TagAlong smart tags use NFC and QR code technology to instantly connect your belongings, assets, and infrastructure to the digital world — no battery, no app, no fuss.
A TagAlong smart tag is a paper-thin chip with a small coil of wire, usually encased in a durable card, fob, or label. Attach it to anything — a suitcase, a water meter, a power tool — and it becomes digitally identifiable and trackable.
Scan it with any modern smartphone by tapping (NFC) or photographing the QR code. Instantly, the relevant data appears on screen — tailored to exactly who's reading it.
Stick or secure your TagAlong smart tag to any item, asset, or piece of infrastructure.
Log into your secure TagAlong account and set the information you want linked to the tag.
Anyone with a modern smartphone taps the tag (NFC) or scans the QR code — no app required.
The right information appears instantly, tailored to the reader's role and your preferences.
Luggage, personal effects, pets, keys, and more. If you lose it, a finder can contact you immediately — anywhere in the world.
Learn more →Fixed assets, water infrastructure, and council utilities. Permanent, weather-resistant identification with full data history.
Learn more →Electrical compliance tagging for AS/NZS 3760. Know exactly what's passed, failed, or overdue — and prove it digitally.
Visit test-n-tag.com →Events, vulnerable people, healthcare. Durable, scannable wristbands that carry critical identification data.
Track stock, equipment, and assets throughout their lifecycle with instant scan-and-update workflows.
TagAlong designs, develops, and produces custom smart tags and readers for specific industry requirements.
The TagAlong platform connects physical tags to intelligent cloud data — securely, instantly, and without any app.
Reading a TagAlong smart tag doesn't just show raw data — it extracts a pointer to a specific dataset held securely in the TagAlong cloud platform, or optionally on a client's own infrastructure.
The data returned is determined by who is reading the tag:
Phone taps or scans the tag
Tag returns a unique pointer to the TagAlong platform
Platform identifies the reader's role
The right data is returned — instantly
See on a map exactly where and when each tag was scanned — crowd-sourced location data, automatic and always current.
Receive instant messages when your tag is scanned. Respond directly to the finder through the platform — no phone number exchange needed.
Connect to existing enterprise systems, customer portals, and third-party applications. The tag becomes the physical interface to your data ecosystem.
Update what any tag displays at any time — without touching the physical tag. Change a finder message from the other side of the world.
Define exactly what each type of user sees. The same tag shows a slim public view, a richer owner view, and a full technical view — all from one scan.
Data can be sourced from your existing enterprise systems — council platforms, asset registers, compliance tools — keeping one source of truth.
Join councils, businesses, and individuals across New Zealand using TagAlong smart tags to stay connected to what matters.
Get in touch Watch demosWatch how smart tags work across our different product ranges — personal items, assets, and electrical compliance.
See how TagAlong personal smart tags work for luggage, personal effects, and everyday items. A finder anywhere in the world can scan the tag and contact you instantly — no app needed.
TagAlong asset tags for water infrastructure, council utilities, and fixed assets. A single tap on a water meter manifold instantly surfaces all relevant data — from property details to backflow test history.
Electrical compliance tagging made smart. See how TagAlong's test-n-tag solution handles AS/NZS 3760 compliance — from recording test outcomes on-site to giving customers instant proof of compliance by scanning the tag.
You can try scanning a TagAlong smart tag right now. Visit test-n-tag.com to scan a sample QR code and experience the tag read first-hand.
Visit test-n-tag.comTagAlong smart tags solve real problems across multiple industries. Here are three of them.
A local council installs smart tags on every water meter manifold across the district. Each tag's serial number is a unique identifier — the permanent link between a point of supply and the property it serves.
Even as meters are replaced over time (failure, age, vandalism), the smart tag provides an unbroken lineage for the connection.
Fidel attached TagAlong smart tags to his luggage before flying to Europe. While jet-lagged in a Roman café, he left his daypack behind.
Lucia, clearing the table, scanned the tag with her phone. Fidel's contact details appeared instantly — mobile number, email, and WhatsApp. She sent him a message through the TagAlong platform. Within minutes, Fidel was back at the café, daypack in hand.
Later, when his suitcase was lost by an airline in Belgium, he logged into his TagAlong account and updated the finders message with his hotel address in Luxembourg. The bag was located and delivered.
EventHire, a national event equipment hire company, must ensure all electrical equipment is compliant with AS/NZS 3760 before every hire. They attached TagAlong smart tags to all electrical items requiring testing.
The tester scans the tag on-site, carries out the test, and records the outcome directly against the item's record in the TagAlong web app. The operations team can log in and see exactly what is due for testing — and when. Customers hiring the equipment can scan the tag themselves to verify compliance on the spot.
Full details at test-n-tag.com
Watch our demo videos to see TagAlong smart tags in action across all three use cases.
Watch the demosNew Plymouth-based designers, developers and makers of smart tag technology.
TagAlong was born from a simple observation: the gap between physical objects and the digital data describing them was causing real problems — for councils, for businesses, and for everyday people.
Water meters getting replaced with no clear lineage. Luggage lost because there was no way for a well-meaning finder to help. Electrical equipment in use with no way to quickly verify compliance.
We saw that NFC and QR code technology — already in every pocket via the smartphone — could bridge that gap. No app to download, no battery to replace, no specialist hardware to carry.
So we started designing, developing, and producing smart tags from our base in New Plymouth, Taranaki — building a platform that connects physical things to the right digital data, for the right people, at the right time.
Physical assets and personal items are disconnected from their digital identity. Data is scattered, inaccessible, or just a label that degrades in the sun.
Every modern smartphone already reads NFC and QR codes. The infrastructure is already in everyone's pocket.
Build a smart tag platform that connects objects to cloud data — with role-based access, real-time updates, and zero friction for the reader.
We don't just make tags. We design, develop, and manufacture the physical tags and readers ourselves, and we build and operate the SaaS platform that brings them to life.
We design, develop, and produce the tags, the readers, and the software — giving us full control over quality and integration.
The same tag shows different information to different people. A plumber, a property owner, and a passer-by all get exactly what they need — nothing more, nothing less.
TagAlong connects to existing enterprise systems and customer portals — the tag becomes the physical interface to your existing data ecosystem.
Designed and built in New Plymouth. Built for New Zealand conditions, compliance requirements, and ways of working.
Whether you're a council considering water metering, a business needing compliance tagging, or just someone who wants to protect their luggage — we'd love to talk.
Get in touch with us See the demos firstWe're based in New Plymouth, New Zealand — but TagAlong works anywhere in the world.
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