Software for security companies has split into two camps. Some products grew out of guard tours and incident reporting and added scheduling later; others started with the roster, the licences and the pay. Knowing which camp a product sits in tells you most of what it will be good at.
We make TDS Workforce Management, so we have an interest here. The other products are described from their own websites, company announcements and public listings as checked in October 2026. Features change, so confirm anything important in a demo.
At a glance
| Product | Starts from | Strongest at | Reach |
|---|---|---|---|
| TrackTik (Trackforce) | Field operations | Guard tours, incident management, dispatch, scheduling, payroll and billing for larger operators | Customers in more than 35 countries (2022) |
| Silvertrac (Trackforce) | Guard tours | Checkpoint tours, live GPS, incident and daily activity reports, a client portal | Sold by Trackforce |
| Belfry | Scheduling and payroll | Shift matching to certified officers, built-in payroll with tax filing, invoicing | United States payroll and tax |
| Guardhouse | Rostering and compliance | Rostering with fatigue and compliance checks, daily security licence checks, payroll and invoicing | Australia and New Zealand, with UK and US sites |
| TDS Workforce Management | Rostering and compliance | Licence rules per site, geofenced or kiosk clock-in with proof of service, open shifts and swaps, client roster emails | Australia, Saudi Arabia, the UK and Europe |
TrackTik
TrackTik was founded in Canada and bought by Trackforce Valiant in 2022, when it served customers in more than 35 countries and the companies described the combination as covering time and labour management, guard touring, incident management, dispatch and mobile patrol, and billing and payroll. Reviews describe GPS guard tours with late and missed checkpoint alerts, and scheduling tied to attendance, availability and guard certifications. Pricing is on request, and some reviewers note it can be more than a small company needs.
Silvertrac
Silvertrac, part of Trackforce since 2020, is a guard tour and reporting tool: officers scan QR or NFC checkpoints, supervisors watch live locations, and incident and daily activity reports go out with photos, often branded with the security company's logo. Clients can run reports in a client portal. It isn't a payroll or licensing system.
Belfry
Belfry combines scheduling, timekeeping, payroll and billing. It says it matches shifts to certified officers, verifies clock-ins with GPS, runs payroll with direct deposit and tax filing without third-party tools, and invoices clients. It also offers NFC and geofence checkpoint tours and client portals. Its payroll, tax and benefits compliance are built around the United States.
Guardhouse
Guardhouse describes itself as custom-built for Australian and New Zealand security companies. Its scheduler shows availability, overtime, fatigue, financials, compliance and conflicting shifts; it runs daily automated security licence checks with renewal reminders; time and attendance flows into invoicing and payroll; and it has incident report forms, a mobile patrol and guard tour app, and a listing in the Xero app store.
TDS Workforce Management
TDS Workforce Management sits in the roster-first camp. Each site can require licences, and nobody without each one, verified and in date, can be rostered, published or clocked in there. Licence sets for Australia and Saudi Arabia are built in, with scans, verification and expiry warnings. Clock-ins are checked against the post and can include a photo, the shift's duty checklist and a signature from someone on site, and clients can be emailed the roster and a morning attendance summary. Guards can claim open shifts and swap shifts with a teammate, with a manager approving each so the licence checks run again, and the roster warns on fatigue limits you set: minimum rest, weekly hours and days in a row.
It doesn't do checkpoint guard tours, incident reports, invoicing or a client portal, and its payroll stops at earnings statements, with the hours exported to Employment Hero or Xero. If patrols and incident reporting are central to your contracts, one of the products above, or a dedicated reporting tool alongside TDS Workforce Management, will serve you better.
Which one fits
- Mobile patrols and incident-heavy contracts: TrackTik or Silvertrac.
- A US company that wants payroll in the same system: Belfry.
- An Australian or New Zealand company using Xero: Guardhouse is worth a look.
- Static guarding across several countries, where licence rules and proof of attendance matter most: TDS Workforce Management.
Whatever you choose, our guide to rostering guards across sites applies, and we're happy to show you TDS Workforce Management against your own posts.
TrackTik, Silvertrac, Trackforce, Belfry and Guardhouse are trademarks of their owners. This comparison isn't endorsed by any of them.