Identiv
identiv.com
- Last checked
- 1 Sept 2026
- Sources
- 8
- Evidence confidence
- High
Product media
Buyer notes
What to know about Identiv
Identiv is primarily a hardware-focused IoT vendor offering NFC/HF, BLE and UHF inlays, tags and sensor-enabled labels designed for traceability, authentication and environmental monitoring. The product suite emphasizes custom, purpose-built components and partnerships with chip vendors and integrators, making Identiv suitable for organisations needing industrial-grade tagging and sensor telemetry rather than a turnkey cloud-hosted visitor-management SaaS. Buyers should expect a project-oriented procurement and integration workflow with engineering involvement for sensor, antenna and battery choices. The company’s ISO-certified manufacturing and 100% unit testing support high-volume, regulated deployments such as pharma cold chain and retail item-level tagging.
- Best for
- Enterprises needing bespoke inlays, tags or sensor labels for asset, cold-chain or anti‑counterfeiting projects
- Known strength
- Broad portfolio across NFC/HF, BLE and UHF enabling application-specific hardware choices
Strengths
- Broad portfolio across NFC/HF, BLE and UHF enabling application-specific hardware choices
- Sensor-capable BLE labels for real-time condition monitoring (temperature, humidity, shock)
- ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 14001:2015 certified manufacturing and 100% testing for consistent product quality
- Established partner ecosystem (chip suppliers, integrators, cloud/data platforms) for end-to-end solutions
Fit considerations
- difficulty receiving customer support
- difficulty obtaining technical/Android library support
- slow or absent responses to support tickets
- unresolved technical issues
- difficulty obtaining technical/Android support
Questions to ask
- Which cloud platforms and integrations do you recommend or support for analytics and how are integrations licensed or billed?
- How well does Identiv match your busiest visitor, contractor, or reception workflow?
- Which locations, teams, and visitor types should be included in the first rollout?
- What reporting, notifications, and emergency workflows matter most for your sites?
Implementation notes
- Expect engineering engagement to select tag family, antenna design and sensor/battery configuration; use the product finder and consult engineering
- Plan for integration with readers/gateways and a cloud or analytics provider (Identiv lists partnerships with cloud/data platform providers)
Scoring criteria
How Identiv scores
Every system is scored against the same published-data criteria. Public scores are intended as comparison prompts alongside your own procurement needs.
Customer review sentiment
4. 1/5 from 2 published reviews across 4 sources, with 30 stored feedback themes
18 point weighting · 2 reviews across review sourcesVisitor and contractor workflows
3 visitor, contractor, badge, host, delivery, identity, and QR workflow signals
10 point weighting · Published vendor and profile signalsEvacuation management
1 evacuation, mustering, roll-call, occupancy, or emergency signal
7 point weighting · Published vendor and profile signalsAdvanced reporting
1 reporting, analytics, audit, export, or visitor-history signal
7 point weighting · Published vendor and profile signalsPublished feature breadth
8 documented capabilities
10 point weighting · Published vendor and profile signalsMobile and kiosk flexibility
iOS and Android; Dedicated hardware
8 point weighting · Published vendor and profile signalsOngoing free access
No public evidence captured yet
6 point weighting · Published vendor and profile signalsDeployment and integrations
5 published deployment and integration options
7 point weighting · Published vendor and profile signalsIndustry coverage
12 documented sectors
5 point weighting · Published vendor and profile signalsSource coverage
8 vendor pages analysed, 4 review sources captured
5 point weighting · 8 source pages analysedVisitor management focus
60% fit against visitor-management-specific positioning signals
5 point weighting · Published vendor and profile signalsAccess-control integrations
1 access-control integration signal
5 point weighting · Published vendor and profile signalsRegional hosting and data residency
United States, Germany, Thailand
3 point weighting · Published vendor and profile signalsPricing transparency
Custom quote
4 point weighting · Published vendor and profile signalsA lower score can mean the directory found less public evidence, not that a product cannot support the workflow. Use these criteria as shortlist prompts alongside your own procurement needs.
Overview
Identiv provides RFID, NFC and Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) inlays, tags and labels that create digital identities for physical products and assets.
Their portfolio supports short-range secure NFC interactions, active BLE smart labels for real-time broadcasting and UHF for long-range reads, with sensor-enabled BLE options for temperature/humidity monitoring and cold‑chain use.
Identiv emphasizes custom, purpose-built hardware and works with ecosystem partners to integrate chips, readers and cloud platforms for analytics and traceability across industries including healthcare, logistics and retail. Manufacturing is ISO‑certified and products undergo 100% testing to support high-volume deployments.
Best for
- Asset & inventory tracking
- Cold chain & condition monitoring
- Anti-counterfeiting & product authentication
- Connected packaging & customer engagement
- Industrial and logistics telemetry
Target industries
Key capabilities
Sensor integration
BLE labels can include temperature, humidity, light, shock and motion sensors for condition monitoring.
NFC / HF
Encrypted short‑range NFC/HF tags for secure identification and tap-based verification.
BLE smart labels
Active BLE labels broadcast telemetry (location, temperature, humidity, motion) at regular intervals for real-time visibility.
Dual‑frequency inlays
Dual‑frequency (HF+UHF) specialty inlays to combine proximity interactions and long-range tracking.
Manufacturing QA
ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 14001:2015 certified production with 100% unit testing.
Product finder & configurable portfolio
Online product finder and multiple product families to match antenna, memory and form-factor requirements.
UHF RFID
Long‑range UHF inlays and tags for high-throughput inventory and supply‑chain reads.
Ecosystem partnerships
Works with chip suppliers, converters, distributors and integrators to deliver end‑to‑end IoT solutions.
Pricing
Pricing is handled through a quote-based buying process.
Comparison data
Published signals used in the Overall Score ranking.
- Regional hosting
- United States, Germany, Thailand
- Mobile apps
- iOS and Android
- Pricing approach
- Custom quote
- Deployment complexity
- Enterprise rollout
- Hardware requirement
- Dedicated hardware
Customer review summary
What users like
- Helpful support
- Very broad functionality
- Functionality perceived as better than competing products
- Good value for money
- Not enough public review text was visible to identify specific themes
- Strong access to operational information
What users dislike
- Complicated interface
- Steep learning curve
- Complex interface
- Difficulty obtaining support
- Difficulty obtaining technical support
- Difficulty receiving customer support
Review sources
Deployment & integrations
- Ready to be deployed across the globe (global rollout capability)
- NXP (chip supplier)
- Wiliot (chip supplier)
- Infineon (chip supplier)
- STMicroelectronics (chip supplier)
Security, compliance & support
- Manufactured in ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 14001:2015 certified facilities
- NFC/HF supports encrypted, short-range communication for tamper-resistant verification
- Works with distributors, integrators and converters to deliver solutions and implementations
- Direct sales and engineering contact for custom configurations
- Product finder and downloadable data sheets for product selection
