Comparison Between

Honeywell
V/S
Simplex(Tyco)
V/S
BOSCH
 Honeywell
Honeywell is one of the most trusted commercial fire alarm system brands in the market. That’s for a reason: they
make an excellent commercial fire alarm system. Their system covers all bases.

Pros of Honeywell Systems

• Honeywell provides sheer level of security they provide your business.
• Their systems are comprehensive and holistic which gives range of options.
• Honeywell solutions provide justifies the cost of their commercial fire alarm.

Cons of Honeywell Systems

• Main barrier of Honeywell is they don’t offer monitoring services.
• Honeywell also takes care of the monitoring parts of their business through automation. Systems like Honeywell
Notifier and ProWatch are not your traditional monitoring.
• Main drawback with Honeywell is its cost. Depending on the setup, their solutions can set you back by a lot.
Small businesses should make a significant investment if they go with their solutions.
 Simplex (Tyco)
Tyco is one of the industry leaders in life safety and fire safety solutions in the USA. They provide almost
everything. From simple fire extinguishers to sophisticated access and network controls, they have it. Tyco fire
alarm systems have solutions for both various business scales. At the most basic level, their smoke and carbon
detector modules are inexpensive and easy to use. At commercial levels, their goal goes more to quick responses
and fewer distractions.

Pros of Tyco Fire Alarms

• Tyco has better scalability. They have a product for every type of fire safety crisis, so you know you can find a
solution that fits your niche. At the very least, the addressability means less work for all parties.
• From their fire extinguishers to their smoke detectors, they have stability. More stability to their devices means
less false alarms. Less false alarms mean higher system integrity and thus higher effectiveness.
• A popular brand in Fire industry.
• Less expensive
• Top industry focus.
• Provides monitoring services.

Cons of Tyco Fire Alarms

• Current position is fourth in global market share.
• A bit expensive than Honeywell.
 BOSCH
Bosch is one of the most well-known products in the industry, and also the most modern. Many of their fire alarm
products follow the lead that Honeywell is paving.

Pros of Bosch Commercial Fire Alarm Systems

• Bosch is easy to appreciate due to their more modern technology. They use current emerging technologies as a
basis for their fire alarm systems.
• Remote Services over IP feature. With this, they allow for remote monitoring and live fire system data.

Cons of Bosch Commercial Fire Alarm Systems

• cost is the greatest hindrance in the value of Bosch systems. Small and medium enterprises may want to think
twice before buying.
• System requires large-scale network infrastructures to work. This is due to their automation and remote services
over IP.
• Chance for hacking, but it’s there.