RateCards is a booking and payment link for Alarm & Fire Technicians: list your services and prices on one page, take bookings and deposits, and get paid by card through Stripe — no website, no app, no code. Free to start, and most providers are set up in minutes. See how RateCards works or explore every feature.
QHow Do Security And Fire Alarm Companies Bill Monitoring?
Security and fire alarm companies on RateCards set monitoring up as a recurring monthly plan. The customer signs up through your link when the install is approved, and the card on file is charged each month without manual invoicing.
QCan I Sell Fire Alarm Inspections As A Recurring Service?
Yes. List the inspection with a fixed price and a yearly or periodic billing cycle, so building owners and property managers renew on schedule instead of waiting for a reminder call.
QCan I Take A Deposit Before Ordering A Fire Alarm Panel Or Cameras?
Yes. Attach a deposit to the installation quote, and the client pays it to confirm the project before you order panels, detectors, or camera equipment.
QDoes RateCards Work For Both Security Installers And Fire Alarm Contractors?
Yes. Intrusion alarms, camera systems, and access control can sit on the same rate card as fire alarm installs, inspections, and service calls, each with its own price and billing schedule.
QHow Do Security and fire alarm technicians Get Paid Faster?
With RateCards.app, customers pay directly through your link — no invoices, no chasing. Payment is processed through Stripe and typically arrives in your account fast.1
QWhat Is A Rate Card For Security and fire alarm technicians?
It’s a simple page listing your services and prices where customers can book and pay quickly — like your own mini storefront.1
QCan I Collect A Deposit Before Starting A Job?
Yes. Request a deposit up front on bigger jobs, with the balance due on completion — so scheduled work actually happens.
QDo Customers Need An App To Pay Me?
No. They open your link in any browser on any device and pay in seconds — no download required.
QCan I List Multiple Services?
Yes. Security system installs, fire alarm inspections, monitoring plans, and service calls — add every service you offer, all on one profile.
QCan Customers Tip Me?
Yes. Tipping is built in and optional for every job — one tap at checkout.4
QHow Do I Share My Rate Card?
Text it, post it, or print the QR code on your truck, business cards, and job-site signage.
QWhat Does RateCards Cost?
Starter is free for your first 6 months — no credit card required. After that it’s $5/mo billed annually ($60 a year) or $7/mo billed monthly. Solo is $24/mo billed annually ($288 a year) or $29/mo monthly, and Business is $119/mo billed annually ($1,428 a year) or $149/mo monthly. See the full breakdown on the RateCards pricing page.
QWhat Fees Come Out Of What I Earn?
Two, and both are flat percentages of the listed price. A 5.5% service fee is deducted from your payout — that rate is all-inclusive, so Stripe’s processing costs are absorbed within it rather than charged to you separately.7 A 5.5% client booking fee is added to your client’s total at checkout.7 Solo cuts your service fee by 20% and Business by 30%; the client booking fee stays 5.5%. Every rate is listed on the pricing page.
RateCards gives alarm & fire technicians one shareable link where clients see services and prices, book, and pay by card through Stripe. This page covers how the trade prices its work — quoted installation with an equipment deposit, fixed-price inspection and testing, monthly monitoring plan, and service call with an after-hours rate — and the payment problems specific to it: inspection renewals that slip, monitoring fees invoiced by hand, and panels bought on your own cash. Deposits, recurring billing, tips, and a print-ready QR code are built in, and clients need no app or account. Free to start.
