Guard tour system cost

How Much Does a Guard Tour System Cost? Real Prices, Compared

What guard tour apps and systems actually cost in 2026, from free plans to per-guard apps, quote-only suites and wand hardware, with published prices side by side.

By the PatrolBadges team · Updated October 20, 2026· 4 min read

The short answer

A guard tour system costs anywhere from nothing to several hundred dollars a month. Free plans cover small sites: PatrolBadges and guardtour.app both include 5 checkpoints. Apps priced per guard or per user start around $45 to $59 a month for a small team (THERMS, QR-Patrol), suites like TrackTik are quote-only, and wand systems add hardware up front, such as Deggy's $999 starter kit. What drives the bill is what's counted: guards, users, sites or checkpoints.

The four ways guard tour systems are priced

Model	How it works	Who prices this way	Watch out for
Per guard or user	A monthly fee per person, or per band of people	QR-Patrol, GuardsPro, THERMS, Connecteam	Temps, relief officers and volunteers all count
Per site	A fee or a quote based on how many sites you protect	TrackTik ("priced by sites, not seats"), OfficerReports	Quotes take a sales call; per-site fees add up across many small sites
Per checkpoint	A monthly fee per place that gets patrolled	PatrolBadges	A big site costs more, however few people walk it
Hardware	Readers, buttons and a download station bought up front, plus software	Wand systems like Deggy	Replacing lost or broken readers

Published prices, side by side

As published on each company's own site, checked October 20, 2026.
System	Free plan	A small team	Counted by
PatrolBadges	5 checkpoints, unlimited officers	$9/month for 10 checkpoints; $19 for 20	Checkpoints
guardtour.app	Yes: 5 checkpoints, unlimited guards, 30 days of history	$29/month for 10 checkpoints and 3 sites (Pro)	Checkpoints and sites
QR-Patrol	No free plan; a free test of the system is offered	$59/month for 1–3 guards on Base, $50 billed yearly	Guards, in bands
THERMS	No free plan; a 14-day trial with no card	$45/month for 1–5 users	Users, in bands
GuardsPro	No free plan; a 30-day free trial	$10 per user a month on Professional, which has site tours; 3-user minimum	Users
Connecteam	Yes, up to 10 users	$29/month billed yearly for 30 users; no guard tours listed	Users
TrackTik	None published. Quotes by request	Quote only	Sites
OfficerReports	None published	$70 per site a month, for 2 to 15 sites	Sites
Deggy	Not published	$999 starter kit: 1 reader, download station, 5 buttons, software	Hardware, bought once

What a real patrol costs

Take a mid-size apartment complex with 20 checkpoints, walked by 8 different people over a month: two courtesy officers, a porter, maintenance and some relief. Here's what that looks like on each published price.

Monthly, for 8 people patrolling 20 checkpoints. Published prices, checked October 20, 2026.
System	Monthly cost	Why
PatrolBadges	$19	20 checkpoints; people aren't counted
GuardsPro Professional	$80	8 users × $10
THERMS	$105	8 users falls in the 6–15 band
QR-Patrol Base	$116, or $98 billed yearly	8 guards falls in the 4–9 band
guardtour.app	$79 on Business, or Pro plus added checkpoints	Pro covers 10 checkpoints and 3 sites

Change the shape of the patrol and the order changes too. One officer walking 60 checkpoints is cheapest on a per-guard plan; twenty volunteers sharing 8 checkpoints is cheapest per checkpoint. Count both before you choose.

Hidden costs to ask about

Setup or onboarding fees. Ask whether there's a one-off charge before the first patrol.
Hardware. Tags, beacons, readers and man-down clips. QR-Patrol, for example, lists 10 NFC tags at $19 and a man-down sensor clip at $173.
Contracts. Yearly billing is often cheaper per month but commits you for the year.
History limits. Some free and lower plans keep only days or months of records, which matters when an insurer or a client asks about last year.
Officer turnover. On per-guard pricing, every new hire and relief officer is another seat.

How to keep the cost down

Count everyone who'll ever patrol, not just the regulars, before choosing per-guard pricing.
Put checkpoints only where proof matters: doors, gates, garages, mechanical rooms. Not every corridor.
Start on a free plan with your real checkpoints before you talk to sales.
On month-to-month plans, archive seasonal routes and short jobs like a fire watch between uses.

Frequently asked questions

How much does a guard tour system cost per month?

From free to a few hundred dollars. 5-checkpoint free plans exist (PatrolBadges, guardtour.app). Small teams on per-guard or per-user plans pay from about $45 to $59 a month (THERMS, QR-Patrol), suites like TrackTik are quote-only, and wand systems add hardware up front.

Is there a free guard tour system?

Yes. PatrolBadges is free for 5 checkpoints with every feature and unlimited officers, and nothing for officers to install. guardtour.app also has a 5-checkpoint free plan, with a native app and 30 days of history.

Why are so many guard tour systems priced per guard?

Because they're built for guard companies, where every guard is an employee on the payroll. For a building whose rounds are walked by staff, volunteers or a rotating crew, per-checkpoint pricing usually costs less.

Do I need to buy hardware for a QR code guard tour?

No. QR stickers print on any printer, and officers scan them with their own phones. NFC tags are optional and cost well under a dollar each.

How much does a guard tour wand system cost?

Expect to buy the hardware up front. Deggy's online store, for example, lists a starter kit with one Steel Pen reader, a USB download station, 5 checkpoint buttons and software at $999, a 22-button kit at $1,160, extra readers at $599 and extra buttons at $4.50. Price it for your number of officers and checkpoints.

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