.

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  • Luxer Access vs. SmartRent

    Smart home and operations platform for rental housing, with access control as one part of the suite.

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  • Luxer Access vs. Brivo

    Cloud access control platform used across commercial and multifamily, with Brivo Smart Home for unit access.

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  • Luxer Access vs. DOOR (formerly Latch)

    Latch rebranded as DOOR in August 2025: smart locks, intercom, and smart home on one platform.

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  • Luxer Access vs. SALTO

    Electronic lock maker with SALTO Homelok, a cloud smart access platform for residential properties.

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  • Luxer Access vs. dormakaba

    Lock and access hardware maker with electronic apartment locks, perimeter access, and resident mobile keys.

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  • Luxer Access vs. Allegion (Schlage)

    Lock maker behind Schlage, with XE360 wireless locks, Zentra software, and Gatewise mobile access for multifamily.

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  • Luxer Access vs. Swiftlane

    Cloud video intercom and access control with face recognition, mobile unlock, PINs, and smart locks.

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  • Luxer Access vs. Avigilon Alta (formerly Openpath)

    Motorola Solutions' cloud access control and video platform, built on Openpath, used across commercial and residential sites.

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  • Luxer Access vs. Kastle

    Managed security provider with access control, video intercom, and the KastleResident app, sold as a service.

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  • Luxer Access vs. RemoteLock

    Hardware-agnostic access software that connects many smart lock brands and property management systems.

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What Luxer Access includes

  • Works in any building: older-system replacements, new construction, and properties adding secured access for the first time
  • Building entrance, common areas, gates, and unit doors on one platform
  • Video intercom with facial recognition plus QR, PIN, card, and fob entry
  • HID Signo readers with Bluetooth, NFC, and Apple Wallet and Google Wallet credentials
  • Unit-door smart locks from ASSA ABLOY, Kwikset, and Level
  • Resident and access data synced with RealPage, Yardi, and Entrata
  • Luxer's own team owns specification, installation, go-live, and support
  • Optional bonus: one credential also opens Luxer One® lockers and the package room

FAQs

Who are the main competitors to Luxer Access?

For apartment access control, the systems most often compared with Luxer Access are ButterflyMX, SmartRent, Brivo, DOOR (formerly Latch), and SALTO. Others include dormakaba, Allegion (Schlage), Swiftlane, Avigilon Alta (formerly Openpath), Kastle, and RemoteLock.

Does Luxer Access require Luxer One package lockers?

No. Luxer Access works in any building. If the property also has Luxer One® lockers, one credential opens both, which is a bonus, not a requirement.

Can Luxer Access replace the system we have now?

Yes. Luxer Access is installed as a replacement for older access systems, in new construction, and in buildings adding secured access for the first time.

Comparing package lockers instead? See Luxer One® vs. other locker brands