Vendors are graded on the same public rubric
Every review uses the criteria at /methodology. Patrol Tech (our parent company) is included with the same scrutiny and explicit cons — if the rubric says we're behind on an axis, the review says so.
About
Why this publication exists.
Most 'guard tour comparisons' online are vendor-paid placements. This site is a publication: we cover the topic — including our parent company's product — using a public methodology, with corrections accepted from anyone.
Editorial mission
We write the reference our own procurement teams wished existed: pillar guides that explain how guard tours work, a glossary that defines terminology consistently, vendor comparisons with public scoring, and procurement resources you can hand to a CFO without rewriting. The goal is to make this the page that appears when an operations director or facilities manager Googles 'security guard tour'.
How we work
Vendor docs are the primary source
Public docs, pricing pages, security whitepapers, and customer interviews. When a vendor doesn't publish a fact, the table says so. We don't extrapolate.
Reviews update quarterly
Vendors change. We re-verify pricing, certifications, and feature claims every 90 days. Each review carries 'Last verified: [date]'.
Corrections are public
Anyone can submit a correction. We triage within 5 business days. Material corrections are versioned in the article header.
Bias disclosure
securityguardtour.com is published by Patrol Tech, the maker of guard tour software at patroltech.online. Our parent company funds this publication. We address that conflict by: (1) public methodology with criteria and weights, (2) reviews of Patrol Tech's product with explicit cons, (3) corrections accepted from competitors with the same SLA as customers, (4) bias disclosure on every page footer, not buried in fine print.
Editorial team
The editorial team operates with independence from Patrol Tech's product and sales organizations. Editorial decisions are not approved by sales or marketing. The publishing operation reports to engineering leadership, with quarterly review by an external advisor on editorial ethics.