Grid Sentry
Watch first: 50 seconds on what changes for your company.
The problem today
Your business runs on paper, texts and memory.
Every one costs you hours each week, hours you are not spending winning contracts.
Timesheets by hand
Every two weeks someone adds up hours by hand. One mistake and pay is wrong.
Clock-ins by text
You can't prove a guard was on post on time. It's your word against the vendor's.
Invoices retyped
Hours are copied into each invoice one by one. Slow, and errors cost money.
Post orders on paper
Binders get lost or ignored. You can't tell who has read them.
Incidents lost in texts
Reports arrive late, without photos, scattered across phones.
No time to grow
You are the scheduler, the payroll clerk and the billing office at once.
What you get
One system for your guards, your office and your vendors.
Not a build from scratch. Grid Sentry already runs a live security operation every day. We put your name on it.
Clock in and out
Guards clock in on their own phone with GPS at the post. No paper, no texts to the office.
Know what to pay every guard
Every two-week pay period, each guard's hours are totalled for you. Payroll in minutes, not a weekend.
Invoice every vendor
The same clocked hours become each vendor's invoice. No retyping timesheets.
Smart scheduling
Shift reminders go out. Guards confirm. No-shows are flagged early.
Post orders on the phone
Each post's orders live in the app. Guards acknowledge them, and you see who has read them.
Incident reports
Filed from the post with photos, ready for your client.
Your admin dashboard
Oversee the whole business in one place: guards, licences, posts, hours, pay and invoices.
Your branded app
Your logo and name on iPhone and Android, in the App Store and Google Play.
Your company website
A professional website for your security company, matched to your app's look.
Your app never goes out of date. It runs on Grid Sentry Ops, so every platform improvement reaches you at no extra cost.
Built by a security operator, for security operators. Grid Sentry runs a licensed California security company every day.
See it working
What your guards and your office will see.
Example screens, shown with a demo company name. Yours carry your name, logo and colours.
Confirm tomorrow's shift
Warehouse · Gate 2
7:00 AM – 3:00 PM · Black polo, badge
New post orders to read
Retail store · Front entrance
Good evening, Mr. Banjo
Pay period Oct 12 – Oct 25Example screens with made-up names and figures.
Timeline
Using it from month 1. In the app stores by month 4.
You see each month working before the next begins, and you are running long before the app is in the stores.
Brand, website and first tools
Logo refresh, your website and app design. Your guards, sites and licences go online in a web tool your office can use right away.
Guards clocking in
GPS clock-in from any phone, plus smart scheduling with shift reminders and confirmations.
The office side
Admin dashboard, vendor billing, guard pay totals, post orders and incident reports. A short check-in every week.
Launch and handover
App store review and launch on iPhone and Android, final polish, and training for your team. Built-in time so nothing is rushed.
The market
A $48 billion industry. The big firms already run on systems like this.
The big firms win contracts on reporting, proof of service and clean billing. Small companies lose them on paperwork. This is how you compete.
In your own numbers: at $1 million a year in billing, $12,000 is less than one week of revenue.
Sources: Robert H. Perry & Associates white paper (2023), Statista, US Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2023), Security Magazine, as compiled by Belfry.
The value
What this would cost to do yourself.
Today that work takes an office person on $3,000 to $5,000 a month. Grid Sentry does it for $499, and it never calls in sick.
| Cost | Custom build by a US agency | Office staff doing it by hand ($3,000 to $5,000 a month) | Grid Sentry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year one | $60,000 to $150,000 | $36,000 to $60,000 | $12,000 |
| Year two | $9,000 to $30,000 | $36,000 to $60,000 | $5,988 |
| Two years | $69,000 to $180,000 | $72,000 to $120,000 | $17,988 |
Agency figures are published market estimates, with yearly upkeep at 15 to 20%. Staff figures are salary only.
The hidden cost is the risk. A build that goes wrong means months lost, mistakes in the meantime and starting from zero. You are licensing a platform that already works.
Investment
One price. Built properly, supported for the long run.
App, brand, website, setup, training and launch, in one build fee.
App + website, under your brand
- $6,000 to start, then $2,000 a month for three months, with the last $2,000 only when the work is complete
- Month 1 brand, website and first tools, month 2 guards clocking in, month 3 the office side, month 4 app store launch and handover
- Year one: hosting, updates and support included
- Year two: $499 a month, price locked for hosting, maintenance, updates and support
- Priority same-day support, and new features first
- Brand refresh included: logo, colours and the design of your app and website
- A dedicated Grid Sentry team builds, launches and supports your platform, not one freelancer
The build, step by step
- Your branded app for iPhone and Android: GPS clock-in and out, post orders and incident reports
- Your admin dashboard: scheduling, guards, licences and guard pay totals every two weeks
- Invoices for each vendor, built from the hours your guards clock
- Your company website, matched to your app
- Setup, onboarding your staff, and testing with your team before launch
- Publishing to the App Store and Google Play, under your company's developer accounts
Platform updates we release for Grid Sentry are included. Custom features built only for your company are quoted separately, so your price never changes without you agreeing.
One payment. Every running cost is ours, so there are no surprise bills.
| Stage | You pay | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| 1 · At signing | $6,000 | Logo refresh, website, app design, and your guards, sites and licences online |
| 2 · One month after signing | $2,000 | GPS clock-in from any phone and smart scheduling |
| 3 · Two months after signing | $2,000 | Admin dashboard, vendor billing, guard pay totals, post orders, incident reports |
| 4 · When the work is complete | $2,000 | App live on iPhone and Android, handover and training |
| Rest of year one | $0 | Hosting, app store fees, updates and support included |
| Year two | $499 / month | Every running cost, maintenance, updates and support |
US dollars. $12,000 paid as $6,000 at signing, then $2,000, $2,000 and a final $2,000 on completion. $499 a month is locked for year two. App store accounts are in your company's name; we pay the fees. Staff email accounts, phone bills and text messages are not included; app push notifications are free.
Licence
Yours to run. Ours to build and protect.
You license a proven platform under your name. That is why it costs a fraction of building your own.
For your business
The app and platform are licensed to your company for your own security operation. They can't be resold, sublicensed or given to another company.
Code stays with Grid Sentry
Grid Sentry keeps the source code and the platform behind your app. No copying or reverse-engineering.
Your data and website are yours
The website we build for you is yours to keep. Your brand and all your data belong to you, and you can export your data at any time.
Your monthly maintenance keeps the platform running. Two months unpaid pauses access; three months ends the licence. You can export your data first. Full terms come in the agreement.
Next steps
Three steps to going live.
Say yes
Reply to confirm and we send the agreement and the first invoice ($6,000).
Send your setup list
Your guards, sites, vendors and how each vendor is invoiced, plus your logo.
Kickoff call
A 30-minute walk-through of your operation. We onboard you and your staff, and month 1 begins.