SDCSecurity vs Portal.io
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SDCSecurity
This business application provides comprehensive access and egress solutions for door openings, focusing on security and fire safety. It integrates practical electrical applications for enhanced control and safety.
- Access and egress solutions
- Door opening security
- Fire and life safety
- Electrical application integration
- DoorSnap feature
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SDC free App now includes DoorSnap. SDC is complete access and egress solutions: the lock behind the system. SDC innovates the practical application of electricity to door openings for security and fire & life safety. It"s where we started over 40 years ago and it continues to be our singular focus today.
Portal.io
Access your company's product catalog, proposals, and invoices on the go. Streamline job management and get paid faster with this business companion app.
- Access Product Catalog
- Manage Proposals
- View Invoices
- On-the-go Access
- B2B Focused
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This is a companion app for your company's existing Portal.io account. It allows you to access your company’s Product Catalog, Proposals & Invoices on-the-go. Portal.io is an award winning software service for professional integration companies in the Audio/Video, Security and IT/MSP industries. Used by more than 3,000 integration companies, Portal helps you manage your product library, including images, descriptions and dealer costs, win jobs faster with our proposal tool, and get paid faster with our invoices and payment processing integrations. Portal was voted ‘Best Customer Service’ & ‘Best Back Office Software’ by integrators in the 2025 CEPro Quest for Quality awards survey. This is a B2B app and cannot be accessed by end users or consumers. REVIEWS: "So far it has proven to be incredible!!! the other night I banged out a $15,000 estimate in 30 minutes!" -Luke Dixon (Imagine That Audio) “Thank you Portal for giving me my husband back!!! They also happen to be the easiest and most responsive company in this industry that we have ever worked with!” -Katie Fritzley (Infinite Home Theater) “I've been using it almost a year and have been creating better proposals than I ever have in a fraction of the time. My clients love how clean the format is and easily being able to view, request changes, and approve them online.” -Jesse Silva (Proview Audio Video Experience)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SDCSecurity at 5.0 against Portal.io's 3.8. Portal.io's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 20 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SDCSecurity holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Portal.io has 30 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two.
SDCSecurity ships an update every 20 months, Portal.io every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SDCSecurity | Portal.io |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better | 3.8 (30 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 61.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 30 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 20 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SDC Security Door Controls | ServiceLink Technologies USA Inc. |
Customer experience
SDCSecurity
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In-app purchases
SDCSecurity
No in-app purchases
Portal.io
No in-app purchases
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