Visitor management system comparison

Tactic vs Visitly

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

Comparison summary

What is different?

Tactic has published signals around Combined desk/room/visitor workflows with live maps and enterprise identity integration, Live interactive floorplans combined with booking and visitor workflows, and Integrated Slack and Teams apps with in-app booking and notifications. Visitly has published signals around Procurement requires SOC 2 / ISO 27001 artifacts and IT requires SSO/SCIM without premium tier gating, SSO and core security features included at lower tiers (described differentiation vs Envoy), and One product/one contract approach contrasted with iLobby module stacking. Use the side-by-side metrics below to compare workflow depth, pricing posture, deployment fit, hardware needs, review evidence, and industry coverage.

Criteria scores

Scorecard by published evidence

Scores are calculated consistently from published vendor information, product evidence and review sources.

60
Tactic
69
Visitly
CriteriaTacticVisitly
Customer review sentimentReview rating and volume, normalised across sources.
88
Tactic88/1004. 6/5 from 630 published reviews across 4 sources, with 58 stored feedback themes630 reviews across review sources
87
Visitly87/1004. 4/5 from 212 published reviews across 5 sources, with 42 stored feedback themes212 reviews across review sources
Visitor, contractor, evacuation & reporting workflowsVisitor, contractor, evacuation, identity, and reporting workflows.
81
Tactic81/1007 visitor, contractor, evacuation, badge, host, delivery, identity, and reporting signalsPublished vendor and profile signals
81
Visitly81/1007 visitor, contractor, evacuation, badge, host, delivery, identity, and reporting signalsPublished vendor and profile signals
Published feature breadthDocumented product capabilities found in public materials.
31
Tactic31/1008 documented capabilitiesPublished vendor and profile signals
31
Visitly31/1008 documented capabilitiesPublished vendor and profile signals
Mobile and kiosk flexibilityPublished iOS, Android, cloud, QR, kiosk, and flexible hardware signals. Visitly has the stronger published signal here.
65
Tactic65/100iOS and Android; Software onlyPublished vendor and profile signals
78
Visitly78/100iOS and Android; Optional kioskPublished vendor and profile signals
Ongoing free accessPublished ongoing free access or trial availability.
NE
TacticNo public scoreNo public evidence captured yetPublished vendor and profile signals
38
Visitly38/100Free trial publishedPublished vendor and profile signals
Deployment and integrationsPublished rollout, integration, and deployment options.
43
Tactic43/10010 published deployment and integration optionsPublished vendor and profile signals
43
Visitly43/10010 published deployment and integration optionsPublished vendor and profile signals
Industry coverageBreadth of documented sector fit. Visitly has the stronger published signal here.
60
Tactic60/1006 documented sectorsPublished vendor and profile signals
93
Visitly93/10012 documented sectorsPublished vendor and profile signals
Source coverageDepth of public source material captured by the directory. Visitly has the stronger published signal here.
54
Tactic54/1008 vendor pages analysed, 4 review sources captured8 source pages analysed
75
Visitly75/10013 vendor pages analysed, 5 review sources captured13 source pages analysed
Visitor management focusHow specifically the product is positioned around visitor management. Visitly has the stronger published signal here.
73
Tactic73/10080% fit against visitor-management-specific positioning signalsPublished vendor and profile signals
93
Visitly93/100100% fit against visitor-management-specific positioning signalsPublished vendor and profile signals
Access-control integrationsVisible integrations with physical access-control systems. Visitly has the stronger published signal here.
26
Tactic26/1001 access-control integration signalPublished vendor and profile signals
93
Visitly93/1003 access-control integration signalsPublished vendor and profile signals
Regional hosting and data residencyVisible hosting or data-residency regions.
63
Tactic63/100Regional hosting signal publishedPublished vendor and profile signals
NE
VisitlyNo public scoreNo public evidence captured yetPublished vendor and profile signals
Pricing transparencyHow visible and specific the public pricing information is.
93
Tactic93/1002 published pricing plansPublished vendor and profile signals
93
Visitly93/1003 published pricing plansPublished vendor and profile signals

This is a directory scoring model based on public vendor pages, review data, and visible product signals. It is designed to make differences easier to scan, not to declare a universal winner.

Choose Tactic when

  • Combined desk/room/visitor workflows with live maps and enterprise identity integration
  • Live interactive floorplans combined with booking and visitor workflows
  • Integrated Slack and Teams apps with in-app booking and notifications
  • Enterprise trust signals (SOC 2 Type II, SSO/SCIM) called out on overview
  • Facilities or workplace teams that want an integrated map-driven booking + visitor experience

Choose Visitly when

  • Procurement requires SOC 2 / ISO 27001 artifacts and IT requires SSO/SCIM without premium tier gating
  • SSO and core security features included at lower tiers (described differentiation vs Envoy)
  • One product/one contract approach contrasted with iLobby module stacking
  • Buy when you need enterprise-grade identity integration (SSO/SCIM) and compliance evidence in one visitor-management product
  • Visitly publishes contractor management in contractor management.

Tactic fit considerations

  • Assess the level of onboarding and map-import assistance for large estates
  • Which existing workplace, identity, messaging, or access systems should this connect with?
  • Which plan structure best matches your number of locations, visitor volume, and rollout timeline?
  • Which privacy, compliance, and record-retention requirements matter most for your organisation?
  • How well does Tactic match your busiest visitor, contractor, or reception workflow?

Visitly fit considerations

  • Published per-location pricing and exact support SLAs vary by plan and may require direct quote for Enterprise
  • Which PACS/CCTV vendors you need supported and whether that support is included in your target tier
  • Required compliance evidence (SOC2/ISO/BAA/NIST mappings) and NDA access to reports pre-contract
  • Operational rollout complexity across multi-site deployments (SCIM, SIEM, HRIS integrations)
  • Which plan structure best matches your number of locations, visitor volume, and rollout timeline?
MetricTacticVisitly
Customer review sentiment4. 6/5 from 630 published reviews across 4 sources, with 58 stored feedback themes4. 4/5 from 212 published reviews across 5 sources, with 42 stored feedback themes
Visitor workflow depth7 visitor, contractor, evacuation, badge, host, delivery, identity, and reporting signals7 visitor, contractor, evacuation, badge, host, delivery, identity, and reporting signals
Published feature breadth8 documented capabilities8 documented capabilities
Mobile and kiosk flexibilityiOS and Android; Software onlyiOS and Android; Optional kiosk
Deployment and integrations10 published deployment and integration options10 published deployment and integration options
Industry coverage6 documented sectors12 documented sectors
Published evidence8 vendor pages analysed, 4 review sources captured13 vendor pages analysed, 5 review sources captured
Visitor management focus80% fit against visitor-management-specific positioning signals100% fit against visitor-management-specific positioning signals
Access-control integrations1 access-control integration signal3 access-control integration signals
Pricing transparency2 published pricing plans3 published pricing plans
Best forWorkplace teams seeking unified desk, room, and visitor workflows, Organisations wanting integrated office maps and booking, IT/procurement teams requiring enterprise security documentation, Teams desiring built-in host notifications and badge generation, Companies needing modular deployment of workplace productsCorporate Security teams seeking defensible visitor records (watchlists, escort workflows), IT / InfoSec owners needing SSO, SCIM and SIEM integration, Facilities & Operations for multi-site lobby/day-to-day operations, EHS / Safety teams requiring PPE attestations and evacuation roll calls, Compliance teams running ITAR / CMMC / HIPAA evidence packages
Comparison positioningTactic positions itself as a modular, map-driven workplace platform that unifies desk/room booking with visitor management and enterprise integrations.Visitly positions itself as a security-first, single-contract visitor-management product that avoids multi-module stacking and tier-gating of enterprise controls.
Best-fit signalsChoose Tactic when you need combined desk/room/visitor workflows with live maps and enterprise identity integrationChoose Visitly when procurement requires SOC 2 / ISO 27001 artifacts and IT requires SSO/SCIM without premium tier gating
Pricing informationPricing is modular by product and based on resources managed (not total employee count); an online estimator provides rough annual ranges and Tactic offers custom quotes and guided packagingThree published tiers (Starter, Business, Enterprise). Starter and Business show standard published price points and site limits; Enterprise is quoted with custom annual or multi-year contract. 14-day free trial available; monthly billing carries a premium on lower tiers. See pricing page for per-plan details.

Tactic

www.gettactic.com

  • Live interactive floorplans combined with booking and visitor workflows
  • high confidence
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Visitly

www.visitly.io

  • SSO and core security features included at lower tiers (described differentiation vs Envoy)
  • Which PACS/CCTV vendors you need supported and whether that support is included in your target tier
  • high confidence
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How to use this comparison

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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