Kastle
Kastle Systems is a US-based managed security services provider delivering cloud-based access control, AI video surveillance, visitor management, and parking as an integrated subscription service to commercial real estate, multifamily, enterprise office, government, and education clients across 10,000+ sites.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1970
- HeadquartersFalls Church, United States
- Headcount501–1,000
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
What Kastle does
Kastle Systems, founded in the early 1970s and headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, is a privately held managed security services provider specializing in physical security for commercial real estate, multifamily residential, office enterprises, education, and government facilities in the United States (with international operations in Australia). The company delivers security as an integrated subscription service rather than as discrete product sales — designing, installing, monitoring, and maintaining access control, video surveillance, visitor management, and parking systems on a single cloud-based platform unified through the myKastle management portal.
The underlying technology stack combines cloud-based access control with mobile credentials (KastlePresence for commercial tenants, KastleResident for multifamily), AI-powered cloud video surveillance (KastleVideo, Kastle Video Search, Kastle VideoGuarding remote monitoring), video intercom (KastleVideocom), visitor management (KastleVisitor), parking (KastlePark), and business intelligence (myCompass, Kastle Insights). Kastle is a founding member of the Aliro 1.0 interoperability standard and was the first to deploy Aliro-certified mobile credentials across Apple Wallet, Google Wallet, and Samsung Wallet simultaneously. AI capabilities include patented video processing algorithms, facial recognition, license plate recognition, anomaly detection, and predictive occupancy analytics built on data from 60,000 cameras, 350 million monthly detections, and 1.8 million global users.
Kastle's business model is a managed-services subscription with monthly recurring fees covering design, installation, 24/7 monitoring, maintenance, and software updates; pricing is quote-based and varies by site count and service scope. The company reports average client relationships exceeding 10 years, serves 10,000+ sites and 60,000+ businesses across 47 states, and operates 20 US regional offices plus three Australian offices for localized delivery. Distribution combines direct enterprise field sales — recently restructured by a CRO hired from Motorola Solutions — with deep integrations into building management platforms (CBRE Host, RealPage), identity providers (Okta, Active Directory), and the five largest global elevator manufacturers. Customers span commercial real estate owners and operators (Brookfield, CBRE, Hines, Cushman & Wakefield, JBG SMITH), law firms (49 of the AmLaw 100), multifamily operators (AvalonBay, Kimco, Bozzuto), private equity (Blackstone, Carlyle), government (FISMA-compliant deployments), and education. The company reports multiple consecutive years of profitable growth and ranks in the Top 10 of the 2025 SDM 100.
Kastle firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Kastle
- Legal name
- Kastle Systems
- Website
- https://kastle.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1970
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 501–1,000 employees
- Short description
- Kastle Systems is a US-based managed security services provider delivering cloud-based access control, AI video surveillance, visitor management, and parking as an integrated subscription service to commercial real estate, multifamily, enterprise office, government, and education clients across 10,000+ sites.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Kastle industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Managed Physical Security Services
- NAICS
- Security Systems Services (56162), Security Systems Services (except Locksmiths) (561621)
- SIC
- Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Cloud-Managed & Managed Security Systems Services (Remote Monitoring, Maintenance) (BPAKAGAJ)
- akta.pro secondary industry
- Parking Access & Revenue Control (PARCS) & Payment Systems (BPABAKAD)
Keywords
Where Kastle is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Falls Church
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices20 records
Markets served
Kastle business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Managed Security Services: Kastle generates recurring revenue through comprehensive managed security service contracts. The company designs, installs, monitors, and maintains security systems as an ongoing service engagement. This includes 24/7 monitoring, maintenance, software updates, and system performance management. Average client relationships exceed a decade, indicating strong recurring revenue characteristics.
- Access Control Systems: Revenue from cloud-based access control systems including readers, credentials, and credential management platforms. Supports Aliro standard mobile credentials, traditional card/fob credentials, and Bluetooth mobile credentials.
- Video Surveillance Services: Cloud-based video surveillance services including camera hardware, AI analytics, remote monitoring, and cloud storage. AI-powered VideoGuarding provides proactive threat detection with human intervention capabilities.
- Professional Services (Design, Installation, Training): Initial system design, installation, and configuration services for new client onboarding. Includes free ongoing training for administrators and employees.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Subscription | Monthly | Managed Security Service contracts are customized based on property requirements |
Go-to-market motion3 records
Distribution channels5 records
Marketing channels7 records
Kastle product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Kastle Systems provides managed physical security as a subscription-based service for commercial real estate, multi-family residential, offices, education, and government facilities. The company designs, installs, monitors, and maintains integrated cloud-based security systems that combine access control, video surveillance, visitor management, parking, and mobile credentials through the myKastle platform with 24/7 operations center coverage. The offering is delivered as "Security as a Service" with recurring monthly fees covering system design, installation, monitoring, maintenance, and software updates.
Product overview
Kastle offers a comprehensive managed physical security platform delivered as a subscription service, combining three core product lines: Kastle Managed Access Control Systems (cloud-based physical access control with mobile credentials via KastlePresence and KastleResident apps, supporting Aliro interoperability with Apple Wallet and Google Wallet), KastleVideo (cloud-based AI-powered video surveillance with intelligent analytics, VideoGuarding remote monitoring, and Video Search capabilities), and KastleVisitor (visitor management with KastleVideocom for multifamily video intercom and KastlePark for parking integration). These are unified through the myKastle management portal and myCompass/Kastle Insights analytics tools, enabling property managers and enterprises to secure commercial real estate, multifamily communities, and business offices from a single integrated platform. The platform is distinguished by its managed service model where Kastle designs, installs, monitors, and maintains all systems with 24/7 operations center coverage.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- KastlePresence: Mobile access control application for commercial buildings and enterprise environments
- KastleResident
- KastleVideocom
- KastleVideoGuarding
- KastlePark
- KastleVisitor
- myKastle
Products and services
- Kastle Systems Managed Security Platform Comprehensive managed physical security services combining access control, video surveillance, and visitor management as an integrated cloud-based platform delivered as a subscription service for commercial real estate, multifamily, offices, education, and government facilities.
- Kastle Managed Access Control Systems Cloud-based physical access control platform supporting mobile credentials, Aliro 1.0 interoperability standard, and integration with Apple Wallet and Google Wallet for keyless entry across commercial, multifamily, and enterprise environments.
- KastleVideo Cloud-based video surveillance platform with AI-powered analytics, intelligent video search, and remote monitoring capabilities for commercial and multifamily properties.
- KastleVisitor Visitor management system with registration, scheduling, badge credentials, and video intercom integration for secure front desk operations.
- KastlePark Cloud-based parking access and billing management system that integrates building and garage access for unified tenant experience.
- Kastle VideoGuarding Remote video monitoring service combining AI-powered surveillance with live human intervention for real-time threat detection and audio talk-down response.
- myKastle Cloud-based security management portal providing administrative control, reporting, interactive maps, live credential management, and scheduling for Kastle access and video systems.
- Kastle Insights Real-time building and suite occupancy analytics platform integrated with myKastle, providing pre-built reports, hybrid plan optimization, and space utilization data for cost reduction.
- Kastle Back to Work Barometer Proprietary office occupancy research tracking anonymized access data from 300,000+ users across 10 major cities to measure return-to-office trends in commercial real estate.
- KastlePresence Smartphone-based mobile access credential application for iOS and Android enabling hands-free Bluetooth access to office buildings and enterprise locations.
- KastleResident Mobile access credential application for multifamily residents enabling smartphone-based entry to apartments, amenities, and elevators with visitor management features.
- KastleVideocom Video intercom system for multifamily properties enabling residents to grant visitor access via video calls, QR codes, PIN codes, and remote unlock through a mobile app.
- Aliro 1.0 Mobile Credential Standardization First company to deploy Aliro-certified mobile credentials across Apple Wallet, Google Wallet, and Samsung Wallet simultaneously, enabling smartphones to function as universal building keys across platforms and manufacturers.
- Kastle Video Search AI-powered video search engine enabling appearance-based and area-based search across multiple cameras simultaneously, with tag-based search that finds specific individuals or events in seconds.
Quantifiable outcome
- 5X faster police response through live video verification of alarms
- +4 more outcomes
Companies that use Kastle
Customer profileNamed customers24 records
Segments8 records
Ideal customer profiles8 records
Kastle technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration23 records
AI capability12 records
Feature11 records
Kastle partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core.
- HID GlobalcoreHardware integration partner providing security readers. HID is one of the world's largest access control reader manufacturers. Kastle integrates HID hardware into its managed access control solutions.
- AllegioncoreHardware integration partner providing locks and access control hardware. Allegion is a founding member of the Aliro standard alongside Kastle. Deep integration with Kastle's access control systems.
- AvigiloncoreVideo surveillance hardware integration partner. Avigilon provides cameras and video management systems that integrate with Kastle's cloud-based video surveillance platform.
- Axis CommunicationscoreNetwork video surveillance cameras integration partner. Axis provides IP cameras including LPR (license plate recognition) cameras integrated with Kastle's video surveillance platform.
- CBRE HostcoreBuilding management platform integration. CBRE Host provides property management and tenant experience platforms integrated with Kastle's access control and security systems.
- RealPagecoreProperty management platform integration for multifamily properties. RealPage platform integrates with Kastle's resident access control and video surveillance.
- SaltocoreAccess control hardware integration partner providing electronic locks and access management systems that integrate with Kastle's platform.
- ApplecoreAliro standard founding member and mobile wallet platform partner. Apple's iPhone and Apple Watch support Aliro 1.0 credential standard enabling Kastle mobile credentials in Apple Wallet.
- GooglecoreAliro standard founding member and mobile wallet platform partner. Google's Android and Google Wallet support Aliro 1.0 credentials enabling Kastle mobile access on Android devices.
- SamsungcoreAliro standard founding member and Samsung Wallet platform partner. Samsung devices support Aliro 1.0 mobile credentials enabling Kastle access via Samsung Galaxy smartphones and wearables.
- ASSA ABLOYcoreAliro standard founding member and global access control hardware leader. ASSA ABLOY's brands provide locks and access hardware that support Aliro interoperability with Kastle's platform.
Scale indicators14 records
Recent moves7 records
Expansion highlights7 records
Kastle competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Brivo: Brivo is a cloud-native access control and physical security platform serving commercial real estate and multifamily properties. It is directly comparable to Kastle's managed access control offering, with overlap in mobile credentials, integrations with property management platforms, and subscription-based delivery to CRE operators.
- Verkada: Verkada provides a cloud-managed video surveillance, access control, and physical security platform targeting enterprise and commercial customers. It competes head-to-head with KastleVideo and Kastle's access control business, especially for multi-site enterprises seeking a modern cloud-first stack.
Broad incumbents
- ADT: ADT is a large incumbent provider of monitored security and access control across commercial and residential segments. While broader in scope (including residential), its commercial security and managed services overlap directly with Kastle's recurring monitored offering.
- Johnson Controls: Johnson Controls delivers integrated building management, access control, and security solutions at global scale. Its OpenBlue and C•CURE platforms overlap with Kastle's enterprise security stack and target the same multi-site CRE and enterprise customers.
- Securitas: Securitas is one of the world's largest security services providers, offering guarding, electronic security, and managed services globally. Its electronic security and remote monitoring services compete with Kastle VideoGuarding and managed access control at enterprise scale.
- Allied Universal: Allied Universal is a major North American security services provider combining manned guarding with electronic security and managed services. Its managed/electronic security division competes with Kastle's integrated offering for CRE, multifamily, and enterprise accounts.
- Motorola Solutions (Avigilon): Motorola Solutions owns Avigilon and Openpath and provides mission-critical communications, video surveillance, and access control for enterprise and public safety. Its video and access offerings directly overlap with Kastle's enterprise and government verticals.
Emerging players
- Genetec: Genetec provides unified security software — video management, access control, and license plate recognition — increasingly delivered via cloud. While it is more software/platform than managed services, it competes with KastleVideo and Kastle's access control at the system-of-record layer.
- Alarm.com: Alarm.com is a SaaS platform for security, access, and smart-building automation, primarily serving residential and small commercial customers. Its cloud access control and video offerings overlap with portions of Kastle's platform, particularly multifamily and SMB segments.
- Openpath: Openpath (now part of Motorola Solutions/Avigilon) is a cloud-native mobile access control provider targeting commercial and multifamily customers. It competes directly with KastlePresence and Aliro-enabled mobile credentials and shares many of Kastle's CRE and enterprise buyers.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat8 records
Key risks5 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Kastle social profiles
Digital presenceKastle compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance6 records
Kastle financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Kastle leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles20 records
Kastle subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries3 records
Kastle funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Kastle M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A2 records
Investments1 record
M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Frequently asked questions about Kastle
What does Kastle do?
Kastle Systems provides managed physical security as a subscription-based service for commercial real estate, multi-family residential, offices, education, and government facilities. The company designs, installs, monitors, and maintains integrated cloud-based security systems that combine access control, video surveillance, visitor management, parking, and mobile credentials through the myKastle platform with 24/7 operations center coverage. The offering is delivered as "Security as a Service" with recurring monthly fees covering system design, installation, monitoring, maintenance, and software updates.
Is Kastle a public or private company?
Kastle is a private company. It is classified as private equity controlled and is currently operating.
When was Kastle founded?
Kastle was founded in 1970. It employs 501 to 1,000 people.
Where is Kastle based?
Kastle is headquartered in Falls Church, United States, in the North America region.
How does Kastle make money?
Four revenue lines are on record. Managed Security Services are the primary driver. The others are access Control Systems, video Surveillance Services and professional Services (Design, Installation, Training).
Who are Kastle's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Brivo and Verkada. Broad incumbents are ADT, Johnson Controls, Securitas, Allied Universal and Motorola Solutions (Avigilon). Emerging players are Genetec, Alarm.com and Openpath.
Does Kastle have an API?
No public API is recorded for Kastle.
What industry is Kastle in?
Kastle's product category is Managed Physical Security Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is BPAKAGAJ, Cloud-Managed & Managed Security Systems Services (Remote Monitoring, Maintenance), with a secondary code of BPABAKAD, Parking Access & Revenue Control (PARCS) & Payment Systems. Its NAICS code is 56162 and its SIC code is 7373.