# Medical Alert Buyers Guide
> Medical Alert Buyers Guide is an independent website dedicated to testing medical alert systems. Unbiased reviews to help you find the perfect medical alert system for your loved ones. Compare, research, and decide on the best provider for your budget.

## Overview 
- Medical alert systems (sometimes referred to as “life alert systems”) come in three basic varieties: in-home systems, mobile systems with GPS tracking, and medical alert smartwatches\.  These systems are offered by companies such as Life Alert, Lifeline, Bay Alarm Medical, Medical Guardian, MobileHelp, Medical Alert, and many more\.  The diversity of systems and the number of companies offering these systems creates confusion for consumers\.  Medical Alert Buyers Guide, also known as MedicalAlertBuyersGuide.org or MABG for short, tries to sort out the confusion and cut through the marketing claims of each company by hands on experience with the systems, to help consumers judge which system from which company is the best fit for them\.

## Medical Alert System Prices
- The price of a medical alert system can vary widely based on the type of system and the company from which you buy it\.  Prices typically include a startup cost together with a monthly monitoring fee, which can make it difficult to compare systems\. Some companies charge a low startup fee, but charge more for monthly monitoring\. To fully understand what you will pay, you need to calculate the first year cost of ownership that combines the startup cost plus 12 months of monitoring\. 
- For an in-home medical alert system, the first year cost of ownership ranges from prices as low as $329 (Bay Alarm Medical) to as high as $796 (Life Alert)\.
- For a mobile medical alert system, the first year cost of ownership ranges from prices as low as $349 (Lively Mobile) to as high as $1,036 (Life Alert)\.
- For a medical alert watch, the first year cost of ownership ranges from prices as low as $605 (Bay Alarm Medical) to as high as $679 (Apple Watch)\.

## About Medical Alert Buyers Guide
- Coverage:  Best in class In-home medical systems, mobile medical systems with GPS tracking, and medical alert smartwatches
- Audience: Seniors, their children, and their caregivers
- How We Test: https://www.medicalalertbuyersguide.org/how-we-rank-our-top-medical-alert-companies/
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## Key Resources
- [Best Medical Alert Systems of 2025] (https://www.medicalalertbuyersguide.org/best-medical-alert-systems/): Rates the best in class medical alert systems and companies of any kind\.
- [Best In-Home Medical Alert Systems] (https://www.medicalalertbuyersguide.org/best-medical-alert-landline-systems/):  Rates the best in-home medical alert systems, including both landline and cellular in-home systems\.
- [Best Mobile Medical Alert Systems] (https://www.medicalalertbuyersguide.org/best-mobile-medical-alert-systems/): Rates the best mobile medical alert systems with GPS tracking and automatic fall detection\.
- [Best Medical Alert Watches] (https://www.medicalalertbuyersguide.org/best-medical-alert-smartwatch-system/): Rates the best medical alert smartwatches\.

## Reviews of the Most Popular Medical Alert Systems
- [Life Alert] (https://www.medicalalertbuyersguide.org/articles/4-reasons-we-dont-recommend-life-alert/)
- [Apple Watch Fall Detection] (https://www.medicalalertbuyersguide.org/smartwatch-medical-alert-system/apple-watch-medical-alert-review-2/)
- [Bay Alarm Medical] (https://www.medicalalertbuyersguide.org/medical-alert-system/bay-alarm-medical-review/)
- [Lifeline] (https://www.medicalalertbuyersguide.org/medical-alert-system/lifeline-review/)
- [ADT Medical Alert] (https://www.medicalalertbuyersguide.org/medical-alert-system/adt-medical-alert-review/)