Choosing software for a security company is a UK-specific decision: SIA licensing, BS 7858 screening, ACS evidence, check calls and keyholding are not on the feature list of a generic rota tool. These pages describe the kinds of platform a UK buyer will meet, what each typically charges and leaves out, and how a move to BOOK ON runs. We do not name or rate other vendors; the comparisons are general and dated.
Comparison pages
How UK security software compares
The five kinds of platform on the UK market, what they typically charge, the gaps buyers run into, and a checklist for your shortlist.
Outgrown an enterprise suite?
What large workforce suites are built for, the signs a mid-sized guarding company is paying for more than it uses, and a lighter alternative.
Switching security software
Why companies stay with an incumbent, where BOOK ON differs, and a switching plan that keeps payroll and invoices intact.
How we compare
- Each page is a desk study of what leading UK platforms publish on their own websites, read on the date stated on the page. We have not tested other products and do not claim to have.
- We describe categories of platform and typical published terms; we do not name, rank or rate other vendors.
- Where the market does not publish a price, a contract term or a feature, we say so rather than guessing.
- BOOK ON’s own capabilities are described from the live system, with screenshots, and anything we have not built is not claimed.
Compare on your own data
Bring a week of rota and your licence list to the demo and judge BOOK ON on your contracts.