Digital Installers

What Digital Installers does

Digital Installers is a privately held, owner-operated residential and commercial audio/video and home automation integrator founded in 2000 and headquartered in Long Beach, California. The firm designs, installs, and programs integrated technology systems for high-end residential homeowners and commercial clients, with its core platform built around Control4 home automation orchestrating Lutron lighting and shading, Sonos multi-room audio, Josh.ai voice control, smart thermostats, motorized window coverings, video surveillance, networking, and home theater subsystems. Its product portfolio spans home automation, custom theaters, lighting control, outdoor entertainment, security, commercial video conferencing, and 'unique spaces' such as golf simulators and gaming rooms — sold primarily through quote-based project engagements with on-site consultations and a Long Beach showroom.

The company operates with 21 full-time employees, of whom 8 are dedicated programmers and an in-house engineer, an unusually programmer-heavy staffing profile for its size. Its go-to-market relies on direct field sales, consultative relationships with architects, builders, and interior designers, and a referral-driven pipeline; marketing channels span website, social media, Yelp, YouTube, and a monthly email newsletter. Revenue is generated primarily through project-based design and installation services and hardware pass-through, with a modest recurring support-plan component ($50/month cited in one review). The firm holds Control4 Certified Dealer and Lutron Partner status, is a CEPro 100 and CEDIA member, and reports 4.99/5 across 242 customer reviews. Operations are concentrated in Southern California (South Bay/Long Beach, Orange County, Coachella Valley, greater Los Angeles) with expansion into Arizona and Austin, Texas.

Name

Digital Installers

Legal name

Digital Installers, Inc.

Website

https://digitalinstallers.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Digital Installers is a privately held Long Beach-based integrator that designs, programs, and installs Control4-based home automation, audio/video, lighting, and security systems for high-end residential homeowners and commercial clients across Southern California, Arizona, and Austin, Texas.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Home Automation and Audio/Visual Integration Services

NAICS

Automatic Environmental Control Manufacturing for Residential, Commercial, and Appliance Use (334512)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Home Theater Installation, Calibration & Custom AV Services Retail (CRACAEAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Smart Lighting & Automation Installation (HSAOAFAK), CCTV Camera & NVR/DVR System Installation (HSAHACAA)

Keywords

• Home automation installation
• Audio video integration
• Custom home theater
• Lighting control systems
• Smart home integration

Headquarters

HQ city

Long Beach

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Design & Installation Services: Custom design and professional installation of home automation, home theater, lighting, security, and networking systems for residential and commercial properties. Services include consultation, system design, hardware installation, software programming, and ongoing maintenance.
2. Hardware and Equipment Sales: Sale of audio/video equipment, smart home devices, displays, speakers, lighting fixtures, security cameras, and other technology products as part of integrated system installations
3. Support Plans: Monthly support plans offering remote troubleshooting, system monitoring, and ongoing technical assistance. One review mentions a $50/month support plan.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Digital Installers designs, sells, and professionally installs integrated audio/visual, home automation, lighting, security, and networking systems for high-end residential and commercial properties across Southern California. The company acts as a Control4-certified integrator, bundling consultation, custom system design, hardware procurement, in-house programming, installation, and ongoing 24/7 support into quote-based project engagements and a recurring monthly support plan.

Product overview

Digital Installers is a residential and commercial audio/visual and home automation installation company operating in Southern California since 2000. The company's offering is organized as a services-plus-products model anchored by a unified Control4 home automation platform that serves as the central hub connecting all sub-systems. The core product portfolio spans: Home Automation (the Control4-managed platform integrating climate control, lighting, media, security, networking, and window coverings), Home Theater & Custom TV Installation, Lighting Control & Linear Lighting, Outdoor Entertainment Systems (audio, weatherproof TVs, heaters, shades, and Just Video Walls), Security & Video Surveillance, and Unique Spaces (golf simulators, gaming rooms, health & wellness). Supporting modules include Networking & WiFi, Motorized Window Coverings, Climate Control/Smart Thermostats, Indoor Audio/Multi-Room Music, Interior Design & Furnishings, Commercial Video Conferencing, and Commercial Video Walls. All products are professionally designed, installed, programmed, and supported by the company's in-house team of programmers and engineers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Home Automation (Control4 Platform) Design, programming, and installation of a unified Control4-based home automation system that integrates climate control, motorized window treatments, networking, multi-room music, media control, video surveillance, security, and interior furnishings, managed from a single device. Targeted at luxury residential homeowners and select commercial properties in Southern California.
• Home Theater and Custom TV Installation Custom design and installation of home theater systems including 4K and 8K displays, projectors, motorized screens, surround sound, in-ceiling speakers, and themed theater rooms, with Control4-based unified control.
• Lighting Control and Linear Lighting

Quantifiable outcome

• 4.99 rating from 242 reviews demonstrates exceptional customer satisfaction
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Control4coreTechnology or IntegrationPrimary home automation platform partner. Control4 systems are featured in the majority of installations for integrated control of lighting, climate, security, and entertainment.
• LutroncoreTechnology or IntegrationPrimary lighting control and motorized window shading partner. Lutron RA3, RadioRA 2, and motorized shading systems are standard offerings.
• SonoscoreTechnology or IntegrationWireless whole-home audio system partner. Sonos speakers and sound systems are commonly integrated into multi-room audio installations.
• CEDIAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociate member of the Custom Electronic Design & Installation Association, the leading trade organization for home technology professionals.
• American Institute of Architects (AIA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociate member, indicating formal professional relationship with the architectural community for design-build collaborations.
• Acoustic InnovationsminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCollaboration partner for custom home theater design, featured in Las Vegas themed theater project.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Best Buy (Magnolia): Best Buy's Magnolia division is a large, mass-market AV and smart-home installation brand that competes for a broader tier of residential customers than Digital Installers' luxury focus. It is comparable as an AV/installation services business reaching homeowners with integrated audio, video, and smart-home offerings.
• Crestron Electronics: Crestron is a leading manufacturer of smart-home and commercial AV control platforms that competes head-to-head with Control4 (Digital Installers' primary platform). Crestron also operates a network of certified integrators analogous to Digital Installers, making it both a platform competitor and an indirect peer in the integration services market.
• Vivint Smart Home: Vivint is a national provider of professionally installed smart-home and security systems targeting homeowners via subscription contracts. While focused on a lower price tier than Digital Installers, it competes in the same end-customer use cases (security, lighting, climate, video) via a similar professional-installation-plus-recurring model.
• ADT: ADT is a national home security and smart-home services brand with recurring monitoring revenue and professional installation. It overlaps with Digital Installers' security and surveillance offering and competes in the same homeowner mindshare for integrated smart-home control.
• Savant: Savant offers a premium home automation control platform positioned as a high-end alternative to Control4, frequently specified in luxury residential projects. As a platform-plus-dealer-network model, it overlaps with Digital Installers in the architect/builder/specifier channel and competes for similar high-net-worth clients.

Others

• Control4: Control4 is Digital Installers' primary smart-home automation platform vendor and the de facto network operator for certified dealers nationwide. While not a service peer, the broader Control4 dealer network directly competes for the same residential integration projects that Digital Installers pursues.

Emerging players

• Josh.ai: Josh.ai is an emerging AI-powered voice control and smart-home platform competing with the Control4/Savant stack that Digital Installers currently specifies. While Digital Installers has integrated Josh.ai as a voice layer, the company represents a credible emerging platform alternative that could re-shape the integrator ecosystem.

Direct peers

• Audio Advice: Audio Advice is a high-end AV and home theater retailer/integrator offering design, installation, and after-sale support for premium residential customers. Its product mix (Control4, Lutron, premium speakers, theaters) and consultative showroom-driven model closely parallel Digital Installers' core offering.
• OneVision Resources: OneVision Resources is a Southern California AV and smart-home integrator serving residential and commercial clients with Control4, Lutron, and networking deployments. It is a regional direct peer competing for the same architect/builder relationships and high-end homeowners as Digital Installers.
• Engineered Environments: Engineered Environments is a custom residential and commercial electronics integrator offering similar AV, lighting, shading, and home automation design and installation services. Its scope and customer profile closely mirror Digital Installers, making it a strong comparable for project-based integration services.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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