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Eyrus vs WakeCap

Two ways to know who is on a jobsite and where. Eyrus registers and badges workers and tracks time through apps, BLE badges, turnstiles and other access-control hardware it can supply and staff, with Lens, an AI assistant in private beta, answering questions by text, email or chat. WakeCap puts a sensor in each hard hat for headcount, mustering and verified hours, and adds equipment tracking with AI anti-collision and SiteGuard camera agents, all feeding a knowledge graph and Owner's Dashboard. Vendor pages read Oct 22, 2026; desk research, not tested, no winner.

DESK RESEARCH, NOT TESTED. Compiled from vendors' public websites (accessed Oct 22, 2026). Vendor claims are not verified by Means & Methods Lab. No scores or rankings.

In short: Eyrus (Worksite access control & workforce intelligence; no public prices (quote / sales)) vs WakeCap (Connected workforce & site intelligence; no public prices (quote / sales)). Facts last checked Oct 22, 2026. No winner declared; not tested.

Side by side

Eyrus vs WakeCap: vendor-published facts side by side
Sheet rowEyrusWakeCap
CategoryWorksite access control & workforce intelligenceConnected workforce & site intelligence
AI role (our label)Not AI-firstAI-first
What it doesConstruction worksite intelligence platform for worker onboarding, time tracking, jobsite access control, payroll timesheets, messaging and reporting. Modules cover worker registration and onboarding (trade, company, certifications, multilingual videos/docs, signatures, background checks), time tracking (worker app check-in, foreman tap, BLE badges/readers, kiosks, hand scanners), access-control software and hardware (badges, turnstiles, vehicle gates, zone permissions, subcontractor sub-access), automated timesheets for payroll systems, SMS group messaging, and reporting (headcounts, workhours, certifications, fatigue, local wage & regulations, portfolio dashboards). Can also staff registration, badging, visitor management and related on-site roles. Pricing page describes consultative proposal: base software monthly plus hardware purchase or lease; no dollar amounts listed. The pages we read do not lead with AI, so we tag it Not AI-first. Re-checked Oct 19, 2026: the site navigation also lists video surveillance, conditions monitoring, worksite productivity analytics, evacuation and mustering, and an A.I. construction site assistant. Re-checked Oct 20, 2026: the homepage now leads with Lens, which Eyrus calls a field-ready A.I. worksite assistant that answers questions and sends recurring reports and alerts by text message, email or chat, and promotes Eyrus Security as a site-specific mix of technology, personnel and logistics; the workforce page describes BLE beacons and badges read at entry/exit points and work zones, and zones that can track different wage rates. The AI tag stays Not AI-first because registration, time tracking and access control remain the core of the product. Re-checked Oct 22, 2026: homepage, workforce and access control pages unchanged in substance. The Lens page (read Oct 22, 2026) describes Lens as a team of AI agents working on top of Eyrus data, reached by text message, email or in-app chat, that answers headcount and labor-hour questions, schedules recurring reports and alerts and points out trends; each project has its own email address and phone number and an allow list of users recorded in Eyrus, which Eyrus says the agents cannot bypass. Lens is in private beta. The AI tag stays Not AI-first.Site intelligence platform combining hard-hat worker data, equipment location and AI safety cameras in an owner's dashboard for safety and progress. Hard-hat data covers headcount, mustering and timekeeping; equipment data includes anti-collision; materials, documents and schedules are listed as coming soon, all feeding a knowledge graph and owner's dashboard for safety, productivity, and progress. Case studies cite Saudi Aramco (94% fewer violations), BESIX ($3.57M labor value), and NEOM (vendor claims, not verified). Re-checked Oct 19, 2026: the homepage now frames the platform as six source systems (workers, equipment, material, site cameras, project documents and construction schedule) feeding one knowledge graph and Owner's Dashboard; workers, equipment and site cameras are marked live, and material, project documents (plans, drawings, digital work permits) and schedule (look-ahead, progress, earned value) are marked soon. It says Connected Workers is the fastest source to deploy, with no training or infrastructure buildout, and lists Aramco approved-vendor status, ISO 45001, ISO 9001 and local data hosting. The NEOM case is now described as ghost-worker hours cut by 60 percentage points (vendor claim). Re-checked Oct 21, 2026: homepage unchanged in substance (six source systems feeding one knowledge graph and Owner's Dashboard; workers, equipment and site cameras marked live; material, project documents and construction schedule marked soon; Connected Workers still described as the fastest source to deploy). The case-study figures, now also including BESIX 96% less over-reporting and 32% more productive zone time and NEOM SAR 8B+ projected savings, and the live data-point counters are vendor claims not used here. Re-read Oct 22, 2026: homepage unchanged in substance. The Connected Workers page lists Connected Worker, VerifyTime, Digital Passport, Digital Clinic and Heat Stress modules, with heat-stress and lone-worker alerts tied to location; the Site Cameras page describes SiteGuard 2.0, an agentic camera safety officer on existing cameras guided by the site's JSAs, with a reviewer agent that confirms violations before alerting, autonomous PTZ scouting and a plain-English archive chatbot; the Connected Equipment page lists GPS tracking with engine telemetry, QR-coded inspections, AI human detection with a non-invasive auto-brake it says needs no ECU changes, emissions insight and dashcams. Figures on those pages are vendor claims and not used.
Who it's forGeneral contractors and owners needing who-is-on-site accuracy, gate control, and payroll-ready presence data on active construction sites.Owners and contractors on large projects, especially in the Middle East per case studies.
Pricing (as publicly stated)No public prices on the pricing page (checked Oct 16 and Oct 19, 2026): eyrus.com/pricing describes a consult-and-proposal process (learn the project and worksite, recommend solutions, proposal usually the same day); pricing components are base software and data connections (monthly price) and on-site hardware, physical barriers, readers and IoT (purchase or lease). No figures. Multi-project and enterprise agreements on request. Confirm current pricing with the vendor. Re-checked Oct 20, 2026: unchanged (same consult-and-proposal process, monthly base software and data connections plus hardware on purchase or lease, no figures). Re-checked Oct 22, 2026: unchanged (consult-and-proposal process; monthly base software and data connections plus hardware on purchase or lease; no figures). The Lens page says Lens is free to customers in the private beta and will carry a subscription cost after the beta, with pricing not yet announced.No public prices found (checked Oct 16, 2026; unchanged Oct 19, 2026): the vendor site has no pricing or plans link in its navigation or footer, and /pricing and /plans return a not-found page. The site's calls to action include "Schedule a demo". Confirm current pricing with the vendor. Re-checked Oct 21, 2026: still no prices; calls to action are Book a call and Schedule a demo. Re-checked Oct 22, 2026: still no prices (/pricing returns a not-found page; Book a Call and Schedule a Demo).
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Facts last checked: Oct 22, 2026. Prices change; check the vendor page before relying on them.

Where the vendor descriptions differ

  • How workers are counted: Eyrus lists worker app check-in, a worker app or digital badge tapped against a foreman app, BLE beacons and badges read at entry and exit points and in work zones, kiosks, hand scanners, and access control through turnstiles, vehicle gates and doors, with timesheets created automatically from the access logs. WakeCap says a sensor in each hard hat reports presence, location and time automatically, feeding live headcount, mustering and verified hours to payroll, and lists heat-stress and lone-worker alerts tied to location.
  • Access control and security: Eyrus sells access control as software, hardware (badges and printers, card readers, turnstiles, vehicle access control, kiosks, hand scanners) and personnel for registration, badging, visitor management and check-in, and syncs video clips with access logs; its homepage also promotes Eyrus Security, a mix of technology, personnel and logistics. WakeCap's pages we read do not describe turnstiles or gate hardware; its worker modules are listed as Connected Worker, VerifyTime, Digital Passport, Digital Clinic and Heat Stress.
  • Beyond workers: WakeCap lists connected equipment (GPS tracking with route replay and engine telemetry, QR-coded inspections, AI human detection with a non-invasive auto-brake, emissions insight, dashcams) and SiteGuard, which it says turns existing site cameras into an agentic safety officer guided by the site's JSAs, with a reviewer agent confirming violations before alerts. Material, project document and schedule sources are marked Soon. Eyrus's menu lists video surveillance, conditions monitoring, worksite productivity analytics, evacuation and mustering, and SMS messaging to saved worker groups.
  • AI: Eyrus describes Lens as a team of AI agents on top of Eyrus data, reached by text message, email or in-app chat, that answers headcount and labor-hour questions and schedules recurring reports and alerts; each project has an allow list of user emails and phone numbers. Lens is in private beta. WakeCap describes AI in its camera agents, equipment anti-collision and a plain-English archive chatbot in the Owner's Dashboard.
  • Where they work: Eyrus is based in Washington, DC and writes for general contractors, owners and subcontractors. WakeCap lists offices in San Francisco, Al Khobar and Dubai, Aramco approved-vendor status, ISO 45001, ISO 9001 and local data hosting, and its case studies are Saudi Aramco, BESIX and NEOM projects.
  • Pricing (checked Oct 22, 2026): neither publishes prices. Eyrus's pricing page describes a consult-and-proposal process, with base software and data connections billed monthly and on-site hardware on a purchase or lease agreement; its Lens page says Lens is free during the beta and will carry a subscription afterwards, price not yet announced. WakeCap offers Book a Call and Schedule a Demo; /pricing returns a not-found page.
  • Not used here: Eyrus's customer testimonials and time-savings statements, and WakeCap's case-study figures (violations, labor value, ghost-worker hours, projected savings) and live data-point counters (vendor material). Neither tool has been tested by Means & Methods Lab.

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  • Whether hard-hat sensor data or turnstile and badge logs hold up better for certified payroll on a union job
  • What Eyrus Lens will cost after the beta
  • Whether WakeCap supplies or integrates gate and turnstile access control on U.S. sites
  • How each handles workers who move between several sites in a week
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  • How long did setup and training take, and who on your team did it?

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