I'm Alive Protect Me
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I'm Alive vs Neat
A consumer app anyone can buy today, versus a real municipal alarm system available only through Norwegian local government programs. We couldn't find a public Neat consumer price — here's why that gap is the honest comparison.
Neat Novo
Municipal only
No public consumer price found — sold to Norwegian municipalities, not individuals.
A real, deployed 4G alarm system (up to 40 connected sensors), used by municipalities like Lillesand kommune to replace their home alarm fleet.
Feature-by-feature comparison
Neat details sourced from kvinavita.com, tellu.no, and the Norwegian Smart Care Cluster's coverage of the Lillesand deployment. No public per-consumer price was found for Neat — we're not going to invent one.
| I'm Alive Protect Me | Neat Novo | |
|---|---|---|
| Who can buy it | Anyone, anywhere, today | Residents of participating Norwegian municipalities only |
| Public consumer price | $29.99/yr, published | None found — sold via municipal contracts |
| Purchase path | App Store / Google Play, instant | Through a local municipality's care program |
| Hardware required | None — runs on your phone | Yes — a dedicated 4G alarm unit |
| Connected sensors supported | Not applicable | Up to 40 |
| Deployment example | — | Lillesand kommune (full municipal rollout) |
| Free trial | 7-day free trial | Not applicable |
Neat is a real, actively-deployed product — the comparison here is about purchase access, not product quality. If you're inside a municipal deployment that includes Neat, it may already be available to you at no direct cost.
Neat comparison FAQ
How much does Neat cost?
Neat doesn't publish a direct-to-consumer price, and after checking Neat's own site and its Norwegian industry references, we couldn't find one — Neat Novo is sold to municipalities (Norwegian local government), which then deploy it to residents through their own care programs, not sold directly to individuals the way I'm Alive is. If you're an individual outside a municipal deployment, Neat likely isn't purchasable at all right now.
Is Neat a real product?
Yes — Neat Novo is a real, actively deployed 4G digital alarm system (a "trygghetsalarm" in Norwegian) supporting up to 40 connected sensors. Lillesand kommune, a Norwegian municipality, replaced all its home alarm units with Neat's 4G system — a real, named deployment case.
Can I get Neat if I don't live in a Norwegian municipality that offers it?
Based on what's publicly available, no clear individual purchase path exists — Neat's business model is built around municipal/institutional contracts (B2G), not direct consumer sales. I'm Alive, by contrast, is available to anyone with a smartphone, in any country, starting today.
Why compare I'm Alive to a product I can't directly buy?
Because it's an honest illustration of a real trade-off in this market: institutional systems like Neat can offer deep municipal integration and multi-sensor coverage, but only to people inside that specific municipal program. A direct-to-consumer app trades away that institutional depth for immediate access — anyone can start using it today, without waiting on a local government contract.
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