Honest comparison
SiteConnect is the affordable published-price H&S choice for smaller NZ/AU/UK teams, while Site Control wins for UK builders who need CDM document generation, RFIs and per-site unlimited workers.
SiteConnect is an affordable, published-price H&S platform with geofenced sign-in, inductions, incident logging and free contractor connectivity, billed per employee. The Site Book Site Control is per-site with unlimited workers and uniquely generates UK CDM documents (RAMS, CPP, COSHH) plus RFIs and document-review evidence. Choose SiteConnect for cheap small-team safety; choose Site Control for UK-CDM-first paperwork and busy multi-contractor sites.
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Figures from SiteConnect's public pricing and product pages, fetched 2026-06-06; Site Control figures from The Site Book's published per-site pricing. Currency conversions are approximate.
Pricing, fit, and feature coverage side by side.
| Feature | The Site Book Site Control | SiteConnect |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | From £675/site per month plus £5,000 one-off setup; volume tiers and annual prepay | From NZD $333/mo (1-9 employees) up to NZD $816/mo (40-69); 70+ employees is Price-On-Application. Contractors join free; you pay per employee headcount band. |
| Team size | Per active site with unlimited workers (~75+ typical); multiple contractor companies per site | Strongest at 1-39 employees where the published per-headcount tiers stay cheap; 70+ moves to quote-only. |
| 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. | Small-to-mid NZ/AU/UK contractors who want an affordable, published-price H&S platform with geofenced sign-in, inductions and free contractor connectivity, and who do not need software to generate UK CDM documents. |
| Not ideal for | No biometric turnstiles or physical access control, so it cannot secure a Tier-1 perimeter the way MSite/Biosite can. | Does not generate UK CDM documents (RAMS/CPP/COSHH); SWMS/JSA/SSSP are AU/NZ equivalents, so UK builders still author RAMS elsewhere. |
| RAMS / CPP / COSHH generation | Generates UK RAMS, CPP, COSHH and method statements from the project brief — unique in this category. | |
| Permits to work | ||
| Site inductions | Digital induction blocks check-in until acknowledged. | Standardised site inductions for contractors are a core feature, but block-until-complete gating that hard-stops check-in is not documented. |
| Worker cert tracking | CSCS upload, internal review and expiry notifications. | Contractor management and registers cover compliance documents; competency/cert expiry alerting is lighter than a dedicated CSCS tracker. |
| Right to work | CSCS credential review; not a formal right-to-work share-code check. | |
| Contractor self-onboarding | Contractor self-join via the entrance QR with CSCS upload and approval. | Contractors connect free without a licence fee and self-manage their company profile and compliance via contractor management. |
| QR / mobile sign-in | Permanent entrance QR for guest sign-in/out and contractor self-join. | Public QR code sign-in lets visitors check in without downloading the app. |
| GPS clock-in | Geofencing sets virtual boundaries around sites and auto signs users in/out on entry, exit or dwell. | |
| Biometric access | ||
| Physical access control | ||
| Site attendance | Check-in/out, history and a live people-on-site view. | Attendance is one of the four core pillars, recording site visitors and sign-in/out times. |
| CIS payroll | ||
| Live people-on-site | Real-time attendance records who is on site, supporting evacuation and muster needs. | |
| Multi-company isolation | Each contractor company sees only its own workforce — test-verified. | Contractor management connects multiple companies, but per-contractor data-isolation guarantees are not independently test-verified in public docs. |
| RFIs | Create, attach, comment, answer and close — unique in this category. | |
| Document-review evidence | Version-specific read/acknowledge audit chain. | Toolbox talks capture digital signatures and attendance; a version-specific read/acknowledge audit chain for documents is not clearly evidenced. |
| Toolbox talks | Toolbox talks support scheduling, attendance tracking and digital signatures for daily briefings. | |
| Site inspections | Pre-start checklists and customisable mobile forms cover daily site safety inspections (PPE, barriers, signage). | |
| Incident log | Incident and injury management lets teams report and investigate incidents with custom workflows. | |
| Plant / asset management | ||
| Workforce scheduling | ||
| Multi-site dashboard & exports | Attendance CSV, monthly H&S CSV/PDF and project audit-log exports. | Compliance dashboard with real-time analytics and PDF export supports audits across sites. |
| Mobile app | iOS and Android contractor app. | Native mobile app on iOS and Android gives workers access to materials from their phone. |
| Offline mode | Mobile-first field use is emphasised but offline capture behaviour is not clearly documented. |
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.
SiteConnect's published sub-40 tiers are cheaper than a per-site fee, and contractors join free; pick it unless you specifically need software to author your UK RAMS/CPP.
Site Control generates UK CDM documents, adds RFIs and version-specific document-review evidence, and charges per site with unlimited workers, which suits a 75-worker site better than SiteConnect's 70+ quote-only band.
Both move toward bespoke pricing at scale, but Site Control's per-site economics and CDM generation suit UK multi-site compliance; Site Control lacks GPS geofence, biometrics, CIS payroll and scheduling if those are must-haves.
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
SiteConnect (Sitesoft)
From NZD $333/mo (1-9 employees) up to NZD $816/mo (40-69); 70+ employees is Price-On-Application. Contractors join free; you pay per employee headcount band.
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Short, straight answers - the same questions real builders ask.
SiteConnect publishes per-employee tiers in NZD ex-GST: $333/mo for 1-9 employees, rising to $816/mo for 40-69, with 70+ priced on application. Contractors join free. Site Control is per active site at £675/mo plus a one-off setup fee, with volume discounts and unlimited workers per site. Small teams often find SiteConnect cheaper; busy single sites can favour Site Control's per-site model.
No. SiteConnect provides SWMS, JSA and Site-Specific Safety Plan tools, which are Australian and New Zealand equivalents, plus templates you complete yourself. It stores and distributes safety documents well but does not generate UK CDM paperwork. The Site Book Site Control uniquely generates UK RAMS, CPP, COSHH and method statements, so UK builders avoid authoring those documents in a separate tool.
SiteConnect offers geofenced auto sign-in and out, QR codes and a kiosk, including geofence GPS that Site Control does not have. Site Control uses a permanent entrance QR with contractor self-join, induction gating that blocks check-in until complete, and live people-on-site for evacuation. SiteConnect wins on GPS geofencing; Site Control wins on induction gating and CDM-aligned audit exports for UK sites.
Site Control enforces multi-contractor-company data isolation that is verified by automated tests, so each company sees only its own records. SiteConnect connects contractors free through its contractor-management module, but public documentation does not detail or independently verify per-company data-isolation guarantees. If strict isolation across many subcontractors on one site is critical, Site Control's tested behaviour is the safer, more clearly documented choice for UK multi-contractor projects.
A single 75-worker site pushes SiteConnect into its 70+ Price-On-Application band, removing the published-price advantage that makes it attractive for small teams. Site Control charges per site with unlimited workers at £675/mo plus setup, so headcount does not change the price. For a large UK site needing CDM documents, RFIs and document-review evidence, Site Control is usually the stronger and more predictable fit.
SiteConnect offers GPS geofenced sign-in, a published low-cost entry tier for very small teams, and free contractor connectivity within an established AU/NZ H&S platform. Site Control honestly lacks GPS geofencing, biometric or turnstile access, CIS payroll, plant/asset management and workforce scheduling. If geofenced clock-in or the cheapest possible small-team price is your priority, SiteConnect may suit you better than Site Control.
Figures from SiteConnect's public pricing and product pages, fetched 2026-06-06; Site Control figures from The Site Book's published per-site pricing. Currency conversions are approximate.
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