# Smart Home for Multifamily: AI Shortlist Index, September 2026

> The September 2026 record of Smart Home for Multifamily in the AI Shortlist Index: every vendor as measured that edition, with the editorial read. This pag

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AI Shortlist Index · September 2026 snapshot · preview · Prompt Set v1.0

# Smart Home for Multifamily: AI Shortlist Index, September 2026

The smart home for multifamily ranking as the September 2026 edition measured it: 25 runs across 25 prompts. The [live category page](/ai-shortlist-index/smart-home-for-multifamily/) carries the current edition; this one does not change.

## Editorial read

Twenty-five prompts, one run each, captured from the ChatGPT app in early October 2026. SmartRent was named in 95% of runs and PointCentral in 83%; iApartments, ButterflyMX and Quext followed at around 40%. smartrent.com was the most-cited domain, with 37 citations. One run per prompt; read it as a first reading.

## Ranking

Smart Home for Multifamily, September 2026 snapshot. 25 runs from 1 engine. Mention rate = share of runs that named the vendor. Green means named.
| # | Vendor | Mention rate | Engines | Consistency | Move | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [SmartRent](/ai-shortlist-index/smart-home-for-multifamily/smartrent/) | 95% | 1/1 | – | – | – |
| 2 | [PointCentral](/ai-shortlist-index/smart-home-for-multifamily/pointcentral/) | 83% | 1/1 | – | – | – |
| 3 | [iApartments](/ai-shortlist-index/smart-home-for-multifamily/iapartments/) | 40% | 1/1 | – | – | – |
| 4 | [ButterflyMX](/ai-shortlist-index/smart-home-for-multifamily/butterflymx/) | 40% | 1/1 | – | – | – |
| 5 | [Quext](/ai-shortlist-index/smart-home-for-multifamily/quext/) | 39% | 1/1 | – | – | – |
| 6 | [Salto](/ai-shortlist-index/smart-home-for-multifamily/salto/) | 36% | 1/1 | – | – | – |
| 7 | [Brivo](/ai-shortlist-index/smart-home-for-multifamily/brivo/) | 32% | 1/1 | – | – | – |
| 8 | [Rently Smart Home](/ai-shortlist-index/smart-home-for-multifamily/rently/) | 21% | 1/1 | – | – | – |
| 9 | [RemoteLock](/ai-shortlist-index/smart-home-for-multifamily/remotelock/) | 20% | 1/1 | – | – | – |
| 10 | [dormakaba](/ai-shortlist-index/smart-home-for-multifamily/dormakaba/) | 20% | 1/1 | – | – | – |
| 11 | [DOOR](/ai-shortlist-index/smart-home-for-multifamily/door/) | 12% | 1/1 | – | – | – |
| 12 | [Homebase](/ai-shortlist-index/smart-home-for-multifamily/homebase/) | 12% | 1/1 | – | – | – |
| 13 | [Ambient](/ai-shortlist-index/smart-home-for-multifamily/ambient/) | 12% | 1/1 | – | – | – |
| 14 | [Kastle Systems](/ai-shortlist-index/smart-home-for-multifamily/kastle/) | 8% | 1/1 | – | – | – |
| 15 | [Zentra](/ai-shortlist-index/smart-home-for-multifamily/zentra/) | 8% | 1/1 | – | – | – |
| 16 | [ProdataKey (PDK)](/ai-shortlist-index/smart-home-for-multifamily/prodatakey/) | 8% | 1/1 | – | – | – |
| 17 | [Brilliant](/ai-shortlist-index/smart-home-for-multifamily/brilliant/) | 4% | 1/1 | – | – | – |
| 18 | [Livly](/ai-shortlist-index/smart-home-for-multifamily/livly/) | 4% | 1/1 | – | – | – |
| 19 | [Avigilon Alta](/ai-shortlist-index/smart-home-for-multifamily/avigilon-alta/) | 4% | 1/1 | – | – | – |

## Engines

Engines in this edition. Mention rates are averaged over the engines shown.
| Engine | Status | Model | Runs | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ChatGPT | ran | gpt-5-6-thinking | 25 |  |

Part of [the September 2026 edition](/ai-shortlist-index/2026-09/) of [the AI Shortlist Index](/ai-shortlist-index/). All editions: [archive](/ai-shortlist-index/archive/).

Last verified 2026-09-03