Kwant Review 2026: Smart Badges That Watch for Falls and Prove Who Was on Site

Updated November 10, 2026 – Tested Intelligence

Quick verdict: Kwant is a workforce safety platform built around a smart badge workers already carry: it works as an ID card, stores certifications, detects falls of 6 feet or more, and sends SOS and restricted-zone alerts. It is aimed at large sites where headcounts and incident response are daily work. Pricing is not public – and it is charged per worker per month based on peak workforce size, so your bill follows your biggest crew, not your average one.

What it is

Kwant, founded in 2018, combines smart wearables, site sensors and AI software into one workforce platform. Every worker gets a smart badge or hard-hat tag carrying their identity and certifications. It reports location on site and watches for a fall, an SOS press, or entry into a restricted zone.

Around the badges sits the management platform: automated headcounts, onboarding, access control, attendance matched against reported hours, and predictive analytics that flag high-risk zones and trades. Kwant says it integrates with Procore, Primavera P6 and Autodesk tools. This is enterprise site infrastructure, not an app a small crew downloads.

What the pricing page does not make obvious: there is no pricing page. Kwant’s own material states the model once you find it – per worker per month, based on peak workforce size. Price your worst week, not your typical week. Two limits from Kwant’s own FAQ matter too: fall detection triggers at 6 feet and up, and no location data is collected off site.

Key features

• Smart badges and hard-hat tags with GPS, Bluetooth, LoRaWAN and RFID, plus accelerometers (vendor specs)
• Fall detection for falls of 6 feet or more, with automatic alerts to supervisors and medics (vendor claim)
• SOS button on every badge, plus restricted and unsafe zone alerts
• Badge stores OSHA and SST certifications, with expiry alerts
• 3-year badge battery life; badge measures 85.5 x 54 x 4.5 mm and badges are ATEX-certified (vendor specs)
• Automated headcounts, access control and onboarding

Pricing

Pricing is not public. Kwant publishes no rate card; buyers get a demo and custom pricing. The model, stated in Kwant’s own material, is a subscription per worker per month based on peak workforce size, plus hardware and sensors. Third-party directories list conflicting figures we could not verify against the vendor – do not budget from them.

Who it’s for

General contractors and owners running large, multi-trade or high-risk sites – data centers, industrial and LNG work, big commercial jobs – where certifications must be checked at the gate and a faster response to a fall is worth real money.

Who should skip it

Small contractors and short, low-risk jobs. A badge fleet and enterprise platform will not pay back on a ten-person remodel. Skip it too if your workforce will not accept location-aware badges – Kwant’s privacy controls help, but they do not remove that conversation.

Pros

• Replaces a card workers already carry, which helps adoption
• Fall detection at 6 feet plus SOS targets the incidents where minutes matter
• Certification storage and gate checks close a real compliance gap
• No off-site location collection, stated plainly in the vendor FAQ
• 3-year battery life means badges are not another daily charging chore

Cons

• No public pricing, and billing follows peak headcount, not average
• Fall detection starts at 6 feet – lower falls and trips are not its job
• Needs site sensors and an enterprise rollout; not a quick pilot on one small job
• Location-aware badges require a workforce trust conversation up front

FAQ

Does the Kwant badge track workers at home?

No, according to Kwant’s own FAQ. The badge communicates with site sensors and stops when the worker leaves; Kwant states no location information is collected off site.

What falls does Kwant detect?

Falls of 6 feet or more, per Kwant’s smart-badge pages. It is a serious-fall alert, not a trip detector, alongside an SOS button the worker can press manually.

How much does Kwant cost?

Pricing is not public. Kwant sells by demo and custom quote, per worker per month based on peak workforce size. Confirm how peak is counted and what hardware is included.

Bottom line

Kwant makes the ID badge do safety work: identity, certifications, location on site, fall and SOS alerts, and a clean headcount. For large, high-risk projects that is a useful combination – just remember there is no public price, and the meter runs on peak headcount.