Guardian Protection vs Ring Alarm: An Expert Comparison
Today we will be comparing home security providers Guardian Protection and Ring Alarm, and see how they stack up! We’ll go over equipment, monitoring plans, and more!
There are many reasons that you may be shopping around for a home security system. You may have had a recent increase of break-ins in your neighborhood, and are looking to prevent a home invasion crime from happening to you. You may have, unfortunately, been a victim of a home invasion crime, and are looking to make sure it never happens again. No matter what the reason, investing in a home security is a great way to keep your home and family safe from home or property burglaries. There are many great security companies out on the market currently that offer some really great products, and today we will start to look at and compare what types of security solutions Guardian Protection and Ring have to offer you.
Guardian Control Panel
There are many reasons that you may be shopping around for a home security system. You may have had a recent increase of break-ins in your neighborhood, and are looking to prevent a home invasion crime from happening to you. You may have, unfortunately, been a victim of a home invasion crime, and are looking to make sure it never happens again. No matter what the reason, investing in a home security is a great way to keep your home and family safe from home or property burglaries. There are many great security companies out on the market currently that offer some really great products, and today we will start to look at and compare what types of security solutions Guardian Protection and Ring have to offer you.
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Ring Alarm Control Panel
Ring is a very popular name in the security world due to their highly rated video surveillance cameras. Ring has, over the years, released a variety of other smart home devices, video surveillance cams, and now security products. Ring offers their Ring security system with is a pretty easy to use control panel. Ring’s control panel work’s by connecting to your home’s WIFI network, but it does include a cellular chip as an optional way for you to connect your Ring control panel. Ring now offers their second-generation control panel which is small, compact, and has a square shaped design. Their control panel includes an LED indicator light that will change colors to show different system statutes. The Ring control panel is controlled through a separate push-button keypad or through the Ring app. The Ring control panel includes a 24-hour backup up battery, and so does the keypad. It has a built in Z-wave protocol which means you can expand it include other branded home automation devices such as smart locks. The Ring control panel has different chime alerts for different security devices that will alert you when these devices have been triggered. If your Ring security system or devices detect an event, the Ring control panel will sound its built-in internal siren.
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Who wins?
Both Guardian Protection and Ring offer high quality security control panels. Their control panels use WIFI and cellular chips as a secure way to transmit your security data. They also both use Z-Wave Protocols making them very expandable. However, Guardian Protection’s control panel has more features than that of Ring, and for this reason we are choosing them as our winner for this category. However, Guardian’s Smart Hub is much nicer with more features and for this reason we are making them the winner of this category. In fact, it’s the same panel we use here at Link Interactive. Check it out >
Guardian Equipment
Guardian Protection has all the basic sensors you need to give your home total protection. Guardian Protection offers door/window sensors that are battery operated and wireless. These sensors are meant to be placed on the door or window frame, and they will trigger your system if the doors/windows that a sensor has been placed on is opened. They also offer a similar sensor called the Smart Sensor. Guardian Protection’s Smart Sensor is similar to their door/window sensors with the exception that they are primarily meant to be used with doors. Guardian Protection offers motion sensors which are battery operated and wireless. Motion sensors are great for covering large areas of your home, and they will alert you to when motion has been detected in the room in which they were placed in. If you glass windows in your home, Guardian Protection offers glass break sensors to protect the windows in your home. Their glass break sensors are wireless and battery operated. Their glass break sensors will listen for the sound of breaking glass, and trigger your system if this sound is heard. If you are looking for a quick way to disarm and arm your system then you would want a Guardian Protection key remote. Their key remote is battery operated and allows you to quickly arm and disarm your system with a touch of a button. Guardian Protection offers wireless and battery-operated smoke/heat, CO, and flood sensors to keep your home safe from environmental dangers. All equipment offered by Guardian Protection is professionally installed, so you don’t have to worry about setting up the equipment yourself.
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Home Automation
Guardian Protection offers a nice selection of home automation and video surveillance cameras that works perfectly with their control and system. Guardian Protection has a really wide variety of home automation devices that you can buy directly from them. They offer a really nice smart thermostat that has a push button design, and it works for the majority of HVAC heating and cooling systems. Their smart thermostat allows you to remotely control your heating and cooling system as well as set timers for when it comes and goes off. Guardian Protection offers smart door locks as well. Their automated door locks allow you to create customized user codes and can be controlled remotely. Guardian Protect offers garage door controllers to provide some protection for your garage doors. Their garage door controllers will alert you to when your garage doors have been open or shut. You can also remotely shut and open your garage door on the go. Guardian Protection has a light switch module that can help you cut down on your home’s energy consumption per month. This module is powered through an AC power source. Any lights that are connected to this module can have their brightness adjusted, have schedules for when they turn on and off, and can be remotely controlled on the go
Video Monitoring/Cameras
Guardian Protection does offer some video surveillance equipment as well. They offer a video doorbell, outdoor, and indoor camera. All of their cameras are powered through an AC power source, and they work by connecting to your home’s WIFI network. Their indoor, doorbell, and outdoor cameras allow you to capture video in full color, and include night vision technology. Their doorbell camera has a 2-way audio feature that allows you to directly communicate with whomever is around your doorbell camera. Guardian Protection offers an image sensor as an alternative to having a video surveillance camera. Their image sensor is motion activated and pet friendly. It will snap an image anytime motion has been detected around it.
Ring Alarm Equipment
Ring offers all the basic sensors you need to give whatever property you are protecting coverage from burglaries. To keep the doors and windows of your home protected, Ring offers wireless and battery-operated door/window sensors. Ring also offers wireless and battery-operated motion sensors that are great at detecting motion in large areas in your home. Ring offers secondary keypads you can add to your Ring security system. Their keypads have an illuminated push-button keypad and include a rechargeable battery. Ring also offers a battery-operated panic button that will trigger your system, and alert emergency services when it has been pushed. They also offer a battery-operated external siren that will trigger when your Ring security system triggers. Ring offers a wireless and battery-operated smoke/CO sensor and a freeze/flood sensor to keep your home safe from the elements. Both these sensors will make an audible alert if rises in smoke, CO gas, rises/drops in temperature, and floods/ leak occur. All equipment offered by Ring is DIY, but they do include a step by step setup guide for a fast and easy installation.
Home Automation
Ring’s control panel uses an updated Z-Wave protocol that allows it to work with a wide range of other branded home automation devices. Ring has a large selection and due to their large selection we will only be going over some of their home automation and video surveillance devices. If you are looking for a more complete list you can visit the Ring website. Ring offers several different brands of smart locks including Yale which makes high quality smart locks. These locks have a push-button keypad, can be remotely controlled, and you can create custom user codes that can be enabled and disabled at any time. You can also use a variety of smart bulbs, smart switches, and light controls with your Ring security system. You can use brands like Philips HUE and GE which are great brands and are environmental. These particular types of devices are great at cutting down your home’s energy, and can be controlled on the go.
Video Monitoring/Cameras
When it comes to video surveillance equipment, Ring a ton of video cams for you to choose from. They offer indoor, outdoor, video doorbell, and flood light cameras. Their video surveillance cameras are powered by an AC power source, or a rechargeable battery. Their cameras work by connecting directly to your home’s WIFI network. You will need to check which camera you are interested in specific specifications but generally most Ring cameras include 2-way audio, night vision, custom motion zones, motion sensors, and the ability to capture video in either 720P or 1080P.
Who wins?
Guardian Protection and Ring have some really durable basic sensors. Their sensors are battery operated and wireless. We really like the fact that Guardian Protection offers professional installation for all their equipment. Guardian Protection also has a larger selection of basic equipment than that of Ring. For this reason, we are choosing them the winner as this category as well.
Guardian Protection and Ring offer a really huge selection of add-on equipment you can use with their systems. We really love all the variety of video surveillance cameras Ring offers. We love the fact that Guardian Protection offers an image sensor that you can use with their system. For this category we are going to call it a tie due to them being very evenly matched.
Recommended: An alternative DIY (do-it-yourself) option, our home security system at Link Interactive >>
Guardian Protection vs Ring Alarm App
Guardian Protection and Ring both offer self, video, and professional monitoring services. Their self-monitoring services are done through their apps which are free to download. You can download their apps to your smartphone for complete control of your system and connected devices. Their apps allow you remote control which allows you to do things like add/remove devices, view live/recorded video, use connected home automation devices on the go, customize features, and much more. However, Ring’s self-monitoring services are free to use while there is a month to month fee to use Guardian Protection’s self-monitoring services. Their professional monitoring services work the same in where you have a professional monitoring station watching over your home for emergencies 24/7. Their month to month fees for professional monitoring differ a bit. Guardian Protection doesn’t really give out pricing information without an email quote, while Ring does. Ring’s month to month professional monitoring services with video coverage tend to be cheaper than the average security company out on the market, and they do not require contracts.
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Guardian Protection vs Ring Alarm vs Link Interactive
Guardian Protection and Ring offer really great security systems that are easy to use. Ring’s security control panel is simplistic, and they have any video surveillance camera you could ever want. Guardian Protection offers a supreme touchscreen control panel that has a ton of features, and they have a ton of home automation equipment you can use with it. Due to Guardian Protection having the better control panel than that of Ring, we are choosing them as our overall winner.
Recommended: The Better Alternative
If you’d like a better bang for your buck without sacrificing on features and quality of service, take a look at our security system at Link Interactive.
Link Interactive and Guardian Protection are the exact same security solution/system in terms of equipment and monitoring services. At Link we offer the Qolsys control panel just like Guardian as well as Alarm.com self-monitoring and third-party professional monitoring. Also just like Guardian, we offer home automation control and cutting-edge video monitoring services as well. The difference is in the experience. With our Alarm.com security system, you get more features at a lower price point, and with renowned customer service.
We have thousands of 5-star reviews on various reputable third party review sites complimenting our awesome after-sales support! We encourage you take a look at our offer here, get a quote and compare. You can also call us direct at 1-877-826-5443 for further details and speak with a rep!
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