{
  "version": "2026-10-20",
  "checkedAt": "2026-10-20",
  "title": "Free visitor management plans: limits and upgrade triggers",
  "methodology": "Official pricing and help pages checked on the stated date. These are vendor-published entitlements, not hands-on product tests. Unknown means not established by the cited pages, never unlimited. Alphabetical order is not a ranking. Hardware, consumables, implementation and optional modules may cost extra.",
  "reuse": "Downloads are free to access without an account or API key. Cite this dataset URL, version and original vendor sources when referring to these findings. Free access does not grant rights to vendor text, trademarks or other third-party material; no blanket redistribution licence is asserted.",
  "changes": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-20",
      "description": "Initial downloadable edition: rechecked the five ongoing free plans from our existing guide; separated Teamgo's trial. Added Envoy's documented dashboard restriction at its monthly cap."
    }
  ],
  "plans": [
    {
      "id": "envoy-basic",
      "vendor": "Envoy",
      "plan": "Basic",
      "type": "ongoing-free",
      "eligibility": "Small workplaces; one location.",
      "visitorLimit": "100 visitor entries per calendar month",
      "userLimit": "Not established in this check",
      "locationLimit": "1 location",
      "historyLimit": "Not stated",
      "upgradeTrigger": "More than the monthly entry allowance, or paid features such as visitor photos and badge printing.",
      "caveat": "Help centre says admins lose dashboard access when the monthly limit is reached; allowance resets monthly. Confirm the fallback workflow before relying on Basic.",
      "sources": [
        "https://envoy.com/pricing",
        "https://envoy.help/en/articles/3330073-visitors-billing"
      ],
      "checkedAt": "2026-10-20"
    },
    {
      "id": "lobbytrack-starter",
      "vendor": "Lobbytrack",
      "plan": "Starter",
      "type": "ongoing-free",
      "eligibility": "Starter signup; no contract.",
      "visitorLimit": "Up to 100 visitors per month",
      "userLimit": "Unlimited hosts and users",
      "locationLimit": "Not stated",
      "historyLimit": "Not stated",
      "upgradeTrigger": "More than 100 visitors per month, or required paid-tier features.",
      "caveat": "Access to all Ultimate features is conditional on fewer than 20 visits in a month. That is not an entitlement throughout the full Starter allowance. Repeat-visit counting and overage behaviour are not stated.",
      "sources": [
        "https://www.lobbytrack.com/visitor-management/pricing"
      ],
      "checkedAt": "2026-10-20"
    },
    {
      "id": "teamgo-trial",
      "vendor": "Teamgo",
      "plan": "Evaluation",
      "type": "trial",
      "eligibility": "30-day evaluation; no payment card required.",
      "visitorLimit": "Trial-specific cap not stated",
      "userLimit": "Trial-specific cap not stated",
      "locationLimit": "Trial-specific cap not stated",
      "historyLimit": "Trial-specific retention not stated",
      "upgradeTrigger": "Continued service after the 30-day trial requires a subscription or an agreed extension.",
      "caveat": "API and SMS access can be restricted during evaluation. A free companion app does not establish an ongoing free service plan.",
      "sources": [
        "https://www.teamgo.co/pricing/",
        "https://help.teamgo.co/en/articles/4354532-trials-and-trial-extensions"
      ],
      "checkedAt": "2026-10-20"
    },
    {
      "id": "visitorlog-free",
      "vendor": "VisitorLog.io",
      "plan": "Free",
      "type": "ongoing-free",
      "eligibility": "No card or trial expiry; up to two facilities.",
      "visitorLimit": "Unlimited visitor check-ins",
      "userLimit": "300 staff users",
      "locationLimit": "2 facilities",
      "historyLimit": "Configurable; maximum period not stated",
      "upgradeTrigger": "More than two facilities requires a custom plan. Route beyond 300 users is not stated.",
      "caveat": "Users means staff receiving notifications or managing visitors, not arrivals. SMS quantity is not stated.",
      "sources": [
        "https://visitorlog.io/pricing/"
      ],
      "checkedAt": "2026-10-20"
    },
    {
      "id": "visitus-core",
      "vendor": "VisitUs",
      "plan": "Core",
      "type": "ongoing-free",
      "eligibility": "Free account; no credit card; no expiry.",
      "visitorLimit": "Unlimited visitor sign-ins",
      "userLimit": "Not stated",
      "locationLimit": "Not stated",
      "historyLimit": "Not stated",
      "upgradeTrigger": "Enabling paid modules, such as Notifications, Compliance or Pre-registration; charged per month per location.",
      "caveat": "Paid modules have separate seven-day trials. Confirm which steps remain available after those trials; free Core does not mean all modules are free.",
      "sources": [
        "https://visit-us.com/pricing/"
      ],
      "checkedAt": "2026-10-20"
    },
    {
      "id": "vmfree-free",
      "vendor": "VMFree",
      "plan": "Free",
      "type": "ongoing-free",
      "eligibility": "Free package advertised without expiry.",
      "visitorLimit": "Not stated",
      "userLimit": "Not stated",
      "locationLimit": "Not stated",
      "historyLimit": "30 days",
      "upgradeTrigger": "Longer history, visitor photos or custom badge printing appear in Standard.",
      "caveat": "The general feature overview is broader than the free package. Export and notification entitlements need confirmation for the free tier.",
      "sources": [
        "https://www.vmfree.co.uk/"
      ],
      "checkedAt": "2026-10-20"
    }
  ]
}