Pricing
Pricing follows the design, not the other way around.
Tec-Tel doesn't publish a flat price list because every site is different. Most commercial security installs run between $30,000 and $300,000+, depending on site count, camera count, AI scope, and cabling. The free consultation walks your sites and gives you the gap, the scope, and a rough cost band before anyone quotes a number.
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§01 Enterprise install price bands
Three bands cover most commercial installs.
Find the row that looks like your operation. The consultation tells you which band you're in and why.
$30K - $75K
One location. 8 to 30 cameras. Existing cabling. Standard access control. No AI analytics layer.
IP cameras, NVR or cloud VMS, basic access control on a few doors, network drops as needed, install and one year of service. The package most QSRs, small retail, gyms, and houses of worship pick.
$75K - $200K
2 to 10 locations. 30 to 100 cameras total. Some new cabling. Multi-door access. Optional AI on a subset.
Standardized camera spec across sites, networked access control with mobile credentials, structured cabling for new builds, optional AI analytics on flagship locations, 24/7 monitoring add-on, multi-year service contract.
$200K and up
10+ locations. 100+ cameras. Full AI analytics layer. Enterprise access control. Dedicated project management.
Full-stack design across every site, enterprise VMS from the major platforms, AI on existing + new cameras, dedicated project manager, contractor-compliance install paperwork, structured cabling, 24/7 monitoring, multi-year service contract with SLAs.
§02 What drives the price
Six variables move every quote.
If a security company quotes you a number before understanding these six things, that number isn't real. The consultation is where we pin them down for your sites.
§03 By industry
Which band your industry typically lands in.
Rough guidance only. A 200-location QSR rollout is a different conversation than a single restaurant. Click through for vertical pages.
§04 Why we talk before we quote
A real quote is a designed quote.
The cheapest security install is the one that fixes the actual problem with the cameras you already own. The most expensive one is the rip-and-replace that ships before anyone walked the building.
We start with a call. Real questions about your sites, your existing infrastructure, your compliance posture, and the outcome you need. After the call, you get the gap, the scope, and a rough cost band.
If you move forward, the design phase produces the actual quote. Pricing follows the design. Not the other way around.
Questions buyers ask us
FAQ
- Why doesn't Tec-Tel publish flat pricing?
- Every site is different. Camera count, cabling status, AI scope, monitoring tier, and service SLA each move the number. A flat price list would lowball half the buyers and overcharge the rest. The bands above tell you roughly where you'll land; the free consultation tells you exactly.
- How much does a typical commercial security install cost?
- Most fall between $30,000 and $300,000+. Small single-site jobs (8-30 cameras, no new cabling, basic access) land $30K-$75K. Mid-size multi-site (2-10 sites, 30-100 cameras) lands $75K-$200K. Enterprise multi-site with full AI analytics starts around $200K, and large rollouts run well beyond.
- What's included in the free consultation?
- A call with the Tec-Tel team. We walk through your sites, the cameras and infrastructure you already have, your compliance posture, and the outcome you're trying to hit. After the call, you get a directional recommendation: what you have, what's missing, what we'd add, what we'd leave alone.
- Do you charge for the consultation?
- No. The consultation is free. Pricing follows the design phase, which only happens if you move forward. There's no obligation to take the next step.
- Can you work within an existing budget?
- Usually yes. If you have a fixed number, tell us up front. We'll scope the install to fit, flag what gets dropped, and tell you which dropped items matter most for risk. The consultation is the place to set the budget conversation.
- Do you finance or lease?
- We work with multi-year service contracts that spread the install cost across the term, which functions like financing for most buyers. For lease-to-own or capital equipment leasing, we partner with third-party financiers and can introduce you on the call.
- Are there ongoing monthly costs?
- Typically three lines: (1) cloud VMS subscription if you go cloud (per-camera, per-month), (2) AI analytics software licenses (per-camera or per-site), (3) optional 24/7 monitoring. The consultation breaks each line out so you can model the run-rate.
- How does Tec-Tel compare to other integrators on price?
- We're not the cheapest and we're not the most expensive. Multi-vendor flexibility usually saves money on hardware (no rip-and-replace, no platform lock-in). One partner, one invoice usually saves money on operations (one team accountable end to end, one service contract). A strip-mall integrator selling one platform will beat us on a single small site. We win on multi-site, on the AI add-on, and on the year-five service contract.
Talk to our team
Know your number before anyone tries to sell you one.
Book the free consultation. We walk your sites, your existing infrastructure, and the outcome you need, then give you the gap, the scope, and a rough cost band.
- Tell us how many sites you run and what's already in place. We'll show you what a build or upgrade looks like.
- Straight answers from the team that does the work. We're platform-agnostic, so you get the system that fits your sites, not one brand's catalog.
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