How much does an alarm system cost for a business? Prices per situation

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"How much does an alarm system cost for a business?" has less of a single answer than the same question for a home. A sole trader with a workshop behind the house is in a different world from a wholesaler with a warehouse full of stock. Below are the amounts per situation, and the one question you need to answer before looking at any of them.

First: what does your insurer require?

For homes, an alarm system is almost always your own choice. For business premises, not always. Dutch insurers use the Verbeterde Risicoklassenindeling (VRKI, the Dutch improved risk classification) to determine how high the burglary risk of a property is, based on what is kept inside, how much it is worth and how attractive it is to burglars. The higher the class, the stricter the security requirements.

From a certain class upwards, the insurer requires security in accordance with the Dutch BORG scheme: designed, supplied and maintained by a recognised company, with a certificate as proof. A system you install yourself does not meet that requirement, however well it detects — and that applies to every DIY system. So read your policy conditions first or check with your insurer. If there is a certification requirement, a recognised installation company is the only route and the amounts further down under "installing it yourself" do not apply to you.

What does a business alarm cost on the market?

These are the ranges in the Netherlands for an alarm system installed by an installer:

Indicative market prices in the Netherlands, September 2026. The final price depends on the floor area, the number of detection points and the required class.

The difference between the low and the high end lies mainly in the size of the premises and the work involved: wired in an existing building means pulling cables, and that is labour. A BORG installation also adds the design, the inspection and the documentation.

Monitoring centre and ongoing costs

With a business alarm, the purchase is often not the biggest item. These are the costs that come back every year:

Indicative market prices in the Netherlands, September 2026.

What you buy with a monitoring centre is follow-up: someone assesses the alert, calls a keyholder or sends someone round. That has a price, and that price continues for as long as you have the contract. When comparing, also ask what happens if you cancel: whether the equipment remains yours and whether the controls keep working.

Installing it yourself: what does that cost?

For those who don't need a certificate

A workshop, an office unit, a storage space or a site cabin: many business premises fall outside the strict policy classes. There, a wireless system you put up yourself is a realistic option. No cables need to run through the building, and with the right sensors you can also bridge larger distances.

Warehouse and storage

For comparison with the amounts above: this is what the Neroo kits and components suitable for business premises cost.

Current starting prices, taken directly from the webshop. The product page is authoritative.

That includes no installation costs and no monthly fees. If you want alerts via SMS and phone call, even if the business network goes down, a SIM card goes into the control panel; in that case, allow for the cost of a simple SIM-only or prepaid plan. The flip side is that you are the monitoring centre: the alert comes to you, and you decide what happens.

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Worked example over five years

An example for a small business unit, with assumptions in the middle of the market ranges: installation €1,800, a monitoring centre at €25 per month and maintenance of €200 per year. Alongside that, a wireless kit you install yourself: a ShieldLink® Elite — Complete with four extra LockSense Elite contacts.

Worked example based on indicative market prices in the Netherlands and current Neroo prices from the webshop. Any SIM-only plan for SMS alerts is not included.

This is not a like-for-like comparison. On the left you buy follow-up by a monitoring centre and, if properly arranged, a system that meets your insurer's requirements. On the right you buy equipment that is yours and that alerts you. Which of the two fits depends on your policy and on whether there is someone who can respond to an alert. But it is the difference you need to know before you sign a contract.

Tax

For an entrepreneur in the Netherlands, an alarm system for business premises is generally a business expense. How you account for it — as an expense, as a business asset you depreciate, and whether an investment deduction applies — depends on the amount and your situation under Dutch tax rules. This is explained in our article is an alarm system tax-deductible? This is not tax advice; if in doubt, consult your accountant.

Kits for business premises

ShieldLink® Elite — Complete

For warehouses, offices and sites: up to around 500 metres of range with the Elite sensors and, with the optional SIM card, alerts via SMS and call.

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ShieldLink® Pro — Complete

For office and workshop: large colour touchscreen, backup battery lasting up to 24 hours and an alert route via SMS and call.

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LockSense Elite

Door and window contact with 433 MHz and LoRa, up to 500 metres of range and a battery that lasts up to 10 years.

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