As the Vivint customer base increased by 60 percent from 2008 to 2010, the company realized it needed to improve upon its legacy scheduling platform that had been developed in-house. "The system ...

Vivint and ADT have many similarities, but it’s the small details that make big differences in the experiences they provide. Both companies rank high in our Best Home Security Systems rating.

Founder Pedersen created Vivint, under the name APX Alarm, as a home security company in 1999. The company was acquired by The Blackstone Group in 2012 for more than $2 billion.