Honest comparison · reviewed 2026-07-21
Duress vs GetHomeSafe.
Two different answers to lone worker safety, compared feature by feature - including where GetHomeSafe is genuinely the better choice. Compiled from public vendor materials; product names and trade marks belong to their owners.
Feature comparison
| Duress | GetHomeSafe | |
|---|---|---|
| Head office / primary regions | Australia · AU, NZ, UK | New Zealand (Dunedin) · NZ, Australia and international |
| Hardware devices | Falcon (body-worn camera), Phoenix (Bluetooth button), Eagle (4G LTE device) | App-first; own Twig devices and Garmin inReach, SPOT and ZOLEO satellite integrations |
| Smartphone safety app | Yes - Duress App | Yes - GetHomeSafe lone worker app |
| Body-worn camera with live streaming | Yes - Falcon | Not advertised |
| 24/7 professional monitoring | Yes - accredited 24/7 monitoring centre, included as standard | Self-monitoring by default (your supervisors); optional 24/7 via third-party partners |
| Monitoring accreditation | ASIAL A1-graded (AU); ISO 27001:2022 certified | None claimed for its own monitoring (no monitoring centre operated) |
| Indoor positioning | Yes - BLE beacons (Eagle) | Not advertised |
| Gas detection | No | Not advertised |
| Buy online without a sales call | Yes - configure and check out | Quote-led; 30-day free trial, no card |
Compiled from each vendor's public websites and documentation. "-" and "not advertised" mean the capability was not claimed in the vendor's public materials at review time; offerings change, so verify current capabilities directly. Spotted an error? Tell us and we'll fix it. Full four-vendor comparison here.
Which one is right for you?
When GetHomeSafe is the right answer
The strongest fit for remote, out-of-coverage work in New Zealand and Australia - field research, conservation, forestry, survey and utilities crews operating beyond cellular range. GetHomeSafe's deep, openly documented integrations with Garmin inReach, SPOT and ZOLEO satellite devices, plus its journey-planning and risk-assessment workflows, let a team stitch satellite, radio and phone into one check-in picture. If you want to keep monitoring in your own hands - ops managers and duty officers as first receivers - and value a flexible, self-managed escalation model over a bundled monitoring contract, GetHomeSafe is purpose-built for that.
When Duress is the right answer
Choose Duress when the alarm needs a guaranteed professional answer, not your own on-call staff. GetHomeSafe routes alerts to your nominated supervisors by default, with 24/7 monitoring available through third-party partners you arrange separately; Duress includes accredited 24/7 monitoring as standard (ASIAL A1 in AU, NSI Gold in UK, ISO 27001:2022, 7-second median pickup). Duress also adds a live-streaming body-worn camera and published pricing with online checkout. For genuinely off-grid backcountry work, GetHomeSafe's satellite integrations are the stronger tool.