Independent measurement · July 2026

The commercial security companies AI actually recommends.

Business owners and property managers don't just search anymore — they ask AI who to call. So we measured the answer. We asked for the best fire alarm, access control, security cameras, and commercial security systems companies, 4 different ways each — 532 checks in all — and recorded every company it named.

Only 1 in 7

of the 2,211 commercial security companies we benchmarked ever came up — just 14%. These are the ones businesses are told to call.

See your city's list How we measure it

2,211

commercial security companies checked

532

AI questions asked

metros benchmarked

14%

ever get recommended

We measure four kinds of commercial security work.

A building owner with a fire alarm inspection due, an office manager pricing key-card access, a warehouse owner who wants cameras, and a business owner who needs the whole security system — they ask AI different questions, and it names different companies for each. So each metro page shows up to four separately measured lists: fire alarm, access control, security cameras, and commercial security systems.

The most recommended commercial security companies, metro by metro

Every metro is benchmarked the same way: 4 business-owner-style questions per service, every answer recorded. Pick your city to see the measured lists.

AI's answer moves between checks, so we publish how many of the 4 checks named each one instead of a rank that would change if we asked again.

Albuquerque, NM

15 of 65

Named in all 4 checks: Aidant Fire & Security

See the Albuquerque page →

Atlanta, GA

7 of 72

Named in 2 of 4 checks: Pro Tech Multimedia Solutions LLC

See the Atlanta page →

Austin, TX

11 of 60

Named in all 4 checks: Vital Security

See the Austin page →

Baltimore, MD

10 of 52

Named in all 4 checks: All Secure Security Company

See the Baltimore page →

Charlotte, NC

11 of 61

Named in all 4 checks: Atlas Fire and Security

See the Charlotte page →

Chicago, IL

9 of 60

Named in 3 of 4 checks: Connected Fire Safety Services

See the Chicago page →

Columbus, OH

6 of 49

Named in 3 of 4 checks: Koorsen Fire & Security

See the Columbus page →

Dallas, TX

5 of 71

Named in 3 of 4 checks: A1 Security Cameras

See the Dallas page →

Denver, CO

9 of 65

Named in all 4 checks: Denver Secure LLC

See the Denver page →

Fort Worth, TX

10 of 66

Named in 3 of 4 checks: FlyLock Security Solutions

See the Fort Worth page →

Fresno, CA

4 of 48

Named in 3 of 4 checks: Valley Fire Extinguisher Co. Inc.

See the Fresno page →

Houston, TX

10 of 67

Named in all 4 checks: Nexlar Security

See the Houston page →

Indianapolis, IN

21 of 62

Named in all 4 checks: Nelson Alarm Indianapolis

See the Indianapolis page →

Jacksonville, FL

17 of 65

Named in all 4 checks: HD Cameras USA Jacksonville - Security Surveillance Camera Installation

See the Jacksonville page →

Kansas City, MO

8 of 49

Named in all 4 checks: Jade Alarm Company

See the Kansas City page →

Las Vegas, NV

5 of 53

Named in all 4 checks: ASAP Security

See the Las Vegas page →

Louisville, KY

5 of 43

Named in all 4 checks: Laswell Electric & Security and Medley & Sons Security and Automation

See the Louisville page →

Miami / Fort Lauderdale, FL

7 of 232

Named in all 4 checks: Impact Fire Services, LLC and Premier Fire Alarms And Integration System, Installation Div Inc

See the Miami / Fort Lauderdale page →

Milwaukee, WI

10 of 73

Named in all 4 checks: Midwest Security & Fire Inc.

See the Milwaukee page →

Nashville, TN

8 of 46

Named in all 4 checks: Jarrett Fire Protection

See the Nashville page →

New York, NY

13 of 78

Named in all 4 checks: Vertex Security Systems

See the New York page →

Oklahoma City, OK

4 of 42

Named in 3 of 4 checks: Security Options

See the Oklahoma City page →

Orlando, FL

5 of 42

Named in all 4 checks: ACS Fire & Security

See the Orlando page →

Philadelphia, PA

8 of 74

Named in all 4 checks: Charles Gratz Fire Protection Co., Inc.

See the Philadelphia page →

Phoenix, AZ

13 of 54

Named in 3 of 4 checks: Knox Co and Titan Alarm & Fire Inc.

See the Phoenix page →

Raleigh, NC

5 of 38

Named in 3 of 4 checks: Omni Security Systems

See the Raleigh page →

Sacramento, CA

4 of 59

Named in 3 of 4 checks: OTA Communications

See the Sacramento page →

San Antonio, TX

12 of 56

Named in 2 of 4 checks: TSS Fire Alarm and Security Services

See the San Antonio page →

San Diego, CA

14 of 68

Named in all 4 checks: Halcyon Security Solutions

See the San Diego page →

San Francisco, CA

11 of 71

Named in 3 of 4 checks: Aura Fire Safety

See the San Francisco page →

San Jose, CA

10 of 67

Named in 3 of 4 checks: Nickell Fire Protection, Inc.

See the San Jose page →

Seattle, WA

11 of 71

Named in all 4 checks: Guardian Security

See the Seattle page →

Tampa, FL

12 of 80

Named in 3 of 4 checks: Impact Fire Services, LLC

See the Tampa page →

Tucson, AZ

9 of 52

Named in 3 of 4 checks: APL Access & Security and Titan Alarm Inc.

See the Tucson page →

Alarm companies, metro by metro

Alarm monitoring is its own benchmark, asked and recorded separately from the commercial lists above. Pick your city to see who came up.

Albuquerque

See the Albuquerquealarm list →

Atlanta

See the Atlantaalarm list →

Austin

See the Austinalarm list →

Baltimore

See the Baltimorealarm list →

Charlotte

See the Charlottealarm list →

Chicago

See the Chicagoalarm list →

Columbus

See the Columbusalarm list →

Dallas

See the Dallasalarm list →

Denver

See the Denveralarm list →

Fort Worth

See the Fort Worthalarm list →

Fresno

See the Fresnoalarm list →

Houston

See the Houstonalarm list →

Indianapolis

See the Indianapolisalarm list →

Jacksonville

See the Jacksonvillealarm list →

Kansas City

See the Kansas Cityalarm list →

Las Vegas

See the Las Vegasalarm list →

Louisville

See the Louisvillealarm list →

Miami / Fort Lauderdale

See the Miami / Fort Lauderdalealarm list →

Milwaukee

See the Milwaukeealarm list →

Nashville

See the Nashvillealarm list →

New York

See the New Yorkalarm list →

Oklahoma City

See the Oklahoma Cityalarm list →

Orlando

See the Orlandoalarm list →

Philadelphia

See the Philadelphiaalarm list →

Phoenix

See the Phoenixalarm list →

Raleigh

See the Raleighalarm list →

Sacramento

See the Sacramentoalarm list →

San Antonio

See the San Antonioalarm list →

San Diego

See the San Diegoalarm list →

San Francisco

See the San Franciscoalarm list →

San Jose

See the San Josealarm list →

Seattle

See the Seattlealarm list →

Tampa

See the Tampaalarm list →

Tucson

See the Tucsonalarm list →

Measured, never sold.

No security company can pay to appear on these lists. A company is listed only because AI actually recommended it when we asked — more than once. We publish how many of the checks named each one, not a place, because the count holds up when we ask again and a place doesn't. That's the whole formula.

Read the full methodology

Common questions

How do you measure which U.S. commercial security companies AI recommends?

We ask leading AI assistants the questions real business owners and property managers ask — like "Who should I hire to inspect the fire alarm system in my building?" and "What company should install access control at my office?" — 4 different ways for each type of service (fire alarm, access control, security cameras, and commercial security systems), and record every company it recommends. Each company on a list was named in more than one of those answers, and we publish how many named it rather than a place in a ranking — ask again and the top name often changes, but the count holds. We ran 532 checks for this edition and compared the answers against the 2,211 U.S. commercial security companies in our dataset.

Can a security company pay to be on this list?

No. This list is measured, never sold. A company appears on it only if AI actually recommended it when we asked. Money cannot buy a place on this list. Sponsored blocks are labeled advertising and sit outside the ranked list.

What does it mean if a company is NOT on this list?

It means that when we asked leading AI assistants for a commercial security company in that company's metro, that company never came up. That says nothing about the quality of their work — only that businesses who ask AI for a recommendation are being sent somewhere else. Most companies haven't shown up in AI answers yet, so the lists are short.

How often is this updated?

We re-run the same benchmark quarterly with the same methodology, so companies that improve their AI visibility can appear in the next update. This edition was measured in July 2026.

Before you call anyone

What the work costs, what business owners ask us most, and tools that give you a number in about a minute. Nothing here is a sales page and nothing asks for your phone number.

What things cost

Real price ranges for the work business owners ask about most, with every figure traced back to a named source.

Do you run a commercial security company?

If your company isn't on these lists, businesses that ask AI for a security company are being sent to someone else. Find out where you stand — free.

See if AI recommends you

The free check is run by AI Security Edge, the team behind this benchmark. How it works