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SiteKey and MRI OnLocation compared

MRI OnLocation charges per location and counts every sign in against an annual allowance. SiteKey charges per site and counts nothing. Both publish a card, so this one compares line by line. Read from both websites on 20 September 2026.

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What MRI OnLocation publishes

These are MRI's own figures from the OnLocation pricing page, in New Zealand dollars per location per year on the annual plan. Their page states that pricing excludes local taxes. Each plan comes with an annual cap on sign ins.

PlanPer location, per yearVisitor and contractor sign ins a yearEmployee sign ins a year
SmallNZ $8993,000, which is 250 a month30,000
MediumNZ $2,57010,000, which is 833 a month100,000
LargeNZ $4,58920,000, which is 1,666 a month200,000
CustomOn applicationUnlimitedUnlimited

Read from mrisoftware.com on 20 September 2026. OnScan is a paid add on at NZ $233 per user per year on Small, Medium and Large. Desk Booking is included on Small and is NZ $1,531 and NZ $3,058 per location per year on Medium and Large. Prices change, so check their page.

What happens at the cap

Their own words

MRI's pricing page says that exceeding your subscription's annual usage limits before the expiry of the term means you are automatically moved to the correct subscription plan based on your usage, and the difference between the two plans, from the start of your current subscription term, will be back charged.

What that means at a gate

A Small plan allows 250 visitor and contractor sign ins a month. A site that runs a busy fortnight can pass that without anyone watching, and the correction is applied back to the start of the term.

SiteKey has no cap

$50 a month for a worksite, $10 a month for each site after that, excluding GST. There is no sign in allowance, no per scan charge and no per user charge, so the invoice does not move with the traffic through the gate.

Per location, per year

SitesMRI OnLocation SmallSiteKey
1 worksiteNZ $899 a year$600 a year
3 worksitesNZ $2,697 a year$840 a year
10 worksitesNZ $8,990 a year$1,680 a year

MRI figures are their published Small plan multiplied by the number of locations, excluding local taxes. SiteKey figures are $50 a month for the first worksite and $10 a month for each site after that, excluding GST. The MRI column assumes every location stays inside the 3,000 sign in cap.

Five things that decide it

How many locations

MRI charges per location. A business with ten gates pays ten subscriptions. SiteKey charges $10 a month for each site after the first.

How busy the gate is

MRI counts every sign in and sign out as a movement against an annual allowance. SiteKey counts nothing.

Desks and ID scanning

MRI publishes Desk Booking and OnScan as separate paid add ons. OnScan is their photo ID scanner for visitors. SiteKey sets up desk booking on request and does not scan photo ID.

Text messages

MRI publishes an SMS allowance of 500 a year on Small and 1,000 on Medium and Large, with fees beyond that. Check what SiteKey sends today before relying on it either way.

Size of the supplier

MRI Software is a global property technology company and OnLocation was WhosOnLocation, built in Wellington. SiteKey is built and supported by Capability Solutions in Hamilton.

Where OnLocation covers ground SiteKey does not

MRI publishes employee scheduling, desk booking, multi language sign in, a touchless kiosk option, ID scanning through OnScan and a free trial, all ready to switch on. SiteKey sets up desk booking on request and does not scan photo ID. Their feature table also shows employee sign in allowances running to 200,000 a year, which points at a much larger workforce than SiteKey is built around.

A campus, a multi occupier building or a head office with hot desking has more to work with there.

Sources and disclosure

Read on 20 September 2026 from a New Zealand connection. MRI Software and OnLocation are separate from SiteKey and those names belong to them. This page is written by Capability Solutions, which builds SiteKey, so read it as one side's account and check the other website yourself. Nothing here is taken from a quote, a demo or any private material. SiteKey prices exclude GST.

Questions we get asked about this

How much does MRI OnLocation cost in New Zealand? +

Their published card, read on 20 September 2026, is NZ $899 per location per year on Small, NZ $2,570 on Medium and NZ $4,589 on Large, with Custom on application. Their page says pricing excludes local taxes. Small includes 3,000 visitor and contractor sign ins a year, Medium 10,000 and Large 20,000. OnScan is NZ $233 per user per year and Desk Booking runs to NZ $3,058 per location per year on Large.

What happens if you go over the OnLocation sign in limit? +

MRI's pricing page says you are automatically moved to the correct subscription plan based on your usage, and the difference between the two plans, from the start of your current subscription term, is back charged. On the Small plan the limit works out at 250 visitor and contractor sign ins a month.

Is SiteKey cheaper than OnLocation? +

On the published cards, per site, yes. SiteKey is $600 a year for a worksite and $120 a year for each site after that, excluding GST, against NZ $899 per location per year on OnLocation Small excluding local taxes. OnLocation does more, so the fair comparison is what each one is for. Check both current pages before you decide.

Is OnLocation the same as WhosOnLocation? +

Their own page title says OnLocation was WhosOnLocation. It is now an MRI Software product.

Is SiteKey connected to MRI Software? +

No. SiteKey is built and run by Capability Solutions in Hamilton. MRI Software is a separate company and its names belong to it. Everything on this page comes from each company's own published website, read on 20 September 2026.

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