Pricing

Configure your on-site experience.

Onsite Chicago is a services company — every engagement includes a senior registration technician on-site. Choose your kiosk platform, add the pieces your event needs, and we'll build the rest into your quote.

01

Choose your kiosk

Pick a printer / badge platform.

Three platforms cover ~95% of conferences and corporate events. Pricing shown is the hardware package at our smallest footprint — packages scale up by attendee count and station volume.

Our Pick
Zebra ZD621 direct-thermal badge printer

Essential

Zebra ZD621 — Direct-Thermal

Fast, dependable, no ink. The workhorse for the vast majority of conferences.

Monochrome on-demand · Optional pre-printed full-color stock

  • 2 iPad check-in stations + tabletop stands
  • 1 Zebra ZD621 badge printer
  • 1 Lenovo PrintNode host laptop
  • Peplink router with 5G cellular data
  • Power distribution
Hardware starting at
$990
Up to ~300 attendees, 1-week rental

Hardware kit only. Senior on-site technician (Step 04) required on every engagement and quoted separately.

Epson ColorWorks C4000U full-color inkjet badge printer

Full-Color

Epson ColorWorks C4000U — Inkjet

Photo-quality full-color badges printed live at the kiosk. No artwork lead time.

Full-color on-demand · Double-sided and tear-resistant

  • 2 iPad check-in stations + tabletop stands
  • 1 Epson C4000U full-color printer
  • 1 Lenovo PrintNode host laptop
  • Ink set & maintenance box
  • Peplink router with 5G cellular data
  • Power distribution
  • Logistics, setup & strike
Hardware starting at
$1,435
Up to ~300 attendees, 1-week rental

Hardware kit only. Senior on-site technician (Step 04) required on every engagement and quoted separately.

Zebra ZC10L large-format PVC card printer

Premium PVC

Zebra ZC10L — Large-Format PVC Card

Durable, high-end credential printed edge-to-edge on a 3.5×5.5" plastic card.

Full-color PVC card · Includes PrintNode laptop

  • 2 iPad check-in stations + tabletop stands
  • 1 Zebra ZC10L PVC card printer
  • 1 Lenovo PrintNode host laptop
  • Color ribbon + 400 PVC cards (single-sided)
  • Peplink router with 5G cellular data
  • Power distribution
  • Logistics, setup & strike
Hardware starting at
$2,370
Up to ~300 attendees, 1-week rental

Hardware kit only. Senior on-site technician (Step 04) required on every engagement and quoted separately.

02

Hardware add-ons

Layer in the optional pieces.

Skip what you don't need. Each add-on is priced separately and only appears on your quote when it's part of the build.

Session attendance scanners

Handheld iPhone scanners for capturing session check-ins. Plan on roughly one scanner per 100 concurrent attendees.

From $84 / scanner

Support laptop / station

Staffed laptop desk for walk-up registrations, badge reprints, and name changes during the event.

From $84 / station

Extra check-in station

Additional iPad + tabletop stand pair when peak-hour traffic calls for more lanes than your kiosk kit includes.

From $90 / station

03

Badges & lanyards

Choose the credential.

Badge stock is paired with your kiosk choice from Step 01. Lanyards are quoted at volume; what you see here is the starting point.

Badge stock

Zebra thermal — paper & plastic

5-DAY LEAD

Direct-thermal monochrome on-demand via pre-printed full-color paper, or plastic with adhesive personalization.

Starting at from $0.55 / each

Epson inkjet poly (4×3, 4×5, or 4×6)

ON-DEMAND

Blank tear-resistant double-sided poly — print full-color live at the kiosk.

Starting at from $110 / pack of 250

ZC10L PVC card + ribbon

ON-DEMAND

Color ribbon plus 400 double-slotted PVC cards. Optional pre-printed backside (21-day lead time).

Starting at $610 / kit of 400

Lanyards

Stock lanyards

In-stock

3/4" satin with dual bulldog clips, solid color in-stock — no artwork required.

Starting at from $0.96 / ea

Custom branded lanyards

10-day lead

Custom-printed with your logo. Requires artwork and a 10-day production window.

Starting at from $1.60 / ea

04

On-site team

Senior tech, plus staff if you need it.

A senior registration technician is required on every engagement — they own the software configuration, hardware setup, run the floor, and tear down. Additional trained registration staff are billed per attendant, per event day.

Senior Technician — day rate
$1,000
Required on every engagement. Covers setup days and event days.
Registration Staff — day rate
$400
Per attendant, per event day. Scaled to your station count and peak-hour traffic.

Ready to price your event?

Share your dates, attendee count, and badging preferences. We'll send a fully itemized quote within one business day.

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