CHeKT
CHeKT is an Alarm.com (Nasdaq: ALRM) subsidiary that sells a cloud-based Proactive Visual Security platform through authorized dealers, integrators, and monitoring centers, combining AI video analytics with real-time alarm verification and remote audio deterrence.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2014
- HeadquartersShreveport, United States
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingSoftware
What CHeKT does
CHeKT, Inc. is a Shreveport, Louisiana-based software and hardware company founded in 2014 and operating as a wholly-owned unit of Alarm.com (Nasdaq: ALRM). It develops and sells a cloud-based Proactive Visual Security platform that combines AI-powered video analytics, real-time alarm verification, IP audio deterrence, and centralized monitoring into a single workflow. The company's core technology is the CHeKT Video Control Panel (available in CKB-308, CKB-312, and CKB-304 models), a hardware/software hub that connects existing professional ONVIF-compliant security cameras, alarm panels, and IP speakers to the CHeKT cloud, transforming passive surveillance infrastructure into an active threat-detection and response system. Surrounding the panel are supporting modules: the Monitoring Portal for central station operators, the Dealer Portal for integrators, the Customer Portal and mobile app for end users, Video Vault for cloud-based event storage, the CHeKT AI Server for edge AI processing, and branded smart cameras and IP speakers.
CHeKT sells exclusively through authorized security dealers, integrators, and monitoring center partners — not directly to end customers. Revenue is generated from two streams: (1) one-time hardware sales of Video Control Panels purchased by dealers and distributors, and (2) recurring SaaS / monitoring subscription fees paid by dealers and central stations for access to the cloud platform, monitoring portal, and video storage, which those partners in turn bundle into monthly monitoring plans sold to end customers. The go-to-market emphasizes channel enablement — partner certification, training, marketing collateral, and an SSI MVP Award-winning integration with Alarm.com that unifies Alarm.com video analytics and intrusion events with CHeKT's operator workflow. The company targets security dealers, central stations, multi-location enterprises, and end customers across residential, SMB, retail, construction, industrial, and government-utility verticals in North America, the UK, Ireland, continental Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and Southeast Asia.
CHeKT firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- CHeKT
- Legal name
- CHeKT, Inc.
- Website
- https://chekt.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2014
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- CHeKT is an Alarm.com (Nasdaq: ALRM) subsidiary that sells a cloud-based Proactive Visual Security platform through authorized dealers, integrators, and monitoring centers, combining AI video analytics with real-time alarm verification and remote audio deterrence.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
CHeKT industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Video Surveillance & Alarm Verification Software
- NAICS
- Security Systems Services (except Locksmiths) (561621), Computer Systems Design Services (541512)
- SIC
- Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Video Alarm Verification & Remote Video Monitoring (VSaaS Monitoring) (BPAKAFAE)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Security Management Platforms Integration (PSIM/SOC, Command & Control) (BPAKAGAH), Video Surveillance & Analytics (Edge Video) (HSAPAPAE)
Keywords
Where CHeKT is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Shreveport
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices2 records
Markets served
CHeKT business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Software
- Cost components
- Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Supply Chain
Revenue model
- SaaS / Recurring Monitoring Fees: CHeKT generates recurring monthly revenue from authorized dealers and monitoring center partners who pay subscription fees for access to the CHeKT cloud platform, monitoring portal, and video storage services. Dealers in turn bundle these services into monthly monitoring plans sold to end customers, creating recurring revenue for all parties.
- Video Control Panel Hardware: CHeKT sells proprietary hardware Video Control Panels (CKB-308, CKB-312, CKB-304 models) through authorized distribution partners and integrators who purchase the devices for installation at customer sites.
- AI Video Analytics Upsell: Alarm.com (parent company) has identified AI video analytics as a key growth driver potentially adding $1-2 in average revenue per user, suggesting a per-property or per-camera upsell component tied to advanced AI detection capabilities within the CHeKT platform.
Go-to-market motion3 records
Distribution channels5 records
Marketing channels9 records
CHeKT product offering
Product offeringCore offering
CHeKT develops and sells a cloud-based Proactive Visual Security platform that combines proprietary Video Control Panel hardware with AI video analytics to enable real-time threat detection, visual alarm verification, and remote audio/visual deterrence. The platform integrates existing professional ONVIF cameras, alarm panels, and IP speakers into a unified monitoring ecosystem used by security dealers, integrators, and central station operators to deliver verified-alarm monitoring services to residential and commercial end customers.
Product overview
CHeKT is a unified Proactive Visual Security Platform that transforms traditional reactive video surveillance into AI-driven crime prevention. The core platform centers on the CHeKT Video Control Panel hardware/software hub, which connects existing professional security cameras, alarm panels, and IP speakers to a cloud-based system with AI analytics. The ecosystem includes multiple portals: the Monitoring Portal for central station operators, Dealer Portal for integrators, and Customer Portal for end users. Add-on modules include Video Vault for cloud storage, the CHeKT AI Server for edge processing, Smart Cameras with proactive detection, IP Speakers for audio deterrence, and a Mobile App for remote access. The platform integrates with Alarm.com, ONVIF cameras, DMP/DSC alarm panels, Sightlogix thermal cameras, Optex sensors, and Axis IP speakers, serving security dealers, monitoring centers, and end customers across residential, commercial, industrial, and multi-location retail environments.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Proactive Visual Security Platform Cloud-based platform combining real-time video verification with AI analytics to detect and respond to security incidents before they escalate; transforms passive cameras into active crime prevention tools for security dealers, integrators, monitoring centers, and end customers.
- CHeKT Video Control Panel Proprietary hardware/software hub (available in CKB-308, CKB-312, and CKB-304 models) that connects existing professional security cameras, alarm panels, and IP speakers to the CHeKT cloud platform, enabling AI analytics, real-time video sharing, and alarm verification without full system replacement.
- Monitoring Portal Web-based interface for central station operators to review live and recorded video, access site maps, and engage via two-way audio within a single unified interface; enables real-time situational awareness and faster verified responses for monitoring centers.
- Dealer Portal Portal for security dealers and integrators to manage installations, configure devices, and monitor customer accounts, providing configuration, deployment, and maintenance tools for CHeKT solutions.
- Customer Portal Self-service portal for end customers to view video footage, receive alerts, and manage their security settings, including instant video clips via SMS and involvement in the dispatch process.
- Video Vault Cloud-based video storage and retention service for verified event footage, storing video events for 30 days from occurrence date to provide secure evidence for investigations, insurance claims, and legal proceedings.
- CHeKT AI Server Edge computing device that processes AI analytics locally for faster threat detection and reduced cloud dependency, enhancing real-time detection capabilities for video analytics at customer sites.
- CHeKT Smart Security Cameras with Proactive Detection Professional security cameras with built-in AI analytics for proactive threat detection that identify real threats and filter out false alarms, sold to dealers and integrators for installation at customer sites.
- CHeKT IP Speakers Network-connected audio speakers integrated with the CHeKT platform for live talk-down capabilities and automated audio deterrence, allowing operators to issue real-time voice warnings to intruders.
- CHeKT Mobile App (CHeKT VerifySMS Video) Mobile application for end customers and operators to receive instant video alerts via SMS, view live video, arm/disarm systems, and manage security settings remotely with real-time notifications and video clips.
Quantifiable outcome
- CHeKT's AI video verification and real-time alarm validation significantly reduce false alarm dispatches, directly reducing municipal fine exposure for end customers.
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Companies that use CHeKT
Customer profileNamed customers16 records
Segments5 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
CHeKT technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration8 records
AI capability6 records
Feature8 records
CHeKT partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
26 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.
- Alamo Alarm CompanycoreAlamo Alarm Company is a CHeKT-certified security integrator that deploys the CHeKT Proactive Visual Security platform for commercial and residential end customers. Notable deployments include a wine distributor in California's Central Valley with over 50 cameras and 5 Video Control Panels, eliminating theft-related losses across a half-million-square-foot facility.
- Guardian Alarm SystemscoreGuardian Alarm Systems is a CHeKT-certified dealer/integrator partner serving residential and commercial customers. Notable deployments include securing an ATV dealer on a 10-acre facility using thermal cameras and CHeKT Video Control Panels following a $50,000 theft incident, and a convenience store franchise requiring multi-location video verification and panic response capabilities.
- American Security Devices (ASD)coreAmerican Security Devices (ASD) is a CHeKT-certified integrator that has deployed proactive visual security solutions for diverse end customers including a Dallas-area HOA (pool intrusion prevention) and a national home builder (construction site theft elimination in Dallas using solar-powered mobile security trailers).
- Solar SurveillanceminorSolar Surveillance deployed mobile solar-powered security trailers equipped with CHeKT Video Control Panels for a national home builder across multiple Dallas-area construction sites, eliminating overnight theft and equipment losses through real-time video verification and remote audio deterrence.
- Vickers TechnologyminorVickers Technology designed and deployed a layered perimeter protection system using CHeKT Video Control Panels for a regional water authority in the Greater Nashville area, securing water towers and pump stations against trespassing, graffiti, vandalism, and diesel theft.
- UASminorUAS is listed as a CHeKT authorized dealer and integrator partner on the CHeKT website, serving end customers with proactive visual security solutions.
- Alert 360minorAlert 360 is listed as a CHeKT authorized dealer and integrator partner on the CHeKT website.
- SecomminorSecom is listed as a CHeKT authorized dealer and integrator partner on the CHeKT website, serving end customers with proactive visual security solutions.
- AmarokminorAmarok is listed as a CHeKT authorized dealer and integrator partner on the CHeKT website.
- RhinominorRhino is listed as a CHeKT authorized dealer and integrator partner on the CHeKT website.
- 24/7 Alert Monitoringcore24/7 Alert Monitoring is a CHeKT monitoring center partner serving the USA and Canada. Contact: Roberto Winter, (844) 852-4300 ext. 3, [email protected].
- Affiliated MonitoringcoreAffiliated Monitoring is a CHeKT monitoring center partner serving the USA and Canada. Contact: Robert Genuario, (800) 434-4000, [email protected].
- COPS MonitoringcoreCOPS Monitoring is a CHeKT monitoring center partner serving the USA and Canada. Contact: (800) 367-2677, [email protected].
- Rapid ResponsecoreRapid Response is a CHeKT monitoring center partner serving the USA and Canada. Contact: (800) 558-7767, [email protected].
- EMERgency24 (EM24)coreEMERgency24 (EM24) is a CHeKT monitoring center partner serving the USA and Canada. Contact: (800) 800-3624, [email protected].
- Security CentralminorSecurity Central is a CHeKT monitoring center partner serving the USA and Canada. Contact: (800) 560-6568, [email protected].
- Criticom Monitoring (CMS)minorCriticom Monitoring (CMS) is a CHeKT monitoring center partner serving the USA and Canada. Contact: Phillip Love, (877) 854-0910, [email protected].
- Alarm CentralminorAlarm Central is a CHeKT monitoring center partner serving the USA and Canada. Contact: Jeff Herdman, (877) 532-1555, [email protected].
- Dynamark MonitoringminorDynamark Monitoring is a CHeKT monitoring center partner serving the USA and Canada. Contact: Scott Gould, (321) 615-1116, [email protected].
- DSOC (UK)coreDSOC is a CHeKT monitoring center partner serving the United Kingdom and Ireland. Contact: Ant Hebblethwaite, 01302 432343, [email protected].
- EMCS (UK)coreEMCS is a CHeKT monitoring center partner serving the United Kingdom and Ireland. Contact: VSS, 0844 80 999 90, [email protected].
- Farsight (UK)coreFarsight is a CHeKT monitoring center partner serving the United Kingdom and Ireland. Contact: [email protected], www.farsight.co.uk.
- Securitas FrancecoreSecuritas is a CHeKT monitoring center partner serving continental Europe (France). Contact via securitas.fr.
- Central Monitoring (Australia)coreCentral Monitoring is a CHeKT monitoring center partner serving Australia, New Zealand, and Southeast Asia. Contact: Suzette Po-Williams, 1300 655 009, [email protected].
- S1 Monitoring (Australia)coreS1 Monitoring is a CHeKT monitoring center partner serving Australia, New Zealand, and Southeast Asia. Contact: Myke Thomas, 136 000, [email protected].
- ONVIF (Camera Interoperability Standard)coreCHeKT's Video Control Panel is designed as an open platform compatible with any ONVIF (Open Network Video Interface Forum) camera — whether IP or HD over coax. This interoperability allows CHeKT to work with a broad ecosystem of camera manufacturers without requiring proprietary hardware, reducing deployment friction for dealers and enabling integration with existing camera investments.
Scale indicators5 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights6 records
CHeKT competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Verkada: Cloud-based video security platform combining AI-powered cameras, access control, and environmental sensors with a unified cloud dashboard. Competes directly with CHeKT in AI-driven proactive video monitoring for enterprise and SMB customers, though Verkada sells hardware-direct rather than through dealers.
- Eagle Eye Networks: Cloud Video Surveillance as a Service (VSaaS) provider delivering AI-powered video analytics, remote monitoring, and open API integrations to security dealers and integrators worldwide. Eagle Eye's dealer-channel model and AI video verification overlap almost exactly with CHeKT's core offering.
- OpenEye: Cloud-based video management software for the security industry, distributed exclusively through authorized security dealers and integrators with integrated central station monitoring capabilities. OpenEye competes with CHeKT in delivering cloud-hosted proactive video monitoring to the same dealer and central station channel.
- Rhombus Systems: Cloud-native physical security platform offering AI-powered cameras, access control, and sensors with a unified dashboard for enterprise and education customers. Rhombus targets similar proactive visual security outcomes through a direct sales motion rather than a dealer channel.
- Brivo: Cloud-based access control and physical security platform serving SMB and enterprise customers through a dealer channel, with growing video and AI analytics capabilities. Brivo overlaps with CHeKT's broader proactive security positioning and dealer-led distribution model.
- Immix (SureView Systems): Central station and remote video monitoring software platform (Immix/Immix CS) used by monitoring centers to aggregate video, alarm, and sensor events into a unified operator interface. Immix directly competes with CHeKT's Monitoring Portal at the central station layer.
Broad incumbents
- Genetec: Global provider of unified security management platforms (Security Center / Genetec Clearance) including video management, access control, and PSIM capabilities. Genetec operates as a broad incumbent competing with CHeKT's Monitoring Portal workflow for enterprise security operations centers.
- Avigilon (Motorola Solutions): Enterprise video security and access control business within Motorola Solutions offering cameras, video management software, and AI analytics at scale. Avigilon competes with CHeKT in AI-driven video verification for enterprise and government customers with significantly larger resources.
Emerging players
- Iveda Solutions: Cloud-based video surveillance and AI analytics provider (IvedaAI) targeting enterprise, government, and IoT applications with a focus on smart city and remote monitoring use cases. Iveda overlaps with CHeKT in AI-driven video verification across distributed site portfolios.
- Arcules (Motorola Solutions): Cloud VSaaS platform from Motorola Solutions aggregating video, access control, and IoT sensors into a unified cloud dashboard for multi-site enterprises. Arcules competes in the same proactive cloud video monitoring category as CHeKT, especially for enterprise multi-location deployments.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses4 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks5 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
CHeKT social profiles
Digital presenceCHeKT compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance2 records
CHeKT financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
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CHeKT leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles11 records
CHeKT funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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CHeKT M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about CHeKT
What does CHeKT do?
CHeKT develops and sells a cloud-based Proactive Visual Security platform that combines proprietary Video Control Panel hardware with AI video analytics to enable real-time threat detection, visual alarm verification, and remote audio/visual deterrence. The platform integrates existing professional ONVIF cameras, alarm panels, and IP speakers into a unified monitoring ecosystem used by security dealers, integrators, and central station operators to deliver verified-alarm monitoring services to residential and commercial end customers.
Is CHeKT a public or private company?
CHeKT is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently operating.
When was CHeKT founded?
CHeKT was founded in 2014. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is CHeKT based?
CHeKT is headquartered in Shreveport, United States, in the North America region.
How does CHeKT make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. SaaS / Recurring Monitoring Fees are the primary driver. The others are video Control Panel Hardware and AI Video Analytics Upsell.
Who are CHeKT's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Verkada, Eagle Eye Networks, OpenEye, Rhombus Systems, Brivo and Immix (SureView Systems). Broad incumbents are Genetec and Avigilon (Motorola Solutions). Emerging players are Iveda Solutions and Arcules (Motorola Solutions).
Does CHeKT have an API?
No public API is recorded for CHeKT.
What industry is CHeKT in?
CHeKT's product category is Video Surveillance & Alarm Verification Software. Its primary akta.pro industry code is BPAKAFAE, Video Alarm Verification & Remote Video Monitoring (VSaaS Monitoring), with a secondary code of BPAKAGAH, Security Management Platforms Integration (PSIM/SOC, Command & Control). Its NAICS code is 561621 and its SIC code is 7373.