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What Customers Say About Zeptive Vape Detectors

Schools, districts, and integrators across the country use Zeptive sensors to cut vaping in their buildings. Here is what they report, in their own words, from public Google and Trustpilot reviews.

4.9 ★★★★★ Based on 38 Google & Trustpilot reviews
95% are 5-star
34
Google reviews
4
Trustpilot reviews
4.9 / 5
Average rating
36
Five-star reviews

Who Zeptive Is For

Zeptive serves schools first, along with workplaces, public services, care providers, housing, hospitality, and the firms that sell and install security systems.

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Schools

Public and private schools, districts, charter networks, career and technical centers, colleges, universities, and other education groups.

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Workplaces

Offices, manufacturers, retailers, restaurants, contractors, and other private businesses that need coverage for shared spaces.

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Distributor

Security-product distributors, wholesalers, sourcing firms, and resellers that supply detection systems to their customers.

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Integrator

Security, fire, AV, electrical, low-voltage, cabling, and IT firms that install and set up systems for clients.

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Youth & Community Programs

Youth bureaus, prevention groups, family centers, scouting groups, clubs, shelters, and other non-clinical community services.

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Behavioral Health / Treatment

Mental health centers, addiction treatment programs, psychiatric care sites, recovery programs, and behavioral health hospitals.

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Government / Municipal

Counties, cities, towns, police and sheriff offices, courts, detention centers, transit authorities, tribes, and state departments.

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Library

Public, county, district, and institutional libraries, as well as library systems and consortia.

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Healthcare

Hospitals, health systems, community and tribal health centers, primary care offices, dental practices, and other medical sites.

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Rental Unit

Apartment communities, senior and affordable housing, property managers, real estate holding firms, and individual rental homes.

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Hospitality

Hotels, motels, resorts, casinos, lodges, and hospitality management firms.

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Short Term Rental

Short-term and vacation rental properties that need a way to monitor spaces without cameras.

What Clients Report

Five themes come up again and again across the Google and Trustpilot reviews.

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Vaping drops. Schools report a "significant drop" in vaping and vape-related discipline after installing the sensors. One admin says most alerts end with a confiscated vape pen. Another had a positive detection within two hours of plugging in a trial unit. A high school principal on Trustpilot reports a "substantial reduction" in vaping, and says the detectors work as a deterrent once students learn vaping is likely to be caught.

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Detection is accurate. Reviewers call the alerts timely and precise, and note the sensors tell THC apart from nicotine. One vice principal: "10/10 times when it gives a vape detection, it is accurate."

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Support answers fast. The most common theme of all. Reviewers name their reps, report same-day fixes, and say calls reach a person, not a phone tree. When one sensor failed on day one, Zeptive had a plan in place within 24 hours. Trustpilot reviewers add that orders ship quickly.

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Setup is simple. Wireless units install fast with no wiring hassle. The app supports multiple users, alerts arrive with timestamps, and the backup battery lasts through a full summer break. One small district called the wireless design "a huge selling point."

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Customers come back. The strongest signal: schools that start with two units keep ordering more. Several reviewers expanded from one building to a second school, and many say they recommend Zeptive to nearby districts. One Trustpilot reviewer is going into a fourth school year with the detectors.

The honest note: results depend on the building. One reviewer in an older building with poor ventilation reported false positives. Zeptive support has tuned settings for others in tough spots — such as a vo-tech welding area — to bring false alarms down.

In Their Own Words

★★★★★
"We've had a great experience with the Zeptive vape detector. From installation to daily use, the system has been reliable, accurate, and easy to manage. The alerts are timely, allowing us to respond quickly when needed."
Paul Tucker School Customer
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"We installed the Zeptive Vape Detectors in our school... We have seen a significant drop in vaping over the 24-25 school year. Great product and highly recommended."
Christopher Niklaus School Administrator
★★★★★
"We've had an excellent experience with Zeptive vape detectors... They are highly accurate in detecting and distinguishing between different types of alerts, including THC and tobacco. Thanks to Zeptive, our building is now significantly safer."
Shawna Younghans School Customer
★★★★★
"We have 12 Zeptive Vape detectors and are in the process of getting 4 more. These vape detectors are working excellent for our school district."
Vilas Fallis Crow Creek Tribal Schools
★★★★★
"We recently decided to purchase the Zeptive vape detectors after testing other products in K12 environments. The wireless option made for quick installs... We plan to purchase additional units for our other restrooms going forward."
Thomas Davis K-12 Customer
★★★★★
"The detectors give admin real time notifications and have been instrumental in reducing vaping in the school. The vape detectors are a great addition to the school's safety and security program."
Cedarcrest PTSA Parent-Teacher-Student Association
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"We installed Zeptive Vape Detectors as one part of our effort to reduce vaping in our school, and the results have been tremendous... Since installing the detectors, we have seen a substantial reduction in vaping in our school."
Chris Stein Principal, Alliance High School · Trustpilot
★★★★★
"We are going into our 4th school year with Zeptive Vape Detectors. They have worked great... Most importantly for a small school district, Zeptive support has been very responsive and helpful."
Jacob Anderson School District · Trustpilot

Read All Reviews

Every public review of Zeptive on Google and Trustpilot, good and bad. Zeptive's replies are included where it responded.

4.9 38 reviews on Google & Trustpilot
  • 5 ★36
  • 4 ★1
  • 3 ★0
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  • 1 ★1

Trustpilot shows a TrustScore of 4.0 because its formula pulls profiles with only a few reviews toward a baseline. The average above counts every review on both sites equally.

Jacob Anderson Trustpilot

We are going into our 4th school year with Zeptive Vape Detectors. They have worked great. The cloud-based dashboard has all the features you would want/expect. Installation was very simple. A huge selling point was the fact the Zeptive detectors are wireless. Most importantly for a small school district, Zeptive support has been very responsive and helpful.

I have spoke with their support a number of times. I have always received prompt and helpful responses.

Christine Vayda Trustpilot

Great experience with Zaptive! Shipping was fast, delivery was quick, and the products are excellent quality. Everything arrived as expected, and I’m very happy with my purchase. Highly recommend!

Norman McAfee Trustpilot

Receptive to our needs and sent products out quickly. Effective, reliable, and notified us quickly about the use of Vale products.

Chris Stein Trustpilot

When I first became principal of our high school, student vaping was a significant problem. Like many schools, we knew it was happening, particularly in areas that were difficult to consistently supervise, but catching students in the act and effectively addressing the problem was challenging.

We installed Zeptive Vape Detectors as one part of our effort to reduce vaping in our school, and the results have been tremendous. The detectors gave our administrative team the ability to respond quickly when vaping was detected and, just as importantly, helped create a deterrent. Students learned very quickly that vaping in our building was much more likely to be detected.

I don't believe any single product or strategy will completely eliminate student vaping. It takes consistent expectations, staff involvement, education, consequences, and conversations with students and families. However, Zeptive has become an important part of that overall approach for us.

Since installing the detectors, we have seen a substantial reduction in vaping in our school. The difference between where we started and where we are today is significant.

For school administrators dealing with a vaping problem, I would absolutely recommend considering Zeptive. It has given us another effective tool to help protect our school environment and hold students accountable while allowing us to be much more proactive in addressing vaping.

— Chris Stein, Alliance High School

Jesse Metzger Google

Zeptive assisted us in getting vape detectors ordered and provides quality instructional videos to make installation very manageable. Their customer service team responds quickly and has helped me troubleshoot issues on multiple occasions.

Response from Zeptive

Thank you, Jesse, for the kind words! We’re glad to hear that our resources and customer service team have made the installation process easier and that we’ve been able to provide support when needed. We truly appreciate your trust in Zeptive!

Paul Schettner Google

The Zeptive vape detectors have worked very well for our school. Easy to use and excellent support. We continue to add more detectors to our fleet.

Response from Zeptive

Thank you so much for sharing this, Paul! We're thrilled to hear that our vape detectors have been working well for your school and that you've found them easy to use and our support team helpful.

Hawks Admin Google

We are a reseller of this product so we have not used them ourselves, but we wanted to leave a review based on Zeptive's great customer service. They are so easy to work with, very responsive, and they went above and beyond to make sure that we were happy and received our order. We would happily purchase from them again!

Response from Zeptive

Thank you so much for taking the time to share your experience with Zeptive!
We’re thrilled to hear that our team has been responsive and easy to work with. We truly value our reseller partnerships and appreciate the opportunity to work with you.

Paul Tucker Google

We've had a great experience with the Zeptive vape detector. From installation to daily use, the system has been reliable, accurate, and easy to manage. The alerts are timely, allowing us to respond quickly when needed, and we've been impressed with how consistently it performs.

Response from Zeptive

Thank you, Paul, for your wonderful review! We're so glad to hear that your experience with Zeptive has been positive. Knowing that our system is delivering reliable and accurate detection is exactly what we strive for. We appreciate your trust in Zeptive. Thanks again for taking the time to share your experience!

Jen Brady Google

Our experience with the Zeptive team—especially Ryan Casey—has been outstanding. Ryan has been incredibly responsive, professional, and knowledgeable throughout the process. He worked with us to ensure we had the right equipment for our needs at a reasonable price and provided excellent guidance on setup and implementation.

The system has performed very well. It provides timely notifications when vaping is detected and can also alert us to other environmental events. While that can sometimes result in more notifications than expected, we view that as a positive—it's better to have more information than to miss an important incident.

We've been so pleased with the product at our new high school that we've decided to expand it to our middle school as well. I highly recommend Zeptive and have already recommended it to several other schools in our area.

Response from Zeptive

Thank you so much, Jen, for your thoughtful review and recommendation!

We're thrilled to hear that you've had such a positive experience with both our team and our technology. Providing responsive support and helping customers find the right solution is something we take great pride in!

Thank you again for your trust in Zeptive and for recommending us to other schools. We truly appreciate your partnership and look forward to supporting you for years to come!

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