8 game-changing mobile access control systems: 2025 edition

For the longest time, access control has employed cards, passwords and biometrics as a means to authenticate users and provide access. Then the smart device came along, allowing users to open doors with their smartphones. In this updated edition to the original compilation of mobile access control systems we published in 2020, we look at some of the innovative, cutting-edge mobile access control solutions available in the market now.
 

HID Mobile Access 

HID Mobile Access is a solution that extends access control functionality to mobile devices, enabling users to access facilities and networks using their smartphones or other mobile devices. The system allows users to securely and conveniently access the workplace using their smart device, from the parking gate to the door, to the network and more.
 
HID Mobile Access offers enhanced security, ensuring that only authorized users can enter specific areas. Organizations can choose to implement a pure mobile solution or integrate mobile access into an existing card-based access control system.
 
Supplier: HID
URL: www.hidglobal.com

ASSA ABLOY Insight Mobile

 

Insight Mobile by ASSA ABLOY offers an intuitive and secure way to manage door access. Designed for both convenience and control, Insight Mobile lets the user open doors with a tap on your phone, providing quick and secure entry for authorized users. The app allows the user to easily manage who enters their building via a simplified interface. Integrated with the ASSA ABLOY Insight platform, Insight Mobile is the perfect solution for industrial facilities, warehouses, and residential buildings that prioritize both access and safety.
 
Supplier: ASSA ABLOY
URL: www.assaabloyentrance.com

Lenel S2 BlueDiamond

 

Lenel S2’s BlueDiamond solution encompasses multi-technology readers, mobile credentialing technology and a feature-rich mobile app, enabling employees to turn any smartphone into a device for effortless, touchless access control. The BlueDiamond readers offer enhanced security, leveraging the industry's open standard, DESFire EV2 credential technology and BlueDiamond mobile credentials with 128-bit AES encryption.
 
The BlueDiamond solution leverages 20 years of experience developing mobile credential technology with over 4,000,000 Bluetooth locking devices deployed across multiple industries – including energy, financial, hospitality and real estate.
 
Supplier: Lenel S2
URL: www.lenels2.com
 

Suprema Mobile Access

 

Suprema Mobile Access allows users to use their own smartphone as a key to access doors, facilities, and more. With Suprema Mobile Access, issuing and revoking access credentials becomes a lot easier and safer as the entire process is moved online and protected by the ISO 27001 certified system to maximize security.
 
Suprema Mobile Access supports both NFC and BLE for full compatibility with various types of smartphones. With Suprema’s enhanced technology, Suprema Mobile Access prevents unintentional openings by controlling BLE communication distance, allowing authentication in less than a second.
 
Supplier: Suprema
URL: www.supremainc.com
 

Hundure PXR-92MWS-BE

 

Hundure’s PXR-92MWS-BE is a Bluetooth and NFC reader that provides a simple and convenient way to unlock doors. With convenience, compliance and compatibility in mind, PXR-92MWS-BE works effortlessly with both Mifare access cards and mobile devices. The reader works with Hundure’s mCard app, which offers three ways to unlock doors with smartphones: shake phone, touch to open or automatically open when near the door.
 
Additional features include IP65 rated ingress protection, dual interface (Wiegand and RS-485) to meet different project requirements, and case sensor detection function to enhance system security.
 
Supplier: Hundure
URL: www.hundure.com
 

SimpleAccess Mobile BLE and Card Access Reader

 

SimpleAccess Mobile Readers add the convenience of using mobile devices to access doors. Using digital credentials issued to a mobile device, the SimpleAccess mobile reader senses the user’s approach and mobile phone’s Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) communication for hassle-free access. Compact and weather-resistant, the reader also works with cards or fobs for credential flexibility or legacy card compatibility.
 
With the SimpleAccess software subscription, the user can issue an unlimited amount of mobile credentials, a significant savings for customers such as gyms, membership clubs, large offices, and more.
 
Supplier: SimpleAccess
URL: simpleaccess.com
 

ICT Mobile Access Control System

 

ICT’s Mobile Access Control System encompasses their Mobile Credential Portal, Protege Mobile App and tSec readers. Managing mobile credentials is easily done with the ICT Mobile Credential Portal, through which users can be added or deleted.
 
Equipped with Bluetooth and NFC capability, ICT’s latest tSec readers work with the Protege Mobile App and mobile credentials, enabling the user to unlock doors to buildings and secure areas. Besides mobile credentials, the reader provides support for 13.56MHz (DESFire and MIFARE) and 125kHz cards, offering flexibility, security, and efficiency for controlling access.
 
Supplier: ICT
URL: ict.co
 

Gallagher Mobile Connect

 

The Gallagher Mobile Connect App allows the user to use their mobile device just like an access or ID card. Harnessing the power of Bluetooth wireless technology, the Gallagher Mobile Connect software interfaces directly with Gallagher Command Centre, resulting in a highly secure access credential when combined with Gallagher, SALTO or Aperio's BLE enabled readers.
 
Mobile Connect authenticators for both iOS and Android are FIDO Certified, utilizing a globally recognized method of authentication. Set-up and provisioning for users is a simple process, as is the management of mobile credentials within Command Centre.
 
Supplier: Gallagher Security
URL: security.gallagher.com