Alarm.com Holdings, Inc.

Alarm.com is the leading cloud platform for smart residential and commercial property solutions. It provides the technology behind home and business security, automation, video surveillance, energy management, and access control. Stephen Trundle founded it in 2000 in Tysons, Virginia. The business model is B2B2C. Alarm.com's platform is sold through a network of over 10,000 professional security dealers who install, monitor, and maintain systems for end customers.

The platform acts as the cloud intelligence layer connecting sensors, cameras, locks, thermostats, garage controllers, and other IoT devices into one remotely managed ecosystem. The backend handles real-time event processing, video analytics, AI-powered threat detection, dealer management tools, monitoring integration, and consumer mobile apps. Professional security systems built on Alarm.com differ from DIY alternatives through better reliability, cellular connectivity that avoids Wi-Fi dependency, professional monitoring, and smarter automation rules.

Product lines include residential security and automation, commercial intrusion and access control (Alarm.com for Business), cloud-managed commercial video surveillance (OpenEye), distributed energy management for utilities (EnergyHub), and connected car solutions. AI video analytics, including person detection, package detection, vehicle recognition, and unusual activity alerts, represent a growing value layer beyond basic security monitoring.

The platform supports roughly 9 million connected properties worldwide. Annual revenue is approximately $900 million. SaaS and license revenue provide high-margin recurring income alongside hardware sales. SaaS gross margins exceed 85%. About 2,600 employees work at the company. Retention is naturally high because property security systems rarely get replaced once installed.