Guard1 vs JWM Guard Tour

Guard1 Real Time provides facility management with real-time information, alerts, tasks, and activity histories. It records cell and well-being checks, suicide watches, meals, medication, handouts, and movement within or outside a facility. Alerts require acknowledgement and remain active until resolved and acknowledged. The product is available as a hosted service or on-premise installation, with one-way and two-way integrations for jail, offender, and records management systems. Named integrations include ADSi, GTL, JailTracker, NetData, Offender360, Securus, and Superion. Guard1 says it encrypts data at rest and in transit and has SOC 2 Type 2 certification; its security page states HIPAA compliance. Access controls include role-based permissions, Azure AD and SAML single sign-on, and multi-factor authentication through identity federation. Platforms are Android, web, and Windows. Listed prices include EasyTour Software at $99, paid once, Guard1 Plus Basic Edition at $395, paid once, and Guard1 Real Time Android License, Unlimited Users at $395 a year.

JWM Guard Tour is paid software for tracking guard activities, patrol schedules, digital footprints, and attendance. Its patrol app supports NFC, BLE, QR-code, and GPS methods, while the system collects exact-point position data for real-time security monitoring. Guards can send voice and images to a management center during emergencies. Human voice prompts indicate the device’s current state, and the interface presents patrol status and analysis statistics. Listed capabilities include patrol checkpoints, GPS tracking, guard timekeeping, incident reporting, and a guard mobile app supporting both major mobile platforms. The software runs on Android, iOS, macOS, the web, and Windows. JWM also lists related Touch/RFID, online guard tour, GPS tracking, and electronic smart-lock products. The listed Guard tour patrol APP costs $89.90, paid once; pricing is also described as from $60/yr, with a 30-day trial and no free plan.