Visitor management system comparison

C1 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?

C1 emphasizes enterprise-grade physical security and access control integration with visitor registration, tracking, and badge issuance and lists six industry sectors (including schools, manufacturing, and government), while Modern Workspace focuses on workplace management features such as office hoteling, workspace reservations, QR-code check-in/out and technical asset management and lists three industry sectors; Modern Workspace notes a custom/quote-based pricing model, whereas C1 does not publish pricing.

Evidence confidence: low

Criteria scores

Scorecard by published evidence

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

Modern Workspace

CriteriaC1Modern Workspace

Customer review sentimentReview rating and volume, normalised across sources.

C172/1004. 3/5 from 24 published reviews across 2 sources, with 21 stored feedback themes24 reviews across review sources

Modern WorkspaceNo public scoreNo review score listedNo public review count captured

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

C156/1005 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.

C131/1008 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. Modern Workspace has the stronger published signal here.

C15/100No 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.

C1No public scoreNo public evidence captured yetPublished vendor and profile signals

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

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

C18/1003 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. C1 has the stronger published signal here.

C193/10013 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. C1 has the stronger published signal here.

C142/1007 vendor pages analysed, 2 review sources captured7 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. C1 has the stronger published signal here.

C173/10080% 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.

C126/1001 access-control integration signalPublished 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.

C163/100Regional hosting signal publishedPublished vendor and profile signals

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

Pricing transparencyHow visible and specific the public pricing information is.

C1No public scoreNo public evidence captured yetPublished 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 C1 when

A vendor to design, deploy and operate communications, infrastructure and security across a large enterprise footprint
Services-led approach (advisory, professional, managed) for end-to-end deployments
C1 Elly generative AI and C1 Fabric data integration to enable automation and analytics
Best-fit buyer: large, multi-site enterprises seeking managed, vendor-led modernization for communications, security and infrastructure
C1 publishes physical security integration in access control | security & compliance.

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

C1 fit considerations

Depth and scope of managed services and SLAs for 24/7 monitoring
Available integrations and partner ecosystem for required enterprise systems
Explicit compliance and audit support for regulated industries
Which privacy, compliance, and record-retention requirements matter most for your organisation?
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	C1	Modern Workspace
Customer review sentiment	4. 3/5 from 24 published reviews across 2 sources, with 21 stored feedback themes	No review score listed
Visitor workflow depth	5 visitor, contractor, evacuation, badge, host, delivery, identity, and reporting signals	6 visitor, contractor, evacuation, badge, host, delivery, identity, and reporting signals
Published feature breadth	8 documented capabilities	8 documented capabilities
Deployment and integrations	3 published deployment and integration options	6 published deployment and integration options
Industry coverage	13 documented sectors	6 documented sectors
Published evidence	7 vendor pages analysed, 2 review sources captured	7 vendor pages analysed, 0 review sources captured
Visitor management focus	80% fit against visitor-management-specific positioning signals	60% fit against visitor-management-specific positioning signals
Access-control integrations	1 access-control integration signal	No access-control integration evidence captured
Regional hosting	Regional hosting signal published	Regional hosting signal published
Best for	Enterprises seeking managed communications modernization (UCaaS/CCaaS), Organizations needing integrated cybersecurity and physical security managed services, IT teams wanting advisory and professional services for infrastructure modernization, Enterprises adopting AI automations or generative AI pilots (C1 Elly), Organizations requiring compliance support and audit readiness	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	C1 is a services-first provider combining communications, infrastructure and security to modernize enterprise environments with managed services and AI capabilities	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 C1 when you need a vendor to design, deploy and operate communications, infrastructure and security across a large enterprise footprint	Choose this product when your organization is standardized on Microsoft 365 and requires Dataverse/Power Platform alignment.

C1

www.onec1.com

Services-led approach (advisory, professional, managed) for end-to-end deployments
Depth and scope of managed services and SLAs for 24/7 monitoring
medium 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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