Zebra Technologies & HID Global Named Primary leaders in 2021 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Indoor Location Services, Global

by RTLS Tech

February 15, 2021 .

Zebra and HID Global make the super short list of leaders in Real-Time Locations Services (RTLS) for 2021.

Visit Gartner for 2021 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Indoor Location Services report.

Zebra Technologies and HID Global were recogized recognized by Gartner, Inc. as the only two leaders in the February 2021 Magic Quadrant for Indoor Location Services, Global. This is the second consecutive year that Zebra Technologies and HID Global have beem the only two providers placed in the Leaders Quadrant.

“Zebra Technologies is honored that Gartner has named us as a Leader in the 2021 Magic Quadrant for Indoor Location Services, Global for the second consecutive year,” said Matt Seltz, General Manager of Location Solutions, Zebra Technologies. “Zebra’s MotionWorks solutions give a performance edge to those on the front line of business by helping close the gap between their physical assets and their business goals in collaborative workflows. Our location and tracking solutions empower businesses to sense what’s happening, analyze or anticipate the implications, and make best next-action decisions in real time. We believe that the Gartner Magic Quadrant positioning reflects our dedication to turning edge data into business value.”

“We believe being named a Leader in this segment of Gartner’s Magic Quadrant showcases our momentum in a rapidly expanding market and flexibility within our product and solutions portfolio,” said Marc Bielmann, Vice President and Managing Director, Identification Technologies with HID Global. “We are committed to addressing our customers’ core location services challenges around asset tracking, employee safety and security, and location analytics. HID’s broad hardware portfolio and flexible implementation strategies also drive additional value by allowing customers to build upon a unified infrastructure investment to efficiently solve multiple business problems.”

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• For the second consecutive year, Zebra Technologies and HID Global have been recognized as Leaders in the 2021 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Indoor Location Services, Global.
• Both providers provide enterprise solutions that enable customers to make the best next-action decisions based on real-time location data
• However, HID Global's BLE based location services provid a much lower adoption/intergration cycle and up front cost than Zebra, making it a better time-to-market decision for businesses. Zebra can powerful but very complex. </ul>