Visitor management system comparison

Archie vs ProVisit

A side-by-side view of workflow fit, rollout signals, pricing posture, review evidence, and published product data.

Comparison summary

What is different?

Archie has published signals around A single vendor for desk/room booking plus visitor flows and evacuation capabilities, SSO/SCIM provisioning and native Teams/Slack/Outlook integration to fit workplace communications, and Integrated evacuation tooling tied to live attendance and visitor logs. ProVisit has published signals around Contractor compliance, permit workflows and multi-site roll-call reporting are priority requirements, Explicit contractor-focused features (RAMS, inductions, digital permit-to-work) called out on product pages, and Cyber Essentials Plus and ISO 27001 infrastructure hosting. Use the side-by-side metrics below to compare workflow depth, pricing posture, deployment fit, hardware needs, review evidence, and industry coverage.

Choose Archie when

  • A single vendor for desk/room booking plus visitor flows and evacuation capabilities.
  • SSO/SCIM provisioning and native Teams/Slack/Outlook integration to fit workplace communications.
  • Integrated evacuation tooling tied to live attendance and visitor logs
  • Per-desk pricing with included workspace suite (desks, rooms, visitors) and clear onboarding tiers
  • Published DPA detailing technical and organisational measures and transfer mechanisms

Choose ProVisit when

  • Contractor compliance, permit workflows and multi-site roll-call reporting are priority requirements
  • Explicit contractor-focused features (RAMS, inductions, digital permit-to-work) called out on product pages
  • Cyber Essentials Plus and ISO 27001 infrastructure hosting
  • Mid-to-large organisations needing contractor onboarding, multi-site visibility and compliance audit trails
  • ProVisit publishes sign-in control & approvals in security & compliance.

Archie fit considerations

  • Validate data residency or custom hosting needs in Enterprise contracts
  • Assess kiosk/hardware compatibility for badge printing and photo capture during pilot
  • Which existing workplace, identity, messaging, or access systems should this connect with?
  • Which plan structure best matches your number of locations, visitor volume, and rollout timeline?
  • Which privacy, compliance, and record-retention requirements matter most for your organisation?

ProVisit fit considerations

  • No public pricing tiers — procurement requires a tailored quote
  • Hosting region and specific mobile platform support are not specified on public pages
  • Assess kiosk hardware options and integration with existing access control
  • Which existing workplace, identity, messaging, or access systems should this connect with?
  • Which plan structure best matches your number of locations, visitor volume, and rollout timeline?
MetricArchieProVisit
Recommended score93/10090/100
Hardware flexibilityOptional kioskOptional kiosk
Visitor workflow depth0 specialised workflow signals0 specialised workflow signals
Flexible, modular pricingFixed tiersCustom quote
Customer review sentiment4. 8/5 from 91 published reviewsNo review score listed
Evidence confidencehighmedium
Published evidence24 vendor pages analysed19 vendor pages analysed
Best forWorkplace teams adopting hybrid schedules (desk & room coordination), Coworking operators managing high-volume guest sign-ins and payments, Facilities and reception teams automating visitor flows and badge printing, Health & safety or security teams needing evacuation roll-calls and reports, IT/Identity teams wanting SSO/SCIM integration and API accessBuyer seeking paperless visitor/contractor sign-in and audit trails, Organisations needing contractor onboarding and permit workflows, Multi-site operators wanting central visibility of who’s on site, Teams requiring fast contactless arrivals (QR codes) and badge printing, Organisations that want mobile evacuation/roll-call capability
Comparison positioningArchie positions itself as a unified space-management suite that combines desk/room booking, visitor management and evacuation safety with strong usability and workplace integrations.ProVisit positions itself as a compliance-first UK visitor and contractor management platform with kiosk, QR and contractor onboarding features and tailored pricing.
Best-fit signalsChoose Archie when you want a single vendor for desk/room booking plus visitor flows and evacuation capabilities., Choose Archie when you require SSO/SCIM provisioning and native Teams/Slack/Outlook integration to fit workplace communications.Choose ProVisit when contractor compliance, permit workflows and multi-site roll-call reporting are priority requirements
Pricing informationSite lists per-desk Starter and Pro rates and notes a 14-day trial available after demo; Enterprise is custom and includes additional compliance and hosting options.Website states pricing is tailored to requirements and that ProVisit will prepare a no-obligation quote; no fixed public plans are shown (.

Archie

archieapp.co

  • Integrated evacuation tooling tied to live attendance and visitor logs
  • high confidence
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ProVisit

www.provisit.co.uk

  • Explicit contractor-focused features (RAMS, inductions, digital permit-to-work) called out on product pages
  • medium confidence
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How to use this comparison

Metrics are calculated consistently from public vendor information, review sources and product data. Data availability varies by vendor, so consider your own security, operational, regional and budget requirements before deciding which system fits.

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