Software & Buying Guides.
Choosing and paying for security management software, without the sales pitch.
Switching security software providers without losing your data
The decision to switch is usually the easy part. What happens to three years of licence, screening and shift history during the move is where it gets harder.
15 July 2026 · 4 min readWhat to look for in security management software
Most systems in this sector do rostering well and compliance badly. The gap between the two is where the risk lives.
10 July 2026 · 4 min readHow much does security management software cost?
Most providers in this space don't publish pricing and route you to a sales call before you see a number. Here's what we think costs buyers, and why we do it differently.
11 June 2026 · 3 min readRostering software: the features that actually matter
Most rostering demos are optimised to look impressive. The features that matter for a contracted guarding business are usually the quieter ones underneath the interface.
16 April 2026 · 4 min readWhat a security compliance platform should include out of the box
Compliance sold as an add-on module tends to arrive as an afterthought. Here is what should already be there before you start configuring anything.
19 February 2026 · 3 min readSpreadsheets vs dedicated licence tracking: when to actually switch
A spreadsheet is a perfectly reasonable way to track five licences. The question is what size the problem is now, not what it was when the sheet was built.