rPPG biometrics technology compared

Upvio Vitals AI vs Shen.ai

Both Upvio and Shen.ai use rPPG to measure physiological signals through a standard camera; the difference is how quickly it can be deployed, who can use it, and how much you need to build.

Both Upvio and Shen.ai use rPPG to measure physiological signals through a standard camera; the difference is how quickly it can be deployed, who can use it, and how much you need to build.

FEATURES

What each platform delivers

Upvio

Ready to use

Measurement engine + delivery layer

20+ camera-based health markers

20+ camera-based health markers

Ready-to-use hosted scan experience

Ready-to-use hosted scan experience

API for custom frontend control

API for custom frontend control

Scan links and workflow templates

Scan links and workflow templates

Built-in results dashboard

Built-in results dashboard

Hosting, security and compliance included

Hosting, security and compliance included

Credit-based pricing per scan

Credit-based pricing per scan

It is designed for healthcare providers, insurers, digital health platforms and enterprises that need production-ready deployment without building infrastructure.

It is designed for healthcare providers, insurers, digital health platforms and enterprises that need production-ready deployment without building infrastructure.

Shen.ai

API first

Measurement infrastructure only

Camera-based rPPG measurement

Camera-based rPPG measurement

API and SDK only, no UI included

API and SDK only, no UI included

Health and wellness markers

Health and wellness markers

Hosted scan experience

Hosted scan experience

you build it

Workflow templates & scan links

Workflow templates & scan links

you build it

Results dashboard

Results dashboard

you build it

Hosting, security & compliance layer

Hosting, security & compliance layer

you manage it

Built primarily for engineering teams that want to embed measurement capabilities inside an existing product.

Built primarily for engineering teams that want to embed measurement capabilities inside an existing product.

UPVIO VITALS AI vs SHEN.AI

Feature comparison

Upvio Vitals AI and Shen.ai have many similarities, but they differ greatly in how they are deployed, operated, and maintained.

Upvio Vitals AI and Shen.ai have many similarities, but they differ greatly in how they are deployed, operated, and maintained.

Feature

Upvio

Shen.ai

20+ health markers

API access

User-facing UI

You build it

No-code platform

Scan link generation

Workflow templates

Built-in results dashboard

You build it

Built-in hosting

Built-in security layer

Customer managed

Built-in compliance framework

Customer managed

Pricing model

Pricing model

Credit-based per scan

Credit-based per scan

Typically enterprise licensing

Typically enterprise licensing

DEPLOYMENT MODEL

How to get started

You can launch a pilot, onboarding flow, underwriting program or remote check-in without engineering dependency.

  • Start with 500 free credits

  • Use hosted scan links immediately

  • Embed via API when you want deeper integration

  • No infrastructure required

  • No hardware distribution

  • Non-technical teams can operate workflows

  • Start with 500 free credits

  • Use hosted scan links immediately

  • Embed via API when you want deeper integration

  • No infrastructure required

  • No hardware distribution

  • Non-technical teams can operate workflows

UPVIO VITALS AI

Deploy in days


This model suits product-led organizations with development capacity and longer integration timelines.

  • Integrate the SDK or API

  • Build the frontend and UX

  • Build workflow logic

  • Manage hosting and compliance structure

  • Allocate engineering resources

SHEN.AI

Build around the API

CORE DISTINCTION

Platform vs API-only

Upvio

Fully integrated system ready to use

Measurement engine

Delivery interface

Workflow orchestration

Results review tools

Operational layer

Shen.ai

Measurement engine to build on

Measurement engine

Measurement engine

Delivery interface

Delivery interface

you build it

Workflow orchestration

Workflow orchestration

you build it

Results review tools

Results review tools

you build it

Operational layer

Operational layer

you manage it

If you only need signal extraction, both can work.

If you need a deployable system with minimal lift, Upvio removes months of build time.

BUILT FOR WHO

Upvio is built for teams that need to ship, not build.

Go live in days, not months

Go live in days, not months

Go live in days, not months

Go from signup to running live scans without writing a line of code or standing up infrastructure in minutes, not months. Healthcare providers, insurers, and digital health platforms use Upvio to move from pilot to production fast.

Go from signup to running live scans without writing a line of code or standing up infrastructure in minutes, not months. Healthcare providers, insurers, and digital health platforms use Upvio to move from pilot to production fast.

Let ops run it, not engineering

Let ops run it, not engineering

Let ops run it, not engineering

Non-technical users and teams can create scan links, configure workflows, and review results independently. No engineering dependency required for day-to-day operations.

Non-technical users and teams can create scan links, configure workflows, and review results independently. No engineering dependency required for day-to-day operations.

Compliance and hosting handled

Compliance and hosting handled

Compliance and hosting handled

Security, hosting, and compliance requirements are built in. You don't need to design the infrastructure or manage the audit trail, it's already there ready to use.

Security, hosting, and compliance requirements are built in. You don't need to design the infrastructure or manage the audit trail, it's already there ready to use.

Prove value before you commit

Prove value before you commit

Prove value before you commit

Start with 500 free credits and run a real pilot. Test your use case from underwriting to remote check-in and onboarding before making any long-term build decisions.

Start with 500 free credits and run a real pilot. Test your use case from underwriting to remote check-in and onboarding before making any long-term build decisions.

Know exactly what each scan costs

Know exactly what each scan costs

Know exactly what each scan costs

Credit-based pricing makes ROI modelling straightforward. No opaque enterprise licensing or usage ambiguity — you know the cost before you scale.

Credit-based pricing makes ROI modelling straightforward. No opaque enterprise licensing or usage ambiguity — you know the cost before you scale.

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Shen.ai may be the right fit, but know what you're signing up for.

Shen.ai works well for engineering-led teams that want full control and have the capacity to build around a raw API. That's a legitimate choice, but it comes with significant commitments before your first scan goes live:

Shen.ai works well for engineering-led teams that want full control and have the capacity to build around a raw API. That's a legitimate choice, but it comes with significant commitments before your first scan goes live:

  • You design and build the entire user-facing experience

  • You build workflow logic, data handling, and edge cases

  • You own hosting, security controls, and compliance structure

  • You allocate and maintain ongoing engineering resource

  • You design and build the entire user-facing experience

  • You build workflow logic, data handling, and edge cases

  • You own hosting, security controls, and compliance structure

  • You allocate and maintain ongoing engineering resource

UPVIO

Speed to value

No additional UI layer required. No infrastructure design. No device logistics. With Shen.ai, those layers must be designed and implemented internally.

Create a branded scan link

Create a shareable scan link that uses your branding and can be configured per workflow.

Build a workflow template

Define a reusable template that specifies what gets captured and how scans are processed.

Share it instantly

Send the link to users immediately without needing an app release or custom integration.

Review results in a dashboard

View completed scans, outputs, and status in a central dashboard for review and tracking.

SUMMARY

Upvio

If your goal is to:

• Ship quickly

• Control cost per scan

• Enable non-technical teams

• Avoid infrastructure build

• Ship quickly

• Control cost per scan

• Enable non-technical teams

• Avoid infrastructure build

Upvio provides the engine and the system around it.

Shen.ai

If you have:

• A dedicated engineering team

• Capacity to build and maintain infrastructure

• Months of integration runway

• A dedicated engineering team

• Capacity to build and maintain infrastructure

• Months of integration runway

Shen.ai gives you the engine. You build everything else.

Want to see how quickly you can deploy?

Start with 500 free credits and run your first camera-based scan today.

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