Theres nothing wrong with what you are saying here. My point with Elan is distribution level dealerships are lower tier and a lot of times require little to no requirements besides basic activity. Again, they can certainly can you dealership just like any AV dealership line.
It was purchased by Nice a while back so it’s pretty much a distribution product. It hits the same price brackets with some added features like MyQ integration …
They are changing over everything to “Nice” branding and a new UI so they might become more competitive with some better looking hardware too…
EDITED - 2023 systems updates look ….nice… https://na.niceforyou.com/features/nice-elan-smart-home/