DOBRÁ AGENTURA, s.r.o.

What DOBRÁ AGENTURA, s.r.o. does

DOBRÁ AGENTURA, s.r.o. is a privately held Czech limited liability company founded in 1994 and headquartered in Prague. The firm designs, manufactures, and sells electronic identification and patrol-control systems marketed under the PATROLCONTROL brand, serving security agencies, facility-management firms, military and police organizations, construction and industrial operators, and individual lone workers. The offering combines proprietary hardware — the offline KOSguard reader with vandal-resistant iButton checkpoints, the ACTIVE TRACK real-time GPS/GPRS device with MAN-DOWN and PANIC functions, and personal GPS/SOS trackers — with the PATROLCONTROL cloud web portal, the WSOK local evaluation software, and a smartphone application available on Android and iOS that turns consumer phones into NFC-enabled patrol devices with multimedia incident reporting and a manager-controlled lock mode.

The business model rests on three revenue streams: one-time hardware sales (sensors, identification media, GPS trackers, and smartphones), a recurring monthly software license per connected device for the PATROLCONTROL portal, and ancillary professional services covering technical support, maintenance, repairs, and on-site servicing. Distribution is sales-led through a direct field-sales representative network covering Czech Republic, Slovakia (since May 2004), other EU countries (since 2012), and international markets including Latin America via a dedicated Spain/Latin America sales director. The company operates an e-commerce storefront for accessories and identification media, and emphasizes data confidentiality, GDPR compliance (certified June 2018), and a deliberate policy of not competing with its security-agency customers as core commercial principles.

Name

DOBRÁ AGENTURA, s.r.o.

Legal name

DOBRÁ AGENTURA, s.r.o.

Website

https://patrolcontrol.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

DOBRÁ AGENTURA, s.r.o. is a Czech firm, founded in 1994 and headquartered in Prague, that designs and sells electronic patrol-control hardware (KOSguard, ACTIVE TRACK) and the PATROLCONTROL cloud portal to security agencies, facility managers, military and police units, and lone-worker safety customers across the EU and Latin America.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Electronic Patrol Control Systems

NAICS

Security Guards and Patrol Services (561612), Custom Computer Programming Services (541511)

SIC

Services-Detective, Guard & Armored Car Services (7381)

akta.pro primary industry

Mobile Patrol & Alarm Response (BPAKAAAB)

Keywords

• Guard tour systems
• Patrol management software
• Electronic identification systems
• Lone worker protection
• GPS patrol tracking

Headquarters

HQ city

Prague

HQ country

Czechia

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Hardware Sales: Sale of patrol sensors (KOSguard, Active Track), identification media (RFID tags, iButton chips), GPS trackers, and smartphones with pre-installed software.
2. Monthly Software License: Monthly subscription fee for cloud-based PATROLCONTROL portal access. Transparent pricing model with no hidden fees. Affordable for smaller agencies. Regular monthly payments for connected devices.
3. Professional Services: Technical support, maintenance, repairs, replacement units during repair period, on-site servicing.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

DOBRÁ AGENTURA develops, manufactures and sells electronic patrol control systems under the PATROLCONTROL brand, combining proprietary hardware readers (KOSguard offline iButton sensors, ACTIVE TRACK GPS/GPRS real-time devices, lone-worker SOS trackers) with a cloud-based PATROLCONTROL web portal, smartphone app and WSOK PC evaluation software. The offering is sold to security agencies, facility management providers, military/police and industrial customers as an integrated hardware-plus-software subscription package with monthly licensing per connected device.

Product overview

DOBRÁ AGENTURA, s.r.o. offers a comprehensive patrol management ecosystem centered on the PATROLCONTROL cloud platform. The portfolio consists of three primary hardware device categories: ACTIVE TRACK (online GPS-enabled real-time patrol device with MAN-DOWN protection), KOSguard (offline contact-based patrol reader), and the PATROLCONTROL Smartphone Application (turning regular phones into patrol devices). Supporting infrastructure includes the PATROLCONTROL Portal (cloud-based web management interface), WSOK evaluation software (local PC solution for offline systems), GPS SOS Trackers (lone worker protection devices), and various identification media (RFID/NFC tags and iButton contact chips). The system supports both online real-time monitoring and offline batch data synchronization.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ACTIVE TRACK: Guard tour and tracker device with real-time GPS, personal protection system with MAN DOWN function, voice GSM/GPRS/SMS communication, and highly resistant housing for outdoor patrol operations.
• KOSguard
• PATROLCONTROL App
• PATROLCONTROL Portal
• WSOK

Products and services

• ACTIVE TRACK GPS-enabled real-time patrol device combining a GPS receiver, GSM/GPRS mobile phone and RFID reader in a durable casing, with MAN-DOWN protection, two-way voice communication, SOS/PANIC button, A-GPS indoor positioning, GeoFencing and sabotage alarm. Used by security guards and lone workers to record patrol checkpoints and transmit data live to the PATROLCONTROL portal.
• KOSguard Offline patrol reader using iButton contact chip technology. Features a vandal-resistant metal housing with no external controls, stores up to 8,000 events in memory, requires no external power or cellular connectivity, and carries a 5-year warranty. Data is transferred via data chip or KOSbox adapter and cannot be falsified, providing tamper-evident patrol records.
• PATROLCONTROL Smartphone Application Mobile application for Android and iOS that transforms regular smartphones into patrol devices. Supports NFC checkpoint reading, GPS tracking, multimedia incident reporting (photo, video, audio), and includes an MDM lock mode that restricts the phone to patrol functions while in use by guards.
• PATROLCONTROL Portal (Web Application) Cloud-based web application serving as the central management platform for all patrol systems. Provides real-time patrol monitoring, alarm management, GPS tracking visualization, automated report generation (email, PDF, Excel), client portal access, multi-language support (CZ, EN, ES), and integrates data from ACTIVE TRACK, KOSguard, smartphones and GPS trackers. Sold with a monthly subscription license per connected device.
• WSOK 4 Evaluation Software Local PC-based evaluation software for offline patrol systems. Manages databases of sensors, guards, checkpoints and routes, supports automatic patrol evaluation and report generation, and operates without internet connectivity, making it suitable for customers using the KOSguard offline system.
• GPS SOS Tracker Personal GPS locator device for lone worker protection. Features SOS button, fall detection (MAN-DOWN), two-way voice communication, speed monitoring and GEO FENCE capabilities in a compact, waterproof design for discreet monitoring of persons or assets.
• RFID/NFC Identification Media Dual-frequency (125kHz + 13.56MHz) RFID/NFC identification media including tags, keyfobs and cards. Used as checkpoints for patrol verification and personal identification of guards, with self-adhesive options and multiple form factors.
• iButton Contact Chips Durable metal-encased contact chips using the 1-Wire protocol. Available in passive (DS1990 serial number) and active/memory (DS1996 with 64KB storage) variants, used as checkpoints and personal identification for the KOSguard system.

Quantifiable outcome

• Timely inspections can prevent hundreds of thousands in damages
• +3 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature5 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Securithor: Securithor provides guard tour patrol software with checkpoint scanning and incident reporting, competing for the same security operations customers in Europe and beyond.
• GuardMetrics: GuardMetrics delivers guard tour and patrol verification software with mobile and NFC/RFID checkpoint functionality, serving the same security guard agency customer base as Dobrá Agentura.
• TrackTik (Trackforce): TrackTik offers a security workforce management platform with guard tour, mobile patrols, and incident reporting, overlapping directly with PATROLCONTROL's functional footprint for security agencies globally.
• SilverTrac: SilverTrac provides cloud-based guard patrol and incident management software with GPS tracking and checkpoint scanning, directly comparable to Dobrá Agentura's PATROLCONTROL offering for security guard agencies.
• TimeKeeping Systems (Guard1): TimeKeeping Systems' Guard1 line is a long-established guard tour/patrol verification system using handheld readers and checkpoints, closely parallel to KOSguard's iButton-based offline patrol concept.
• Trackforce (legacy): Trackforce (now merged with TrackTik) was a long-standing guard management and patrol verification platform serving security service companies, comparable to PATROLCONTROL's core use case.

Others

• Checkpoint Systems (loss prevention): Checkpoint Systems provides RFID-based tracking and visibility solutions which, while loss-prevention focused, are adjacent in the electronic identification and RFID checkpoint technology used by PATROLCONTROL.

Broad incumbents

• Stanley Security (Securitas Technology): Stanley Security / Securitas Technology provides enterprise security management platforms including guard management features, competing as a broad incumbent offering rather than a specialist patrol vendor.
• Honeywell Building Technologies (Security): Honeywell's commercial security portfolio includes integrated access control, intrusion, and guard tour capabilities, representing a broader incumbent alternative for large enterprise security operations.

Regional players

• Argali (patrol systems): Argali offers guard tour and patrol control systems primarily in the Nordic market, similar in product concept to PATROLCONTROL but with regional rather than Czechia-centric coverage.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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