Visitor management system comparison

Envoy vs Joan Workplace

A side-by-side view of the directory’s published evidence and scoring metrics. The information is provided to support your evaluation; it does not declare a winner.

Metric	Envoy	Joan Workplace
Recommended score	91/100	91/100
Ongoing free access	Not published	Not published
Regional hosting	Not published	Not published
Mobile platform coverage	Not published	Not published
Flexible, modular pricing	Not published	Not published
Customer review sentiment	4.7/5 from 42 published reviews	4.8/5 from 15 published reviews
Published evidence	24 vendor pages analysed	16 vendor pages analysed
Best for	Workplaces replacing paper visitor logs with digital, auditable check-in, Enterprise teams managing visitors, spaces, and workplace operations across multiple locations, Manufacturing sites with visitor screening, compliance workflows, and access-control needs, Healthcare workplaces coordinating visitors, space usage, and on-site communications, Multi-tenant properties managing lobby visitors and tenant-specific workflows	Hybrid workplace teams managing desks, rooms, parking, and shared assets, Enterprise facilities and IT teams needing centralized workplace administration, Organizations replacing paper-based room and visitor processes, Workplaces seeking room utilization and occupancy insights
Pricing information	Public pricing supplied here covers Visitors and Screens. Other products are presented as sales-led or have no explicit public price on the supplied pages. Visitors Premium is billed annually. Envoy Visitors requires an iPad for visitor check-in; Screens pricing is software per device.	The public pricing page states that plans start at a monthly amount and lists additional per-user and per-device monthly rates, but the displayed amounts are blank. A quote is required for confirmed pricing. A free trial is advertised.

Envoy

envoy.com

Envoy is a workplace management platform combining visitor management, resource booking, workplace analytics, emergency response, digital signage, mailroom management, and mobile workplace tools. Its visitor product supports pre-registration, customizable sign-in flows, host notifications, identity verification, blocklist screening, badge printing, digital documents, access-control connections, and audit-ready visitor records. Employees can use Envoy to book desks, rooms, and parking, view workplace maps, check in, and receive workplace communications. Administrators can manage multiple locations, monitor occupancy and utilization, automate room and resource release, track deliveries, and publish content to workplace screens. Envoy states that its platform supports more than 100 integrations and offers an open API. Public pricing is available for Visitors and Screens, while other products use sales-led pricing or are not priced on the supplied pages. Hardware requirements vary by product, including iPads for visitor check-in and supported display devices for Screens.

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Joan Workplace

getjoan.com

Joan Workplace is a workplace management platform from Visionect for managing meeting rooms, desks, parking spaces, shared assets, visitors, and workplace digital signage. Employees can book resources through the MyJoan web portal, iOS and Android mobile apps, calendar tools, or compatible room displays. The platform supports interactive floor plans, availability views, check-in workflows, QR and NFC scanning, geolocation check-in, visitor pre-registration, digital visitor logs, customizable visitor badges, and workplace analytics. Room booking includes calendar synchronization, walk-up booking, mobile and portal reservations, check-in enforcement, and automatic release of unused rooms. Joan can run on purpose-built e-paper devices, tablets, LCD displays, and selected hardware integrations. The service is hosted in EU-based Google Cloud data centers and supports OAuth2, Google, Microsoft 365, SCIMv2-compatible identity providers, and role-based access control. Public pricing is based on users and device licenses, with quotes required because the displayed amounts are blank.

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