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Overview

KioWare
KioWare
4.3
(19)

Pricing

Starting at $125.00 per year

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About KioWare

Kioware Kiosk System Software is a solution that helps businesses manage device security through lockdown systems and self-service kiosks. Key features include remote access, reporting, digital signage, virtual keyboard, order fulfillment, and secure browsing.

Designed for businesses of all sizes, Kioware enables administrators to manage user roles and server-console access. It comes with tools to monitor machine health and notify users about security risks/incidents. Additionally, the solution allows enterprises to manage content remotely by uploading information into a centralized database from multiple devices.

Kioware Kiosk System Software can either be deployed on-premise or hosted in the cloud. The application can be accessed from anywhere over Android devices. It is available on a monthly subscription and support is extended via documentation, phone, email, and other online measures.

KioWare User Interface

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KioWare Pricing and Plans

Starting price: $125.00 per year
Free Trial
Free Version

KioWare Starter

$125.00

per user, per year

Plan includes:

  • OS Lockdown & Startup on Boot
  • Basic Web Access Control
  • Limited UI Customization

KioWare Essential

$155.00

per user, per year

Plan includes:

  • OS Lockdown & Startup on Boot
  • Advanced Web Access Control
  • Advanced UI Customization
  • Single App Mode
  • Accessibility Integrations

KioWare Enterprise

$195.00

per user, per year

Plan includes:

  • OS Lockdown & Startup on Boot
  • Advanced Web Access Control
  • Advanced UI Customization
  • Single App Mode
  • Accessibility Integrations
  • Device Support
  • Remote Management (extra)

KioWare Features

  • Popular features found in Android Kiosk
    Automatic Reset
    Browsing Restrictions
    Mobile Device Management
    Offline Access
    Point of Sale (POS)
    Remote Access/Control
  • More features of KioWare
    Access Controls/Permissions
    ADA Compliance
    Digital Signage
    Digital Signature
    Mobile Access
    Monitoring
    Onsite Printing
    Order Fulfillment
    Remote Monitoring & Management
    Remote Update/Installation
    Reporting & Statistics
    Secure Browsing
    Secure Login
    Touch Screen
    Usage Tracking/Analytics
    User Management
    Virtual Keyboard
    Wireless Internet Access Control

KioWare User Reviews

Overall Rating

4.3

Ratings Breakdown

5

63%

4

26%

3

0%

2

0%

1

11%

Secondary Ratings

Ease of Use

4.1

Value for money

4.1

Customer support

4.3

Functionality

4.3

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Richard K.

Verified reviewer

Logistics and Supply Chain

201-500 employees

Used daily for less than 12 months

Review source

Reviewed September 2018

Needed a fast, easy-to-use solution for our employee timeclock system

5

I was tasked with getting some tablets ready to act as the time clock kiosks for the new payroll system we were implementing. After some web searching the name KioWare kept popping up so I checked it out. The software was easy to set up, easy to manage, and has worked flawlessly. Needless to say payroll and HR were very pleased as the launch of our new system went very smoothly. I'll definitely come to KioWare again in the future if I get put on a project that requires a kiosk.

Ratings Breakdown

5
Ease of use
5
Value for money
5
Customer support
5
Functionality
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Pros:
The configuration options were extremely intuitive. I didn't have to look up very much in the documentation in order to get a prototype up and running within 30 minutes. Copying configuration files across multiple devices was a snap once I had everything set up the way I wanted it, and licensing them was extremely reasonable price-wise. I've had virtually no issues from the software in nearly 6 months. The security audit feature was a nice touch, and really helped me out! I almost locked myself out of my device permanently if not for that!
Cons:
I think the only thing that was a bit disappointing would be a lack of mixed-mode attract screens. It'd be nice to be able to pull up either web pages, videos, or images. But to do that you'd need to be able to set up some kind of attract screen custom list, and then the software could cycle through that custom list as opposed to just cycling through local files. Very small gripe, though.

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VR
Verified
Reviewer

Higher Education

1001-5000 employees

Used daily for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed October 2018

Kiosk made simple

4

We use it for sign-in when guests visit our office. It presents a web form and does not allow access to any other sites, so by using our web form patrons are signed in easily with little to no intervention from us. We also use the "attract screen" feature to send an uninterruptible slideshow to a nearby monitor on the wall sharing news about our office.

Ratings Breakdown

4
Ease of use
5
Value for money
5
Customer support
5
Functionality
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Pros:
Kioware offered the features I absolutely needed in kiosk software at a price that made it hard to say no. In addition to the basics I knew I was looking for it offered some advanced features and the configurability that we were also able to use it to solve the need for a rotating slideshow in our lobby and manage the assets over our network to easily swap out slides.
Cons:
The setup was a bit confusing at times, mostly using terms/phrases that I wasn't familiar with (being new to kiosks in general didn't help). But after some trial and error we got it up and running in a few hours.

Vendor Response

Thank you for your feedback! If you have suggestions for how to improve the language used to describe particular settings, we would love to hear it! Email support@kioware.com with details, if you are so inclined. Thank you.

Replied October 2018

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Nazar A.

Verified reviewer

Retail

1001-5000 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed February 2019

Where do i start

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Ratings Breakdown

1
Ease of use
1
Value for money
1
Customer support
1
Functionality
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Pros:
I like that it is seamless after install.
Cons:
Where do i start, crashes all the time, super expensive.

Vendor Response

Nazar, Thank you for your feedback. We are wondering if you have specific issues we can work to address via our top notch technical support team? We offer online chat support, phone support, and email support, which we have no record of you utilizing. We would love to help you resolve your issues given the opportunity. As for cost, our licenses are perpetual (one-time license fee) and extremely reasonably priced for the extensive features available. Best wishes with your future kiosks, The KioWare Team

Replied February 2019

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VR
Verified
Reviewer

Retail

11-50 employees

Used daily for less than 12 months

Review source

Reviewed September 2018

KioWare Kiosks on our Retail Sales Floors

5

The support team is off-the-charts awesome. I configured and installed our three kiosks (and two users) myself. It was not easy, and complicated by the online manual. I needed to interact with their support folks about six times. In every instance, my call was handled promptly, and I got the answers I needed quickly. They were able to login to my screen when needed and see exactly what was whacked. Absolutely top notch tech support.

Ratings Breakdown

4
Ease of use
5
Value for money
5
Customer support
5
Functionality
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Pros:
The functionality. It is far more useful than we expected. The KIOCALL function, in particular. has assisted our store staff to interact with other stores to help customers who are right there with them.
Cons:
The setup and configuration. The online manual is tough to negotiate. Posting photos for merchandising through the "Attract Screen" process was one of our prime objectives. It works... but I wish it was easier and quicker to do.

Vendor Response

Thanks for your feedback! We are working on improving the online manual (our user guides). Email support@kioware.com with any specifics about what you find most in need of improvement or ideas for simplifying the setup experience.

Replied October 2018

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VR
Verified
Reviewer

Entertainment

501-1000 employees

Used daily for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed September 2018

Great for a lockdown browser with enough extra features to create a full kiosk.

4

I used the PC software for a touch screen information kiosk based from our website. I used the android version to lockdown a tablet browser based time clock punch in solution. Both were effective, andriod did crash more than I would like.

Ratings Breakdown

3
Ease of use
3
Value for money
3
Customer support
4
Functionality
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Pros:
Ease of setup on android. Pc was a little more complicated but more reliable.
Cons:
Doesn't auto launch in windows 10 unless you create a scheduled task.

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Burak Y.

Verified reviewer

Hospitality

51-200 employees

Used daily for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed September 2018

Great Product, support and bang for the buck

5

We use this for multiple kiosk check ins, easy setup and great support.

Ratings Breakdown

5
Ease of use
5
Value for money
5
Customer support
5
Functionality
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Pros:
I like the ease of it for what we are using it for, which is a clock in/out for our staff in multiple locations. Easy to install and manage, also great support.
Cons:
I can’t say anything negative. Anytime I had an issue a quick phone call had easy support

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VR
Verified
Reviewer

Information Technology and Services

501-1000 employees

Used daily for less than 6 months

Review source

Reviewed September 2018

KioWare for Kiosk-Mode across multiple users.

5

The goal of the project we were working on was to set up a series of tablets in a locked kiosk mode, in which the users could log in and out of them on a website with no cached or saved data between sessions, which this software did perfectly. Setting up the basic settings was straightforward, but trying to remotely deploy the software had a series of small hiccups, but it was all a series of settings we were overlooking on our part to do so.

Ratings Breakdown

5
Ease of use
4
Value for money
5
Customer support
5
Functionality
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Pros:
The software, once set up, was very thorough and detailed for our purposes. It allowed for us to remotely monitor and update the devices as necessary, and only required us to physically secure our devices afterwards.
Cons:
When trying to configure the kiosks to remotely deploy changes as needed, we ran into minor issues which weren't thoroughly documented, but was resolved with a few exchanges with the KioWare support team.

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TK
Tim K.

Verified reviewer

Museums and Institutions

51-200 employees

Used daily for less than 12 months

Review source

Reviewed April 2019

Useful for exhibits or displays

5

This product has solved the problem of allowing the public access to a computer terminal with out the fear that someone could change settings to the computer or navigate to harmful sites.

Ratings Breakdown

4
Ease of use
4
Value for money
4
Functionality
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Pros:
This software is great for museums that want to use a computer to power an exhibit but don't want guests to be able to access other functions of the computer. The set up is straightforward and can be as detailed as you want. It is also a great tool to control what websites can be visited on a public computer. For example one can set a home page of a website but restrict access to other links on the page.
Cons:
The only down side to this product is the cost. There may be cases where this product is overkill and there could be other ways to come up with a free solution.

Vendor Response

Thank you so much for taking the time to submit a review. Your feedback is much appreciated!

Replied April 2019

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JW
Jo W.

Museums and Institutions

2-10 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed September 2018

Disappointed with this system

4

We have several kiosks in our museum running kioware for visitors to use. The hardware is definitely a problem. I'm not sure how much the problems come from our developers or the software.

Ratings Breakdown

4
Ease of use
3
Value for money
5
Customer support
4
Functionality
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Pros:
Overall functions in our museum setting.
Cons:
There are videos which often doesn't play.

Vendor Response

We would love to help you determine which issues are software related! Please contact support@kioware.com with the issues you are seeing and, perhaps, send over your configuration file for us to review? Sometimes hardware can cause an issue, and if you send over the specs of the hardware, we can provide you with our thoughts on the weakest part of the system. Thank you for your feedback!

Replied October 2018

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SL
Stephen L.

Verified reviewer

Higher Education

5001-10000 employees

Used weekly for free trial

Review source

Reviewed April 2022

Complete Kiosk Solution for Windows

5

This is an excellent solution for Kiosk creation and management on Windows.

Ratings Breakdown

5
Ease of use
5
Functionality
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Pros:
This review is for Kioware for Windows. Using Kioware you can completely lock down a Windows system allowing access only to a browser which can be configured to load a specified web page/web application on startup. Kioware has been very well designed in that it makes use of a dedicated Windows (non-admin) account to provide kiosk access. This is a very secure approach and Kioware enables keyboard sequences and keys to be blocked (including Ctrl-Alt-Del, Alt-Tab, and the Windows key) which prevents users from exiting the Kiosk mode. It also hides all toolbars. Advanced functionality is provided in the form of logging statistics, scheduling tasks (such as Kiosk sleep, startup and shutdown), crash detection and restart, and remote monitoring.
Cons:
The only nitpick that I have is that the kiosk exit sequence, which requires you to tap all four corners of the screen can inadvertently overlap with the buttons of the app running within the kiosk. This isn't an issue for kiosk users (who will not be entering the sequence) but it does require kiosk administrators to use pinpoint tapping.

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