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Pupil Protect vs VPass
VPass is visitor management for schools and workplaces, based in Australia. Visitors in Pupil Protect is built for schools in England and works from the same records as your DSL team.
The main differences are price, the safeguarding steps at the kiosk, and where your data is kept.
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Side by side
| What you need | Pupil Protect | VPass |
|---|---|---|
| Who signs in | Visitors, contractors and supply staff, your own staff, and pupils who arrive late or leave early. By QR code, PIN, ID card or pre-registration, with ID scanning and document upload. | Visitors by QR code, PIN or pre-registration, with badge printing and document upload. |
| Safeguarding briefing | Visitors read your safeguarding message and see who your DSL is before their badge prints. | Not stated publicly. |
| Watch list | Your DSL or head adds people who mustn't be admitted or collect a pupil. Reception is told quietly; the visitor sees an ordinary screen. | Not stated publicly. |
| Fire roll call | On your phone at the assembly point. People still missing stay at the top. | Evacuation roll call. |
| Single central record | In Staff, with safer recruitment, training records and concerns about adults. | Not stated publicly. |
| MIS | Arbor, Bromcom, SIMS, iSAMS, IRIS Ed:gen, Compass, ScholarPack, Facility CMIS, Double First Engage, WCBS, RM Integris and Juniper Horizons. | Arbor attendance, free on Premium and Enterprise plans. Bromcom is also listed. |
| Where data is kept | UK data centres. | Visitor data in the UK and EU. |
| Certification | None yet. We're working towards certification. | Not stated publicly. |
| Price | Published on our pricing page, per school per year, excluding VAT. One price includes Visitors and every other Pupil Protect product. | Published. From £330 a year billed annually, with an education price of £390 a year for Premium. SMS costs extra. VAT not stated. A 30-day trial. |
| Leaving | Export every record and document in a standard format at any time, at no extra cost. | Export on request within 30 days of the contract ending, then deletion. |
“Not stated publicly” means we couldn’t find it on VPass’s website. It may still be available, so ask them. If anything here is wrong or out of date, email sales@pupilprotect.co.uk and we’ll correct it.
When VPass may suit you better
No system is right for every school. These are fair reasons to choose VPass.
- You want a low published price and a free trial.
- You only want visitor management, without a safeguarding records system.
- You want to pay monthly.
Moving from VPass
We bring your records across and your DSL checks them before anything goes live.
Can we keep our visitor history?
VPass exports your data on request within 30 days after your contract ends, so ask before then. [Confirm whether we import visitor history]
What hardware do we need?
A tablet at reception for the kiosk, and a badge printer. [Confirm supported tablets and printers]
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