We verify each agency's active license with the Texas Department of Public Safety Private Security Bureau, which regulates personal-protection officers and security companies in Texas, confirm general-liability and workers'-comp insurance, and review close-protection training, the Texas Personal Protection Officer credential where relevant, and references from comparable San Antonio clients. Only agencies that clear that bar are shown to you.
Best bodyguard companies in San Antonio (2026)
Finding the best bodyguard company in San Antonio means staffing protection for a city that runs on tourism crowds, large family events, and a steady flow of executives moving between corporate campuses and the airport. A principal walking the River Walk during Fiesta faces a fundamentally different crowd-management problem than an executive leaving a Stone Oak estate, and the right agency plans for both the dense pedestrian core and the long suburban drives that define the metro. San Antonio's blend of major conventions, military-adjacent corporate work, and high-profile cultural events means protection details here are as often about crowd flow as they are about a single named threat.
Calvis is not a security agency and is not itself licensed. Instead, we vet and match independently-licensed personal-protection and executive-protection agencies across Bexar County so you can compare qualified options in one place. We screen each agency's Texas licensing, insurance, close-protection training, and record with comparable San Antonio clients, then connect you directly with the ones that fit your situation and budget. Which agency you ultimately sign is your call, not ours. Our job is to make sure none of the names you weigh has skipped the vetting step.
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The San Antonio market
Inside bodyguard and personal protection in San Antonio
43
vetted agencies serving the metro
5
specialties covered
San Antonio's personal-protection market is defined by crowds and conventions as much as by individual threats. The River Walk and the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center draw large details for visiting executives, speakers, and dignitaries, where the work is managing approach in a dense, tourist-heavy core. Fiesta and major cultural weeks create surge demand for crowd-aware close protection, and AT&T Center events bring athlete, entertainer, and VIP details. Corporate transport runs between the medical center, the Pearl and Downtown offices, and San Antonio International, with executive drives a steady baseline. Residential coverage concentrates in Stone Oak, Alamo Heights, and the Dominion, where officers coordinate with gated-community patrols and estate staff. Stalking and family-threat cases route protection toward the Bexar County Courthouse and family-law venues downtown. Heat and large open-air events shape posture, pushing agencies toward shaded staging, hydration planning, and crowd-density awareness through the long Texas summer.
By specialty
Matched to
what you need.
Security needs aren't one-size-fits-all. The San Antonio network spans these bodyguard and personal protection specialties — tell us what you need and we match you to the agencies built for it.
Convention & Public-Appearance Protection
Close-protection details for speakers, executives, and dignitaries working conventions and large public events. Officers advance the venue, manage approach distance through dense crowds, and own arrival and departure choke points where exposure peaks.
- Ideal for
- Visiting executives, speakers, and dignitaries at major conventions and events
- Coverage
- Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, River Walk, AT&T Center, Alamodome
Executive Transport & Drive Details
Protection drivers and a detail officer covering the curb-to-door moments across a spread-out metro. Officers plan routes between corporate campuses, the medical center, and the airport, and advance destinations so the principal moves on a clean, pre-checked path.
- Ideal for
- Executives and visiting principals moving between offices, the airport, and events
- Coverage
- Downtown, the Pearl, South Texas Medical Center, San Antonio International
Estate & Residential Protection
Standing residential coverage for gated estates and family compounds, coordinating with community patrols and household staff. Officers manage gate and visitor access, screen deliveries, and run discreet overnight presence at primary residences.
- Ideal for
- High-net-worth households and family offices in gated communities
- Coverage
- Stone Oak, Alamo Heights, the Dominion, Terrell Hills
Family & Celebrity Event Details
Discreet close protection for quinceaneras, weddings, and high-profile family or celebrity gatherings where guest lists are sensitive and visible security would change the tone. Officers blend with the event, screen arrivals, and manage VIP movement quietly.
- Ideal for
- Private hosts, families, and entertainers running large invitation-only events
- Coverage
- Pearl-area venues, hill-country estates, Downtown hotels and ballrooms
Threat Assessment & Court Protection
Protective coverage paired with a documented threat assessment for stalking, domestic, and workplace-threat cases. Officers harden routines, escort to court appearances, and coordinate protective-order service while keeping evidence-quality records.
- Ideal for
- Individuals facing stalking, harassment, or contested family-law matters
- Coverage
- Bexar County Courthouse, family-law venues, residential neighborhoods, workplaces
How we vet
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not an ad auction.
Every agency in San Antonio clears the same four checks before it can take bodyguard and personal protection work. Licensing is verified through the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Private Security Bureau.
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State licensing verified
Every agency holds an active state security license. We confirm it before any agency 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.
Pricing
What bodyguard and personal protection costs in San Antonio
Unarmed officers
$27–42/hr
Standard posts, patrol, and monitoring. Recurring contracts are typically priced below on-demand rates.
Armed officers
$50–80/hr
Coverage where an armed presence is warranted. Rates vary with risk profile and shift length.
Final pricing depends on site, hours, number of officers, and whether you need a static post or mobile patrol. Get a firm quote by requesting a match above.
FAQ
Common
questions
Unarmed close-protection officers in San Antonio typically run about $40 to 70 per hour and armed officers about $60 to 115 per hour, with the rate depending on detail size, hours, experience, and whether you need crowd-heavy event coverage or secure transport. Single-officer drives sit lower, while multi-officer convention and residential details run higher.
Yes. Every agency Calvis matches you with holds its own active license through the Texas Department of Public Safety Private Security Bureau, which regulates security companies and Personal Protection Officers in Texas. 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 San Antonio agencies we vet specialize in crowd-aware close protection for the convention district, River Walk, and large public events, with officers experienced advancing dense venues and managing approach in tourist-heavy areas. You can scale a detail up for high-crowd appearances or keep a single officer for lower-profile work when you compare agencies.
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