Duress Alert vs Little Green Button: peer-to-peer simplicity vs central fleet control.
Little Green Button is the established on-screen panic button in UK general practice, and if you’re comparing us, you already know it. Here’s the honest version of how we differ, including where they’re ahead.
| Little Green Button | Duress Alert | |
|---|---|---|
| Alert architecture | Peer-to-peer, “no internet or central server is required” (their words) | A small server app on any always-on Windows PC. Alerts stay on your LAN and keep working through internet outages |
| Central management | Configuration is managed per machine | Configure once on the server, every client follows. Client installers ship pre-configured, and later changes push out automatically |
| Platforms | Windows desktop application (companion mobile app) | Windows + Mac desktop clients, plus RDS / shared and remote desktops |
| Acknowledgement & audit | Alert history and response analytics | Full raise → respond → reset chronology with responder identity, exportable for your incident register |
| Certifications | ISO 27001, Cyber Essentials Plus, NHS accreditation | Full architecture and data flow transparency, technical pack on request (see our Security page) |
| Pricing | From £499, per their website | From £160/year (UK pricing) + £99 install, including training and 12 months of support |
| Trial | 14 days | 21 days, you install it yourself in minutes |
Little Green Button is NHS-accredited and ISO 27001 certified. What we offer: alerts that never leave your network, full data-flow documentation on request, and a security FAQ written for your IT reviewer. If you want central management, Mac and shared-desktop coverage, and a deeper audit trail, read on.
What “central fleet control” actually means
Set your configuration once on the server and it is baked into the client installers it generates. Presentation, sound, startup and escalation settings can be changed centrally later. No visiting desks, no per-machine setup, no configuration drift between reception and the consult rooms.
For IT teams
Silent-install MSIs generated by the server with your configuration already baked in. Have an IT team, multiple sites, or shared/remote desktops? See our IT deployment page, silent installs, central configuration and rollout at any scale.
Is Duress Alert simply a cheaper button?
Duress Alert typically costs less, but choose it for the operating model, not the price: central management, Mac and RDS coverage, responder acknowledgement and audit evidence. The price difference is a bonus, not the argument.
Tell us about your site.
Tell us your team size and setting, and we’ll show you how Duress Alert works on your own desks and what a rollout looks like. We get back to you quickly.
Switching from Little Green Button?
We’ll migrate your setup as part of the install fee, locations, groups and escalation included.
