OpenVia
811 5th Ave N, Birmingham, AL 35203, United States
What it is
OpenVia is a property access platform for multifamily and commercial properties. Residents and tenants can use smartphone entry and share temporary access with guests, delivery drivers, and service businesses. The Virtual Callbox lets visitors and tenants connect by video through a QR code, without requiring visitors to install the app. Parcel+ gives authorized delivery drivers access to gated or controlled properties and records their access events for property managers. Managers can use a dashboard to monitor access activity, grant or end access, and set permissions. OpenVia also supplies a low-voltage retrofit device to actuate an electronically secured door, elevator, or gate; installation takes less than 10 minutes. The access or gate panel requires 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi or Ethernet, with dedicated LTE available as an addition to the plan. Named integrations include Continental Access, LiftMaster, Honeywell, Brivo, CDVI, Linear, DoorKing, and Avigilon. A free plan is listed, while subscription pricing requires a quote. Subscription terms are one year unless a purchase agreement specifies otherwise. Devices are available only to US properties, and each property needs at least one device.
For and against
For
- Virtual Callbox uses QR-code video calls without visitor app installation.
- Parcel+ records delivery-driver access events.
- Managers can grant, end, and set access permissions.
- Retrofit device installation takes less than 10 minutes.
- A free plan is listed.
Against
- Devices are available only to US properties.
- Each property needs at least one device.
- The access panel requires Wi-Fi or Ethernet.
- Subscription pricing requires a quote.
The verdict
OpenVia combines resident entry, visitor access, delivery access, and property-manager controls. Check the US-only device availability and connectivity requirements; subscription pricing is available by quote.
Who it suits
OpenVia is intended for multifamily and commercial properties that want smartphone-based entry, temporary visitor access, and access-event management. Properties need an existing electronic access or gate system and internet connectivity.
Plans and prices
OpenVia property access subscription
Quote required · devices available only to US properties · requires an existing electronic access or gate system and internet connectivity
Read 7 Oct 2026 · openvia.com
On the record
- Access integrations
- The site names Continental Access, LiftMaster, Honeywell, Brivo, CDVI, Linear, DoorKing, and Avigilon among its supported access systems.openvia.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Availability limit
- The terms state that OpenVia devices are only made available to US properties and that at least one device is required per property.openvia.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Company
- The terms identify the provider as Front Porch Ventures, Inc., doing business as OpenVia; the site lists an address in Birmingham, Alabama.openvia.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Connectivity requirement
- The access or gate panel requires 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi or Ethernet, with a dedicated LTE connection available as an addition to the plan.openvia.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Intended customers
- OpenVia presents its access products for multifamily and commercial properties.openvia.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Management dashboard
- Property managers can use a dashboard to monitor access events, grant and terminate access, and set permissions.openvia.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Parcel deliveries
- Parcel+ gives authorized delivery drivers access to gated or access-controlled properties and logs their access events for property managers.openvia.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- The privacy policy says location information is used to confirm that users are physically present at a building to help prevent unauthorized access.openvia.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Property management integrations
- OpenVia says it works with property management software and displays integration logos, but the page text does not name those systems.openvia.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- OpenVia is a property access platform that lets properties grant temporary access to third parties.openvia.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Retrofit hardware
- OpenVia supplies a proprietary low-voltage retrofit device that actuates an electronically secured door, elevator, or gate and takes less than 10 minutes to install.openvia.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Smartphone entry
- Residents and tenants can use smartphone-based entry and share temporary access with guests, delivery drivers, and service businesses.openvia.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Support
- The terms say the Property Service team can answer installation questions during normal business hours.openvia.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Virtual Callbox
- The Virtual Callbox provides video calls between visitors and tenants through a QR code, and visitors do not need to install the app.openvia.com · read 7 Oct 2026
