Visitor management system comparison

Greetly vs Joan Workplace

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

Comparison summary

What is different?

Greetly has published signals around Branded badge printing, digital NDA capture at check-in, and integrations with workplace directories and messaging tools, Explicit SOC 2 and GDPR compliance statements combined with digital NDA capture and on-site badge printing, and Directory sync with Azure AD/Google Workspace plus multiple host notification channels. Joan Workplace has published signals around An integrated SaaS portal for multiple workplace resources with optional hardware displays and mobile check-in capabilities, Purpose-built e-ink door displays and support for mounting options alongside tablet/LCD support —, and MyJoan centralised portal for multi-resource booking and floorplan views —. Use the side-by-side metrics below to compare workflow depth, pricing posture, deployment fit, hardware needs, review evidence, and industry coverage.

Choose Greetly when

  • Branded badge printing, digital NDA capture at check-in, and integrations with workplace directories and messaging tools.
  • Explicit SOC 2 and GDPR compliance statements combined with digital NDA capture and on-site badge printing
  • Directory sync with Azure AD/Google Workspace plus multiple host notification channels
  • Reception teams, facilities and enterprises needing branded check-ins, digital NDAs, and integration with workplace directories and comms
  • Greetly publishes emergency evacuation in security & compliance.

Choose Joan Workplace when

  • An integrated SaaS portal for multiple workplace resources with optional hardware displays and mobile check-in capabilities.
  • Purpose-built e-ink door displays and support for mounting options alongside tablet/LCD support —
  • MyJoan centralised portal for multi-resource booking and floorplan views —
  • Organisations wanting an integrated workplace booking and visitor solution with optional hardware
  • Facilities teams seeking utilisation analytics and simplified front-desk workflows

Greetly fit considerations

  • Hosting region, detailed SLA/pricing tiers and explicit HIPAA support are not provided on product pages; HIPAA is explicitly not supported for PHI.
  • Validate SLA, uptime and enterprise deployment services for large multi-site rollouts
  • Compare badge printing hardware compatibility and kiosk provisioning processes
  • Assess depth of contractor/induction workflows if you need detailed contractor compliance
  • Which plan structure best matches your number of locations, visitor volume, and rollout timeline?

Joan Workplace fit considerations

  • Depth and technical details of calendar and directory integrations (SSO, user provisioning, SCIM)
  • Data residency, hosting regions and SLA terms
  • Hardware logistics: device mounts, PoE and battery options for displays
  • Visitor data retention and privacy/process specifics for compliance
  • Which plan structure best matches your number of locations, visitor volume, and rollout timeline?
MetricGreetlyJoan Workplace
Recommended score93/10093/100
Mobile platform coverageiOS and AndroidiOS and Android
Hardware flexibilityOptional kioskOptional kiosk
Visitor workflow depth0 specialised workflow signals0 specialised workflow signals
Customer review sentiment4. 8/5 from 104 published reviews4. 6/5 from 334 published reviews
Evidence confidencehighmedium
Published evidence24 vendor pages analysed16 vendor pages analysed
Best forOrganizations replacing manual visitor sign-in, Multi-site workplaces needing centralized visitor visibility, Facilities managing visitors, contractors, and deliveries, Schools seeking visitor screening, badges, and staff notifications, Manufacturing sites requiring audit-ready visitor logs, Organizations needing digital NDAs, waivers, or safety forms, Reception automation and front-desk replacement, Organizations needing digital NDA/wavier capture at sign-in, Teams that require host notifications via workplace apps, Multi-site or multilingual enterprises seeking scalable visitor logs, Facilities that want touchless QR-based or kiosk tablet check-insHybrid 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, Centralising workplace resource booking and visitor check-in, Organisations needing multi-resource booking (rooms, desks, parking, assets), Teams seeking simple digital visitor registration and badges, Facilities and office managers wanting utilisation analytics, Hybrid teams requiring mobile booking and geolocation check-in
Comparison positioningGreetly positions itself as a cloud-first, enterprise-capable visitor management system emphasizing touchless check-in, badge printing, digital agreements and integrations with workplace directories and messaging.Joan positions itself as a unified workplace platform combining software and optional purpose-built e-ink hardware to manage rooms, desks, visitors, parking and assets from a single portal.
Best-fit signalsChoose Greetly when you need branded badge printing, digital NDA capture at check-in, and integrations with workplace directories and messaging tools.Choose Joan when you want an integrated SaaS portal for multiple workplace resources with optional hardware displays and mobile check-in capabilities.
Pricing informationThe vendor states there are no extra charges or hidden fees. Public pricing is shown monthly with annual billing.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.

Greetly

www.greetly.com/features/visitor-management-system

  • Explicit SOC 2 and GDPR compliance statements combined with digital NDA capture and on-site badge printing
  • high confidence
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Joan Workplace

getjoan.com

  • Purpose-built e-ink door displays and support for mounting options alongside tablet/LCD support —
  • Depth and technical details of calendar and directory integrations (SSO, user provisioning, SCIM)
  • medium confidence
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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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