Archie Alternatives

4 of 4 products that share a software category or a capability term with Archie, matched on what their records document.

Alternative products to investigate

Products whose records share the most documented attributes with Archie: Envoy, Greetly, Lobbytrack and MRI OnLocation (alphabetical, not a ranking).

Archie record checked 2 October 2026. Sources and limitations in the Archie profile · How candidates are matched · Already using Archie? What to check before switching

Archie's own record: categories, offline status, pricing and trial

Software categories: Visitor Management. Offline filter: Not yet classified. Pricing: Archie publishes $109 per location/month (Starter, visitor management) (check product, module and purchase scope) (model: “Subscription per location; Starter, Pro and Enterprise”). Trial: trial status not established.

Envoy
Shares: Visitor Management
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Why listed, where it differs, against Archie
Why listed: Categories shared with Archie: Visitor Management. Capability names sharing a term: Archie's “Digital visitor log and exports” and Envoy's “Evacuation list from the visitor log”. Pricing: Envoy and Archie both have published amounts; check each profile's product, module and purchase scope; Envoy publishes $362 per location per month (Premium, billed annually) (check product, module and purchase scope).
Where it differs: Conditional in Envoy's record (2 of 3 capabilities): “Offline kiosk sign-in with queued entries” and “Emergency notifications and roll call”.
Against Archie: Documented, sharing no word with any capability, category or tag in the other record: Archie, “Badge printing and touchless check-in” and “Service level terms”. Access, security and record controls: Envoy, “Security, SSO and data retention” (documented) and “Visitor screening, legal documents and access provisioning” (documented); Archie, “Integrations, SSO and SCIM” (documented) and “Hosting, backups and privacy statements” (conditional). Integration capabilities: Envoy, “Integrations and directory sync” (documented).
Greetly
Shares: Visitor Management
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Why listed, where it differs, against Archie
Why listed: Categories shared with Archie: Visitor Management. Capability names sharing a term: Archie's “Digital visitor log and exports” and Greetly's “Visitor logs, exports and retention”. Pricing: Greetly and Archie both have published amounts; check each profile's product, module and purchase scope; Greetly publishes $99 per month (Essential, billed yearly) (check product, module and purchase scope).
Where it differs: Conditional in Greetly's record (2 of 3 capabilities): “Emergency evacuation alerts and safe status” and “Watchlist, ID verification and badge printing by plan”.
Against Archie: Documented, sharing no word with any capability, category or tag in the other record: Greetly, “Document templates, signing and retention” and “Hardware and connectivity”; Archie, “Service level terms”. Access, security and record controls: Greetly, “Visitor logs, exports and retention” (documented) and “Directory, SSO and communication integrations” (documented) (2 of 4); Archie, “Integrations, SSO and SCIM” (documented) and “Hosting, backups and privacy statements” (conditional).
Lobbytrack
Shares: Visitor Management
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Why listed, where it differs, against Archie
Why listed: Categories shared with Archie: Visitor Management. Pricing: Lobbytrack and Archie both have published amounts; check each profile's product, module and purchase scope; Lobbytrack has a published amount recorded as “Free (Starter, up to 100 visitors per month)” (check product, module and purchase scope).
Where it differs: Conditional in Lobbytrack's record (1 of 2 capabilities): “Evacuation management with Guard App”.
Against Archie: Documented, sharing no word with any capability, category or tag in the other record: Lobbytrack, “Security alerts on watchlist match”; Archie, “Service level terms”. Access, security and record controls: Lobbytrack, “Security alerts on watchlist match” (documented) and “Emergency messaging channels and audit trail” (conditional) (2 of 3); Archie, “Integrations, SSO and SCIM” (documented) and “Hosting, backups and privacy statements” (conditional). Integration capabilities: Lobbytrack, “Access control integration” (documented).
MRI OnLocation
Shares: Visitor Management
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Why listed, where it differs, against Archie
Why listed: Categories shared with Archie: Visitor Management. Pricing: MRI OnLocation and Archie both have published amounts; check each profile's product, module and purchase scope; MRI OnLocation publishes USD 60 per month for one location on the Small plan, or USD 634 per year (check product, module and purchase scope).
Where it differs: Trial: MRI OnLocation, free trial documented; Archie, trial status not established. Software categories assigned to MRI OnLocation only: Contractor Safety Management. Conditional in MRI OnLocation's record: “Reports and post-event summaries”.
Against Archie: Documented, sharing no word with any capability, category or tag in the other record: MRI OnLocation, “Host arrival notifications” and “Screening, watchlist and red flag alerts” (2 of 6); Archie, “Service level terms”. Access, security and record controls: MRI OnLocation, “Security and privacy controls” (documented); Archie, “Integrations, SSO and SCIM” (documented) and “Hosting, backups and privacy statements” (conditional). Integration capabilities: MRI OnLocation, “Integrations and API” (documented).

Check the same evidence-led view from each candidate's starting point; its matched set may differ because the documented record differs.

Envoy alternatives Greetly alternatives Lobbytrack alternatives MRI OnLocation alternatives

Already using Archie? What its record leaves open

Limitations the Archie profile records:

Plan tier matters: emergency evacuations and SSO & SCIM are listed under Pro
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Available only under stated conditions or not documented (checked 2 October 2026): Hosting, backups and privacy statements. Check each against the contract you hold.

Archie evaluation checks, for every candidate

Evacuation roll call and report: The evacuation page describes a dashboard with self-reported and admin-marked safe status and evacuation records. Run a drill with a mix of visitors and staff, mark some safe on the tablet and export the report. Retain it for your emergency plan file. Source
Visitor module within the quoted plan: The pricing page has a Visitor Management tab priced per location, separate from the default desk booking tab, and its FAQ says Visitors can be bought alone. Ask for a written quote naming the tier, number of locations and kiosks, and billing term. Source
Network dependency of the kiosk and dashboard: None of the reviewed pages describe offline operation. Disconnect the tablet during a demo and record whether check-in, the on-site list and evacuation roll call work, and what is uploaded later. Source
Visitor log retention and auto sign-out: The visitor log page states guests are signed out automatically at end of day but does not state retention policies. Test how an auto sign-out affects the on-site list during a late evacuation, and ask for the retention setting and deletion process in writing. Source
Hosting, backup and assurance evidence: The security page states Google Cloud hosting with servers in Canada, six-hourly backups kept for one year and a 99.9% availability target, but names no certification. Request current assurance reports, the data processing terms and the residency options available to you. Source
Identity and door access integration: SSO and SCIM are listed under Pro and door access integrations on the integrations page. Test provisioning of a leaver through SCIM and check which door systems your installation supports. Source

Leaving Archie: what to plan for

The visitor log and the evacuation records are the two things to take out. The log is described as holding contact details, host, purpose, check-in and check-out times and signed documents, with a quick export, and evacuation records show who was on site and how each event went. The record does not state a retention period, so ask for the setting and the deletion process in writing, because visitor data is personal data you will no longer be able to manage.
Visitor management touches more systems than it appears to. The integrations page lists Teams, Slack, calendars, Zoom, door access from Kisi, Salto, Tapkey and Brivo, SAML single sign-on, SCIM and an open API. Each one in use has to be re-pointed, SCIM provisioning in particular has to be cut over so leavers are still removed, and kiosk tablets and badge printers need confirming against the new product, because printer support is a stated question.
Mind the billing structure. Workplace plans are billed yearly, priced per location, and the visitor product can be bought on its own, so check whether your contract bundles desk or room booking before cancelling anything; a visitor-only exit could remove more than you intended or leave a bill you still owe. Time the notice to the renewal date rather than to the day the replacement is ready.

Who may have reason to stay with Archie

The reason to stay is the combination. The product joins visitor sign-in with desk and meeting-room booking for hybrid offices, and the record profiles only the visitor part. If you also run bookings through it, moving visitors alone splits one workplace system across two vendors, and a candidate in this list may not cover bookings at all.
A missing evacuation feature may be a plan question. Emergency evacuations, SMS notifications and SSO with SCIM are listed under the Pro tier, at $185 per location a month against $109 for Starter, so a customer on the lower tier may only need to move up. A gap that remains on the tier that includes it is a different case from one the lower tier omits.
Offline behaviour is the open point on both sides. The record says no offline operation was established for kiosk, check-in or evacuation roll call, and it tells buyers to ask every vendor how the on-site list is produced when the network is down. Leaving over this makes sense only for a candidate that demonstrates it; a feature list that is silent proves nothing in either direction.

What to test in a trial of a replacement for Archie

Run the sign-in-to-evacuation sequence on the candidate: pre-register a visitor with a QR code, sign them in at the kiosk, confirm the host is notified, leave one person signed in overnight, then start an evacuation after the end-of-day sign-out and see how the on-site list looks. Mark people safe, export the report, and repeat the check-in with the tablet disconnected.
Try a contractor visit rather than a guest. Create a visit type with its own form and one document to sign, pre-register the contractor, check in from a phone without a shared tablet, confirm a badge printed for that visit type, and then open the log to verify the answers and the signed document are stored before checking out and exporting.
Test the leaver path and the paperwork. Provision a user through SCIM or single sign-on and remove them, ask for the retention setting and deletion process in writing, and obtain hosting location, backup frequency and the availability figure that applies. The record notes two different availability statements in different documents, so ask which one is contractual.

Conditions and sources in the Archie profile · Recorded commercial terms