Every price has three parts: hardware once, installation once, platform monthly.
Commercial, logistics, parking, and multi-site deployments are quoted per site, because gates, lanes, cameras, and integrations vary. The price is a one-time hardware kit, installation, and a monthly platform fee. You get an itemized quote from a few photos, usually within 2 business days.
Logistics and industrial sites bring GateGuardX in to retire a 24/7 guard post (one operator's was about $216,000 a year in coverage at standard contract-guard rates) and run it for a fraction of that.
30-day money-back guarantee · itemized quote from photos in ~2 business days
Where a deployment starts.
Gated communities
Hardware kit, installation, and a managed monthly platform fee. Retires the fobs, codes, and the call box. For a 100-home community that platform fee is about $3 per home a month.
Yards & truck gates
One operator retired a 24/7 guard post, about $216,000 a year in coverage at standard contract-guard rates, and replaced it with a system quoted per gate. At $14,400–$18,000 a month for one staffed gate, the first year equals about 5 to 10 weeks of guard cost. The hardware is yours to keep.
Every gate, one policy
A central dashboard, volume pricing per gate, and enterprise support with guaranteed response times (SLA).
Residential has a published starting price; logistics and multi-site are quoted per site, because the number moves with gates, lanes, and cameras. Not sure where yours lands? Put it next to a real baseline with the guard-cost and gate-delay calculators below. Every deployment is itemized from a few photos, usually within 2 business days.
1.3M+ gate openings · 99.9% plate-read accuracy · In production since 2023 · Deployed internationally
Measured across our production deployments since 2023. Not an independent benchmark.
Three parts. Nothing hidden in any of them.
The hardware kit
- NDAA-compliant plate-reading camera (built in an approved country to meet US federal security rules), set up to read plates day or night
- Small on-site computer that does the plate reading right at the gate
- Smart controller that opens your gate, using the same wiring your remotes already use
- Pre-configured for your site before it ships
The platform fee
- Remote monitoring of every gate box, with offline alerts
- Software and system updates
- Technical support
- Cloud access for logs and management
- Authorized-vehicle list management
From year 2, the monthly fee is the only cost.
The third part, installation, is a one-time line quoted for your site and itemized in your quote. We always arrange it: our certified partner where available, or a local installer we brief and bring online remotely.
What moves the number: how many gates and lanes you run, and whether you already have security cameras with a clear, head-on view of approaching plates (plate-reading cameras) that we can reuse. That's why the quote is itemized instead of a one-size price.
No surprises in the agreement.
- 24-month minimum platform agreement
- 30-day money-back guarantee. We remove the hardware and restore your gate
- 1-year hardware warranty
- No recurring hardware costs
- Installation is always arranged by us (our certified partner, or a local installer we brief and bring online remotely) and itemized as its own line in your quote
The agreement has a 24-month term, but the first 30 days are covered by the money-back guarantee. Cancel in that window and we remove the hardware and restore your gate.
What the gate costs you today.
One operator retired a 24/7 guard post, about $216,000 a year in coverage at standard contract-guard rates. Run your own numbers. The formulas are disclosed on each calculator.
GateGuardX is a one-time hardware kit, installation, and a monthly platform fee.
One operator retired a $216,000-a-year guard post, read howHow this is calculated: annual cost = gates × guards per shift × shifts per day × hours × operating days × hourly rate. An estimate. Your fully-loaded cost (benefits, overtime, turnover, no-shows) is typically higher.
- How much does GateGuardX cost?
- Residential gate automation starts at $3,500 for the hardware kit, plus installation (itemized per site) and $299/month for the managed platform. Commercial, logistics, parking, and multi-site deployments are quoted per site. You get an itemized quote from a few photos, usually within 2 business days.
- What's included in the monthly platform fee?
- We watch every gate box remotely and get an alert when a camera or gate goes offline. We roll out software updates for you. Technical support, cloud access for logs and management, and authorized-vehicle list management are included. There are no recurring hardware costs.
- What does a gate cost from year 2?
- Only the monthly platform fee. The hardware kit and the installation are paid once, and the hardware is yours to keep.
- Is installation included in the price?
- It is not part of the $3,500 hardware kit. It is itemized as its own line in your quote. We always arrange it: our certified partner where available, or a local installer we brief and remote-commission. Your quote states which. The hardware is pre-configured for your site before it ships.
- Is there a contract, and can I cancel?
- The platform agreement runs 24 months, but the first 30 days are covered by a money-back guarantee: cancel in that window and we remove the hardware and restore your gate. Hardware carries a 1-year warranty. After the 24 months it continues month to month at the same price, cancellable with 30 days' notice. There is no second fixed term and no automatic re-commitment. And if a payment ever lapses the gate does not fail shut: recognition runs on-site, so it keeps opening on the last synced list for 30 days rather than becoming the reason a vehicle waits at your entrance.
- Why isn't there a single published price for commercial sites?
- The number moves with how many gates and lanes you run and whether your existing cameras can be reused, so commercial and multi-site deployments are itemized per site instead of sold at a one-size price. Most operators weigh it against a 24/7 guard post, about $216,000 a year at standard contract-guard rates.
- How is a gate management system priced?
- A GateGuardX gate management system is priced in three parts: a one-time hardware kit, a one-time installation quoted for your site, and a monthly platform fee. Residential starts at $3,500 plus $299/mo on a 24-month agreement. Commercial, logistics, and multi-site deployments are quoted per site, itemized from a few photos, usually within 2 business days.
- Is there a gate price calculator?
- Yes. The GateGuardX tools page has ROI calculators that put the system next to your current costs, including a guard-cost calculator and a gate-delay calculator, with every formula disclosed. One operator automated a guard post that cost about $216,000 a year at standard contract-guard rates. Residential automation starts at $3,500 for the kit, plus installation (itemized) and $299/mo.
- What if a hardware component fails?
- The three components are independent. A failed one is designed to be replaced on-site without rewiring; most replacements can be handled by on-site staff or a local technician.
- What does the rollout look like?
- From your go-ahead to a working gate is usually about 2–3 weeks: we order and pre-configure the hardware for your site, line up a certified partner (or a local installer we brief), and handle any permits. The on-site install itself is under a day, and we test with real vehicles before you're live. One team builds it and supports it.
Get your exact number.
Send a few photos of your gate, we'll confirm compatibility and send an itemized quote, usually within 2 business days. It installs on the gate you already have.
- 30-day money-back guarantee
- 1-year hardware warranty
- No gate replacement
- Compatibility answer in 2 business days