What is the best physical security assessment software in 2026?

For multi-site enterprises running ASIS-aligned TVRAs, RiskWatch is our top pick because it ships 35+ pre-built standards libraries (ASIS, NERC CIP-014, NIST 800-53 PE, FEMA 426/452, OSHA, Joint Commission, C-TPAT), pulls likelihood from four crime-data feeds (Cap Index, Security Gauge, GlobalIncidentMap, World Aware), works offline on mobile, and is the only platform on this list with a 30-day no-card free trial. Circadian Risk and Resolver are credible alternatives. Genetec is the right tool if your primary need is unified VMS + access control, and Ontic is the right tool for protective intelligence. The right answer depends on whether you are running a TVRA program, a unified surveillance program, or a threat-intelligence program.

How is this list ranked?

We score every vendor against the same ten criteria: pre-built standards libraries, TVRA scoring engine, third-party crime-data overlay, mobile and offline site walks, multi-site rollups, board-ready reports, integrations with VMS and access control, pricing transparency, free trial availability, and audit-trail admissibility. Then we map each vendor's strengths and trade-offs from their own public marketing pages plus G2 and Capterra category data. We deliberately do not invent feature claims or quote unverified prices.

What is the difference between TVRA software and a VMS?

A Video Management System (VMS), like Genetec or Milestone, captures and analyses video and access events in real time. TVRA software, like RiskWatch or Circadian Risk, runs the periodic Threat, Vulnerability, and Risk Assessment program: surveyors walk each site against a standards library (ASIS, NERC CIP-014, NIST 800-30), score findings, attach evidence, and produce board-ready reports. The two are complementary, the VMS tells you what is happening right now; the TVRA platform tells you whether your facility-level program is defensible the next time the regulator, the insurer, or the board asks.

Do these platforms cover NERC CIP-014 for electric utilities?

RiskWatch ships NERC CIP-014 R4 (vulnerability assessment) and R5 (security plan) as a pre-built library and is used by multiple electric utilities to run the every-30-month cycle, including the unaffiliated third-party review. Resolver and Riskonnect can support CIP-014 with custom configuration. Circadian Risk supports it through arbitrary-standard templates. Genetec, Ontic, and SafetyCulture are not aimed at this workflow.

Which platform integrates best with Genetec or Lenel?

Genetec Security Center is itself the VMS + access control system, so it has the deepest native integration with its own ecosystem. Resolver and Ontic offer mature integrations with Genetec, Lenel, Avigilon, and similar systems for incident and threat data. RiskWatch integrates via APIs and bulk imports rather than deep native connectors, the TVRA workflow is not a real-time VMS workflow, so deep VMS integration is less critical than evidence import + audit trail.

How long does implementation usually take?

RiskWatch customers run their first ASIS-based assessment within a week thanks to pre-built libraries and bulk site import; enterprise multi-region deployments with custom mappings and SSO typically complete in 60 days. Circadian Risk, Resolver, and Riskonnect are typically 60-120 days. Genetec and Ontic are platform-scale deployments that often run 90-180 days when surveillance hardware or threat-feed configuration is involved. SafetyCulture self-serve is the fastest to first inspection, often the same day, but you build your own templates.

Is there a free way to evaluate physical security assessment software?

Yes. RiskWatch offers a 30-day free trial with no credit card and full platform access, including every standards library and the crime-data overlay. SafetyCulture has a free tier suitable for small teams that build their own templates. The other vendors are demo-only, so a structured POC with two or three sites is the realistic way to evaluate them.

What about ServiceNow GRC, LogicGate, AuditBoard, or Drata for physical security?

ServiceNow GRC, LogicGate, AuditBoard, and Drata are excellent IT-GRC and SOC 2 / ISO 27001 platforms but they are not built for the physical security domain. None of them ship ASIS, NERC CIP-014, FEMA 426/452, or OSHA libraries out of the box. If your buying committee is choosing between a cyber-GRC platform and a physical security assessment platform, you are usually choosing the wrong axis, run cyber-GRC for cyber and a TVRA platform for physical, and connect the two via cross-mapping.

How much does physical security assessment software cost?

Six of the seven vendors on this list are quote-only because pricing scales by site count, framework count, user count, and integration scope. SafetyCulture is the exception, with public tiered pricing including a free tier. Budget ranges we see in the market: small programs (under 10 sites, one framework) often start in the low five figures annually; enterprise programs (50+ sites, multi-framework, with crime-data overlay) typically run mid five figures to low six figures annually. Get a tailored quote before deciding.

Does RiskWatch replace my security guards or my cameras?

No. RiskWatch is the assessment, scoring, reporting, and audit-trail layer that sits above your physical security operation. Guards, cameras, badge readers, fencing, and lighting are the controls you score. RiskWatch tells you which controls are present, which are weak, which have been remediated, and how the portfolio rolls up to the board, year over year.

Comparison · Updated May 2026

How to pick physical security assessment software that survives a real audit

Seven vendors, ten criteria, one honest matrix. We score every platform on ASIS / NIST 800-30 alignment, TVRA workflow, crime-data overlay, mobile, multi-site rollups, and pricing transparency, then tell you who wins and who fits a different job.

Editor pick: RiskWatch, 35+ libraries, four crime-data feeds, offline mobile
Honest cons listed for every vendor, no straw-man comparisons
Sources cited per vendor, public marketing pages + G2 / Capterra
Trial info, pricing model, and best-fit ICP for each platform

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TL;DR

The short answer

If you are running an ASIS-aligned, multi-site TVRA program, pick RiskWatch. It is the only platform on this list that ships 35+ pre-built standards libraries, pulls likelihood from four crime-data feeds, works offline on mobile, and offers a 30-day no-card trial. Pick Genetec if you need unified VMS plus access control with assessment as a side workflow. Pick Ontic if your primary risk is threats to people, not facility risk. Pick SafetyCulture if you are a smaller team that wants public pricing and is happy to build your own templates. Resolver, Circadian Risk, and Riskonnect are credible alternatives, picked when your buying committee already runs one of those platforms for adjacent programs.

Top pick

RiskWatch

35+ pre-built libraries, four crime-data feeds, offline mobile, 30-day free trial.

Best for protective intelligence

Ontic

If your primary risk is threat-to-people, not facility risk, Ontic is the category leader.

Best for unified VMS + assessment

Genetec

If you need cameras, access control, and assessment in one console, Genetec is the standard.

Best self-serve / mobile inspections

SafetyCulture

Public pricing, free tier, fast onboarding for smaller teams that build their own templates.

Trusted by 1,500+ risk and compliance teams

Selection criteria

Ten honest things to score every vendor on

Before you score a vendor, publish your rubric. These are the ten criteria a director of corporate security should bring into every demo.

Pre-built standards libraries

How many physical-security frameworks ship on day one? Look for ASIS Facility Physical Security Control Standards, NIST 800-53 PE family, NIST 800-30 methodology, FEMA 426/452, NERC CIP-014, OSHA, Joint Commission, C-TPAT.

TVRA scoring engine

Semi-quantitative Threat x Vulnerability x Asset model with defensible math. The platform should compute per-site risk indices, not just collect inspection answers.

Crime / threat data overlay

External feeds (Cap Index, Security Gauge, World Aware, GlobalIncidentMap) for objective likelihood, not just operator opinion. Every score should trace to its source.

Mobile + offline site walks

Surveyors must capture findings, photos, and signatures inside server rooms, substations, and ports where cellular fails. Data should queue locally and auto-sync.

Multi-site rollups

Enterprise-to-facility drill-down, heatmap views, year-over-year trends. A platform that only models one site will not survive a 200-site program.

Board + auditor reports

One-click exports for the board, the insurer, the regulator. Heatmaps, executive narrative, control-by-control compliance, KRI breach trends. PDF + Word + Excel.

Integrations

VMS, access control, asset systems, SAML/OIDC SSO, bulk Excel imports. Your evidence will not all be in cloud APIs, the platform must accept the real world.

Pricing transparency

Even quote-only vendors should publish their pricing model: per-site, per-framework, per-user. Surprise pricing is a red flag for an evaluation cycle measured in months.

Trial or hands-on access

Can you run a real assessment against your own sites before signing? A 30-day trial is the strongest possible signal that the vendor is confident in the product.

Audit trail + admissibility

Timestamped log of every score change, finding, attachment, and reassignment. The audit trail is what defends you in a regulator review or an insurance dispute.

The matrix

Seven vendors, ten criteria

Green check is supported. Grey dash is partial, available as an add-on, or via integration. Grey X is not supported. Cells with text are non-binary criteria like 'best for'.

Criterion	RiskWatchTop pick	Resolver	Circadian Risk	Ontic	Genetec	Riskonnect	SafetyCulture
Best for Where the platform actually fits	Multi-site TVRA, ASIS-aligned program	Broad corporate security GRC	Vulnerability assessments for facilities	Protective intelligence, executive protection	Unified video + access control + assessment	Enterprise risk + business continuity	Inspections + safety + light security
Pre-built ASIS / NIST 800-30 libraries Question banks ship on day one	Supported	Partial or via add-on	Partial or via add-on	Not supported	Not supported	Partial or via add-on	Partial or via add-on
TVRA methodology + risk scoring engine Threat x Vulnerability x Asset, semi-quantitative	Supported	Supported	Supported	Partial or via add-on	Not supported	Supported	Partial or via add-on
Third-party crime / threat data overlay Cap Index, Security Gauge, World Aware feeds for likelihood	Supported	Partial or via add-on	Partial or via add-on	Supported	Not supported	Not supported	Not supported
Mobile / offline site walks Capture findings + photos with no signal	Supported	Supported	Supported	Not supported	Partial or via add-on	Supported	Supported
Multi-site rollup dashboards Enterprise-to-facility drill-down	Supported	Supported	Supported	Supported	Supported	Supported	Partial or via add-on
Board-ready report templates Heatmaps, executive narrative, control-by-control	Supported	Supported	Supported	Partial or via add-on	Partial or via add-on	Supported	Partial or via add-on
Integrations with VMS / access control Genetec, Lenel, Avigilon, etc.	Partial or via add-on	Supported	Partial or via add-on	Supported	Supported	Partial or via add-on	Not supported
NERC CIP-014 + FEMA 426 + OSHA libraries Specialised standards for utilities, government, OSHA	Supported	Partial or via add-on	Partial or via add-on	Not supported	Not supported	Partial or via add-on	Not supported
Pricing transparency Public pricing tiers vs. quote-only	Quote, 30-day free trial	Quote only	Quote only	Quote only	Quote only	Quote only	Tiered, public
Free trial Self-serve trial without sales call	Supported	Not supported	Not supported	Not supported	Not supported	Not supported	Supported

Scoring sourced from each vendor's public marketing pages plus G2 and Capterra category data, May 2026. Re-verified quarterly.

The vendors

Mini-profiles, ranked, honestly

RiskWatch leads on merit, then alphabetical. Every profile lists best-for, strengths, trade-offs, pricing model, and trial availability.

RiskWatch

Purpose-built physical security assessment software with 35+ pre-built standards libraries and four crime-data feeds.

Best for

Multi-site enterprises running ASIS-aligned TVRAs across 5+ facilities, especially in energy, manufacturing, logistics, healthcare, and government.

Strengths

35+ pre-built libraries (ASIS, NERC CIP-014, NIST 800-53 PE, FEMA 426/452, OSHA, Joint Commission, C-TPAT)
Mobile site walks that work offline at substations and perimeter areas
Crime-data overlay from Cap Index, Security Gauge, GlobalIncidentMap, World Aware
30-day free trial, no credit card
30+ years serving Fortune 100 corporate security teams

Trade-offs

Not a VMS or access control system, integrates with them, does not replace them
Quote-based pricing for multi-framework programs
Less protective-intelligence (people-threat) depth than Ontic

Pricing: Quote, scales by framework count and facility count
Trial: 30 days, no card

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#2circadianrisk.com

Circadian Risk

Enterprise security risk management platform focused on vulnerability assessments and corrective action planning.

Best for

Mid-market organisations who want a clean assessment workflow with strong remediation tracking.

Strengths

Solid vulnerability assessment + corrective action plan workflow
Multi-location dashboard for risk + compliance status
Works with arbitrary standards, not locked to a built-in library set

Trade-offs

Smaller pre-built standards library than RiskWatch or Resolver
No built-in crime-data feeds, likelihood is operator-scored
Pricing on request only, no public trial

Pricing: Quote only
Trial: Demo only

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#3genetec.com

Genetec Security Center

Unified physical security platform that ties video surveillance, access control, ALPR, and intrusion into one console.

Best for

Large enterprise and campus deployments that need a single pane for VMS, ACS, and analytics, with assessments layered on.

Strengths

Industry-standard for unified VMS + access control
Strong analytics across video, badge, and LPR data
Mature integration ecosystem

Trade-offs

Not a TVRA/assessment platform, assessment workflows are auxiliary
No pre-built ASIS or NIST 800-30 question libraries
Hardware/licensing complexity, not aimed at the assessment-first buyer

Pricing: Quote only, per-channel + per-door licensing
Trial: Demo only

Visit Genetec Security Center

#4ontic.co

Ontic

Protective intelligence platform that ingests OSINT, threat signals, and physical infrastructure data to surface threats to people and assets.

Best for

Corporate security teams whose primary job is executive protection and threat-actor tracking, not site-by-site facility risk.

Strengths

Best-in-class for protective intelligence and threat-to-person workflows
Strong OSINT + identity resolution + geospatial threat-to-asset mapping
Recent $230M funding round signals continued investment

Trade-offs

Different category than RiskWatch, threat intelligence, not facility TVRA
No ASIS-aligned site-assessment workflow out of the box
Pricing aimed at enterprise security operations centres

Pricing: Quote only
Trial: Demo only

Visit Ontic

#5resolver.com

Resolver

Broad corporate security and GRC platform with security risk management, incident management, and investigations modules.

Best for

Larger enterprises running a unified GRC + corporate security program where physical security is one of several modules.

Strengths

Comprehensive corporate security suite (risk, incidents, investigations, BCM)
Mature multi-site rollups and reporting
Recognised in G2 GRC and security risk management categories

Trade-offs

Heavier implementation, longer time-to-first-assessment
Physical security is one of many modules, not the singular focus
Quote only, no self-serve trial

Pricing: Quote only
Trial: Demo only

Visit Resolver

#6riskonnect.com

Riskonnect

Integrated risk management platform tying physical security, business continuity, claims, and operational resilience together.

Best for

Enterprise risk and resilience programs where physical security is part of a broader ERM picture.

Strengths

Strong business continuity and operational resilience modules
Mature enterprise customer base across six continents
Good for boards that want one risk story across cyber, physical, and ops

Trade-offs

Generalist platform, less depth on TVRA workflow than RiskWatch or Circadian
Less flexible than LogicGate or RiskWatch for custom assessment templates
Quote only, no public pricing

Pricing: Quote only
Trial: Demo only

Visit Riskonnect

#7safetyculture.com

SafetyCulture

Inspection and operations platform widely used for safety audits, with light physical security and risk assessment templates.

Best for

Smaller teams that want a low-cost, mobile-first inspections tool and can build their own physical security templates.

Strengths

Public, tiered pricing including a free tier
Excellent mobile UX, large template marketplace
Strong for safety inspections, easy onboarding

Trade-offs

Not purpose-built for TVRA / ASIS-aligned assessments
No built-in crime data, NERC CIP-014, or NIST 800-30 scoring
Reports are inspection-shaped, not board-shaped

Pricing: Tiered, free + paid plans on public site
Trial: Free tier available

Visit SafetyCulture

Why RiskWatch leads this list

The shortlist of features that survive a real audit

These are the RiskWatch features that show up in every competitive evaluation we win, and the reason we ranked RiskWatch first against the other six platforms on this list.

35+ pre-built standards libraries on day one
ASIS Facility Physical Security Control Standards, NERC CIP-014, NIST 800-53 PE, NIST 800-30, FEMA 426/452, OSHA, Joint Commission, C-TPAT, NFPA 1600, ISO 28000. Most teams run their first assessment in a week.
Crime-data overlay from four feeds
Cap Index CRIMECAST, Security Gauge, GlobalIncidentMap, World Aware. Every likelihood score traces back to its source and last-updated date, defensible at the board, with the underwriter, in a regulator review.
Mobile TVRA that works offline
Browser-based surveys on any device. Photos, signatures, and comments capture inline at the site. No signal? Data queues locally and syncs the moment cellular returns. No findings lost, no double-entry back at the desk.
Site Risk Cycle, not one-and-done
ISO 31000 / NIST 800-30 semi-quantitative scoring with per-site cadence. Findings convert to tracked tasks with owners, due dates, and proof-of-close. Year-over-year trends at site, region, and enterprise levels.
74% faster per assessment, 30+ years serving Fortune 100
Aon, Bose, Coca-Cola, Johnson & Johnson, TVA, and multiple electric utilities run RiskWatch. Average assessment drops from 31 hours to 8 hours.

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Industry deep-dives

If you came here looking for an industry-specific cut, these are the relevant RiskWatch hubs.

Physical Security Assessment Software

The full RiskWatch product page, modules, methodology, framework coverage.

Manufacturing

TAPA, C-TPAT, supply-chain security across plant networks.

Government

NIST 800-53 PE, CFATS, FEMA 426/452 for federal and state programs.

Transportation & Logistics

TSA SD-1580, ISO 28000, port and terminal security programs.

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Workplace Violence Checklist

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