SimpliSafe produces a self-installed wireless home security system. “We recently decided to double down on Virginia and we are opening a home monitoring center,” SimpliSafe CEO Christian Cerda said during his remarks at the announcement event. The center will be the first such in-house operation for SimpliSafe. The center’s team will monitor customers’ security systems and dispatch emergency services when the customers’ alarm systems are tripped. The company says it will invest more than $3 million to establish the center. The company plans to hire more than 250 people to staff the Innsbrook center, which will occupy 16,000 square feet on one floor in the building. SimpliSafe, which produces self-installed wireless home security systems, announced Thursday that it plans to open a security monitoring center at the Highwoods Three building, which is at 4840 Cox Road in Innsbrook. ( Jack Jacobs photo)Īfter opening a call center in Henrico County last year, a home security company is expanding its county footprint yet again. You can also check out our recommended alternatives to SimpliSafe.SimpliSafe CEO Christian Cerda shared remarks about his company’s upcoming security monitoring center in Innsbrook from its local call center at Willow Lawn on Thursday. ADT.Ĭove is SimpliSafe’s cheaper, more customer-friendly twin, but SimpliSafe sells more products and has been in business over a decade longer.

Frontpoint.ĪDT offers a done-for-you security system with a contract backed by nearly 150 years of industry experience, whereas SimpliSafe’s been in the DIY security game for just 16 years. Vivint.įrontpoint is a no-contract, DIY system with better smart home integrations and equipment than SimpliSafe, but it’s more expensive. Vivint Smart Home Security leads the way in smart home integrations and equipment but isn’t a no-contract, DIY system like SimpliSafe. Before you compare them all in our Best Home Security Systems review, take a quick look at how SimpliSafe stacks up to its main competitors: SimpliSafe is a no-contract DIY system that tends to top our charts, but other home security companies are gaining ground.

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