Fivexer
A control room wall of camera feeds and schematics, an operator at the desk in front of it.

Security guard scheduling software

Every post has a guard. Even when one calls off.

Licences checked by date. Cover ranked when a guard doesn’t show.

  • Free to 15 staff. €0.50 a person after.
  • Nothing to install
Tonight · North Dock1 post reopened

Gatehouse · 7pm–7am

Needs: door licence · inducted at North Dock

Gatehouse1 of 2
Reception1 of 1
Patrol2 of 2
Tom called in sick just before sixDaniel is offered it first — licence valid, inducted, rested.
Nothing else on the rota movedIllustration

€0for up to 15 guards

€22.50 a monthfor 60 guards

7pm–7amnights, rest and premiums checked

1 working dayto a person, not a bot

6pm. The night post is empty.

One guard didn’t show. This is what the next hour costs.

  1. The client sees it firstAn unmanned post is a missed obligation. It can cost a penalty, or the contract.
  2. The phone list startsThe first three names are resting, out of licence or never inducted there.
  3. The fix breaks tomorrowThe guard who says yes worked last night. Now Thursday is short on rest.
  4. Nobody wrote it downNext month the client asks who was on post. The answer is in a call log.

Security guard scheduling

Every site, every post, one screen

Posts, not headcount. The week grouped by site, every shift checked before you publish.

Guards on each post, this week
PostMonTueWedThuFriSatSun
North Dock · Gatehouse2/22/22/22/21/2 Short — Tom’s call-off2/22/2
North Dock · Reception1/11/11/11/11/1ClosedClosed
Hospital · Night post1/11/11/11/11/11/11/1
Retail park · Mobile1/11/11/11/11/11/1Closed
CoveredShort — Tom’s call-offClosedIllustration of the real grid

Licences and inductions

Licences that run out, checked by date

Put the licence on the post with its expiry date. It stops counting the day it expires.

Record each induction as a skill. Nobody without it is rostered there.

Licences and inductions this month
  • Lena · doorExpires on the 14th
  • Aisha · doorValid
  • Daniel · CCTVValid
  • Marco · hospitalNot inducted

OctoberMarco is not inducted at the hospital — never rostered thereIllustration

Friday, just before six

One post reopened. Nothing else moves.

  1. Just before sixTom calls in sick
  2. A minute laterDaniel is offered the gatehouse
  3. By 7pmOn post. Tomorrow’s rest still holds.
Try a call-off yourself →
The Fivexer rota with a find-cover panel open: one shift still needs someone, nobody passes every rule, and each person is listed as ruled out with a reason.
The real cover screen, with a sample team. One shift reopened. When nobody passes every rule, it says so, with the reason for each person.

Your rules, not ours

Rest, nights in a row and hours in any seven days.

Nothing is switched on for you. Set the figures from your own agreement. Each rule reads as a sentence with your figure in it.

See the rules screen →
The Fivexer rules tab: daily rest of at least 11 hours, a 48-hour rolling average over seven days, and a public-holiday calendar picked by country.
  1. Rest between shifts
  2. Hours in any seven days
  3. Holidays by country

The real rules screen, with a sample team. Each rule is a sentence with your figure in it.

The worker portal on a phone: a shift clock running, worked and break time, and buttons to take a break or end the shift.
A guard’s phone mid-shift, on a sample team. The clock started when the shift did.

On the guard’s own phone

No app store. They open a link and sign in with a PIN.

  • Their shifts and sitesPublished shifts, sites and times.
  • Clock in from the postStart the shift, take a break, end it.
  • Swaps and open shiftsOffered only to guards allowed to take them.
  • Their hours, as recordedWorked time and breaks on the shift clock.

The worker app is in English and Estonian for now.

Can you rely on us?

A small EU company. Everything below is written down and checkable.

  • Your data stays in the EUHosted in Frankfurt, Germany. Every company that touches it is named. See who
  • Prices are public60 days’ notice before any price changes.
  • Leave when you likeExport your rota and hours for free, on every plan.
  • A person answersWithin one working day. Often the founder. Get in touch

What guard scheduling costs

Priced per guard. Every feature on every plan — time tracking and several sites included.

See every plan →Compare rota tools →
A small firm · 12FreeInside the free 15
Regional · 30€7.50a month15 free, then 15 × €0.50
Several sites · 60€22.50a month15 free, then 45 × €0.50
What the same team costs elsewhere
What the same team costs elsewhere30 people60 people
Fivexer€7.50€22.50
Deputy Core$195$390
Connecteam$99$225

Published list prices, read 2 September 2026. Currencies as published, not converted.

No card. No trial countdown. Pay monthly, stop any month.Start free

Where it stops

Better read here than found out in month two.

  • No GPS or geofenceA clock-in is a record, not proof of where someone stood.
  • No patrol checkpoints or NFC tagsGuard tours stay in your tour system.
  • No incident reports or lone-worker alarmsUse your existing tools for those.
  • No licence check with the issuerYou record the licence and its expiry. It is not verified for you.
  • No App Store downloadIt is a web app from a link.
  • It checks the rules you setIt is not legal advice. You decide the rules.

Questions guarding companies ask

Can it stop an unlicensed guard being put on a post?

Yes. Put the licence on the post with its expiry date. A guard without a valid one is not rostered there.

Does it handle 12-hour nights and rest?

Yes. Set rest between shifts, nights in a row and hours in any seven days. The rota is built inside them.

What happens when a guard calls off?

Only that post reopens. You see who can take it, best fit first, and why the others can’t.

Does it do patrol tours or incident reports?

No. Those stay in your existing tools.

What does it cost for 60 guards?

€22.50 a month. The first 15 are free, then €0.50 each.

An operations controller at a multi-screen desk.

Try it on next week.

Plan a week for your own guards in the browser. No sign-up.