Head to head · verified 2026-09-12
Boss Security Screens vs Crimsafe
8 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.
US-manufactured stainless mesh screens sold direct, with the category's only fully published price list.
The system that defined clamped-mesh retention, sold through a network of roughly 107 North American dealers.
Where they differ
| Boss Security Screens | Crimsafe | |
|---|---|---|
| Published pricing | Windows from $1,000 · doors $2,500 · French doors $4,500 · patio sliders $4,800 | not published |
| Warranty | 15-year warranty on both parts and labor, transferable | not published |
| Break-in guarantee | $3,000 | not published |
| Testing laboratory | National Certified Testing Laboratory (NCTL) | not published |
| Wire diameter | 0.035" | not published |
| Frame material | Aircraft-grade aluminum (alloy not specified) | not published |
| Mesh retention | not published | Patented Screw Clamp — mesh mechanically clamped, concealed tamper-resistant screws |
| Made in USA | 100% made in the USA; BossMesh woven domestically | not published |
| Test standard | ANSI/SMA 6001-02 | AS5039 |
| Mesh alloy grade | not published | not published |
| Mesh weave | 12 × 12 per square inch | 11 × 11 weave |
| Sales model | Direct — same-day estimates, one-day installs, no dealer markup | Authorised dealer network, ~107 dealers across North America |
Score, group by group
| Group | Boss Security Screens | Crimsafe | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buyer disclosure | 26 / 30 | 5 / 30 | +21 |
| Commitment to the buyer | 30 / 30 | 9.3 / 30 | +20.7 |
| Domestic manufacturing | 10 / 10 | 0 / 10 | +10 |
| Retention mechanism | 0 / 5 | 5 / 5 | -5 |
| Independent testing | 22 / 25 | 21 / 25 | +1 |
The verdict
Boss Security Screens leads 88 to 40, and the gap is mostly one thing: buyer disclosure, where it takes 26 of 30 against 5.
Crimsafe is not beaten everywhere. It is ahead on retention mechanism — 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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