AttendIQ vs MSite (Infobric)
MSite is what your Tier 1 principal contractor uses. AttendIQ is what you use to meet their requirements - without the hardware bill.
Regional contractors, groundworks, civils, M&E, fit-out, and specialist subcontractors with 50 to 3,000 site workers. No hardware. Live the same day. Built around the supply chain, not the Tier 1 PC.
Tier 1 principal contractors operating large infrastructure and major projects, where biometric hardware turnstiles are a contractual or client requirement. Typically Balfour Beatty, Kier, Mace-tier organisations.
Feature comparison
| Feature | AttendIQ | MSite / Infobric |
|---|---|---|
| Hardware required | ✓ No hardware needed | ✗ Biometric turnstiles required for core use |
| Same-day setup | ✓ Live within hours | ✗ Hardware installation required |
| Mobile clock-in (smartphone) | ✓ iOS and Android | Partial Software-only tier available |
| Offline clock-in | ✓ Queues and syncs automatically | Partial Hardware readers work offline |
| 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 | ✓ Yes |
| Supply chain management | ✓ Free for supply chain companies | Partial Available with Enterprise tier |
| Digital permits and forms | ✓ Hot works, confined space, WaH, toolbox talks | ✓ Yes |
| Right to work management | ✓ Document upload, expiry alerts | Partial Limited |
| Drug and alcohol management | ✓ Test records, auto-suspension rules | Partial |
| Fatigue / WTD monitoring | ✓ Configurable thresholds | Partial |
| Modern slavery detection | ✓ Automated pattern detection | ✗ Not available |
| Public pricing | ✓ £4.50-£6.50/worker/month | ✗ Pricing on request |
| Setup fee | ✓ None | ✗ Hardware + installation costs |
| Target segment | Tier 2 and Tier 3 contractors, supply chain | Tier 1 principal contractors |
Pricing comparison
AttendIQ
- + No setup fee
- + No hardware costs
- + No training fee
- + Supply chain companies free
- + Cancel any time (monthly billing available)
MSite (Infobric)
- - Hardware turnstile costs (several thousand per gate)
- - Installation and commissioning costs
- - Software licensing fees
- - Maintenance and support contracts
- + Suitable where Tier 1 client mandates hardware
Who should use MSite (Infobric)?
MSite, now rebranded as Infobric after its Swedish acquisition, is a well-established workforce management platform with a strong presence on UK major projects. If you are a Tier 1 principal contractor working on infrastructure, commercial development, or public-sector contracts where the client mandates biometric site access control, MSite is a logical choice. Its hardware-first model is well-suited to large, long-running sites where the capital investment in turnstiles is spread across hundreds of workers over years.
It is also the right choice if you already have a corporate IT function who can manage the integration and rollout, and if your contract values justify the overhead of a complex software deployment.
Who should use AttendIQ?
AttendIQ is built specifically for the tier of contractor that MSite was never designed for. If you are a groundworks, civils, M&E, fit-out, or specialist subcontractor with 50 to 3,000 workers, your needs are different. You need compliance fast, across multiple sites simultaneously, with a workforce that rotates and a supply chain you need to manage.
The hardware question
The most important practical difference between AttendIQ and MSite is hardware. MSite's core product is designed around biometric turnstiles and readers installed at site entrances. This has real advantages: it is hard to spoof, it works at scale, and it integrates with physical access gates. But it has significant costs:
- Hardware procurement (typically several thousand pounds per gate)
- Physical installation by a qualified engineer
- Ongoing maintenance and hardware support contracts
- Time to deploy - weeks, not hours
For a regional contractor setting up a new civils project next Monday, none of this is practical. AttendIQ workers clock in via their smartphone. The supervisor sees live headcount on a dashboard. No hardware, no wait, no cost beyond the subscription.
Setup time: same day vs weeks
AttendIQ can be operational the same day you sign up. Create your site hierarchy, add workers or import via CSV, configure access rules, and send workers the mobile app. The first clock-in event can happen within hours.
MSite implementations typically require weeks of planning, hardware procurement, installation scheduling, and IT integration. For fast-moving construction programmes - where sites start, finish, and hand over rapidly - this timeline mismatch is a real problem.
Supply chain management
AttendIQ is designed around the reality of UK construction: most sites are delivered by a principal contractor who manages a supply chain of specialist subcontractors. AttendIQ's supply chain module lets the PC push compliance requirements to connected SC companies, and SC companies can manage their own workers at no cost. Both sides have real-time visibility.
MSite's supply chain capability exists but is typically available only on higher enterprise tiers, and the hardware-first model creates friction for small SC companies who do not have the IT infrastructure to participate.
The verdict
If you are a Tier 1 principal contractor on a major project with a client mandate for biometric hardware access control, MSite is a credible solution. For everyone else in the UK construction supply chain - Tier 2 and Tier 3 contractors, civils, groundworks, M&E, fit-out - AttendIQ is the right tool. It is faster to deploy, significantly cheaper, and built specifically for the compliance challenges those organisations face.
Frequently asked questions
MSite (now Infobric) is built for Tier 1 principal contractors with biometric hardware turnstiles and a complex implementation process. AttendIQ is built for Tier 2 and Tier 3 contractors - no hardware, live the same day, priced at £4.50 to £6.50 per worker per month. Both cover the same core compliance areas, but they target fundamentally different segments of the market.
MSite's primary product is built around biometric hardware readers and turnstiles installed at site entrances. Hardware costs several thousand pounds per installation, plus installation and ongoing maintenance. A software-only tier exists, but hardware is core to MSite's offering. AttendIQ requires no hardware at all.
Yes. As a subcontractor, AttendIQ handles your own workforce compliance - CSCS records, competencies, inductions, attendance, and right to work. You can export any compliance report and share it with the PC, regardless of what system they use internally.
For Tier 2 and Tier 3 contractors, yes - significantly. AttendIQ costs £4.50-£6.50 per worker per month, no setup fee, no hardware. MSite does not publish pricing but the combination of software licensing plus hardware installation costs puts it materially higher for smaller contractors.
Built for Tier 2 and Tier 3.
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