Alarm Companies in New York: The Most Recommended, Measured on leading AI assistants
Measured July 2026 · Updated quarterly
Business owners in New York don't just search anymore — they ask leading AI assistants who to call. In July 2026 we put the answer on record: 8 separate checks, phrased 4 different ways, run against 77 New York-area alarm companies.
Security & Camera NY came out on top, recommended in 5 of the 8 checks. In all, 36 companies made the board — the other 41 never appeared in any answer.
Second and third went to City Smart Systems NYC - Security Systems & Camera Installation and MetroCom Security. 33 more companies round out the board below.
New York fielded the 1st-largest cohort of the 34 metros we measured this edition — 77 alarm companies.
Only 36 of 77
New York-area alarm companies we benchmarked ever get recommended by AI — 8 checks, 4 phrasings, run July 2026.
The alarm companies AI actually recommends in New York
Here is the full measured board: 36 names, ordered by how many of the 8 New York checks produced each one. Review counts sit beside them as context only, never as a tiebreaker on merit.
| # | Alarm company | Based in | Times recommended | Google reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Security & Camera NY | Fresh Meadows, NY | 5 of 8 | 41 |
| 2 | City Smart Systems NYC - Security Systems & Camera Installation | New York, NY | 4 of 8 | 93 |
| 3 | MetroCom Security | New York, NY | 4 of 8 | 11 |
| 4 | Inter County Alarm | New York area | 4 of 8 | — |
| 5 | ADR Security | New York, NY | 3 of 8 | 20 |
| 6 | Secure Touch Technologies | Astoria, NY | 3 of 8 | 3 |
| 7 | Paragon Security & Locksmith | New York, NY | 2 of 8 | 698 |
| 8 | Alarms R Us | Brooklyn, NY | 2 of 8 | 184 |
| 9 | Linked Security | Brooklyn, NY | 2 of 8 | 101 |
| 10 | NY Highline Integrated Security Systems | Security Camera, Access Control Installation | New York, NY | 2 of 8 | 95 |
| 11 | Security iCam - Security Camera Installations | Little Neck, NY | 2 of 8 | 34 |
| 12 | Target Security Systems | New York, NY | 2 of 8 | 25 |
| 13 | Safeway Security Systems | New York area | 2 of 8 | — |
| 14 | Umbrella Locksmith & Security Systems | New York area | 2 of 8 | — |
| 15 | Doyle Security Systems | Rochester, NY | 1 of 8 | 573 |
| 16 | DGA Security | New York, NY | 1 of 8 | 302 |
| 17 | Vertex Security Systems | New York, NY | 1 of 8 | 112 |
| 18 | Empire Fire Alarm Specialist Co,.Inc | New York, NY | 1 of 8 | 46 |
| 19 | Sector Security Of NY, Inc. | New York, NY | 1 of 8 | 17 |
| 20 | AAM Security Services | New York area | 1 of 8 | — |
| 21 | ADR (Alarm Detection & Response) | New York area | 1 of 8 | — |
| 22 | All Around Security Inc. | New York area | 1 of 8 | — |
| 23 | Amerigard Alarm and Security Corporation | New York area | 1 of 8 | — |
| 24 | Briscoe Protective LLC | New York area | 1 of 8 | — |
| 25 | CKB Security | New York area | 1 of 8 | — |
| 26 | Code Security Alarm | New York area | 1 of 8 | — |
| 27 | D&R Security Systems | New York area | 1 of 8 | — |
| 28 | Fast Guard | New York area | 1 of 8 | — |
| 29 | Fast Tech | New York area | 1 of 8 | — |
| 30 | Impera Security Systems | New York area | 1 of 8 | — |
| 31 | NYC IT Tech | New York area | 1 of 8 | — |
| 32 | Plaza Electrical Contractors Inc | New York area | 1 of 8 | — |
| 33 | SafeZone24 | New York area | 1 of 8 | — |
| 34 | Secure24 Alarm Systems (ADT Authorized Dealer) | New York area | 1 of 8 | — |
| 35 | True Defense | New York area | 1 of 8 | — |
| 36 | Unlimited Applications Security Company | New York area | 1 of 8 | — |
Named in 5 of the 8 checks, Security & Camera NY (Fresh Meadows) holds the 1st spot on the New York board. Google shows 41 reviews for it.
City Smart Systems NYC - Security Systems & Camera Installation earned rank 2 by showing up in 4 of the 8 checks. It has 93 Google reviews behind it.
At #3: MetroCom Security, which came up in 4 of the 8 checks. Google shows 11 reviews for it.
Inter County Alarm surfaced in 4 of the 8 checks when we asked.
Spot 5 belongs to ADR Security — named in 3 of the 8 checks. Google shows 20 reviews for it.
Secure Touch Technologies was recommended in 3 of the 8 checks, working out of Astoria. It has 3 Google reviews behind it.
AI pointed New York business owners to Paragon Security & Locksmith in 2 of the 8 checks. Google shows 698 reviews for it.
Named in 2 of the 8 checks, Alarms R Us (Brooklyn) holds the 8th spot on the New York board. It has 184 Google reviews behind it.
Linked Security earned rank 9 by showing up in 2 of the 8 checks, serving the metro from Brooklyn. Google shows 101 reviews for it.
At #10: NY Highline Integrated Security Systems | Security Camera, Access Control Installation, which came up in 2 of the 8 checks. It has 95 Google reviews behind it.
Security iCam - Security Camera Installations surfaced in 2 of the 8 checks when we asked; it operates from Little Neck. Google shows 34 reviews for it.
Spot 12 belongs to Target Security Systems — named in 2 of the 8 checks. It has 25 Google reviews behind it.
Safeway Security Systems was recommended in 2 of the 8 checks.
AI pointed New York business owners to Umbrella Locksmith & Security Systems in 2 of the 8 checks.
Named in one of the 8 checks, Doyle Security Systems (Rochester) holds the 15th spot on the New York board. Google shows 573 reviews for it.
DGA Security earned rank 16 by showing up in one of the 8 checks. It has 302 Google reviews behind it.
At #17: Vertex Security Systems, which came up in one of the 8 checks. Google shows 112 reviews for it.
Empire Fire Alarm Specialist Co,.Inc surfaced in one of the 8 checks when we asked. It has 46 Google reviews behind it.
Spot 19 belongs to Sector Security Of NY, Inc. — named in one of the 8 checks. Google shows 17 reviews for it.
AAM Security Services was recommended in one of the 8 checks.
AI pointed New York business owners to ADR (Alarm Detection & Response) in one of the 8 checks.
Named in one of the 8 checks, All Around Security Inc. holds the 22nd spot on the New York board.
Amerigard Alarm and Security Corporation earned rank 23 by showing up in one of the 8 checks.
At #24: Briscoe Protective LLC, which came up in one of the 8 checks.
CKB Security surfaced in one of the 8 checks when we asked.
Spot 26 belongs to Code Security Alarm — named in one of the 8 checks.
D&R Security Systems was recommended in one of the 8 checks.
AI pointed New York business owners to Fast Guard in one of the 8 checks.
Named in one of the 8 checks, Fast Tech holds the 29th spot on the New York board.
Impera Security Systems earned rank 30 by showing up in one of the 8 checks.
At #31: NYC IT Tech, which came up in one of the 8 checks.
Plaza Electrical Contractors Inc surfaced in one of the 8 checks when we asked.
Spot 33 belongs to SafeZone24 — named in one of the 8 checks.
Secure24 Alarm Systems (ADT Authorized Dealer) was recommended in one of the 8 checks.
AI pointed New York business owners to True Defense in one of the 8 checks.
Named in one of the 8 checks, Unlimited Applications Security Company holds the 36th spot on the New York board.
July 2026 edition · 8 real-question checks · Measured, never sold: no company can pay its way onto this page. Naming frequency alone sets the order.
What we typed to build the New York alarm list
No made-up prompts. Each row below is a real phrasing someone in New York would use, and every company that came back in the answer was counted.
| What we asked leading AI assistants | Companies named | In our New York cohort |
|---|---|---|
| “Who is the best alarm company in New York, New York?” | 16 | 13 |
| “I need an alarm system installed and monitored in New York, New York. Who should I hire?” | 16 | 12 |
| “What is the most recommended alarm company in New York, New York?” | 15 | 13 |
| “What are the top rated alarm companies near New York, New York?” | 14 | 11 |
The gap between the two right-hand columns is companies AI named that are not verified New York-area alarm companies — national brands, directories, out-of-market firms, and names we could not pin to exactly one business. Those are reported here but never ranked.
Inside the New York alarm data
Every point below is computed from this metro's own run. If a number isn't in the New York data, it isn't on this page.
- AI's New York answers pull from the wider metro, including companies in Fresh Meadows, Astoria and Brooklyn.
- New York's 47% named rate runs above this edition's overall average of 39%.
- Security & Camera NY appeared in 5 of 8 checks — the closest thing New York has to a consensus answer.
- Repeat recommendations are rare here: only 14 of the 36 ranked names came up more than once.
Where New York sits in the national alarm picture
One city's hit rate means little in isolation. Set against the 34 metros measured this edition, the New York figures look like this:
| Alarm companies benchmarked in New York | 77 of 2,128 nationwide |
|---|---|
| Named by AI in New York | 36 (47%) |
| Named across the whole edition | 820 (39%) |
| AI checks run in New York | 8 (4 phrasings) |
| Cohort size rank | #1 of 34 metros |
The silent majority of New York alarm companies
Out of 77 verified New York alarm companies, 41 never surfaced — no phrasing of the question produced their name.
Absence here is a visibility result, not a quality verdict. We did not test workmanship, response times, or monitoring contracts — only what AI says when someone asks. A well-run New York company can be missing from this page entirely.
The practical consequence is easy to state. A New York customer who opens AI and asks who to call gets a handful of names, and right now those names come from the 36 on this page. Every company outside that set is competing for the customers who search some other way instead.
What "most recommended" means on this page
On this page, "most recommended" is a count. We asked, AI answered with names, and the company named most often sits at the top. Google ratings appear for context only; they never move a position.
Nobody bought a place here and nobody could. The board takes no advertising, no sponsorship, and no applications; the only route on is to be named by AI when we ask.
We re-run the same questions quarterly with identical methodology, so a company that becomes visible to AI can appear in the next edition. Each run starts from zero — no position carries over.
Full methodology: how these rankings are measured.
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Other measured security lists for New York
The alarm question is only one of the ones buyers ask in New York. Here is the rest of what we measure in this metro, each on its own cohort and its own checks:
- Commercial security systems in New York — plus the measured fire alarm, access control, and security camera lists for the metro.
- Every metro we benchmark — the national picture.
Common questions about the New York alarm list
How many alarm companies in New York show up in AI's answers?
Very few. Of the 77 New York-area companies we benchmarked in July 2026, only 36 were ever named across 8 checks — 47%. The rest never came up.
Who tops the New York list?
Security & Camera NY. It was named in 5 of the 8 checks in July 2026, ahead of City Smart Systems NYC - Security Systems & Camera Installation. Rank order comes purely from how often AI names each company.
What exactly did you ask leading AI assistants about New York alarm companies?
8 checks built this list, using phrasings like "What are the top rated alarm companies near New York, New York?". Every company AI named got counted; nothing else influenced the board.
Can alarm companies buy their way onto this list?
Never. The board is measured, never sold: the only way on is to be named by AI in our checks. Money cannot buy a place on this list.
How current is the New York list?
This edition was measured in July 2026. We re-run the same benchmark quarterly with the same methodology, so companies that improve their AI visibility can appear in the next update.
Does this cover residential alarms, commercial alarms, or both?
Both — the questions we ask leading AI assistants are the general ones people actually type, so the companies that come back install and monitor alarms for houses and for businesses. Companies that only do fire alarm and life-safety work are measured separately on our fire alarm board.
Do you rank New York alarm companies on price or monitoring fees?
No. We measure one thing — who AI names — and we don't collect pricing, monitoring rates, or contract terms, so nothing on this page should be read as a cost comparison. Ask the companies below directly for their numbers.
Where does the list of 77 New York alarm companies come from?
We assemble the New York alarm cohort first — 77 companies verified as operating in the metro — and only then run the checks. Answers are matched back to that fixed list. Anything ambiguous, where a name could plausibly be two different businesses, is excluded instead of assigned.
Where are the national alarm companies on the New York board?
Nothing in the method favors anyone. We ask a local question — who to call in New York — and record whatever comes back. The board reflects the answers, so if a national brand isn't on it, that's because AI didn't name it in these checks, not because we filtered it out.
Why does it matter what AI says about alarm companies?
Google shows a page of options; AI gives a few names and people call them. That shortlist is the thing worth measuring, and for New York it turned out to be very short.