Software for Martyn's Law barely existed a year ago. There are now several products, at prices from nothing to thousands of pounds a month, built for very different kinds of venue. This page sets out six of them so you can see which is closest to what you need.
How we compared them
We make The Venue Record, which is one of the six. That makes us a poor judge of which is best, so this page does not rank them or score them. Every fact about another product comes from that provider's own website or public listing, read on 10 November 2026. We have not tested the other products, and we have not quoted reviews. Prices and features change, so check each provider's site before you decide. If something here is out of date, tell us and we will correct it.
What the software has to do
The Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025 asks standard tier premises, those expecting 200 to 799 people at once, for three things: public protection procedures for evacuation, invacuation, lockdown and communication; people working there who know what the procedures say; and notifying the Security Industry Authority. Enhanced tier premises, from 800, must also assess the risk, put public protection measures in place, document it all for the regulator and name a senior individual.
So useful software does some or all of these: helps you write the procedures, gets them in front of staff and volunteers and records who has read them, logs drills and reviews, and produces the record when someone asks. None of it can make a venue compliant on its own. That depends on what you actually do in the building.
At a glance
| Product | Built for | Price and trial |
|---|---|---|
| The Venue Record | Halls, churches, clubs and venues that want Martyn's Law and every other safety record in one place | £19, £39 or £99 a month per building Trial: 14 days, card at the start |
| Standard Tier | Independent venues of 200 to 799 | £18 a month per venue Trial: 30 days, no card |
| Martyn's Law Software | Single venues and small chains | £19 to £79 a month Trial: 30 days, no card |
| VenuePal | Standard tier venues and large estates | Free for one venue; paid plans from £49 a year, opening January 2027 |
| SIM Martyn's Law Manager | Large and public sector venues, both tiers | £50 to £5,000 per licence a month Trial: by negotiation |
| swiftRMS | Security and construction firms writing risk assessments | Not listed on its Martyn's Law page Trial: 14 days, no card |
The six options
The Venue Record
Ours. It treats Martyn's Law as one part of looking after a building. It works out your tier from your capacity, drafts the four procedures from your answers, sends them to staff and volunteers to read and confirm on a phone with no account, and keeps every version. Alongside that it holds the rest of the building's record: fire alarm tests, emergency lighting, the gas certificate, insurance, the defibrillator, with a reminder to whoever does each one, and certificates read and filed when you drop them in.
Essentials is £19 a month and keeps the record if you already have your documents. Complete is £39 and writes the procedures and other policies with you. Team is £99 and covers the enhanced tier. Each is per building, with as many staff and volunteers as you like, and a 14-day trial that asks for a card at the start.
Closest fit: a volunteer-run or small venue that wants one record for everything, not only Martyn's Law. If Martyn's Law is the only thing you need, it does more than you need and costs more than the two below. How it handles Martyn's Law.
Standard Tier
A focused tool for independent venues of 200 to 799. Its site describes about ten minutes of questions, after which it drafts a procedures document covering evacuation, invacuation, lockdown and communication for you to review and edit. Staff and volunteers scan a QR code to watch a short video, take a quiz and read the document, and each completion is logged. It lists one flat price of £18 a month per venue, shown as reduced from £38, with unlimited staff and a 30-day trial with no card.
Closest fit: a single standard tier venue that wants the procedures and staff training done, simply, at a low price. Its site lists nothing beyond Martyn's Law, and it is aimed below 800.
Martyn's Law Software
Four plans. Starter, £19 a month, gives one small venue procedure templates, a basic drill log and up to 10 staff users. Standard, £29, adds all templates, a drill log with photo evidence, a training module with a quiz and e-signature tracking, unlimited staff and an evidence pack. Chain, £79, covers 2 to 10 venues with a group dashboard. An Enhanced plan for 800 and over is listed at £99 as coming in 2026, with a waiting list. Prices exclude VAT, yearly billing is 20% less, and each plan has a 30-day pilot with no card.
Closest fit: a single venue or a small chain that wants Martyn's Law records and staff training, with a group view. Its pricing page lists nothing beyond Martyn's Law.
VenuePal
The only one of the six with a free plan: one venue, a scope checker, the four procedures drafted in the structure of the SIA's template, and a printable copy. Paid plans, which its site says open in January 2027, add a QR code for staff briefings, a briefing and drill log, reminders and an evidence pack: £49 a year for one venue, £45 a site from five sites and £30 a site from fifty, excluding VAT. It names pub groups, dioceses, academy trusts and council leisure venues among those it is built for.
Closest fit: a venue that wants a free first draft of its procedures, or an organisation with dozens of standard tier sites that wants the lowest price per site. The paid features were not yet open when we looked.
SIM Martyn's Law Manager
Listed on the government's G-Cloud marketplace by Bounce Agency Limited, for both tiers. The listing covers a much wider job than the others: risk assessment, asset management, access control and visitor management, emergency communication, training, incident reporting, crowd management and evacuation planning, auditing, and integration with other systems. The price is given as £50 to £5,000 per licence a month, with a trial by negotiation and a discount for education.
Closest fit: a large venue, stadium, campus or public body buying through a procurement framework and wanting security operations in the same system. It is a different kind of product from the rest, and likely more than a hall or a pub needs.
swiftRMS
A risk assessment platform that its site describes as built for UK construction and security companies. It offers security risk assessments that refer to Martyn's Law today. Terrorism risk assessments, public protection procedures and security plans drafted for venues of 200 or more are marked as coming soon, each to be reviewed and approved by a competent person. There is a 14-day trial with no card; prices are on a separate page.
Closest fit: a security company or consultant producing assessments for clients, more than a venue keeping its own record.
How to choose
- Which tier are you in? Under 200 the Act does not apply. From 800 you need something that handles the enhanced tier, which narrows the list. If you are not sure, the scope check takes a minute
- Only Martyn's Law, or the whole building? If the fire alarm tests, certificates and insurance are already well kept, a focused tool is enough. If they live in a folder and someone's memory, one record for everything saves running two systems
- Who has to use it? Volunteers and casual staff will not create accounts. Look for reading and confirming on a phone from a link or a QR code
- How many sites? Prices per site differ a great deal once you have more than a few
- Can you get your record out? Whatever you choose, check you can export the procedures, the logs and the evidence if you leave
Do you need software at all?
No. The Act does not require software, and a small venue can meet the standard tier with documents and a logbook. The Home Office and the SIA publish guidance and a template, and our own procedures template and checklist are free to use.
What software is good at is the part that paper is bad at: reminding people, showing who has read what, keeping old versions, and still being there when the person who set it up has moved on. If that is where your venue struggles, it is worth paying for. If it is not, the free route is fine.
Common questions
Do I need software to comply with Martyn's Law?
No. The Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025 does not require software. A standard tier venue can meet its duties with written procedures, a record of who has been told about them and a notification to the Security Industry Authority. Software helps with reminders, proof of who has read what, and keeping the record when people change.
How much does Martyn's Law software cost?
On 10 November 2026, the products aimed at small and medium venues listed prices from free for a single venue up to about £99 a month, with most standard tier plans between £18 and £39 a month per venue. Systems aimed at large venues and the public sector listed prices up to £5,000 per licence a month.
Is there free Martyn's Law software?
VenuePal lists a free plan for one venue that drafts the four procedures and gives a printable copy. The Home Office and the Security Industry Authority also publish free guidance and a template, and several providers offer a free trial of 14 or 30 days.
Which Martyn's Law software covers the enhanced tier?
Of the six compared here, The Venue Record covers it on its Team plan and SIM Martyn's Law Manager is listed for both tiers. Martyn's Law Software lists an Enhanced plan as coming in 2026, and swiftRMS lists enhanced tier documents as coming soon.
Can software make my venue compliant?
No. Software can help you write procedures, show them to staff and keep the record. Whether a venue meets the Act depends on what is actually in place in the building, and that is for the responsible person, and in the end the regulator, to judge.