Visitor management system comparison

Sine by Honeywell 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.

Metric	Sine by Honeywell	The Receptionist
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	4.1/5 from 410 published reviews	No verified review score
Published evidence	23 vendor pages analysed	23 vendor pages analysed
Best for	Workplaces managing visitor, contractor and staff access, Multi-site organisations requiring contractor compliance and permit controls, Facilities needing digital check-in, occupancy visibility and emergency roll calls, Organisations connecting visitor management with access control, directories or messaging tools	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 plans page lists Small, Medium, Large and Enterprise tiers. Sine Workflows is an add-on requiring a Core plan. Access control is a paid add-on. Enterprise packaging is tailored for organisations onboarding 20 or more buildings. Additional integration products or charges may be required.	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.

Sine by Honeywell

www.sine.co

Sine by Honeywell is a visitor, contractor and staff management platform for controlling movement through buildings. It provides digital visitor check-in on iPad, visitor pre-registration, custom entry flows, contactless QR check-in, geofence-based check-in and check-out, host notifications and customizable badge printing. Contractor capabilities include mobile inductions, vendor document management, compliance verification, certifications, permit management and multi-stage approvals across multiple sites. Compliance tools include check-in forms, expiry safeguards, watchlists, audit trails, inspections and digital emergency roll calls. Sine also offers access-control connections, directory synchronization, messaging integrations, public API access on the Large plan and optional access-control functionality. Sine Core includes a 30-day free trial. The public plans page lists Small, Medium, Large and Enterprise tiers but does not publish plan prices. Sine provides iPad, iOS and Android applications, web access and around-the-clock support.

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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.