We verify each agency's active license with the relevant state regulator that governs security companies and protection officers, confirm general-liability and workers'-comp insurance, and review close-protection training, armed and firearm credentials where relevant, and references from comparable clients. Only agencies that clear that bar are shown to you, so every option you compare is already qualified to staff a protection detail.
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Finding the best bodyguard company means matching close-protection officers to a specific risk picture rather than a city, because executive protection looks different for a touring artist, a public-company executive, a high-net-worth family, and an individual facing a stalking threat. The work spans secure transport, residential coverage, public appearances, secure travel, and threat response, and the strongest agencies build a program around how a principal actually moves rather than selling a fixed package. Across the country, demand for personal protection has climbed as public figures, executives, and high-net-worth individuals confront a rising volume of online-to-physical threats, and the gap between corporate-security spend and personal coverage has become a recognized vulnerability.
Calvis is not a security agency and is not itself licensed. Instead, we vet and match independently-licensed personal-protection and executive-protection agencies nationwide so you can compare qualified options in one place. We screen each agency's state licensing, insurance, close-protection training, and track record with comparable clients, then connect you directly with the ones that fit your risk picture, travel footprint, and budget. You stay in control of who you hire. We make sure every agency you see has already cleared a real bar.
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The US market
Bodyguard & Personal Protection security across the US
757+
vetted agencies nationwide
45
metros covered
The personal-protection market is national in demand but local in regulation, since every state licenses security companies and protection officers through its own regulator and many require separate armed or exposed-firearm permits. The common threads are consistent across markets: secure transport is where most principals are actually exposed, residential coverage anchors long-term programs, and public appearances and travel create the surge moments that test an agency's depth. Threat profiles have shifted toward online harassment, doxxing, and fixation cases that begin digitally and escalate physically, which has made documented threat assessment a core service rather than an add-on. The best agencies operate discreetly, scale a single officer up to a multi-officer detail when the calendar demands it, coordinate cleanly with corporate security and law enforcement, and hold or arrange licensing wherever a principal travels. Pricing varies with detail size, hours, armed status, travel, and threat level, and high-cost metros and major event weeks carry premiums. What separates a strong national-caliber agency from a local guard service is protective tradecraft: advance work, route planning, low-profile movement, and the judgment to keep a principal safe without turning every outing into a spectacle.
By specialty
Matched to
what you need.
Bodyguard & Personal Protection security spans these bodyguard and personal protection specialties. Tell us what you need and we match you to vetted agencies built for it, in your market.
Secure Executive Transport & Drive Details
Protection-trained drivers and a detail officer managing the part of any day where principals are most exposed: the curb, the vehicle, and the door transitions. Officers plan routes, advance destinations, and own arrival and departure points across offices, airports, and residences.
- Ideal for
- Executives, founders, and principals who move frequently across a metro or region
- Coverage
- Corporate offices, private and commercial airports, residences, event venues
Close Protection for Public Figures
Discreet close-protection officers for appearances, media days, and high-traffic public moments. The detail manages approach distance and crowd flow, pre-clears entrances and exits, and keeps a recognizable principal moving without escalation.
- Ideal for
- Public figures, executives, artists, and athletes with scheduled appearances
- Coverage
- Arenas, conference centers, premieres, public events, and media venues
Estate & Residential Protection
Standing residential coverage that anchors a long-term protection program, coordinating with household staff, gated patrols, and existing camera systems. Officers manage gate and visitor access, screen deliveries, and run discreet overnight presence at primary and secondary homes.
- Ideal for
- High-net-worth households, family offices, and principals with multiple residences
- Coverage
- Gated estates, family compounds, urban townhomes, and seasonal residences
Threat Assessment & Stalking Response
Protective coverage paired with a documented threat assessment for stalking, doxxing, fixation, and workplace-threat cases. Officers map online-to-physical patterns, harden the home and routine, and coordinate court appearances and protective-order service with evidence-quality records.
- Ideal for
- Individuals and public-facing principals facing harassment, stalking, or credible threats
- Coverage
- Residences, workplaces, courthouses, and travel routes
Secure Travel & Advance Work
Protection that travels with the principal, with advance officers checking venues, hotels, and routes ahead of arrival and a detail managing movement on the ground. Agencies coordinate licensing and local support in each destination so coverage stays continuous across jurisdictions.
- Ideal for
- Principals with national or international travel, tours, and multi-city schedules
- Coverage
- Domestic and international travel, hotels, off-site venues, and transit hubs
How we vet
A real bar,
not an ad auction.
Every agency clears the same four checks before it can take bodyguard and personal protection work — in every market we cover.
01
State licensing verified
Security licensing is state-by-state. Every agency is verified against its own state's requirements before it can take work.
02
Active insurance on file
Current general-liability (and where applicable, workers' comp) coverage is verified, not assumed.
03
Background-checked officers
Agencies field licensed, background-checked guards — the people who actually show up on site.
04
Tracked reliability record
Shift-reliability is measured on the platform. Agencies that no-show or slip on coverage are removed.
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Bodyguard & Personal Protection security companies by city
Albuquerque, NMAtlanta, GAAustin, TXBaltimore, MDBoston, MACharlotte, NCChicago, ILCincinnati, OHCleveland, OHColumbus, OHDallas, TXDenver, CODetroit, MIFort Worth, TXFresno, CAHouston, TXIndianapolis, INJacksonville, FLKansas City, MOLas Vegas, NVLos Angeles, CAMemphis, TNMiami, FLMilwaukee, WIMinneapolis, MNNashville, TNNew York, NYOklahoma City, OKOrlando, FLPhiladelphia, PAPhoenix, AZPittsburgh, PAPortland, ORRaleigh, NCSacramento, CASalt Lake City, UTSan Antonio, TXSan Diego, CASan Francisco, CASan Jose, CASeattle, WASt. Louis, MOTampa, FLTucson, AZWashington, DC
FAQ
Common
questions
Unarmed close-protection officers nationally typically run about $40 to 95 per hour and armed officers about $60 to 150 per hour, with the exact rate depending on detail size, hours, officer experience, secure-transport and travel needs, and threat level. Single-officer details sit lower, while multi-officer, 24-hour, and travel coverage run higher, and high-cost metros and major event weeks carry premiums.
Yes. Every agency Calvis matches you with holds its own active license through the state regulator that governs private security and armed-guard credentials where it operates. Calvis itself is not a licensed security provider. We connect you with independently-licensed agencies and verify that licensing as part of our vetting.
Yes. Many agencies we vet provide secure travel coverage, sending advance officers ahead to check venues and routes and coordinating licensing and local support in each destination so protection stays continuous across jurisdictions. You can request a single traveling officer or a full multi-officer detail depending on your itinerary and threat level when you compare agencies.
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