Growth Opportunities in the Access Control Solutions Market, Global, 2023-2030

The Modernization of Access Control Solutions is Driving Transformational Growth by Converging with Legacy Security Systems

Abstract Access control solutions are the cornerstone of numerous organizations’ physical security measures, allowing them to safeguard all entry and exit points around their premises and protect their employees, customers, and assets from potential risks. Due to their longstanding use, these solutions have not evolved much in the past few decades, despite digital advancements in the security industry. People often still need to present a physical token, whether an ID badge, card, or key, to a reader or lock to verify their access rights to a facility.

Although digital solutions-such as biometric readers and scanners-and enhanced integration of access control data with other physical security system data have emerged, the shift has been gradual compared to other physical security technologies. However, the COVID-19 pandemic and the swift move to hybrid workforces catalyzed the access control solution industry. Organizations began seeking solutions that could better facilitate remote monitoring, provide integrated views of multiple work sites, support digital onboarding, utilize biometric credentials for identity verification, and offer numerous other functions.

The global access control solutions market comprises a small group of established vendors that have consistently provided hardware and supplementary software as digitalization took root. However, the evolving demands for physical access systems have opened the market to new vendors and driven additional innovation among competitors aiming to maintain their long-term advantage. This benefits customers by offering more choices, enhanced functionality, and a faster pace of technological development that the industry lacked.