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Head-to-head · Security Guard Software

Guardix vs guardtour.app

  • Updated Sep 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 7 checks side by side
Higher score Guardix #2 in Security Guard Software 9.0/10 From $8.99/user/mo · 14-day trial ✓ 6 of 6 features Visit Guardix
guardtour.app #6 in Security Guard Software 7.6/10 Free plan · paid from $29/mo Free plan✓ 5 of 6 features Visit guardtour.app

Guardix leads on 1 check, guardtour.app on 1, and 5 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 7 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreGuardix · 9.0/10
  • Free planonly guardtour.app
  • Most featuresGuardix · 6 of 6

Guardix scores higher on our rubric for security guard software: 9.0 against 7.6 out of 10; our editors rank them #2 and #6.

guardtour.app offers free plan; Guardix doesn't. Guardix offers guard timekeeping; guardtour.app doesn't publish it.

Guardix is the better fit for budget-conscious, tech-forward guard firms. guardtour.app is the better fit for integrated patrol teams using security platforms.

  • Guardix fits best

    Budget-conscious, tech-forward guard firms

  • guardtour.app fits best

    Integrated patrol teams using security platforms

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Side by side

Feature Guardix 9.0/10 Visit ↗ guardtour.app 7.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.0 7.6
Ranking #2 in Security Guard Software #6 in Security Guard Software
Best for Budget-conscious, tech-forward guard firms Integrated patrol teams using security platforms
Pricing model Paid Free plan + paid
Starting price $8.99/user/mo Not published
Free plan — ✓ (best)
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud, Self-hosted, Mobile Cloud, Mobile
Platforms Web, iOS, Android Web, iOS, Android
Compliance SOC 2, SSO/SAML GDPR
Integrations 2 integrations 9 integrations
Built for Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Guardix 6/6 · guardtour.app 5/6
Guard mobile app ✓ ✓
Patrol checkpoints ✓ ✓
Incident reporting ✓ ✓
GPS tracking ✓ ✓
Guard timekeeping ✓ (best) Not published
Client reporting ✓ ✓
Specs
Mobile platform Both Both
Our review
Pros
  • Covers scheduling, patrols, incidents, timekeeping, and client reporting
  • iOS and Android apps support GPS, checkpoints, clock-ins, and offline sync
  • AI features, API access, and Trackforce and TrackTik integrations
  • QR, NFC and GPS verification with offline patrol scanning
  • Live monitoring, geofencing, incidents and multi-site maps
  • REST API, webhooks and integrations with security and messaging tools
Cons
  • No free plan is available
  • Advanced capabilities require higher-priced plans
  • Annual billing is discounted, but monthly pricing remains the clearest reference
  • Paid pricing is based on checkpoints rather than guards
  • The product focuses on patrol operations rather than broader workforce management
  • Advanced capabilities require a paid plan
Our verdict

Guardix is a security guard management platform for security companies and operations teams. It brings officer activity, site coverage, patrols, incidents, scheduling, GPS verification, payroll workflows, and client reporting into one…

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guardtour.app is a cloud-based guard tour system for security companies, facility managers, residential communities and industrial sites. Guards use iOS or Android apps to scan QR or NFC checkpoints, verify patrols with GPS, report…

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  1. GuardixSecurity Guard Software 9.0From $8.99/user/mo · 14-day trial
  2. guardtour.appSecurity Guard Software 7.6Free plan · paid from $29/mo

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Guardix — where it wins

    • Covers scheduling, patrols, incidents, timekeeping, and client reporting
    • iOS and Android apps support GPS, checkpoints, clock-ins, and offline sync
    • AI features, API access, and Trackforce and TrackTik integrations

    Where it doesn't

    • No free plan is available
    • Advanced capabilities require higher-priced plans
    • Annual billing is discounted, but monthly pricing remains the clearest reference
  • guardtour.app — where it wins

    • QR, NFC and GPS verification with offline patrol scanning
    • Live monitoring, geofencing, incidents and multi-site maps
    • REST API, webhooks and integrations with security and messaging tools

    Where it doesn't

    • Paid pricing is based on checkpoints rather than guards
    • The product focuses on patrol operations rather than broader workforce management
    • Advanced capabilities require a paid plan
  • Guardix9.0/10 · From $8.99/user/mo · 14-day trial

    A budget-friendly guard operations platform with mobile access, AI, and client reporting.

    Visit GuardixFull verdict →
  • guardtour.app7.6/10 · Free plan · paid from $29/mo

    A patrol-focused platform combining checkpoint verification, monitoring, incidents and reporting.

    Visit guardtour.appFull verdict →

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Sep 2026

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