Visitor management system comparison

Joan Workplace 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.

Metric	Joan Workplace	MRI OnLocation
Recommended score	91/100	89/100
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	4.8/5 from 15 published reviews	4.7/5 from 123 published reviews
Published evidence	16 vendor pages analysed	24 vendor pages analysed
Best for	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	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	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.	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.

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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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.

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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.