What Guardhouse does

Guardhouse is an end-to-end, cloud-native workforce management SaaS platform purpose-built for physical security providers, founded in Australia in 2019 and headquartered in Sydney. The platform unifies rostering with availability, overtime, fatigue, and conflict detection; GPS-based attendance tracking with geofencing; daily automated security-licence checks (SIA for the UK, state-based for Australia); timesheet-driven invoicing and payroll prep; mobile patrol management with QR and NFC checkpoints; custom incident reporting with photo, video and timestamp capture; a customer-facing portal; and lone-worker welfare check workflows with escalation. Architecture is hosted on Microsoft Azure with native iOS and Android applications and 99% uptime positioning. A subcontractor collaboration module lets security firms coordinate labour across multiple organisations while maintaining compliance visibility.

The company sells on a per-guard monthly subscription basis structured around licence tiers aligned to the number of guards scheduled, with free setup, integration, onboarding, and training. An out-of-hours Workforce Monitoring Service is offered as a tiered add-on (for example £19–£20 per guard per month in the UK), and Guardhouse Funding, an invoice-financing product powered by partner APositive, extends the platform into adjacent financial services for the same buyer. The integration footprint covers the major accounting and payroll ecosystems customers already run on, including Xero, MYOB, QuickBooks, Sage 50 and 200, ELMO Payroll, Employment Hero, Kingpay, SmoothPay, Ready Pay HR3, Payroll Metrics, Microsoft Dynamics, and Deploi for AI-assisted BS7858 vetting.

Guardhouse serves roughly 500+ customers across Australia, New Zealand, the UK, the US, and Brazil, with offices in Sydney (Mosman, NSW), Newquay (UK), Dallas (Texas), and Belo Horizonte (Brazil). Platform usage stands at 100,000 shifts published weekly across 35,000 guards on rosters, with $60M in client invoices generated monthly. Distribution is sales-led, supported by an enterprise 21-day pilot, app-store presence, and an event-driven marketing layer anchored by GSX, International Security Expo, The Security Event and the OSPAs. In March 2026, Guardhouse received a strategic investment from Sundance Growth, a growth-equity firm whose $125M debut fund targets mission-critical B2B SaaS, with the stated intent of building the company into the global category leader in security workforce management.

Name

Guardhouse

Legal name

Guardhouse Pty Ltd

Website

https://guardhousehq.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Guardhouse is a cloud-native, Azure-hosted workforce management SaaS purpose-built for physical security providers, combining rostering, GPS attendance, compliance automation, invoicing, payroll inputs, incident reporting, and a customer portal for ~500+ operators globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Security workforce management software

NAICS

Facilities Support Services (561210)

SIC

Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744)

akta.pro primary industry

Payroll Software & Payroll-as-a-Service (SaaS) (BPACAIAB)

Keywords

• Workforce management software
• Security guard software
• Security rostering software
• Security compliance tracking
• Mobile patrol software

Headquarters

HQ city

Sydney

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. SaaS Subscription Licensing: Guardhouse generates revenue through licence tiers based on the number of guards scheduled each month. The pricing uses a fixed average model, making it easy for customers to manage cashflow. The subscription includes full platform access including scheduling, payroll, invoicing, compliance tracking, and mobile app functionality.
2. Guardhouse Funding (Invoice Financing): Partnership with APositive to provide invoice financing solutions to security businesses. This addresses cash flow challenges by allowing customers to access funds tied up in unpaid invoices within 24 hours.
3. Out-of-Hours Workforce Monitoring Service: Additional service offering for UK customers providing 24/7 monitoring of staff clock-ins, missed check calls, and welfare. Billed per guard per month at tiered pricing.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Guardhouse sells a cloud-native SaaS workforce management platform custom-built for physical security providers. The platform unifies rostering, GPS-based attendance with geofencing, automated security licence compliance, payroll inputs, invoicing, mobile patrol with NFC/QR checkpoints, incident reporting, welfare checks, and a customer portal. Separate add-on services include an out-of-hours Workforce Monitoring Service for UK customers and an invoice-financing product (Guardhouse Funding) delivered through partner APositive.

Product overview

Guardhouse is a unified workforce management and compliance automation platform purpose-built for physical security providers. The platform operates as a single integrated system combining multiple modules: the core Guardhouse platform serves as the central hub, with rostering/scheduling, time & attendance, payroll, invoicing, compliance automation, incident reporting, customer portal, welfare checks, QR/NFC patrol checkpoints, and daily occurrence logging as interconnected modules. Additional services include the Workforce Monitoring Service (out-of-hours monitoring) and Guardhouse Funding (invoice financing via APositive partnership). The platform processes 100,000 shifts weekly across 35,000 guards on rosters, generating $60 million in client invoices monthly.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Guardhouse Core Platform End-to-end cloud-native workforce management SaaS custom-built for physical security providers, integrating rostering, GPS-based attendance with geofencing, compliance automation, payroll inputs, invoicing, mobile patrol with NFC/QR checkpoints, welfare checks, incident reporting and a client portal into a single unified workflow. Sold to physical security companies (manned guarding, mobile patrols, event security, labour hire).
• Guardhouse Workforce Monitoring Service 24/7 out-of-hours monitoring service for UK security businesses, covering clock-in/out monitoring, missed check calls, a dedicated helpline and post-shift reports. Priced per guard per month on a tiered subscription with a 50% first-month discount.
• Guardhouse Funding Invoice-financing solution powered by partner APositive, designed to help security businesses manage cash flow by accessing capital tied up in unpaid invoices within 24 hours so they can pay wages and superannuation on time. Distributed via Guardhouse's platform to its security-business customers.

Quantifiable outcome

• 40-60% reduction in administration time
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration13 records

AI capability2 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered minor, core and secondary.

• International Professional Security Association (IPSA)minorOthers · 23 February 2026Associate membership to strengthen connection to the wider security industry.
• Football Safety Officers Association (FSOA)minorOthers · 16 February 2026Associate membership reinforcing commitment to stadium safety and live events sector.
• XerocoreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration with Xero cloud-based accounting platform to simplify payroll and invoicing by exporting accurate, timesheet-driven data via CSV export.
• MYOBcoreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration with MYOB Business cloud-based accounting tools via structured CSV exports for payroll and invoicing, enabling efficient processing of shift-based data.
• QuickBookssecondaryTechnology or IntegrationIntegration with QuickBooks accounting platform for invoicing via CSV export, transforming timesheet data into accurate billing files.
• DeploisecondaryTechnology or IntegrationAI-powered background checking and onboarding platform partner for BS7858 vetting, enabling faster and more accurate staff vetting for UK security companies.
• ELMO PayrollsecondaryTechnology or IntegrationIntegration with ELMO cloud-based HR and payroll platform via CSV export for payroll-only integration.
• Sage 50secondaryTechnology or IntegrationIntegration with Sage 50 accounting and payroll solution via payroll-only CSV export.
• Employment HerosecondaryTechnology or IntegrationIntegration with Employment Hero all-in-one HR, payroll, and employee management platform via CSV export.
• British Security Industry Association (BSIA)minorOthersIndustry association membership for UK market engagement and industry advocacy.
• UKCMAminorOthersIndustry association membership for UK market.
• ASIALminorOthersGlobal partnership with Australian Security Industry Association Ltd for industry advocacy and standards.
• Outstanding Security Performance Awards (OSPAs)minorOthersKey sponsor of the OSPAs awards program, supporting industry recognition and visibility.
• Bold Security SolutionsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLabour partner providing security guard services for events, construction, K9, and manned guarding across England, Scotland, and Wales. Supports both Contract Holder and Labour Provider arrangements.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Emerging players

• Beekeeper: Beekeeper is a frontline workforce management and communication platform serving industries with large deskless workforces including security, hospitality, and manufacturing. Its mobile-first operations and workforce coordination features overlap with Guardhouse's mobile guard app and operational visibility capabilities.
• Sling: Sling is a shift-based employee scheduling tool popular in restaurants, retail, and hospitality. While primarily horizontal, its scheduling and shift-management capabilities are increasingly adopted by smaller security firms as a free or low-cost alternative to vertical solutions like Guardhouse.

Broad incumbents

• Connecteam: Connecteam is a mobile-first employee management platform offering scheduling, time tracking, communication, and training tools for deskless workers across multiple industries including security. Its broader market position and mobile-first design compete with Guardhouse for SMB and mid-market security customers.
• Planday: Planday (owned by Xero) is a shift-based workforce management platform widely used across hospitality, retail, and security in Europe and Australia. Its scheduling and payroll integration features overlap with Guardhouse, and its Xero ownership creates both partnership and competitive tension.
• When I Work: When I Work is an SMB-focused shift scheduling and workforce management platform widely used in service industries. While not security-specialized, its scheduling and time-tracking features compete with Guardhouse in the lower end of the security provider market.
• Workforce Software (UKG): Workforce Software, now part of UKG (Ultimate Kronos Group), is a large enterprise workforce management platform serving complex shift-based organizations. It represents a scaled incumbent competitor that could target the security vertical with industry-specific compliance modules.
• Deputy: Deputy is a broader workforce management SaaS platform serving shift-based industries including security, hospitality, healthcare, and retail. While it operates across multiple verticals rather than specializing in security, its scheduling, time-tracking, and payroll features directly overlap with Guardhouse's core offering.

Direct peers

• Celayix: Celayix provides employee scheduling and workforce management software with a strong focus on security, healthcare, and public safety verticals. Its security-industry scheduling and compliance features are directly comparable to Guardhouse's rostering and compliance automation.
• Silvertrac Software: Silvertrac is a security operations management platform offering guard touring, incident reporting, GPS tracking, and reporting for security companies. It directly competes with Guardhouse in serving manned guarding providers with similar core functionality.
• TrackTik: TrackTik (now part of Motorola Solutions) provides security workforce management software including guard scheduling, patrol tracking, incident reporting, and billing. It is the most directly comparable vertical SaaS competitor to Guardhouse in the physical security operations space.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/guardhousehq
• Facebookfacebook.com/Guardhousehq

Compliance8 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A1 record

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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