Visitor management system comparison

Greetly vs The Receptionist

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.

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What is different?

Greetly and The Receptionist both offer cloud-based kiosk visitor check-in with QR/contactless options, photo capture, badges, NDAs/signatures, host notifications, evacuation reporting, multilingual support, and integrations with Azure AD and Google Workspace. Key differences: Greetly highlights SOC 2 and GDPR compliance and explicitly notes it is not HIPAA-compliant, lists public monthly pricing with annual billing and published customer review metrics (4.8/5 from 21 reviews), and documents 15 integrations and 15

Metric	Greetly	The Receptionist
Recommended score	91/100	89/100
Customer review sentiment	4.8/5 from 21 published reviews	No verified review score
Published evidence	24 vendor pages analysed	23 vendor pages analysed
Best for	Organizations 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	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	The vendor states there are no extra charges or hidden fees. Public pricing is shown monthly with annual billing.	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.

Greetly

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

Greetly is a cloud-based visitor management platform for workplace teams, schools, manufacturing facilities, healthcare organizations, government sites, and other facilities. It replaces paper sign-in with self-service kiosk, tablet, QR-code, and touchless check-ins. Teams can pre-register individual visitors or groups, collect digital forms and signatures, print branded badges, manage deliveries, and notify hosts through multiple channels. Greetly provides searchable visitor logs, reporting, exportable records, visitor photos, timestamps, and emergency evacuation tracking. Custom workflows support NDAs, waivers, safety acknowledgments, and other forms. The platform supports multilingual check-ins and can be branded with logos, colors, and custom messaging. Integrations include Azure AD, Google Workspace, Slack, Microsoft Teams, Google Chat, email, SMS, voice calls, API, and Zapier. Greetly states that it is SOC 2 and GDPR compliant. Its site also states that it is not HIPAA compliant and should not be used to collect or store PHI. Public pricing lists Essential and Pro plans billed yearly.

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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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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.