Alarm.com is the leading platform for the intelligently connected property.
−Removed: Our cloud-based platform offers an expansive suite of Internet of Things, or IoT, solutions addressing opportunities in the residential, multi-family, small business and enterprise commercial markets.
−Removed: Alarm.com’s solutions include security, video and video analytics, energy management, access control, electric utility grid management, indoor gunshot detection, water management, health and wellness and data-rich emergency response.
+Added: Our cloud-based platform offers an expansive suite of Internet of Things, or IoT, solutions addressing global opportunities in the residential, multi-family, small business and enterprise commercial markets.
+Added: Alarm.com’s solution suite includes security, video and video analytics, energy management, access control, electric utility grid management, indoor gunshot detection, water management, health and wellness, personal safety and data-rich emergency response.
During 2024, our platforms processed more than 345 billion data points generated by over 160 million connected devices.
We believe this scale of subscribers, connected devices and data operations makes us the leader in the connected property market.
−Removed: Our solutions are delivered through an established network of trusted service providers, who are experts at selling, installing and supporting our solutions.
−Removed: We primarily generate SaaS and license revenue through our service provider partners, who resell these services and pay us monthly fees.
−Removed: These service provider contracts typically have an initial term of one year, with subsequent renewal terms of one year.
+Added: Alarm.com has established a global network of trusted service provider partners who distribute our solutions to their customers.
+Added: Our service provider partners represent a diverse range of independent businesses, and are experts at selling, installing and supporting our technology.
+Added: They depend on the Alarm.com platform for connected property technology and to operate and manage their businesses efficiently.
+Added: Alarm.com primarily generates SaaS and license revenue through our service provider partners, who resell our services and pay us monthly fees.
+Added: Contracts with our service provider partners typically have an initial term of one year, with subsequent renewal terms of one year.
Our service provider partners have indicated that they typically have three to five-year service contracts with residential and commercial property owners who use our solutions.
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Our technology platforms support property owners who subscribe to our services, the hardware partners who manufacture devices that integrate with our platforms and the service provider partners who install and maintain our solutions.
−Removed: The Alarm.com platform enables our service provider partners to deploy our interactive security, video monitoring, intelligent automation, access control, energy management and wellness solutions as stand-alone offerings or as combined solutions to address the needs of a broad range of customers.
−Removed: Subscriber Solutions
+Added: The Alarm.com platform enables our service provider partners to address the needs of a broad range of residential and commercial customers.
+Added: They can deploy interactive security, video monitoring, property automation, access control, energy management, gunshot detection, water management, vehicle and fleet management, and wellness and personal safety solutions as stand-alone offerings or as integrated solutions.
+Added: Residential Solutions
Interactive Security
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◦ Real-Time Alerts and Always-On Monitoring.
−Removed: Whether the security system is armed or disarmed, we continuously monitor sensors in the property and can keep subscribers aware of system events in all kinds of situations.
−Removed: Notifications for any type of system event are delivered through push notifications, short message service, or SMS, or email, based on the subscriber's preference.
+Added: Whether the security system is armed or disarmed, the Alarm.com platform continuously monitors sensors in the property and can keep subscribers aware of system events in all kinds of situations.
+Added: Notifications and reminders for any type of system event are delivered through push notifications, short message service, or SMS, or email, based on the subscriber's preference.
Our proprietary algorithms help safeguard connected properties by continuously monitoring devices and sensors and learning the unique activity patterns in a property.
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Intelligently automating the security system enhances customer security and drives further user engagement with our smart home systems.
+Added: ◦ Personal Safety and Awareness.
+Added: Our suite of mobile-first products and capabilities extends security beyond the home.
+Added: The offering includes Alarm.com’s Safety Button that allows subscribers and family members to connect to police, fire or emergency medical help with the press of a button in the Alarm.com app.
Our technology intelligently monitors quality of life through a suite of connected sensors and devices, and delivers proactive insights into activities of daily living.
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◦ Video Analytics .
−Removed: Our video analytics engine provides object classification and object tracking technology that can distinguish between people, vehicles and animals, determine an object's direction of movement and measure the duration of activity.
+Added: Alarm.com's artificial intelligence, or AI, driven video analytics engine provides object classification and object tracking capabilities that can distinguish between people, vehicles and animals, determine an object's direction of movement and measure the duration of activity.
Subscribers can selectively control and manage notifications and assign virtual zones and multi-directional "tripwires" so they can monitor their home or business for highly specific activity.
−Removed: Perimeter Guard can proactively identify and engage would-be intruders before they can threaten physical property.
−Removed: ◦ Escalated Events .
−Removed: Our Escalated Events enables monitoring stations to receive and respond to events generated by our suite of video analytics capabilities.
−Removed: For example, our video monitoring solution can detect a person in a customer's backyard or in the parking lot of a business after hours and alert a central monitoring station.
−Removed: A monitoring agent can then access video clips and live feeds to evaluate the situation quickly and dispatch first responders as needed.
−Removed: Escalated Events adds a new layer of proactive security protection for property owners and creates new opportunities and applications for the professional monitoring services provided by our partners.
+Added: Our video analytics offering includes capabilities such as Perimeter Guard, which can proactively identify and
+Added: engage would-be intruders before they can threaten physical property, and Familiar Vehicle Analytics, which enables subscribers to customize their system by tagging specific vehicles as “familiar” and enabling their video system to send alerts when a familiar or an unfamiliar vehicle is identified.
+Added: ◦ AI Deterrence .
+Added: Our AI Deterrence, or AID, is a premium capability that works with select outdoor video cameras and can automatically engage potential intruders with a neural synthesized voice, identifying their clothing, posture and location.
+Added: AID adds a cost-effective advanced layer of proactive security that enables our partners to provide professional monitoring and event response via video cameras.
+Added: ◦ Vacation Watch .
+Added: Vacation Watch allows subscribers to schedule video monitoring start and end times providing continuous protection during extended absences.
+Added: Cameras automatically disable recording based on the subscriber’s return schedule, reinforcing privacy and preventing unwarranted monitoring escalations.
+Added: Vacation Watch automatically forwards video-triggered events to the monitoring station for assessment and possible intervention.
◦ Video Doorbell.
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From a single screen on the Alarm.com mobile app, subscribers can see and speak with visitors and control their door locks.
−Removed: The Alarm.com 750 video doorbell is a battery-free video doorbell that has a wide operating temperature range and includes Alarm.com’s video analytics software package and delivers advance performance specifications, including an expansive field of view and two-megapixel resolution.
−Removed: The Alarm.com 770 video doorbell operates proprietary video analytics software that can quickly and accurately detect visitors while reducing unwanted alerts, such as those caused by passing vehicle traffic or swaying branches.
+Added: The Alarm.com 750 video doorbell is a battery-free video doorbell that has a wide operating temperature range and includes Alarm.com’s video analytics software package and delivers advanced performance specifications, including an expansive field of view and two-megapixel resolution.
+Added: The Alarm.com 770 video doorbell operates proprietary video analytics software that can quickly and accurately detect package deliveries and visitors while reducing unwanted alerts, such as those caused by passing vehicle traffic or swaying branches.
A touch-free capability immediately activates the doorbell chime when a visitor is detected, eliminating the need to physically press a doorbell button.
−Removed: Alarm.com’s battery-powered 780 video doorbell gives service providers a more flexible installation option for challenging installations, particularly in
−Removed: international markets where regional wiring standards do not always support wired video doorbells.
+Added: Alarm.com’s battery-powered 780 video doorbell gives service providers a more flexible installation option for challenging installations, particularly in international markets where regional wiring standards do not always support wired video doorbells.
An on-board neural network rapidly identifies people while optimizing energy usage for extended battery life.
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Alarm.com’s video surveillance solution works intelligently with other devices and sensors in the property.
−Removed: Subscribers can create intelligent rules to capture video clips of important events to enhance security and privacy.
+Added: Subscribers can create intelligent rules to capture video clips of important events to enhance security and privacy and can also integrate with other supported automation devices.
◦ Live Streaming .
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◦ Video Alerts .
−Removed: Smart clips can be automatically sent via SMS, push notifications or email as soon as they are recorded.
+Added: Video clips can be automatically sent via SMS, push notifications or email as soon as they are recorded.
Intelligent Automation and Energy Management
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Our comprehensive whole home water safety solution helps subscribers conserve water and proactively protect their property from a full range of water-related damage.
−Removed: Integrated with Alarm.com’s Smart Water Valve + Meter and Water Dragon devices, our solution can monitor water usage, detect both low- and high-volume leaks, alert the subscriber about conditions that can lead to frozen and burst pipes, intelligently manage
−Removed: humidity levels and notify homeowners if a sump pump fails.
+Added: Integrated with Alarm.com’s Smart Water Valve + Meter and Water Dragon devices, our solution can monitor water usage, detect both low- and high-volume leaks, alert the subscriber about conditions that can lead to frozen and burst pipes, intelligently manage humidity levels and notify homeowners if a sump pump fails.
The Smart Water Valve + Meter can also automatically shut off the property's water supply when it detects a leak.
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Subscribers can receive real-time alerts and video clips if the alarm goes off, a door is unlocked, or unexpected activity occurs outside of normal business hours.
−Removed: Our commercial video solution operates with a diverse array of third-party commercial video cameras.
+Added: commercial video solution operates with a diverse array of third-party commercial video cameras.
Supporting third-party cameras facilitates adoption of our commercial video solution by reducing the barriers to entry for small and medium-sized businesses that want to benefit from our intelligently integrated solutions without the cost of replacing existing installed cameras.
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Perimeter Guard can identify a person and automatically respond with audible alerts and flashing LED lights that inform the person that they are being monitored.
−Removed: We believe our 2023 acquisition of certain assets of Vintra, Inc., or Vintra, will help to expand our learning program and accelerate deployment of advanced video analytics commercial solutions for the Alarm.com and OpenEye platforms.
+Added: We believe our 2023 acquisition of certain assets of Vintra, Inc., or Vintra, will continue to help expand our learning program and accelerate deployment of advanced video analytics commercial solutions for the Alarm.com and OpenEye platforms.
◦ Smarter Access Control.
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Sophisticated rules, user permissions and schedules streamline access management across multiple locations and security partitions.
+Added: ◦ Connected Fleet Solution .
+Added: Our cloud-based vehicle management solution offers professional-grade fleet management capabilities and deep integration with the Alarm.com for Business platform.
+Added: Connected Fleet leverages Alarm.com’s enterprise reporting engine to provide business management and operational insights through automated reporting and alerts.
+Added: With our Enterprise Dashboard capability, Connected Fleet also enables businesses to seamlessly monitor and manage vehicle fleets dispersed across thousands of locations.
◦ Energy Savings.
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◦ Temperature Monitoring.
−Removed: Our new temperature monitoring solution provides monitoring 24 hours a day, seven days a week, real-time alerts and historical temperature reporting to support the temperature control needs of restaurants, grocery stores, pharmacies and other single-system and multi-location commercial customers.
+Added: Our temperature monitoring solution provides monitoring 24 hours a day, seven days a week, real-time alerts and historical temperature reporting to support the temperature control needs of restaurants, grocery stores, pharmacies and other single-system and multi-location commercial customers.
Business owners receive alerts for out-of-range temperatures so they can quickly prevent unsafe conditions, reduce spoilage and repair malfunctioning equipment.
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The integration further unifies intrusion, access control and video solutions to offer a more intelligent and convenient way to manage and secure commercial properties.
+Added: ◦ Cloud Cameras.
+Added: OpenEye’s all-in-one video camera solution offers a cloud-based architecture, self-contained storage and onboard AI processing to flexibly address the diverse requirements of commercial customers.
+Added: Offered as a subscription-based solution, OpenEye's cloud cameras leverage the suite of video management, analytics, alerting and reporting tools offered by the OpenEye platform.
Shooter Detection Systems, or SDS, expands the platform capabilities we provide to the commercial security market.
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These features help to increase accuracy of installations, decrease time spent on-site and reduce support calls and return visits, which saves subscribers and service providers money while increasing subscriber satisfaction.
−Removed: ▪ Gopher Info.
−Removed: The Gopher Info feature is an artificial intelligence-powered chat bot assistant for technicians and service providers that leverages large language models to improve service provider efficiency and operations, including training, sales, installation and support.
−Removed: In response to a question, Gopher Info contextualizes, processes and summarizes information from Alarm.com's extensive database of support content, including installation guides, product summaries, specification sheets, troubleshooting best practices and training materials.
−Removed: This resource is accessible through the Alarm.com Partner Portal and the MobileTech application.
▪ On-Site Wrap Up.
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Participating monitoring stations can receive alerts when a device malfunctions or its batteries are low, and operators can then communicate to subscribers to remotely address the issue or schedule a service appointment with a technician, if needed.
+Added: • Gopher Info.
+Added: Our AI-powered Gopher Info chatbot assistant enables our service providers’ technicians and support personnel to use natural language queries to find support information about our products and services.
+Added: In response to a question, Gopher Info contextualizes, processes and summarizes information from Alarm.com's extensive database of support content, including installation guides, product summaries, specification sheets, troubleshooting best practices and training materials.
+Added: This resource is accessible through the Alarm.com Partner Portal and the MobileTech application.
• Video Health Reports:
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We apply our advanced, AI architecture to provide our third-party monitoring station partners with powerful insights.
−Removed: We designed these capabilities to streamline their operations, empower them to provide critical information to public safety dispatchers and first responders, enhance the value of the monitoring services they provide to subscribers and reduce false alarm dispatches.
+Added: We designed these capabilities
+Added: to streamline their operations, empower them to provide critical information to public safety dispatchers and first responders, enhance the value of the monitoring services they provide to subscribers and reduce false alarm dispatches.
• Ambient Insights for Alarm Response.
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Device hardware is deeply integrated into our platforms to provide a more cohesive experience than stand-alone products deliver.
−Removed: For example, we released the Alarm.com 750 video doorbell, which is a battery-free video doorbell that delivers advance performance specifications, including an expansive field of view and two-megapixel resolution.
Our platforms also support various broadly adopted communications protocols commonly used in many automation devices, including Z-Wave, Wi-Fi and cellular.
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In 2024, our platforms processed more than 345 billion data points generated by over 160 million connected devices.
−Removed: We believe the combination of the size of our subscriber base, service provider network and the volume of data generated by the integrated devices on our platforms creates a competitive advantage for us.
+Added: We believe the combination of the
+Added: size of our subscriber base, service provider network and the volume of data generated by the integrated devices on our platforms creates a competitive advantage for us.
◦ Security Grade, Cloud-Based Architecture.
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We processed more than 345 billion data points in 2024.
−Removed: As consumer preferences shift towards more proactive, intelligence-based features, we believe our investments in proprietary analytics, machine learning and artificial intelligence give us a competitive advantage.
+Added: As consumer preferences shift towards more proactive, intelligence-based features, we believe our investments in proprietary analytics, machine learning and AI give us a competitive advantage.
◦ Trusted Brand.
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We believe there is a significant opportunity for our service provider partners to expand adoption of our connected solutions within their customer base.
−Removed: We intend to leverage our
−Removed: status as a trusted provider to drive consumer interest in our offerings and enable our service provider partners to upgrade their legacy security customers to our connected property solutions.
+Added: We intend to leverage our status as a trusted provider to drive consumer interest in our offerings and enable our service provider partners to upgrade their legacy security customers to our connected property solutions.
◦ Continue to invest in our platforms.
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We are investing in international expansion because we believe there is a significant global market opportunity for our products and services.
−Removed: Today, our products are currently localized and available in over 50 countries outside of North America, including Argentina, Australia, Chile, Colombia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, the United Kingdom and Uruguay.
+Added: Today, our products are currently localized and available in over 50 countries outside of North America, including Argentina, Chile, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom.
We intend to continue to grow our number of international subscribers by strengthening our presence in existing markets and expanding to additional markets.
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When fully integrated with the Alarm.com platform, EBS communicators are expected to enable Alarm.com’s services to work with a wide range of legacy security control panels commonly deployed in international markets.
+Added: In 2024, we acquired certain assets of Finland-based Kapacity.io Solutions Oy, or Kapacity.io to help accelerate deployment of a cloud-based demand response platform internationally for our EnergyHub subsidiary.
◦ Expand into the commercial market segment.
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Continued growth in the connected property market has invited new participants into the space that can complement our current partner ecosystem.
−Removed: We intend to continue to develop partnerships with heating, ventilation and air conditioning installers, property management companies, utility companies, insurance providers and other services companies to expand avenues into residential and commercial properties.
+Added: We intend to continue to develop partnerships with heating, ventilation and air
+Added: conditioning installers, property management companies, utility companies, insurance providers and other service companies to expand avenues into residential and commercial properties.
◦ Pursue selective strategic acquisitions.
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Our residential subscribers are typically owners of single-family homes and our commercial subscribers include retail businesses, restaurants, schools and universities, commercial facilities, national chains and professional offices.
−Removed: We believe there is an opportunity to significantly increase the adoption of our solutions as more residential and commercial property owners adopt intelligently connected property solutions and as the major technology trends of mobile access, the IoT, cloud technology and artificial intelligence continue to create opportunities to connect people with their properties in new ways.
+Added: We believe there is an opportunity to significantly increase the adoption of our solutions as more residential and commercial property owners adopt intelligently connected property solutions and as the major technology trends of mobile access, the IoT, cloud technology and AI continue to create opportunities to connect people with their properties in new ways.
Our Technology
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Each center is designed to run the entire Alarm.com platform independent of the other.
−Removed: Alarm.com also relies on third-party technology providers to process
−Removed: certain information, such as video.
+Added: Alarm.com also relies on third-party technology providers to process certain information, such as video.
In addition, certain of our acquired companies maintain their own technology platform distinct from Alarm.com’s platform.
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We are involved in designing and manufacturing various types of hardware that enable our solutions, including:
+Added: ◦ Video Cameras and Doorbells .
+Added: We offer a full range of high-definition video cameras and video doorbells enabled for Internet Protocol-based video monitoring services.
+Added: Our indoor, outdoor, and video doorbell cameras include options for night vision capabilities, two-way voice and wired or battery-powered operation.
+Added: We also offer network video recording devices for on-premise, continuous video recording seamlessly connected to our cloud platforms for remote playback through our user interfaces.
+Added: All of these video products and recorders are specified to our platforms through proprietary software.
+Added: ◦ Alarm.com Smart Thermostats .
+Added: Our Smart Thermostats combine elegant design, sophisticated cloud services and advanced energy management features.
+Added: They were designed by our Building36 and device engineering teams to work in concert with other devices in the connected property.
+Added: Our Smart Thermostats communicate with the Alarm.com communications module via Z-wave and support both battery power and common wire power installation.
+Added: • Remote temperature sensors can pair with our Smart Thermostats to enable temperature set points for any room in the property, not just the room where the thermostats are installed.
+Added: Our Smart Thermostats support multiple remote temperature sensors for precise temperature control for a residential or commercial property.
+Added: • We designed our Smart Thermostats to be easy to install and support remotely.
+Added: The MobileTech app assists in proper wiring and installation and Remote Toolkit enables remote access to the thermostat settings for easy troubleshooting and support.
+Added: • Our Smart Thermostat HQ includes a built-in, cellular-based smart hub that supports compatible Z-Wave devices such as light switches, water protection sensors and sump pump monitors.
+Added: It offers the full range of Alarm.com’s energy-saving capabilities as well as intelligent HVAC monitoring capabilities.
◦ Cellular Communication Modules and Gateways.
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The integrated solution allows subscribers to monitor and track the location of gunshots, quickly view videos of the time and place that gunshots occurred and share critical situational awareness information with first responders with no onsite software installation required.
−Removed: ◦ Video Cameras and Doorbells .
−Removed: We offer a full range of high-definition video cameras and video doorbells enabled for Internet Protocol-based video monitoring services.
−Removed: Our indoor, outdoor, and video doorbell cameras include options for night vision capabilities as well as wireless or Power over Ethernet communication features.
−Removed: We also offer a network video recording device, the SVR, for on-premise, continuous video recording seamlessly connected to our cloud platforms for remote playback through our user interfaces.
−Removed: All of these video products and SVRs are specified to our platforms through proprietary software.
−Removed: ◦ Alarm.com Smart Thermostats .
−Removed: Our Smart Thermostats combine elegant design, sophisticated cloud services and advanced energy management features.
−Removed: They were designed by our Building36 and device engineering teams to work in concert with other devices in the connected property.
−Removed: Our Smart Thermostats communicate with the Alarm.com communications module via Z-wave and support both battery power and common wire power installation.
−Removed: • Remote temperature sensors can pair with our Smart Thermostats to enable temperature set points for any room in the property, not just the room where the thermostats are installed.
−Removed: Our Smart Thermostats support multiple remote temperature sensors for precise temperature control for a residential or commercial property.
−Removed: • We designed our Smart Thermostats to be easy to install and support remotely.
−Removed: The MobileTech app assists in proper wiring and installation and Remote Toolkit enables remote access to the thermostat settings for easy troubleshooting and support.
◦ Smart Water Valve + Meter and Water Dragon.
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Deep integration with the Alarm.com platform leverages intelligence and insights to help reduce the risk of losses from water emergencies, while also improving water conservation efforts.
−Removed: The Smart Water Valve + Meter can automatically shut off the property’s
−Removed: water supply when a leak is detected.
+Added: The Smart Water Valve + Meter can automatically shut off the property’s water supply when a leak is detected.
Water Dragon is an easy-to-install option that clamps onto the main water line and uses ultrasonic technology to detect unexpected water activity.
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The traditional security and home automation market is highly fragmented.
−Removed: According to the Barnes Buchanan 2024 Security Alarm Industry Overview and Update report, the top 5 dealers represented approximately 35% of all industry recurring monthly revenue in 2022.
+Added: According to the Barnes Buchanan 2025 Security Alarm Industry Overview and Update report, the top six dealers represented approximately 37% of all industry recurring monthly revenue in 2023.
The distribution of revenue among our service provider partners is reflective of the industry overall.
−Removed: ADT LLC represented greater than 15% but not more than 20% of our revenue in each of 2021, 2022 and 2023.
+Added: ADT LLC, or ADT, represented greater than 15% but not more than 20% of our revenue in each of 2022, 2023 and 2024.
We define subscribers as residential or commercial properties to which we are delivering at least one of our solutions.
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We expect competition to continue from existing competitors as well as potential new market entrants in the interactive security, video monitoring, intelligent automation and energy management markets.
−Removed: Our current competitors include providers of other technology platforms for the connected property with interactive security, including Alula (formed following the merger of ipDatatel, LLC and Resolution Products, LLC), Avigilon Corporation, Brivo Inc., Digital Monitoring Products Inc., Eagle Eye Networks Inc., Honeywell International Inc., Resideo Technologies Inc., SecureNet Technologies, LLC, Telular Corporation (acquired by AMETEK, Inc.), United Technologies Corporation, and Verkada Inc., which sell solutions to service providers, cable operators, technology retailers and other residential and commercial automation providers.
+Added: Our current competitors include providers of other technology platforms for the connected property with interactive security, including Alula (formed following the merger of ipDatatel, LLC and Resolution Products, LLC), Ajax Systems CH, Avigilon Corporation, Brivo Inc., Digital Monitoring Products Inc., Eagle Eye Networks Inc., Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd., Honeywell International Inc., Napco Security Technologies, Inc., Resideo Technologies Inc., SecureNet Technologies, LLC, Telular Corporation (acquired by AMETEK, Inc.), and Verkada Inc., which sell solutions to service providers, cable operators, technology retailers and other residential and commercial automation providers.
We also compete with interactive, monitored security solutions sold directly to subscribers and may also be sold through our partners, including companies like Abode Systems, Inc., Arlo Technologies, Inc., Cove Smart, LLC, Scout Security, Inc.
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Amazon.com offers Amazon Home Services security packages with bundled equipment and professional installation, and Amazon Key, a security camera and smart lock integration feature.
−Removed: Ring Inc., owned by Amazon.com, offers a connected video doorbell, video cameras and an integrated security system, Ring Alarm.
+Added: Ring Inc., owned by Amazon.com, offers a connected
+Added: video doorbell, video cameras and an integrated security system, Ring Alarm.
Samsung's SmartThings offers a security system and a home automation and awareness hub.
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As of December 31, 2024, we owned 883 issued United States utility patents, one issued United States design patent and 251 issued international patents.
−Removed: We continue to broaden our intellectual property portfolio and file patent applications and as of December 31, 2023, we had 210 pending utility patent applications and six pending provisional patent applications filed in the United States.
−Removed: We also had 152 pending international patent applications and 17 international patent applications pending under the Patent Cooperation Treaty.
+Added: We continue to broaden our intellectual property portfolio and file patent applications and as of December 31, 2024, we had 169 pending utility patent applications and 21 pending provisional patent applications filed in the United States.
+Added: We also had 134 pending international patent applications and four international patent applications pending under the Patent Cooperation Treaty.
The claims for which we have sought patent protection apply to a wide array of our products and services, including those of our subsidiaries and acquired businesses.
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We also rely on several registered and unregistered trademarks to protect our brand.
−Removed: We have 39 registered trademarks in the United States, including Alarm.com and the Alarm.com logo and design, 11 registered trademarks in Canada, nine in the United Kingdom and seven in the European Union.
−Removed: We seek to protect our intellectual property rights by requiring our employees and independent contractors involved in development to enter into agreements acknowledging that all inventions, trade secrets, works of authorship, developments, concepts, processes, improvements and other works generated by them on our behalf are our intellectual property, and assigning to us any rights, including intellectual property rights, that they may claim in those works.
+Added: We have 46 registered trademarks in the United States, including Alarm.com and the Alarm.com logo and design, 12 registered trademarks in Canada, 13 in the United Kingdom, 12 in the European Union, and 44 in other countries.
+Added: We seek to protect our intellectual property rights by requiring our employees and independent contractors involved in development to enter into agreements acknowledging that all inventions, trade secrets, works of authorship, developments,
+Added: concepts, processes, improvements and other works generated by them on our behalf are our intellectual property, and assigning to us any rights, including intellectual property rights, that they may claim in those works.
We expect that products in our industry may be subject to third-party infringement lawsuits as the number of competitors grows and the functionality of products in different industry segments overlaps.
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Our demand response programs manage over 1.6 million connected devices for more than 70 energy utilities in North America.
−Removed: These programs support energy utilities as they pursue aggressive clean energy goals.
+Added: These programs support energy utilities as they pursue ambitious clean energy goals.
Our lineup of smart thermostats and intelligent energy management solutions can automatically adjust to reduce energy waste in residential and commercial properties.
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We have also replaced many of our paper manuals with online guides.
−Removed: The Sustainability Team has also helped establish a composting program and a community garden for employees at our headquarters in Tysons, Virginia, and has promoted community events to help increase awareness about sustainability and the environment, including tree planting and park cleanup events.
+Added: The Sustainability Team has also helped establish a composting program in some of our offices and a community garden for employees at our headquarters in Tysons, Virginia and also helped with the initiative to use compostable bowls, plates, cups and utensils at our headquarters.
+Added: The Sustainability Team has also promoted community events to help increase awareness about sustainability and the environment, including tree planting and park cleanup events.
We are committed to providing an equal opportunity for all employees regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, religion or other differences.
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We believe recruiting from the widest available talent pool, and then facilitating collaboration among people of all experiences and backgrounds enhances our ability to innovate.
−Removed: To help achieve this objective, our suite of employee community groups offers identity- and interest-based outlets where employees can come together over shared interests, seek support and professional mentorship, and develop the relationships that help them thrive on their teams and in the broader workplace.
−Removed: In 2022, we launched Belonging, an employee-led community group that fosters inclusivity and offers community events and learning opportunities centered around promoting diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging in the workplace.
−Removed: Belonging also partners with corporate communications to highlight and recognize important cultural and diverse observances.
−Removed: We continued our Women in Tech group, aimed at empowering women to grow their technical and professional skillsets and expertise.
−Removed: Last year, Women in Tech launched its Allyship arm, which strives to promote greater allyship towards women and other underrepresented people in tech through education.
−Removed: We also developed an Apprenticeship Program to help break down traditional barriers to entry into the technology industry that provides hands on training that can be applied in the real world.
+Added: To help achieve this objective, our suite of employee community groups that are open to all employees offers outlets where employees can come together over shared interests, seek support and professional mentorship, and develop the relationships that help them thrive on their teams and in the broader workplace.
+Added: We previously launched Belonging, an employee-led community group that offers community events and learning opportunities centered around promoting belonging in
+Added: the workplace.
+Added: We continued our Women in Tech group, aimed at empowering women to grow their technical and professional skillsets and expertise as well as promoting greater allyship in tech through education.
We continue to prioritize the health and safety of our employees.
−Removed: We partner with a company that helps support mental health in the workplace through trainings and information sessions.
−Removed: We also provide additional healthcare benefits to employees, making it safer and more convenient to get the care they need remotely.
−Removed: In addition to primary care, these additional remote healthcare benefits include physical therapy, access to mental health services and health coaching treatment for acute and chronic pain.
−Removed: We also provide free access to an app that promotes wellness through meditation and provides employees with hundreds of guided exercises for meditation, sleep, focus and movement.
−Removed: We also partnered with a company that provides various family care benefits, including access to a self-service, searchable database of providers for family care needs, including care for children, adult dependents, pets and tutoring.
+Added: We partner with a company that supports holistic well-being through a variety of trainings and information sessions offered throughout the year.
+Added: We also provide virtual healthcare benefits to employees, making it safer and more convenient to get the care they need.
+Added: In addition to primary care, this added benefit includes care navigation, mental health services and fitness coaching.
+Added: We also provide free access to a meditation and mindfulness app that promotes well-being through guided exercises for sleep, focus and movement.
+Added: We also partnered with a company that provides various family care benefits, including back-up care and access to a self-service, searchable database of providers for child, adult dependent and pet care needs.
+Added: Further, we added a lifestyle spending account to reimburse employees for up to $300 per year in wellness-related expenses, such as exercise equipment, gym memberships, fitness trackers and weight loss programs.
+Added: We also offer a charitable giving reimbursement program to our employees, in which they receive a partial reimbursement for charitable contributions made to 501(c)(3) organizations.
Our corporate behavior and leadership practices are based on integrity and ethical decision-making.
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We utilize both instructor-led training and online learning to provide custom training courses to ensure our sales and services teams stay up-to-date on our products and service offerings.
−Removed: For our talent pipeline development, we work closely with individual departments to provide training and hands-on support for managers and leaders, to assess talent,
−Removed: identify development opportunities and discuss succession planning.
+Added: For our talent pipeline development, we work closely with individual departments to provide training and hands-on support for managers and leaders, to assess talent, identify development opportunities and discuss succession planning.
In addition, we regularly conduct employee surveys to gauge employee engagement and identify areas of focus.
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We believe this acquisition will assist in the continued expansion of our international operations as well as benefit our supply chain operations.
+Added: • On February 10, 2025, we acquired 81% of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of CHeKT, Inc., or CHeKT.
+Added: CHeKT provides a remote video monitoring service for central station operators that is compatible with a variety of cameras.
+Added: We believe the acquisition of CHeKT will help to expand our opportunity to provide remote video monitoring solutions in the commercial and residential markets.
Some of our prior asset acquisitions include:
−Removed: • On January 1, 2017, we acquired certain assets of ObjectVideo, Inc., or ObjectVideo, that constituted a business now called ObjectVideo Labs, LLC, or ObjectVideo Labs, including products, technology portfolio and engineering team.
+Added: • On January 1, 2017, we acquired certain assets of ObjectVideo, Inc., or ObjectVideo, that constituted a business now called ObjectVideo Labs, LLC, or ObjectVideo Labs, including products, a technology portfolio and an engineering team.
ObjectVideo was a pioneer in the fields of video analytics and computer vision with technology that extracts meaning and intelligence from video streams in real-time to enable object tracking, pattern recognition and activity identification.
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We believe the acquisition of the developed technology will expand Alarm.com's learning program and accelerate deployment of advanced video analytics solutions for the Alarm.com and OpenEye platforms.
+Added: • On November 22, 2024, we acquired certain assets of Kapacity.io to help accelerate deployment of a cloud-based demand response platform internationally for our EnergyHub subsidiary.
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Additionally, we provide notifications of news or announcements regarding our business and financial performance, SEC filings, investor events, and our press and earnings releases, as part of our investor relations website.
−Removed: Investors and others can receive real-time notifications of new information posted on our investor relations website by signing up for email alerts and RSS feeds.
+Added: Investors and others can receive real-time notifications of new information posted on our investor relations website by
+Added: signing up for email alerts and RSS feeds.
Further corporate governance information, including our corporate governance guidelines and board committee charters, is also available on our investor relations website under the heading "Corporate Governance." The contents of our websites are not intended to be incorporated by reference into this Annual Report on Form 10-K or in any other report or document we file with the SEC, and any references to our websites are intended to be inactive textual references only.
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