GatePass
7.5#2 in student attendance software150,000 UGX, paid onceAndroidiOSWebAPI
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You-Attend
6.3#14 in student attendance softwareFrom $208.33 a monthWeb
VisitWhat both publish
| Fact | GatePass | You-Attend |
|---|---|---|
| Data retention | The policy says attendance records are intended to be kept for an active subscription plus three years, while automated enforcement of retention periods is still being built. | Institution data is retained for the subscription term and deleted or returned within 30 days of termination, except where law requires retention. |
| Headquarters | Kampala, Uganda | Charleston, Illinois, United States |
| Purpose | GatePass is a school gate attendance and parent notification system that also supports registers, emergency roll-call, trips, boarding, visitor management, and fees. | You-Attend is an attendance and compliance tool for higher education that runs inside an LMS. |
| Security | The privacy policy states TLS in transit, encrypted databases at rest, restricted production access and tamper-evident audit logging. | The security page says data is encrypted in transit with TLS 1.2 or higher and at rest with Azure SQL Transparent Data Encryption (AES-256). |
GatePass plans
- Free trialFree
- Gate150,000 UGX, paid once
- Watch300,000 UGX, paid once
- Guard450,000 UGX, paid once
- Shield600,000 UGX, paid once
- Sentinel750,000 UGX, paid once
You-Attend plans
- Fewer than 5,000 FTE$2,500 a year
- 5,000–10,000 FTE$4,000 a year
- 10,001–25,000 FTE$8,000 a year
- More than 25,000 FTE$15,000 a year
Pick GatePass if…
It suits schools seeking QR-based gate attendance, parent notifications and visitor processes in one system. The free one-term trial gives schools a way to use the complete feature set before choosing a paid plan.
Pick You-Attend if…
You want what its maker publishes above — check its page for the details.