They are both good locks in the small fingerprint digital locks industry. Gateman makes the best and proven fingerprint locks over the last 15 years. Buy the one that looks best to you because that may matter more to you. If you are looking for other perspectives, we drew up a table below for further inputs.

Sometimes the door won't allow any of these locks to be installed - so check with us first with a few pictures of the door (or a condo name) - before you deep dive into the differences.

Summary, we believe Gateman G-Swipe delivers unparalleled premium build quality in the small fingerprint rim locks category. In many situations, Gateman Fingus is good enough for you. 

The Gateman G-Swipe is from iRevo, a company whose origin is Korea but has since became a core component of the international company called Assa Abloy (which by no coincidence owns the Yale brand which borrows lock designs from ... no price for guessing - none other than iRevo).  iRevo Gateman digital lock brand dominates the Korean market by 50% by some estimates, and if one has the time to inspect the locks, the reason is clear: solid build quality and attention to design details.

The Gateman G-Swipe exemplifies those qualities: it is heavy in the hands hinting at less plastic and more metal, a brushed matt touch panel surface that is more finger-stain resistant, large and brightly lit numbers for all age-group to use, a very sensitive fingerprint scanner, a double-action OPEN button to prevent use of objects for unlocking, a double-hook bolt for physical intrusion. Last but not least, a very modern new-age look to top it off.

The small footprint Gateman G-Swipe is ideal for Singapore - be it a HDB door or a condo door with a vertical door handle. All the wear and tear is localised to the existing door handle (and not the digital lock) - and Gateman G-Swipe does faithfully the locking and unlocking and maintain it's pristine look over years.

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The private wine cellar at a residence in Leedon Park in Singapore requires more privacy and security to their wine collection. The room is temperature and humidity controlled and the entrance door is a glass aluminium framed swing out casement door. 

A Gateman fingerprint digital lock does this job well and security can be hardened to the point only authorised changes can be made by the person owning a special pin. Multiple pins and fingerprints can be created to allow staffs on premises to enter and if needed, access can be logged via a bluetooth application. 

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For inquiries, please send a few photos of the wine cellar door to Tony @ 9830-7788 on WhatsApp.

Only a few (perhaps no others) make digital locks like iRevo Gateman do. Despite years being the leading digital lock manufacturer in Korea, the company does not sit idle but continue to push the envelop around innovation and build quality.

Case in point: which other manufacturer make monocoque body ie. single piece like leading automobile makers for rigidity and strength against forced intrusion? Look at their internal frame below - a single piece! 

Budget
It is more expensive to put a digital lock on the metal gate (than a wood door) because additional effort and components are needed:

• effort and fixtures to mount the lock on the gate which is different case to case 
• metal enclosure to box up the rear of the digital lock to prevent access to the OPEN button located on the rear of digital lock 
• remote controller to unlock from inside the home (because the OPEN button is now inaccessible)

A metal gate digital lock solution is approximately SGD 600 all inclusive.  ​
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Platform:
By platform, we mean how do we go about putting a digital lock on the metal gate. 

• There is the proprietary metal gate lock (which is expensive and typically one version behind the mainstream due to inherently much lower sales volume). This is not the right approach in our opinion . We do not do this.
• There is the flexible platform relying on popular and high volume regular digital locks which inherently means lower price, more choice of recent lock models, plug/play/remove if needed - and allows you to retain the metal gate handle and lock should you decide to fallback to a non-digital solution

Our flexible and non proprietary approach translates to a cheaper price, ability to use the latest model,  and more importantly the ability to retain the existing gate handle and lock make better practical sense.

Quality/Bill of Materials:
Our prices for digital lock on metal gate reflects our focus on using proper materials and fit on the metal gate. As the saying goes, you get what you pay for, and in our case:

• ​Use of solid wood panel custom fitted to your metal gate lines - as opposed to cheaper metal sheets (that will rust) and even cheaper dark acrylic/perspex (that scratches easily and will even break if chipped at the right which looks bad . Solid wood custom fitted not only ensures it is rust and scratch proof, but also gives a natural textured look some will love on their gate. 
  
  Note: Our gate installations with solid wood front looks as new as it was first installed.
  
  
• Use of industry smallest rear enclosure specific to recent smaller footprint Gateman locks such as WF20 and Z10 ensures a small package overall when viewed from the inside. This is industry smallest in Singapore. Some customers informed us that is the reason they prefer to use our metal enclosure.
  
  Note: The enclosure is also double powder coated against rust using catalytic process to ensure an aesthetically pleasant, complete and evenly coated surface. 
  
  
• A wide choice of popular locks from iRevo/Gateman - a subsidiary of global Assa Abloy means you are not constrained by the singular model offered by some vendors. These Gateman locks are in high demand and you will also get the latest models and will not get locked in by vendors providing proprietary singular model. 
  
  Note: lock choices includes Gateman Z10, Gateman WF20, Gateman A20, Gateman J20, Gateman S10.
  
  
• An aesthetically modern remote controller that sits on the wall and is used to unlock the gate digital lock when you leave home. Note: additional / optional keyfob controller as portable as your car keyfob is also available

Sliding wood or aluminium/glass casement doors proves to be a challenge to most home owners and interior designers because the traditional digital lock bolt (the rectangular block of metal than comes out when locked) works only for swing open type door; for a sliding door, the bolt will - well just slide out from the hole.

This is where Gateman digital locks come in with their vertical clamp bolt style. When locked, it clamps onto the small strike placed on the other side, gripping the panels together very strongly.

You can choose pin, card and fingerprint Gateman digital lock for your next sliding wood or aluminium casement doors in Singapore. Only from Gateman, an iRevo brand, part of Assa Abloy group.

Reference: Gateman Z10, Gateman A20, Gateman J20 (pictures below)

If you have a small business shop front or an office with frame-less glass doors, then the Gateman Shine digital door lock is an ideal solution to quickly enable a keyless access:

• a pin and / or card access
• easy administration 
• no need to drill holes on glass (you can't drill on glass anyway)
• ... and it is aesthetically pleasing ! 
• option to enable with a remote controller so that the receptionist can unlock (from the reception) ie no need to walk over to unlock
• ability to set to manual locking (in high foot traffic area) or set to auto-lock for always lock without the hassle

We have customers from Samsung regional office, university, small retail outlets, and many offices using this Gateman Shine digital glass door lock.

Check it out here: Gateman Shine digital glass door lock.