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How much does a security company cost?

  • R400 – R1000/month
    Residential armed response
  • R400 – R600/month
    Monitoring
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Below is a cost guide for security companies and the different services they offer. The prices quoted are estimates. For an exact price request a quote.


Monitoring

  • R400 – R600/month

This is the price for monitoring only services on a monthly basis. The price includes 24-hour alarm signal monitoring, SMS notification, and dispatching of EMS or SAPS services. Armed response is not included. Some companies offer a pay-per-response option (approx. R75 per response), if response is required. On average, expect to be charged between R400/month and R600/month for monitoring.

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Residential armed response

  • R400 – R1000/month

This is the price for residential monitoring and armed response services on a monthly basis. It includes 24-hour alarm signal monitoring and armed response, SMS notifications, dispatching of EMS or SAPS services. Residential armed response costs range between R400/month and R1000/month with an average of R700/month.

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Business armed response

  • R600 – R900/month

This is the price for monthly monitoring and armed response services for a business. It includes 24-hour alarm signal monitoring and armed response, SMS notifications, dispatching of EMS or SAPS services. The cost of business armed response typically runs from R600/month to R900/month, averaging at R800/month.

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Security guard

  • R31,000 – R63,000/month

This is the price for a monthly 24-hour, 7-days-a-week private security service. The price depends on the selected security guard duties, e.g. patrolling, detecting and fighting off an intruder, alerting armed response, investing disturbances. You can reduce cost by automating certain duties. Security guard costs range between R31,000/month and R63,000/month with an average of R38,000/month.

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Security guard

  • City or suburb: Cape Town
  • How many guards do you need?: 1
  • Where do you need the security service?: Other
  • How long do you need the guard(s) for?: 1 day
  • When do you need this service?: As soon as possible

We are working in Domain where we need to do changes in Network in various areas so we required armed security to go to risky areas, We required armed security very frequently. So please give us quotation for below- -2 Armed Security guard with separate vehicle per day - 1 Armed Security Guard in our own car per day

Monitoring and armed response

  • City or suburb: Benoni
  • Which service do you need?: Both, monitoring and armed response
  • Where do you need the security service?: Residential complex
  • When do you need this service?: As soon as possible

Good day, Please can I have a quotation for armed response to Santa Domingo complex in Rynfield? Kindly submit quotation with monitoring and armed response separately and also explain what the monitoring entails?

Security system installation

  • City or suburb: King William's Town
  • Where do you need the security service?: House / flat
  • Which security system do you need?: Beams
  • When do you need this service?: I'm flexible

I need infrared perimeter beams that will be attached to my existing security arrangement. Would that be possible?

Security guard

  • City or suburb: Cape Town
  • How many guards do you need?: 2
  • Where do you need the security service?: Other
  • How long do you need the guard(s) for?: Longer than 10 days
  • When do you need this service?: As soon as possible

24 Hour Security is needed for a school in the City Bowl from 31 October until the 2 December . A written quotation is needed for submission to the sponsor by tomorrow 18th October .

Monitoring and armed response

  • City or suburb: Glenwood, Durban
  • Which service do you need?: Both, monitoring and armed response
  • Where do you need the security service?: House / flat
  • When do you need this service?: I'm flexible

House already has an alarm kit, connection only with armed response required.

Security system installation

  • City or suburb: Protea North, Tshiawelo
  • Where do you need the security service?: House / flat
  • Which security system do you need?: Alarm system, Beams
  • When do you need this service?: As soon as possible

Reliable alarm system/ respond company to fit alarm and quickly respond to emergency situation in Protea North Soweto. We also need beams to secure around the yard.

Monitoring and armed response

  • City or suburb: Durbanville, Cape Town
  • Which service do you need?: Both, monitoring and armed response
  • Where do you need the security service?: House / flat
  • When do you need this service?: As soon as possible

We are in the process of evicting tenants and wish house to be monitored a lot.

Monitoring and armed response

  • City or suburb: Goodwood
  • Which service do you need?: Armed response
  • Where do you need the security service?: Other
  • When do you need this service?: As soon as possible

We are a construction company and are currently working on the corner of Jakes Gerwel Drive and Voortrekker road. We are busy with the footway and have to open up the ground to do the layer work but there are cables underneath that will be exposed and therefore we need arm response for 2 days from 5 pm to 8 am. Is it possible for you to send me your rates, please?

Monitoring and armed response

  • City or suburb: Tshwane
  • Which service do you need?: Both, monitoring and armed response
  • Where do you need the security service?: House / flat
  • When do you need this service?: As soon as possible

I am on a community committee, is it possible for you to send us your monthly rates? We have about 24 hours that will register with you. Hope to hear from you soon. Thank you

Security system installation

  • City or suburb: Vanderbijlpark CE4 Miami Sands
  • Where do you need the security service?: Residential complex
  • Which security system do you need?: Alarm system, Beams
  • When do you need this service?: As soon as possible

Can you please send me a quote preferable on Whstapp? Thank you