Honest comparison
MSite/Biosite owns biometric perimeter security for large secured sites, while Site Control is no-hardware, UK-CDM-first and transparently priced for small and mid sites.
MSite and Biosite (Infobric) lead with biometric turnstiles and facial-recognition access control built for Tier-1 main contractors securing high-value sites, sold quote-only with per-site hardware capex. The Site Book's Site Control is a no-hardware, per-site platform that generates UK CDM documents (RAMS/CPP/COSHH), gates inductions, runs RFIs and check-in attendance, and publishes transparent pricing — a faster, lighter fit for small and mid-sized sites.
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Feature and pricing details drawn from Infobric/MSite and Biosite public vendor pages, fetched 2026-06-06; MSite/Biosite pricing is quote-only with no public price, so capex figures are not published.
Pricing, fit, and feature coverage side by side.
| Feature | The Site Book Site Control | MSite / Biosite |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | From £675/site per month plus £5,000 one-off setup; volume tiers and annual prepay | Quote-only, plus hardware capex per site (turnstile/biometric reader install). |
| Team size | Per active site with unlimited workers (~75+ typical); multiple contractor companies per site | Large enterprise workforces — hundreds to thousands of operatives across multiple secured sites. |
| Best for | Principal contractors and builders running live sites with subcontractors who need UK CDM documents generated plus on-site contractor access, attendance, RFIs and audit-ready evidence in one per-site tool. | Tier-1 and large main contractors securing high-value, high-throughput sites that need physical perimeter access control with biometric verification. |
| Not ideal for | No biometric turnstiles or physical access control, so it cannot secure a Tier-1 perimeter the way MSite/Biosite can. | Hardware-led: turnstile/reader install means capex, lead time and groundworks per site, slowing deployment on small or short-duration jobs. |
| RAMS / CPP / COSHH generation | Generates UK RAMS, CPP, COSHH and method statements from the project brief — unique in this category. | |
| Permits to work | Briefings, RAMS sign-off and access gating cover much permit-style control; no dedicated permit-to-work issuance module is publicly documented. | |
| Site inductions | Digital induction blocks check-in until acknowledged. | Online inductions software with forms, videos, questionnaires and 30+ language auto-translation; access is gated via biometric verification before entry. |
| Worker cert tracking | CSCS upload, internal review and expiry notifications. | Competency and credential management is part of the workforce suite; credentials are checked against the worker before access is granted. |
| Right to work | CSCS credential review; not a formal right-to-work share-code check. | Identity checks and pre-registration support right-to-work/identity verification at enrolment, strengthened by biometric identity confirmation at the gate. |
| Contractor self-onboarding | Contractor self-join via the entrance QR with CSCS upload and approval. | Pre-registration software lets subcontractors and workers self pre-enrol and complete induction before their start date. |
| QR / mobile sign-in | Permanent entrance QR for guest sign-in/out and contractor self-join. | Primary model is biometric turnstiles plus Workforce/Supervisor apps; sign-in is hardware-led rather than a no-hardware QR entrance. |
| GPS clock-in | ||
| Biometric access | Core strength — MSite Face facial recognition and Biosite fingerprint/facial readers confirm identity before access. | |
| Physical access control | Full/half-height turnstiles, Pod units, cabins and gates provide a physical secured perimeter — the flagship capability. | |
| Site attendance | Check-in/out, history and a live people-on-site view. | Time and attendance with timesheets and labour-hour management captured at biometric turnstiles. |
| CIS payroll | Labour-hour/timesheet data supports CIS/IR35 workflows via integrations; not positioned as an in-product timesheet-to-pay engine. | |
| Live people-on-site | Real-time on-site monitoring and attendance from turnstile entry/exit supports muster and roll-call. | |
| Multi-company isolation | Each contractor company sees only its own workforce — test-verified. | Enterprise workforce management with subcontractor onboarding implies role/company scoping; per-contractor data isolation is not a publicly verified, test-backed claim. |
| RFIs | Create, attach, comment, answer and close — unique in this category. | |
| Document-review evidence | Version-specific read/acknowledge audit chain. | RAMS digital briefings record sign-off, and inductions capture acknowledgement, providing a read/acknowledge audit trail. |
| Toolbox talks | Briefings module broadcasts safety briefings/toolbox talks with verified sign-off via the worker apps and gate. | |
| Site inspections | Broader Infobric/QHSE tooling covers inspections; not a core advertised feature of the MSite access-control module itself. | |
| Incident log | Fatigue management and QHSE tooling touch on incident/safety reporting; a dedicated incident log is not prominently documented in the access-control module. | |
| Plant / asset management | ||
| Workforce scheduling | Labour requisitioning helps plan labour needs, but full dispatch/rostering scheduling is not a headline feature. | |
| Multi-site dashboard & exports | Attendance CSV, monthly H&S CSV/PDF and project audit-log exports. | Multi-site dashboards and reporting consolidate attendance, labour hours and compliance across a contractor's project portfolio. |
| Mobile app | iOS and Android contractor app. | Workforce App and Supervisor App provide mobile access for workers and site supervisors. |
| Offline mode | Turnstile hardware operates locally at the gate, but documented offline behaviour for the apps is not publicly specified. |
At-a-glance fit per product - pulled from the same data that drives the snapshot table.
Pick the option that matches how your team actually works.
MSite/Biosite is the stronger fit: biometric turnstiles and facial recognition deliver physical access control Site Control deliberately does not — Site Control has no biometrics, turnstiles or GPS geofence.
Site Control wins: a permanent entrance QR, induction gating, CSCS tracking and UK CDM document generation deploy in days with no turnstile capex and transparent per-site pricing.
Site Control fits better for paperwork, RFIs and per-contractor data isolation; choose MSite if physical perimeter security is the priority over document workflow.
Strengths, weaknesses, fit, and the sources every claim came from.
The Site Book Ltd
From £675/site per month plus £5,000 one-off setup; volume tiers and annual prepay
Infobric (MSite / Biosite)
Quote-only, plus hardware capex per site (turnstile/biometric reader install).
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Short, straight answers - the same questions real builders ask.
MSite and Biosite are hardware-led: biometric turnstiles and facial-recognition readers physically control who enters a site, built for Tier-1 contractors. Site Control is software-first with no hardware — a permanent entrance QR handles sign-in, inductions are gated digitally, and the core platform generates UK CDM documents. MSite wins physical perimeter security; Site Control wins fast deployment, document generation and transparent per-site pricing for smaller jobs.
No. MSite's RAMS module lets contractors upload RAMS and site managers approve or decline them, with workers signing off during a verified digital briefing. That stores, distributes and evidences documents rather than writing them. Site Control's core platform actively generates UK CDM documents — RAMS, CPP, COSHH and method statements — so you author the compliance pack itself, not just collect uploads, before workers acknowledge each version on site.
Generally yes. Both lead with biometric turnstiles, Pods, cabins and facial or fingerprint readers, so a typical rollout involves per-site hardware installation, groundworks and lead time. That suits large, long-running secured sites. Site Control needs no hardware: workers scan a permanent entrance QR and use a mobile app, so a new site can go live in days without capex — better for short jobs or many small sites.
MSite and Biosite are quote-only with no published price, and you also fund per-site hardware capex for turnstiles and readers, so budgeting needs a sales conversation. Site Control publishes transparent pricing — from £675 per active site each month plus a one-off setup, with volume tiers as sites scale and an annual prepay option. That makes Site Control easier to evaluate and forecast, especially for SME builders running several smaller sites.
For most small and mid-sized firms, Site Control fits better: no turnstile capex, fast no-hardware deployment, UK CDM document generation, gated inductions, CSCS tracking, RFIs and multi-contractor data isolation, all at a transparent per-site price. MSite and Biosite are engineered for Tier-1 contractors securing large, high-value sites where a biometric perimeter justifies the hardware investment and a quote-based, capex-heavy rollout.
No, and we are honest about that. Site Control has no turnstiles, biometric readers or GPS geofencing; it manages who is inducted, checked in and authorised via a QR entrance and mobile app, not a physical gate. If you need a hard secured perimeter that physically blocks entry, MSite or Biosite is the right tool. If you need digital compliance, attendance and documents fast, choose Site Control.
Feature and pricing details drawn from Infobric/MSite and Biosite public vendor pages, fetched 2026-06-06; MSite/Biosite pricing is quote-only with no public price, so capex figures are not published.
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