Visitor management system comparison

friendlyway vs Modern Workspace

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

Comparison summary

What is different?

friendlyway has published signals around Combined kiosk hardware and software from one vendor for large multi-site rollouts, Good fit for manufacturing, public sector and organisations that require evacuation mustering and robust badge/ID workflows, and Bundled hardware and software product line with dedicated kiosk models and display bundles. Modern Workspace has published signals around Your organization is standardized on Microsoft 365 and requires Dataverse/Power Platform alignment, Explicit FedRAMP-ready design (public sector focus), and Power Platform (Power Apps + Dataverse) management backend enabling admin customization. Use the side-by-side metrics below to compare workflow depth, pricing posture, deployment fit, hardware needs, review evidence, and industry coverage.

Criteria scores

Scorecard by published evidence

Scores are calculated consistently from published vendor information, product evidence and review sources.

friendlyway

Modern Workspace

CriteriafriendlywayModern Workspace

Customer review sentimentReview rating and volume, normalised across sources.

friendlywayNo public scoreNo review score listedNo public review count captured

Modern WorkspaceNo public scoreNo review score listedNo public review count captured

Visitor, contractor, evacuation & reporting workflowsVisitor, contractor, evacuation, identity, and reporting workflows. friendlyway has the stronger published signal here.

friendlyway81/1007 visitor, contractor, evacuation, badge, host, delivery, identity, and reporting signalsPublished vendor and profile signals

Modern Workspace68/1006 visitor, contractor, evacuation, badge, host, delivery, identity, and reporting signalsPublished vendor and profile signals

Published feature breadthDocumented product capabilities found in public materials. friendlyway has the stronger published signal here.

friendlyway69/10016 documented capabilitiesPublished vendor and profile signals

Modern Workspace31/1008 documented capabilitiesPublished vendor and profile signals

Mobile and kiosk flexibilityPublished iOS, Android, cloud, QR, kiosk, and flexible hardware signals.

friendlyway46/100No public evidence captured yetPublished vendor and profile signals

Modern Workspace49/100No public evidence captured yetPublished vendor and profile signals

Ongoing free accessPublished ongoing free access or trial availability.

friendlyway38/100Free trial publishedPublished vendor and profile signals

Modern WorkspaceNo public scoreNo public evidence captured yetPublished vendor and profile signals

Deployment and integrationsPublished rollout, integration, and deployment options. friendlyway has the stronger published signal here.

friendlyway58/10013 published deployment and integration optionsPublished vendor and profile signals

Modern Workspace23/1006 published deployment and integration optionsPublished vendor and profile signals

Industry coverageBreadth of documented sector fit. friendlyway has the stronger published signal here.

friendlyway93/10013 documented sectorsPublished vendor and profile signals

Modern Workspace60/1006 documented sectorsPublished vendor and profile signals

Source coverageDepth of public source material captured by the directory. friendlyway has the stronger published signal here.

friendlyway47/1008 vendor pages analysed, 0 review sources captured8 source pages analysed

Modern Workspace34/1007 vendor pages analysed, 0 review sources captured7 source pages analysed

Visitor management focusHow specifically the product is positioned around visitor management. friendlyway has the stronger published signal here.

friendlyway93/100100% fit against visitor-management-specific positioning signalsPublished vendor and profile signals

Modern Workspace53/10060% fit against visitor-management-specific positioning signalsPublished vendor and profile signals

Access-control integrationsVisible integrations with physical access-control systems.

friendlyway60/1002 access-control integration signalsPublished vendor and profile signals

Modern WorkspaceNo public scoreNo access-control integration evidence capturedPublished vendor and profile signals

Regional hosting and data residencyVisible hosting or data-residency regions.

friendlywayNo public scoreNo public evidence captured yetPublished vendor and profile signals

Modern Workspace63/100Regional hosting signal publishedPublished vendor and profile signals

Pricing transparencyHow visible and specific the public pricing information is.

friendlyway93/1007 published pricing plansPublished vendor and profile signals

Modern WorkspaceNo public scoreNo public evidence captured yetPublished vendor and profile signals

This is a directory scoring model based on public vendor pages, review data, and visible product signals. It is designed to make differences easier to scan, not to declare a universal winner.

Choose friendlyway when

Combined kiosk hardware and software from one vendor for large multi-site rollouts.
Good fit for manufacturing, public sector and organisations that require evacuation mustering and robust badge/ID workflows.
Bundled hardware and software product line with dedicated kiosk models and display bundles.
Published per-display digital-signage pricing and per-device add-on fees for predictable signage budgeting.
Organisations needing integrated kiosks + signage + visitor check-in

Choose Modern Workspace when

Your organization is standardized on Microsoft 365 and requires Dataverse/Power Platform alignment.
Explicit FedRAMP-ready design (public sector focus)
Power Platform (Power Apps + Dataverse) management backend enabling admin customization
Exchange synchronization to avoid double bookings
Organizations standardised on Microsoft 365 and Power Platform

friendlyway fit considerations

Mobile platform support (native iOS/Android apps) is not detailed on product pages and may require confirmation if mobile check-in is required.
Total cost of ownership when buying vendor kiosks vs using third-party devices
Depth of access-control and PIAM integrations required for secure sites
Emergency mustering and compliance reporting capabilities for regulated industries
Which existing workplace, identity, messaging, or access systems should this connect with?

Modern Workspace fit considerations

Depth of Microsoft integration and reliance on Azure/Power Platform
Compliance posture (FedRAMP ) for government procurement
Reporting and analytics capabilities via Power BI
Which privacy, compliance, and record-retention requirements matter most for your organisation?
Which existing workplace, identity, messaging, or access systems should this connect with?

Metric	friendlyway	Modern Workspace
Customer review sentiment	No review score listed	No review score listed
Visitor workflow depth	7 visitor, contractor, evacuation, badge, host, delivery, identity, and reporting signals	6 visitor, contractor, evacuation, badge, host, delivery, identity, and reporting signals
Published feature breadth	16 documented capabilities	8 documented capabilities
Deployment and integrations	13 published deployment and integration options	6 published deployment and integration options
Industry coverage	13 documented sectors	6 documented sectors
Published evidence	8 vendor pages analysed, 0 review sources captured	7 vendor pages analysed, 0 review sources captured
Visitor management focus	100% fit against visitor-management-specific positioning signals	60% fit against visitor-management-specific positioning signals
Access-control integrations	2 access-control integration signals	No access-control integration evidence captured
Best for	Front desk automation and reception modernization, Facilities with multi-site rollouts that need central device control, Manufacturing plants requiring PPE and guided-visit workflows, Organizations needing integrated digital signage and wayfinding	Workplaces needing desk/room hoteling and occupancy tracking, Enterprises seeking centralized asset lifecycle management, Government agencies requiring Microsoft-aligned solutions, IT teams wanting Power Platform–based admin tooling, Organizations needing multi-location space optimisation
Comparison positioning	friendlyway positions itself as an integrated vendor of cloud software and German-made kiosk hardware for enterprise visitor management and digital signage.	Modern Workspace is positioned as a Microsoft-centric IWMS aimed at enterprises and government customers who need integrated space, asset and visitor management with Power Platform reporting.
Best-fit signals	Choose friendlyway when you need combined kiosk hardware and software from one vendor for large multi-site rollouts., Good fit for manufacturing, public sector and organisations that require evacuation mustering and robust badge/ID workflows.	Choose this product when your organization is standardized on Microsoft 365 and requires Dataverse/Power Platform alignment.
Pricing information	A 14-day free trial is available.	Custom pricing or quote-based sales process

friendlyway

www.friendlyway.com

Bundled hardware and software product line with dedicated kiosk models and display bundles.
Total cost of ownership when buying vendor kiosks vs using third-party devices
high confidence

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Modern Workspace

www.avidsys.com/products/modern-workspace

Explicit FedRAMP-ready design (public sector focus)
Depth of Microsoft integration and reliance on Azure/Power Platform
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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