Firefly vs CENTEGIX

Firefly vs CENTEGIX.

Compare where it matters most: response. Side-by-side, capability by capability.

CapabilityFireflyCENTEGIX

  • Haptic activation confirmation

  • False-press reduction

  • Flexible response orchestration

  • Mobile panic button app

  • On-site and off-site coverage

  • Open API

  • Direct to 911

  • Alyssa's Law compliance

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See how Firefly would work in your environment.

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See what Firefly does next.

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The next thirty seconds

One press. Five things happen, quickly and in order.

  1. A hospitality team member with a Firefly device on their lanyard.Step 01 · Press & Confirm
    Step 1. Press & Confirm

    The press becomes a signal.

    One tap on the wearable initiates an alert with a haptic confirmation on the device. Most systems stop here. Firefly is just getting started.
  2. Step 02 · Locate
    Step 2. Locate

    Down to the room, not the building.

    Firefly resolves position to the floor and room, not the campus or the property, using our proprietary mesh network. No external network required.
  3. A wall-mounted Firefly device with a glowing indicator on a dark panel, with a security responder approaching down a glass-enclosed corridor in soft focus.Step 03 · Verify
    Step 3. Verify

    Context, before chaos.

    The alert is enriched with the responder's last known position, the site's response plan, and the type of incident, before anyone is asked to make a decision.
  4. An empty, low-lit hospital corridor receding into the distance.Step 04 · Route
    Step 4. Route

    The right people, not all of them.

    Firefly routes the message to the right responders by site, by time of day, by incident type. It can also lock doors, broadcast over speakers, and send alerts to Slack, Teams, radio, and more.
  5. A healthcare worker in scrubs with a Firefly device clipped to her ID badge.Step 05 · Act
    Step 5. Act

    Hands free, eyes up.

    Responders move with a clear instruction set, a live operating picture, and a clean log. The person who pressed the button gets steady feedback the entire time.
Where Firefly is different

The difference is what happens after the press.

These are the parts most legacy panic-button systems underbuild. They shape how a response actually unfolds in the first thirty seconds.
  1. 01

    Confirmation

    If the person pressing has to wonder whether it worked, the system has already failed once. Firefly uses haptic feedback to confirm activation.

  2. 02

    Fewer false presses

    False alerts don't just waste time. They teach hesitation. Firefly is designed to reduce accidental activation.

  3. 03

    Mobile panic button

    Firefly puts a panic button in everyone's pocket. Many systems offer apps for responders only, not for the people who might need help.

  4. 04

    Flexible orchestration

    Every site, shift, and incident is different. Firefly routes by location, time, incident type, and escalation path.

  5. 05

    On-site and off-site

    Firefly supports facility-based response and mobile/off-site panic button use cases.

  6. 06

    Open API

    Firefly can trigger downstream systems and bring in context when the moment requires it.

The Firefly difference

Built for the moments
when "message sent"
is not enough.

Most systems escalate everything the same way. Firefly does not. It can route by site, time of day, incident type, and response plan, with clear feedback to the person who pressed the button and a much cleaner path for the people responding.
Routes by
0.5s
Press to automation activated.
Up to 5 yrs
Battery life on the Firefly wearable.
Up to 50 km
Line-of-sight range on the independent network.
Open API
Trigger doors, speakers, radio, Slack, Teams, and more.
Direct to 911
When seconds matter, no extra steps required.
Alyssa's Law
Compliant in every state where applicable.
FAQ

Quick answers
for buyers in evaluation.

Firefly is built around the full response workflow: confirmation, location, verification, routing, and action. It supports haptic activation confirmation, false-press reduction, flexible orchestration, open API integrations, and a mobile panic button app for both on-site and off-site coverage.

Buyer's checklist

Already evaluating panic button systems?

Five questions worth asking any vendor, including us. Use them to pressure-test what each system actually does in the seconds after the press.

  1. Ask what happens after activation

    Does the system only alert, or does it help your team locate, verify, and respond?

  2. Ask what happens when infrastructure fails

    Does the system rely on Wi-Fi, or does it have an independent path?

  3. Ask how workflows are controlled

    Can response logic change by site, time, team, and incident type?

  4. Ask whether users get confirmation

    Does the person pressing the button know help is actually on the way?

  5. Ask how open the platform is

    Can it trigger the systems your team already uses, like radio, mass notification, CAD, Slack, and Teams?

  6. Ask about on-site vs off-site

    Can the same system protect a person inside the building and outside of it?

Talk to us

See whether Firefly is the better fit.

We'll walk through your current system, response workflows, and where Firefly can improve speed, certainty, and control.

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