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SiteKey and SiteConnect compared

Two New Zealand systems that both start at the gate. One is a broad health and safety platform sold by quote. The other covers site access at a published rate. Everything below comes from each company's own website, read on 18 September 2026.

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What each company publishes

The SiteConnect column is what SiteConnect publishes on its own site. The SiteKey column is what SiteKey does today.

Area SiteConnect SiteKey
Site sign inGeofence from the app, QR from site boards, kiosk modeQR pass scanned on the person's own phone, kiosk, GPS geofencing
InductionsInductions and SWMS triggered at sign inTraining compliance gate that blocks sign in when training is not current
ContractorsDocuments, licences and insurances tracked with expiry alertsContractor pre-registration, automated pre-qualification on the WorkSafe WKS-14 form, and training records with expiry shown on the Training screen
Safe work documentsSWMS and JSA created, signed, managed and exportedJSA library and site specific safety plans
Hazard and riskRegisters and hazard communicationHazards and risks nominated by the company, shown in the site induction and again at sign in
Forms and inspectionsBuild forms, run checks, assign actionsSite walk records, toolbox talk records
IncidentsCapture from site and close the loop with actionsIncident, accident and near miss reporting
Assets and plantAsset management with reminders before key datesSet up on request
Who is on site nowLive attendance and time on site reportingLive evacuation list and automatic sign out
Published priceNone. The pricing page is a form and plans are emailed$30 an office, $50 a worksite and $10 each additional site, charged monthly

Set up on request means the work is quoted and built for your tenancy, and is not part of the standard product. Read from siteconnect.io and sitekey.nz on 18 September 2026. Both sites change, so check the current pages before you decide.

One rate is published, the other is quoted

SiteConnect, by quote

The pricing page on siteconnect.io has no rate card. It is a form, and the page says pricing plans will be emailed to you. Budget comparison starts with a request to them.

SiteKey, on the website

$30 a month for an office, $50 a month for a worksite, and $10 a month for each site after that. No per user charges and no per scan costs. Three sites reads as $70 a month.

What that changes

A published rate can be checked against a budget before anyone books a call. A quoted rate is set against what the seller learns about the business first.

Six things that decide it

How many sites

SiteKey charges by site, so the second and third site are $10 a month each. Ask SiteConnect how their quote moves as sites are added.

How wide the job is

SiteKey publishes a gate, an on site list and training records. SiteConnect publishes a whole safety programme with asset registers and audit schedules.

What the person at the gate does

SiteKey uses a QR pass on the person's own phone, with no app and no login. SiteConnect lists an app with geofence sign in, QR from site boards, and a kiosk.

Where the training lives

SiteKey reads course completions from a training account and blocks sign in when they are not current. Ask SiteConnect how its inductions connect to training you already run.

Which countries

SiteConnect publishes New Zealand, Australian and United Kingdom sites. SiteKey is New Zealand only.

Who answers the phone

SiteKey is built and supported by Capability Solutions in Hamilton, and Gordon takes the call. SiteConnect publishes a support team and a partner network.

Where SiteConnect covers ground SiteKey does not

SiteConnect publishes a forms and inspections builder and a template library that is ready to use on day one. SiteKey handles asset management as a build for your tenancy, quoted on request.

SiteConnect also runs in Australia and the United Kingdom and has a partner programme for safety consultants. SiteKey is New Zealand only.

Questions about the two systems

How much does SiteConnect cost in New Zealand? +

SiteConnect does not publish a rate card. Its pricing page, read on 18 September 2026, is a form, and the page says plans will be emailed to you. Anyone comparing budgets has to request a quote from SiteConnect directly. SiteKey publishes its rate on this site. It is $30 a month for an office, $50 a month for a worksite, and $10 a month for each site after that.

What is the difference between SiteKey and SiteConnect? +

Breadth and pricing. SiteConnect publishes a platform covering attendance, inductions, contractor documents, SWMS and JSA, hazard and risk registers, digital forms and inspections, incidents, and asset management, sold by quote. SiteKey publishes site access and the records that come out of it. That list is QR pass check in, a training compliance gate, visitor management, a live evacuation list, contractor pre-registration, automated contractor pre-qualification on the WorkSafe WKS-14 form, company nominated hazards and risks shown in the site induction and at sign in, automatic sign out, GPS geofencing, incident, accident and near miss reporting, site walk records, toolbox talk records, site specific safety plans and a JSA library, at a published flat rate per site.

Does SiteConnect need an app to sign in? +

Not for every method. SiteConnect's own site lists geofence sign in and sign out from its app, QR code sign in from site boards, and kiosk mode for the site office. SiteKey uses a QR pass scanned on the person's own phone, with no app to download and no login.

Is SiteKey a replacement for a full health and safety platform? +

It depends on what is being replaced. SiteKey covers who is on site, contractor pre-qualification, and the records that come out of sign in. SiteKey also does site specific safety plans and a JSA library, and asset management is built for your tenancy on request. A business that wants an audit programme and a broad self service forms library is looking at a wider platform.

Is SiteKey connected to SiteConnect? +

No. SiteKey is built and run by Capability Solutions in Hamilton. SiteConnect is a separate company and its name and trade marks belong to it. Everything on this page comes from each company's own published website, read on 18 September 2026.

Sources and disclosure

All three read on 18 September 2026. This page is written by Capability Solutions, which builds SiteKey, so read it as one side's account and check both websites yourself. SiteConnect is a separate company with no connection to SiteKey, and its name belongs to it. Nothing here is taken from a quote, a demo or any private material.

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