Alarm Monitoring Alternatives & Competitors

Researching a central station for your alarm dealership or facility usually means weighing one well-known brand against the rest of the market. These guides break down the leading central station alarm monitoring companies and the real, verified alternatives in our directory — so you can compare wholesale programs, video monitoring, UL-listed redundancy, and dealer support side by side.

Every alternative listed below is a company that actually appears in this directory. Each guide explains who the named provider serves best and which competitors are worth a closer look.

Alternatives Guides

• Rapid Response Monitoring Alternatives & Competitors — alternatives to the Syracuse, NY wholesale and AI-driven monitoring leader.
• AvantGuard Monitoring Alternatives & Competitors — alternatives to the Becklar-owned cloud and hybrid monitoring platform.
• COPS Monitoring Alternatives & Competitors — alternatives to the 100% wholesale, multi-center redundancy specialist.
• Affiliated Monitoring Alternatives & Competitors — alternatives to the live-agent, IoT and PERS-focused provider.
• Criticom / CMS Monitoring Alternatives & Competitors — alternatives to the Florida-based dispatch and first-responder specialist.
• National Monitoring Center (NMC) Alternatives & Competitors — alternatives to the Irving, TX dealer-focused and proactive video monitoring provider.

Looking to Compare Two Companies?

If you have already narrowed your shortlist to two providers, see our head-to-head comparison guides for side-by-side feature breakdowns.

Buyer Guides

For category-based recommendations, browse our Best Monitoring Companies guides — including Best Wholesale Alarm Monitoring Companies.

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