Gable
www.gable.to
Workplace management software for desk and room booking, visitor management, event orchestration, coworking access, workplace analytics, and hybrid-office operations.
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Gable vs The Receptionist
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The Receptionist is a cloud-based iPad kiosk-focused visitor management system with extensive visitor-centric features (photo/ID capture, NDA signatures, badge printing, QR/contactless check-in, pre-registration, emergency evacuation reporting), 13 published integrations (including Azure AD/Entra, Google Workspace, Teams, Slack, webhooks, API), industry-specific use cases, and published pricing with a 15-day free trial; Gable is positioned as broader workplace management software that includes visitor management al
| Metric | Gable | The Receptionist |
|---|---|---|
| Recommended score | 85/100 | 89/100 |
| Customer review sentiment | 4.5/5 from 110 published reviews | No verified review score |
| Published evidence | No crawled profile yet | 23 vendor pages analysed |
| Best for | Enterprise, Workplace | Organizations replacing paper visitor logs with digital check-in, Workplaces needing configurable visitor workflows and host notifications, Schools and campuses tracking visitors and improving front-office security, Manufacturing and logistics facilities managing visitors, contractors, and deliveries, Behavioral health and private practices prioritizing client privacy |
| Pricing information | Pricing mentions $2, $199, $4.50 | A 15-day free trial is offered with no obligation and no credit card required. Plans include unlimited employees, portal users, monthly sign-ins, Companion app users, and connected iPads. Executive pricing is available by contacting sales. Hardware bundles are available separately, and the website states that annual packages can provide savings. |
The Receptionist
thereceptionist.com
The Receptionist for iPad is now part of the Sign In App family and provides cloud-based visitor management through an iPad kiosk. Organizations can configure visitor check-in workflows, collect visitor information, capture photos or IDs, obtain signatures for NDAs and other legal agreements, print badges, and notify hosts through email, SMS, Slack, or Microsoft Teams. The platform supports visitor pre-registration, QR-code and contactless check-in, employee and contractor sign-in, delivery notifications, multilingual experiences, and emergency evacuation reporting. Administrators can access searchable visitor records, active visitor dashboards, scheduled exports, configurable data retention, and visitor logs from the cloud. It offers integrations with Azure AD/Entra ID, Google Workspace, Microsoft Teams, Slack, custom webhooks, and a documented API. Deployment can use an existing iPad or the optional Receptionist in a Box hardware bundle. Public plans are priced per site annually and include a 15-day free trial.
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