AttendIQ vs Boxcore
Two UK-native workforce management platforms targeting Tier 2 and Tier 3 contractors. Here is how they compare on features, pricing, and which is right for your business.
Transparent pricing from £4.50/worker/month. Modern slavery detection. Drug and alcohol auto-suspension policy engine. WTD fatigue monitoring. Free for supply chain companies. Same-day deployment.
UK-native competitor with SOC 2 certification. Strong core compliance feature set. Established market presence. Pricing available on request. Worth evaluating head-to-head if you are comparing both options.
Feature comparison
| Feature | AttendIQ | Boxcore |
|---|---|---|
| Public pricing | ✓ £4.50-£6.50/worker/month | ✗ Pricing on request |
| Setup fee | ✓ None (annual billing) | Unclear Not publicly stated |
| Competency tracking & expiry management | ✓ Automatic expiry alerts, access blocking | ✓ Yes, manual and third-party |
| Digital site inductions | ✓ Mobile-delivered, versioned | ✓ Yes |
| Worker competency management | ✓ Full matrix, confidence scoring C1-C6 | ✓ Yes |
| Supply chain management | ✓ Free for supply chain companies | Limited |
| Drug and alcohol management | ✓ Test records + configurable auto-suspension | Basic Test recording only |
| Fatigue / WTD monitoring | ✓ Configurable alert thresholds | Limited |
| Modern slavery detection | ✓ Automated pattern detection | ✗ Not available |
| Right to work management | ✓ Document upload, expiry alerts, audit trail | ✓ Yes |
| Digital permits and forms | ✓ Hot works, confined space, WaH, toolbox talks | ✓ Yes |
| Offline mobile app | ✓ Offline-first, auto-sync | ✓ Yes |
| SOC 2 certification | In progress Target 2026 | ✓ SOC 2 certified |
| REST API and webhooks | ✓ Full API, webhooks, ERP integration | Limited |
Pricing
AttendIQ
- + £6.50/worker/month Complete plan
- + No setup fee
- + No training fee
- + Supply chain companies always free
- + Pricing published on website
Boxcore
- - Must contact sales for pricing
- + SOC 2 certified
- + Established UK market presence
- + Core compliance features covered
How to choose between AttendIQ and Boxcore
Both AttendIQ and Boxcore are UK-native platforms designed for Tier 2 and Tier 3 construction contractors. This is a closer comparison than AttendIQ vs MSite, where the products serve fundamentally different market segments. Here, the differences come down to specific features, pricing transparency, and depth of compliance tooling.
Pricing transparency
AttendIQ publishes its pricing. Boxcore does not. If you are a procurement team or a managing director building a business case for digitising site compliance, the ability to put a number in a spreadsheet before picking up the phone matters. Ask both suppliers for a per-worker monthly cost on annual billing and compare directly.
Drug and alcohol policy engine
This is one of the clearest feature differences. AttendIQ allows Employer Admins to configure exactly what happens when a worker receives an unfit D&A result: no automatic action, block until a new clean result is recorded, block for a fixed period (1, 3, 6, or 12 months), or block indefinitely. The system creates and manages suspensions automatically, and the access rules engine enforces them at every clock-in. Boxcore records D&A test results but does not offer the same configurable automatic suspension policy.
Modern slavery detection
AttendIQ includes automated pattern detection for indicators of labour exploitation in the supply chain - a requirement under the Modern Slavery Act 2015 for contractors above the relevant turnover threshold. This is not a feature that Boxcore currently offers. If your company is required to publish a modern slavery statement, having automated detection capability is both operationally useful and a defensible compliance position.
Supply chain management
AttendIQ's supply chain model is designed around the reality of UK construction procurement. Principal Contractors push job role requirements to supply chain companies, who can then manage their workers' compliance against those requirements - and supply chain companies pay nothing. This creates a network effect: the more PCs on AttendIQ, the more SC companies join free, the larger the compliance data set becomes.
Boxcore has supply chain functionality, but the model is less favourable to SC companies and the network effect is less developed.
The verdict
For contractors who need SOC 2 today and cannot wait for AttendIQ's certification, Boxcore is worth serious consideration. For everyone else, AttendIQ wins on price transparency, drug and alcohol policy depth, modern slavery detection, and supply chain economics. Run a head-to-head demo of both - the setup time comparison alone is usually decisive.
Frequently asked questions
Both are UK-native platforms for Tier 2 and Tier 3 contractors. Key differences: AttendIQ has transparent pricing (£4.50-£6.50/worker/month), modern slavery detection, configurable D&A auto-suspension policy, and WTD fatigue monitoring. Boxcore has SOC 2 certification (AttendIQ is targeting SOC 2 in 2026). Both cover competency tracking, inductions, and mobile clock-in.
Yes. Boxcore has SOC 2 certification. AttendIQ is targeting SOC 2 Type II in 2026. If SOC 2 is a hard procurement requirement at your organisation today, that is a relevant factor in your decision.
Yes. AttendIQ includes automated pattern detection for indicators of labour exploitation in construction supply chains - required under the Modern Slavery Act 2015. Boxcore does not currently offer this feature.
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