Security package estimator

Common questions

How accurate is a security package estimate based on camera or door count?

Treat it as a planning band, not a price. A count-based estimate is accurate enough to tell you the order of magnitude of a project and whether it fits the budget cycle you are working in — which is what most people need before a design exists. It cannot account for the four variables that move the real figure most: cabling and pathway, network and PoE capacity, storage sized against your retention requirement, and site conditions such as ceiling heights, environmental ratings and power availability. Those are scoped from a floor plan or a walk-through, and the resulting quote can land meaningfully above or below a band built from a count alone.

Why is access control priced per year instead of as a one-time cost?

Because the recurring commitment is the larger part of owning it. A controlled door has hardware behind it — a reader, a lock, a position sensor, a request-to-exit device and a controller port — but the managed access software, the credential lifecycle and the support around them repeat every year for the life of the system. Presenting a door as a single capital number would flatter the first year and hide the fourth, so the estimator lists the per-door figure per year and keeps it separate from any one-time equipment band rather than adding the two together.

What is not included in a budgetary security estimate?

The bands cover the equipment named on each line and nothing else, and the tool lists the excluded scope on screen rather than hiding it. Video management software licensing and installation, environmental monitoring and rack-level access, readers, credentials and the installation scope itself are all real parts of a project that are quoted per site once the design is known. Cabling and pathway, network capacity, storage retention, mounting and any work needed to keep operations running during installation are likewise scoped at quote, because none of them can be derived from a device count.

Why does the intrusion detection scenario not produce a dollar figure?

Because a per-zone multiplication would be a number we invented rather than one we scoped. Intrusion design is a function of the building: which openings and interior volumes need coverage, what the false-alarm sources are, how the signal path and monitoring are arranged, and what local response is expected. Two buildings with the same zone count can carry very different systems. The zone count you enter still travels with your request, so a specialist opens the conversation at the right size instead of starting from scratch.

Which security brands does Uniqcli supply?

We quote Hanwha Wisenet, HID and comparable lines, available through our distribution network, and we let the requirement choose the line. Where an existing head-end, an installed credential population or a standard your organization already follows constrains the choice, that constraint leads. Where it does not, we shortlist on coverage, retention and total cost over the life of the system. The quote covers the full package — hardware, software licensing and subscriptions, and the lifecycle and deployment services around them — rather than hardware alone.

Can I get a real quote instead of an estimate?

Yes, and that is the intended next step. Send a floor plan, an existing camera or door schedule, or a bill of materials, and we price against that document instead of a planning band. TAA (FAR 52.225-5) and NDAA §889 screening is performed on every order, with country of origin recorded per line and covered-entity checks performed before the quote goes out. The quote covers the full package — hardware, software licensing and the deployment services around them — rather than hardware alone.