What SSD Alarm does

SSD Alarm (legal entity Security Signal Devices, Inc.) is a privately held, family-owned security and life-safety systems provider founded in 1968 and headquartered in Anaheim, California. The company serves commercial, retail, corporate (including Fortune 100), government, and residential customers across 14+ U.S. states, with physical offices concentrated in California, Texas, and Colorado. Its core offering integrates intrusion alarm systems, fire alarm and life-safety systems, fire sprinkler services, electronic access control, and video surveillance, supported by company-owned U.L. Listed 24/7 monitoring centers with a backup disaster recovery facility. A proprietary CaptureCam wireless video alarm verification system differentiates the monitoring stack by enabling operator review of video clips before police dispatch, supporting priority response on verified events.

The business model combines hardware and professional services installation (fire alarm engineering, sprinkler inspection, custom security system design) with recurring monthly monitoring revenue across security, fire, video, environmental, and CaptureCam signals. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed, but the company offers an all-inclusive bundled plan covering installation, equipment, monitoring, and service for a single monthly fee, alongside separate subscription-based fire and sprinkler inspection programs (NFPA 72 / NFPA 25). Go-to-market is primarily direct via a toll-free 800 number, website quote requests, field security consultants conducting on-site needs analysis, and mobile applications for end-user control. Core technology partnerships include access control manufacturers Lenel and S2, while operational integrations span Building Reports for inspection reporting and the proprietary SSD Connect client portal. As an independently held operator since 1968, SSD Alarm has no disclosed parent company, no institutional investors, and no recorded M&A or leadership transitions in the available data.

Name

SSD Alarm

Legal name

Security Signal Devices, Inc.

Website

https://ssdalarm.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1968

Operating status

Operating

Short description

SSD Alarm is a family-owned, Anaheim-based provider of integrated commercial and residential security, fire life-safety, sprinkler, access control, video surveillance, and 24/7 monitoring services, operating across 14+ U.S. states with proprietary CaptureCam video verification.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Security and Life-Safety Services

NAICS

Security Systems Services (56162), Security Systems Services (except Locksmiths) (561621)

SIC

Auto Controls For Regulating Residential & Comml Environments (3822)

akta.pro primary industry

Commercial & Industrial Alarm Monitoring (BPAKAFAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Fire Alarm Monitoring & Dispatch (BPAKAFAC), Fire Alarm Monitoring Services (HSAHAAAI), Alarm System Installation, Maintenance & Repair (HSAHAAAD), Residential CCTV & Door/Perimeter Surveillance Packages (HSAHACAH), Fire Alarm Systems (Inspection/Testing/Monitoring/Service) (IMAIAJAC), System Testing, Inspection, Compliance & Certification (e.g., fire/alarm permits where applicable) (HSAHABAH)

Keywords

• Commercial security systems
• Fire life safety
• Video surveillance
• Access control systems
• Alarm monitoring services

Headquarters

HQ city

Anaheim

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices10 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. 24/7 Monitoring Services: Recurring monthly monitoring fees for security alarms, fire alarms, video cameras, environmental sensors, and CaptureCam. Communication options include phone lines, internet, cellular, and radio. Includes mobile apps, push notifications, and activity metrics through client web portal.
2. Security System Installation: Custom designed security solutions ranging from basic to complex. Options include a plan that provides installation, equipment, monitoring, and complete care and service all for a single monthly fee.
3. Fire Life Safety Systems: Design, engineering, and installation of fire alarm and life-safety systems including addressable detection and building-wide notification. Includes turn-key installations and 'parts and smarts' projects.
4. Fire Sprinkler Services: In selective markets: standard and emergency service, repairs, inspections and certifications for fire sprinkler systems.
5. Access Control Solutions: Electronic access control solutions from small to large and basic to complex. Includes cloud-based solutions and server-client solutions with open architecture and integration options.
6. Video Surveillance Systems: Video surveillance systems ranging from single camera to hundreds of cameras with network storage. Includes HD technology, mega-pixel IP and Analog HD cameras, with complete care and service through SSD Provided program.
7. Fire Life Safety Inspections: Test and inspection services for fire life-safety systems following NFPA 72 guidelines. Includes bar coding service of all tested devices and inspection reports available through secure client web portal.
8. Fire Sprinkler Inspections: Test and inspection services for building sprinkler systems following NFPA 25 guidelines. Presented as a single monthly fee for easy budgeting.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

SSD Alarm designs, installs, and monitors integrated security and life-safety systems for commercial, corporate, government, and residential customers. Core offerings include business and home security alarm systems, fire alarm and sprinkler systems, electronic access control, video surveillance, and the proprietary CaptureCam wireless video verification system, all backed by 24/7 professional monitoring from company-owned U.L. Listed monitoring centers.

Product overview

SSD Alarm offers a comprehensive integrated security and life-safety platform serving both commercial and residential markets. The portfolio consists of core security products (Business Security, Home Security, Fire Life Safety, Fire Sprinkler, Access Control, Video Surveillance) supported by the proprietary CaptureCam wireless video verification system. These are complemented by monitoring services (24/7 U.L. Listed Monitoring Centers), mobile applications for security and access control management, and various solution packages for specific use cases. The offering architecture is platform-plus-modules: the monitoring infrastructure serves as the core platform, while specialized products and add-on modules (Access Integration, Video Solutions, Sprinkler Solutions, Fire Inspection, etc.) extend functionality for specific security and life-safety requirements. The company also provides bundled service programs including installation, equipment, and monitoring for a single monthly fee.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CaptureCam: Wireless, self-powered Video Alarm System that provides a video clip to the SSD Monitoring Center whenever an alarm is received. Used for video alarm verification technology.

Products and services

• Business Security

Quantifiable outcome

• The SSD Monitoring Center has aided in the apprehension of hundreds of would-be thieves due to the priority response given to CaptureCam calls by police.
• +1 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability6 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• LenelcoreTechnology or IntegrationLenel is one of the access control manufacturers whose products SSD Alarm integrates into their electronic access control solutions. SSD Alarm designs access systems using Lenel technology for solutions ranging from small to large and basic to complex.
• S2coreTechnology or IntegrationS2 is an access control manufacturer whose products SSD Alarm integrates into their electronic access control solutions. SSD Alarm offers cloud-based and server-client solutions using S2 technology.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• ADT: Largest national residential and commercial security provider with its own monitoring centers and broad product portfolio across intrusion, fire, video, and smart home — a much larger incumbent that competes for the same commercial and residential customers as SSD.
• Vivint Smart Home: National smart home security provider delivering professionally installed intrusion, video, and home automation with proprietary monitoring — competes with SSD on residential accounts and increasingly on small commercial.
• Cintas Fire Protection: National fire protection services business within Cintas, providing inspection, testing, and sprinkler services — directly competes with SSD's fire life safety and NFPA inspection offerings in commercial accounts.

Direct peers

• Vector Security: Multi-state integrated security provider delivering intrusion, fire, video surveillance, access control, and 24/7 monitoring to commercial and residential customers — directly comparable business model and service portfolio to SSD.
• Bay Alarm: Family-owned, California-based integrated security and fire alarm provider offering commercial and residential intrusion, fire, access control, video surveillance, and 24/7 monitoring — the closest comparable operator to SSD in scale, geography, and service mix.
• Koorsen Fire & Security: Family-owned, multi-state provider of integrated fire protection and security services including alarm monitoring, sprinkler, suppression, and inspection — overlapping heavily with SSD's fire life safety and inspection business.
• Guardian Alarm: Family-operated security company offering commercial and residential intrusion, fire, video, access control, and 24/7 monitoring across multiple U.S. states — closely matches SSD's vertically integrated regional operator profile.

Emerging players

• Brivo: Cloud-native access control and video surveillance SaaS provider — competes with SSD's access control and video business, particularly with newer commercial customers seeking cloud-first deployments over on-premise Lenel/S2 systems.
• Alarm.com: Cloud-based security and smart home platform that powers dealer networks including alarm, video, and access control — an emerging technology platform that dealers like SSD may either partner with or be displaced by.
• SimpliSafe: DIY home security company offering self-installed wireless alarm systems with optional professional monitoring — represents the disruptive, low-friction model threatening SSD's traditional residential installation business.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ssd-alarm

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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

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