AI Shortlist Index · September 2026 snapshot · Prompt Set v1.0
Multifamily Access Control: AI Shortlist Index, September 2026
The multifamily access control ranking as the September 2026 edition measured it: 25 runs across 25 prompts. The live category page carries the current edition; this one does not change.
Editorial read
Twenty-five prompts, one run each, from ChatGPT with web search. ButterflyMX led at 83%, with Salto at 76% and Brivo at 75%, and every one of the 18 vendors in the database was named at least once. Vendor sites took 83% of the citations among the top twenty domains, and butterflymx.com alone drew 43. One run per prompt; read it as a first reading.
Ranking
| # | Vendor | Mention rate | Engines | Consistency | Move | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ButterflyMX | 83% | 1/1 | – | – | – |
| 2 | Salto | 76% | 1/1 | – | – | – |
| 3 | Brivo | 75% | 1/1 | – | – | – |
| 4 | SmartRent | 65% | 1/1 | – | – | – |
| 5 | DOOR | 43% | 1/1 | – | – | – |
| 6 | dormakaba | 40% | 1/1 | – | – | – |
| 7 | Zentra | 36% | 1/1 | – | – | – |
| 8 | RemoteLock | 36% | 1/1 | – | – | – |
| 9 | Swiftlane | 33% | 1/1 | – | – | – |
| 10 | Avigilon Alta | 28% | 1/1 | – | – | – |
| 11 | PointCentral | 24% | 1/1 | – | – | – |
| 12 | Gatewise | 17% | 1/1 | – | – | – |
| 13 | ProdataKey (PDK) | 16% | 1/1 | – | – | – |
| 14 | 2N | 12% | 1/1 | – | – | – |
| 15 | Rently Smart Home | 12% | 1/1 | – | – | – |
| 16 | Aiphone | 12% | 1/1 | – | – | – |
| 17 | Akuvox | 8% | 1/1 | – | – | – |
| 18 | LiftMaster myQ Community | 8% | 1/1 | – | – | – |
| 19 | Homebase | 8% | 1/1 | – | – | – |
| 20 | Kastle Systems | 8% | 1/1 | – | – | – |
| 21 | Quext | 8% | 1/1 | – | – | – |
| 22 | Verkada | 8% | 1/1 | – | – | – |
| 23 | Carson | 4% | 1/1 | – | – | – |
| 24 | iApartments | 4% | 1/1 | – | – | – |
| 25 | Condo Control | 4% | 1/1 | – | – | – |
| 26 | EliseAI | 4% | 1/1 | – | – | – |
| 27 | BuildingLink | 4% | 1/1 | – | – | – |
| – | igloohome | 0% | 0/1 | – | – | – |
Engines
| Engine | Status | Model | Runs | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | ran | – | 25 |
Part of the September 2026 edition of the AI Shortlist Index. All editions: archive.