Visitor management system comparison

FacilityOS vs MRI OnLocation

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.

AI comparison summary

What is different?

Both platforms offer visitor, contractor, and emergency/evacuation features, but FacilityOS emphasizes a broader modular facility management suite (visitor, contractor, emergency, logistics, mail/parcel, inventory, assets, and access-control workflows) with 22 documented capabilities, preconfigured iPad kiosks, and reported usage across 7,000+ facilities in 70+ countries, while MRI OnLocation focuses on people presence and workplace management with touchless sign-in options (mobile apps, QR codes, kiosks), publishe

Metric	FacilityOS	MRI OnLocation
Recommended score	91/100	89/100
Customer review sentiment	4.7/5 from 295 published reviews	4.7/5 from 123 published reviews
Published evidence	24 vendor pages analysed	24 vendor pages analysed
Best for	Multi-site organizations needing visitor, contractor, emergency, and facility operations management, Regulated facilities requiring digital records, compliance workflows, and audit trails, Manufacturing and logistics sites managing visitors, drivers, contractors, packages, or assets, Organizations replacing paper-based visitor and contractor processes	Workplace and facilities teams needing visitor, employee, and contractor presence management, Organisations requiring emergency roll-calls and evacuation visibility, Businesses managing contractor inductions, certifications, insurance, and access permissions, Multi-location workplaces, campuses, and high-traffic sites
Pricing information	Prices are stated as starting rates and may have optional add-ons. VisitorOS Enterprise, Inventory, Asset Logistics, and some other modules show contact-sales pricing.	Published Australian pricing is in AUD and excludes local taxes. Subscription terms are invoiced in advance. Pricing excludes paid add-ons. Multiple-location or campus pricing requires contacting MRI. Usage limits can trigger automatic movement to a different plan and back-charging for the difference.

FacilityOS

www.facilityos.com

FacilityOS is a modular facility, visitor, contractor, emergency, logistics, and physical identity management platform for organizations operating one or more facilities. Its VisitorOS module digitizes visitor registration, pre-registration, check-in, check-out, host notifications, document acknowledgements, badge printing, watchlists, screening, and visitor reporting. ContractorOS centralizes vendor and contractor documents, approval workflows, compliance statuses, expiration reminders, and audit trails, with connections to visitor and emergency workflows. EmergencyOS supports evacuation management, drills, mustering, roll calls, building sweeps, emergency profiles, and real-time messaging. Additional modules cover mail and parcel tracking, inventory, assets, and access-control workflows. Public pricing lists starting monthly rates for selected modules and VisitorOS tiers; Enterprise pricing requires contacting sales. FacilityOS states that its platform is used by more than 7,000 facilities in over 70 countries and offers preconfigured iPad kiosk deployments.

View full profile

MRI OnLocation

www.onlocation.com

MRI OnLocation is a people presence and workplace management platform for tracking employees, visitors, and contractors across locations. It supports touchless sign-in and sign-out through mobile apps, QR codes, kiosks, and standard or touchless kiosk options. Organisations can manage visitor and contractor access, profiles, inductions, certifications, insurance documents, waivers, hazards, and renewal reminders. Employee features include workplace attendance management, screening questions, and mobile access. Emergency tools provide real-time onsite visibility, automated roll-calls, evacuation management, cleared-zone tracking, SOS alerts, panic alarms, and crisis notifications by email, SMS, or push notification. The platform provides operational reporting, including real-time and historical visitor reporting and post-emergency reports. MRI publishes Small, Medium, Large, and Custom subscription plans in AUD, with usage limits for movements, notifications, and SMS. Paid add-ons include OnScan and Desk Booking. A 14-day free trial with full feature access and no credit card is available.

View full profile

How to use this comparison

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