Foreman / vs guards and dvr
Try ForemanYou already pay for guards and a DVR. Here is why the losses still happen.
The traditional answer to factory security is a guard at the gate and a DVR recording sixteen cameras. Most owners who lose stock or a godown to fire had both. We do not replace either. Our software plugs into the DVR you already own and gives your guard, and you, a pair of eyes that never blinks: Telegram alerts with photo proof, within seconds. From ₹400 per camera per month, 60-second install, free 7-day trial on all your cameras (up to 32), no card.
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The gap in the setup you have
A guard is a human being. At 2 AM he is at the gate, or on a round, or fighting sleep, and he cannot be in front of the monitor wall at the same time. A DVR is a recorder. It does its job perfectly: it records the theft, records the first ten minutes of the fire, records the truck that left with more than the invoice said. Then it shows you the footage the next morning, after the loss is already done.
Neither of these is a failure of the guard or the DVR. It is a gap between them: nobody, and nothing, is watching the cameras live and raising the alarm. That gap is what we fill. Detection runs on-site, every event is double-checked before it reaches you, and the alert lands on your phone and can be acted on by the guard while the incident is still happening.
- The guard's job is response. Our job is noticing, instantly, on every camera at once.
- The DVR's job is evidence after the fact. We turn the same feed into a warning while it is happening.
- We replace the watching, not the guard.
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Side by side
- What happens at 2 AM. Foreman: We flag the movement in seconds, sends you and your guard a photo on Telegram, and the response starts while the person is still on site. Alternative: The DVR records. The guard is at the gate or on a round. Movement inside the godown is discovered on footage the next morning.
- Who watches 16 cameras. Foreman: We watch all 16, every second, every shift, and never get bored. Alternative: Realistically, no one. A human cannot watch sixteen screens for eight hours; studies of monitoring rooms aside, every owner knows the monitor wall is furniture.
- Cost per month. Foreman: ₹400 per camera per month (₹2,400/mo for 6 cameras, ₹16,000/mo for 40), added on top of the guards you already employ. Alternative: A guard's monthly wage typically runs well above what Foreman costs a 16-camera unit (₹6,400/mo), and night coverage usually means more than one guard.
- Evidence after an incident. Foreman: A timestamped photo and clip of the exact event, already on your phone, plus a weekly PDF report. Alternative: Hours of scrubbing DVR footage, if the recording was on and the camera was pointed the right way.
- Fatigue and collusion. Foreman: Software does not sleep and cannot be persuaded. The alert reaches the owner directly, with photo proof. Alternative: A tired guard misses things. A colluding guard misses things on purpose. Either way, you find out late.
- Fire watch. Foreman: We raise a visual smoke and flame alert in seconds, an early layer on top of, never a replacement for, your certified fire systems. Alternative: The guard smells smoke if he is close enough, and the DVR films the flames.
- Compliance record. Foreman: Daily digest (plus PPE logs where helmet and vest checks are set up for your site), and a weekly PDF you can file with your records. Alternative: The register says what the supervisor wrote in it.
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What this costs
Foreman is ₹400 per camera per month, four cameras minimum: ₹2,400/mo for 6 cameras, ₹6,400/mo for 16, ₹16,000/mo for 40, plus GST. Annual prepay earns 2 months free. There is no hardware to buy: it plugs into your existing Hikvision, CP Plus or Dahua DVR or NVR, and most standard CCTV, and installs in 60 seconds on a computer at your site.
Price one hypothetical yourself: suppose a fire catches one rack of stock at night, or one round of pilferage goes undetected for a season. Set what that would cost you against ₹19,200 a year for the four-camera minimum (₹16,000 on annual prepay).
- No new cameras, no rewiring, no hardware cost
- Monthly plans, cancel anytime; annual prepay = 2 months free
- Free 7-day trial on all your cameras (up to 32), no card
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Keep your guards. Arm them.
We want to be precise about the positioning, because "AI replaces guards" is a lie we refuse to sell. A camera cannot stop a thief at the gate, escort a truck, or pull a worker out of danger. Your guards do that. What guards cannot do is watch sixteen feeds at once, all night, without a lapse.
With Foreman, the 2 AM alert goes to the owner and can go to the guard on duty. The guard stops patrolling blind and starts responding to a photo of a real event at a known camera. It replaces the manual watching, not the guard.
- Alerts can reach the owner, the manager and the guard on duty together
- Every alert is double-checked before it fires, so guards are not chasing ghosts
- Assistive alerts: we notice, your people decide and act
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When Foreman is not the right choice
Do not buy Foreman if:
- You have no CCTV at all. Our software works with cameras you already own. Get a basic DVR and cameras installed first; any local installer can do it. Then we make them useful.
- Your real need is physical response. If your site needs a force that can physically stop intruders, that is a manned-guarding contract, not software. We will tell your team faster; we will not tackle anyone.
- You want continuous cloud recording of everything. We keep your recordings on your premises and send only event photos and clips, a small preview photo of each camera every few minutes, and live video when you open it. If your requirement is every minute of video stored in the cloud, that is a different product.
- The risk your business runs on is not visible to a camera. Gas leaks, temperature excursions, weighbridge fraud by paperwork: we work from cameras only and will not help there. We would rather say so now than after you have paid.
Questions
Questions, answered.
Should I reduce my guard strength if I take Foreman?
That is your call, not our pitch. We make the guards you have far more effective, because they respond to real alerts instead of watching screens. Most owners keep their guards and stop paying for the illusion that someone is watching the monitors.
My DVR already does motion detection. How is this different?
DVR motion detection fires on wind, headlights, rats and rain, which is why everyone switches it off. We look for what matters: a person, a vehicle, smoke, and a missing helmet where helmet checks are set up for your site, and we double-check every event before alerting you. You get a photo of something real, not a buzz every ten minutes.
Can the guard get the alerts too?
Yes. Alerts go to Telegram, so the owner, the manager and the guard on duty can all receive the same photo at the same moment.
What if my guard says the alert was nothing?
You have the photo, timestamped, on your own phone. That is the point: the owner sees the evidence directly, and the conversation starts from proof rather than trust.
How fast can I try this against my current setup?
It installs in 60 seconds on a computer at your site and works with your existing DVR. The trial is 7 days on all your cameras (up to 32), free, no card. Run it alongside your guards and judge what it catches that they did not.
Next step
Run Foreman next to your guards for 7 days, free
All your cameras (up to 32), no card, a 60-second install on the DVR you already own. See what your current setup misses, with photo proof on your phone. One prevented loss pays for years of Foreman.