Suprema is the premium choice for biometric attendance and access control in UAE banks, healthcare, and grade-A office tenants. Peoplifi connects to BioStar 2 via REST API, syncing attendance every 60 seconds. BioStation A2, FaceStation F2, BioLite Net, XPass 2, and XPass D2 are all supported.
Try Peoplifi Free for 7 DaysBoth supported. Self-hosted BioStar 2 must be reachable by Peoplifi (public IP or VPN). BioStar 2 Cloud just needs API credentials.
No. We consume attendance events only. Door access rules stay in BioStar.
BioStar 2 (v2.8+) is the supported platform. BioStar Air integration is on the roadmap. Legacy BioStar 1.x deployments are not directly supported, but most customers have already migrated since BioStar 1.x is end-of-life.
If Peoplifi can't reach the BioStar API for a period, punches accumulate in BioStar's local event log and are pulled into Peoplifi when connectivity is restored — no data loss. The 60-second sync interval applies under normal connectivity.
BioStar 2 supports visitor-management modules natively; Peoplifi consumes only the attendance event stream from registered employees. Visitor records remain in BioStar and are not pulled into Peoplifi.
Suprema occupies the premium tier of the UAE biometric attendance market, with strong adoption in banking, healthcare, premium hospitality, government-linked entities, and Grade-A office tenants. The brand's reputation is built on superior face-recognition accuracy, robust enterprise-grade hardware, advanced spoofing detection, and a mature software platform (BioStar 2) that combines attendance and access control. For UAE employers prioritising security and accuracy alongside attendance capture — especially in regulated sectors — Suprema is often the chosen vendor.
BioStar 2 can run as a self-hosted server (on-premise or in the customer's cloud) or as the cloud-managed BioStar 2 Cloud service. Both architectures expose a REST API that Peoplifi consumes for attendance event retrieval. The integration polls the API every 60 seconds (configurable down to 30 seconds), pulling new events since the last poll, matching them to Peoplifi employee profiles by User ID, and applying them against the employee's shift pattern in the attendance engine. The 60-second cadence balances real-time visibility with API call efficiency.
Peoplifi's Suprema integration covers all major BioStar-compatible devices: BioStation A2 (the flagship fingerprint terminal), FaceStation F2 (face recognition with anti-spoofing), BioLite Net (compact wall-mount fingerprint), XPass 2 and XPass D2 (RFID/proximity card readers for combined attendance and access control), and BioEntry W2 (outdoor IP-rated terminal). Mixed-device deployments are common — for example, FaceStation F2 at the main entrance for face-based attendance and XPass D2 at internal doors for access control — and Peoplifi consumes attendance events from all registered devices.
BioStar 2 is fundamentally an access-control platform that also captures attendance events. Peoplifi's role is to consume the attendance event stream — door-open events, scheduled shifts, employee identification — without taking responsibility for door rules, access permissions, or security configurations. This separation keeps each platform focused on its core competency: BioStar 2 manages physical security and access logic, Peoplifi manages HR attendance, payroll integration, and Labour Law compliance. The integration is unidirectional: events flow from BioStar 2 to Peoplifi, no Peoplifi data is pushed back to BioStar 2 access rules.
Premium-sector UAE employers — banks, healthcare providers, regulated financial-services firms — face stringent audit and compliance requirements around attendance, working hours, and overtime. The Suprema-Peoplifi integration produces clean, defensible audit trails: every punch event is timestamped from the device, retrieved with API metadata, processed against the employee's shift pattern, and reflected in payroll calculations with full traceability. For year-end financial-statement audits, MoHRE inspections, or regulatory reviews, the integration provides documentation aligned to the standards expected at premium UAE employers.