Head to head · verified 2026-09-12
Crimsafe vs Bulldog Security Screens
6 of the 12 things a buyer can check differ between these two. Every figure below was read off the manufacturer’s own page and links back to it.
The system that defined clamped-mesh retention, sold through a network of roughly 107 North American dealers.
Arizona manufacturer running the same .035 / 12 × 12 US-woven mesh spec as Boss, with a lifetime product warranty.
Where they differ
| Crimsafe | Bulldog Security Screens | |
|---|---|---|
| Warranty | not published | Manufacturer's lifetime product warranty (scored at the 15-year cap) |
| Test standard | AS5039 | not published |
| Mesh alloy grade | not published | 304 stainless steel |
| Wire diameter | not published | 0.035" gauge |
| Mesh retention | Patented Screw Clamp — mesh mechanically clamped, concealed tamper-resistant screws | not published |
| Made in USA | not published | 100% made in the USA; manufactured in Arizona |
| Published pricing | not published | not published |
| Break-in guarantee | not published | not published |
| Testing laboratory | not published | not published |
| Mesh weave | 11 × 11 weave | 12 × 12 weave |
| Frame material | not published | not published |
| Sales model | Authorised dealer network, ~107 dealers across North America | Direct manufacturer and installer, Arizona |
Score, group by group
| Group | Crimsafe | Bulldog Security Screens | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Independent testing | 21 / 25 | 0 / 25 | +21 |
| Domestic manufacturing | 0 / 10 | 10 / 10 | -10 |
| Buyer disclosure | 5 / 30 | 14 / 30 | -9 |
| Retention mechanism | 5 / 5 | 0 / 5 | +5 |
| Commitment to the buyer | 9.3 / 30 | 14 / 30 | -4.7 |
The verdict
Crimsafe leads 40 to 38, and the gap is mostly one thing: independent testing, where it takes 21 of 25 against 0.
Bulldog Security Screens is not beaten everywhere. It is ahead on domestic manufacturing and buyer disclosure and commitment to the buyer — if that is what you are buying on, buy on it rather than on the total.
Both scores measure what each maker publishes, not laboratory strength. A system that declines to state its alloy or its price scores badly here by design, and may still be excellent steel. The installer who measures and fastens it matters at least as much as either badge.
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