Brand comparison
Differences between VusionGroup and ZKONG
If your shortlist has come down to these two, the table below puts everything recorded in the catalogue side by side. We do not declare a winner — which difference matters depends on your store's scenario, and we do not know that scenario.
Measurable differences
Screen size range
Colour capability
Communication
Battery life (years)
IP protection class
Price band
Mains-powered models
Models with NFC
Sells in Türkiye
Full comparison
| VusionGroup | ZKONG | |
|---|---|---|
| Models in catalogue | 7 | 4 |
| Screen size range | 1.6″ – 35.4″ | 2.13″ – 7.5″ |
| Colour capability | 2 colours, 3 colours, 4 colours, LCD | 2 colours, 3 colours, 4 colours |
| Communication | 2.4 GHz proprietary, Wi-Fi / wired | Bluetooth LE 5.x |
| Battery life (years) | 3 – 15 | 4 – 5 |
| Cold-rated models | 1 / 7 | 1 / 4 |
| IP protection class | IP40, IP54, IP67 | IP5X, IP63 |
| Price band | Mid, Premium, Upper | Economy, Mid, Upper |
| Mains-powered models | 1 / 7 | 0 / 4 |
| Models with NFC | 5 / 7 | 4 / 4 |
| Market position | Tier-1 · Enterprise | Tier-2 · Specialist |
| Headquarters | Paris, Fransa | Hangzhou, Çin |
| Founded | 1992 | 2015 |
| Management platform | VUSION Retail IoT Cloud | ZKONG Cloud |
| Sells in Türkiye | VKF Renzel Türkiye · FİRMALAZIM, xplace Türkiye | — |
VusionGroup
The world's largest ESL manufacturer by unit volume; market share is reported at around 20%. Store Electronic Systems was founded in 1992 and made its first store installation in 1993; in 2014 it merged with the Austrian company imagotag to become SES-imagotag, later becoming VusionGroup. The label line comprises the V100 (black-white-red), V300 (four-colour, seven-colour LED), V300 Waterproof, V300 Freezer (black-and-white, down to -25 °C), V700 (full colour) and VSway series; up to 15 years of battery life is stated for the V-Tag series.
Strengths
- The widest enterprise reference network and field service capacity
- On-shelf availability detection integrated with ESL through the Captana shelf camera
- A retail media revenue model with VUSION Rail LCD strip displays
- A sector reference for print quality in colour e-paper
Watch-outs
- High initial investment and licence cost
- A closed ecosystem - high supplier lock-in
- Weak cost advantage in small-scale deployments
- Figures such as resolution, weight and IP class are not published publicly - request them in writing at the quotation stage
ZKONG
A manufacturer spreading quickly with a BLE-based, low-infrastructure-cost solution. The Blade series is positioned across fourteen sizes between 1.8 and 10.2 inches with body thicknesses of 9-13.6 mm, and the Shield series with its high-resistance plastic housing and freezer variants (ZK21SF, ZK26SF). Model codes and resolutions are published openly on the manufacturer's site.
Strengths
- A low total cost of ownership
- Simple and inexpensive infrastructure through BLE
- A very wide size range and resolution tables published model by model
- Short lead times
Watch-outs
- Bulk update time may lengthen in dense label environments - measure it in the pilot
- Protection class is IP63 on most models; for wet areas choose the IP66 variant specifically
- Battery life figures are not published publicly
- Enterprise SLA and long-term support level vary by partner
How solid is this comparison?
43 fields are estimated across VusionGroup records, with 8 sources attached. For ZKONG: 18 estimated fields and 6 sources. Estimated fields are derived from class averages and are marked individually on product pages; where the two brands differ sharply in how much is estimated, the comparison is unequal by the same degree.