tessura

The network for security professionals

Where the security industry connects. Guards. Companies. Clients.

Verified professionals from patrol to executive protection, the companies that staff them, and the clients who hire them. Real postings, staffing requests, and licenses checked against the state. Free for guards.

Preview the platform with sample data →

51jurisdictions covered
8post specialties, badged
$0to join, post, or hire
Executive protectionArmed officersUnarmed officersSupervisorsSOC operatorsEvent securityHospitalK-12 schoolsRetail & loss preventionCorporate lobbiesResidential & HOAIndustrial & logisticsGovernment & critical infrastructureMobile patrolK9 teamsFire watch

01 · Every state, mapped

Fifty-one rulebooks. One network.

Every professional here is measured against their own state's rules. Hover a state for how it licenses guards; click through for the full guide.

Browse the state guides
ALAKAZARCACOCTDEDCFLGAHIIDILINIAKSKYLAMEMDMAMIMNMSMOMTNENVNHNJNMNYNCNDOHOKORPARISCSDTNTXUTVTVAWAWVWIWY
  • State licenses each guard 32
  • Employer registers guards 4
  • Companies licensed, not guards 5
  • No statewide rule 10

02 · The product

A profile that proves itself.

Licenses that track their own deadlines, verified against the state's own record, and matched to real postings on the facts that matter.

FLClass D Security OfficerVerified
LicenseD 2417 8830
RenewsNov 14, 2026
Renewal in 60 days. Start the 4-hour requalification.
Credential wallet. Every license, its clock, and the reminder before it matters.
License numberD 2417 8830
Checking FDACS registry
Registry verification. Not a photo of a card. The state's own record.
PostingArmed · hospital lobbyTampa · $21 to $24/hr
GuardAlex R.Class D + G · 6 yrs
The match. Facts on both sides, before anyone writes an email.

03 · Why it pays

Pay guards more. Bill clients less. Keep the margin.

The gap between a client's rate and a guard's wage is mostly recruiting and paperwork. tessura turns that overhead into software, and both ends of the spread win.

What should a guard make in your state? →
A guard post todayclient pays $40/hr
Guard wage $17Payroll taxes & insurance $7Recruiting & turnover churn $6Compliance & HR admin $4Vendor margin $6
The same post on tessuraclient pays $37/hr
Guard wage $22Payroll taxes & insurance $8Platform: verified hiring, compliance, assessments $1Vendor margin $6
+$5/hr to the guard (+29%)−$3/hr off the client's rate$6/hr vendor margin, untouched

Illustrative economics for a typical $40/hr unarmed post. Industry turnover runs 100 to 400% a year, and every replacement (ads, interviews, screening, onboarding, vacancy overtime) lives inside the bill rate today.

04 · Three parties, one account

Security professionals

Officers, supervisors, SOC operators, executive protection. A verified profile, your licenses in one wallet, and the companies hiring in your state. Free forever.

Everything for guards →

Security companies

Search verified professionals, run your roster, post openings, receive staffing requests, and assign your own assessments.

Everything for security companies →

Clients

Schools, properties, retailers, events, executives. One request reaches every company in your state, or hire directly. No middleman fee.

Everything for clients →

05 · The name

A Roman sentry carried a tessera to prove he stood his post.

Two thousand years later, the token is a profile the state can check. We changed one letter so the word could be ours.

Read the story behind the name

One network. One free account.

Security professionals, the companies that staff them, and the clients who hire them all sign in to the same place. It takes a minute.

Join freeSign in