Envoy vs SwipedOn: Half This Comparison No Longer Exists

Half of the Envoy vs SwipedOn comparison doesn’t exist any more. Type the old SwipedOn address into a browser and you end up at Sign In App, whose Sign In App page for SwipedOn customers says SwipedOn “has joined forces with Sign In App.” If both names are sitting on your shortlist as separate vendors, your shortlist is out of date.

The question behind the search hasn’t gone away, though. You still have to choose between an enterprise workplace platform and something simpler at the front desk.

What follows: what happened to SwipedOn, what Envoy actually charges now that it’s added monthly visitor caps to its cheaper tiers, where Envoy genuinely earns the premium, and the third option neither price card prices for.

Feature and pricing claims about other vendors are based on publicly available product information as of 17 August 2026. Vendor practices, pricing, and feature sets change; verify directly with the vendor before purchasing. Trademarks are property of their respective owners. InstaCheckin is not affiliated with Envoy, SwipedOn, or Sign In App.

Envoy vs SwipedOn: One Side Changed Hands

SwipedOn was the New Zealand-founded product twin of every iPad sign-in app — kiosk check-in, badge printing, NDA collection, host notifications. Then its parent company was acquired, and the brand folded into Sign In App.

The fold is gradual, not a switch-flip. Sign In App’s SwipedOn page tells existing customers they can still log in and use the application as they did before, at their existing SwipedOn secure login address, and frames Sign In App as building on “everything SwipedOn started” while adding compliance, workplace experience, and emergency response features. No migration deadline is published.

For a buyer, the translation is short. “SwipedOn” isn’t a thing you can shortlist. You’re comparing Envoy against Sign In App, and Sign In App is a broader platform than the tool SwipedOn used to be. We covered the merger in detail — including what existing SwipedOn customers should get in writing before renewal — in the SwipedOn vs Sign In App breakdown.

Envoy’s Price Card Now Comes With a Visitor Ceiling

Envoy is the category leader and prices its Visitors product per location across four tiers. Basic is free, Standard lists at $109 per location per month billed annually, Premium at $362, and Enterprise is custom-quoted — all per Envoy’s published pricing page.

Two things bite here, and only one of them is the sticker price.

The first is gating. Badge printing and NDA capture — the two things most offices want immediately after “notify the host” — start at Standard. Visitor photos wait until Premium at $362 per location per month, per Envoy’s pricing page. Our Envoy pricing teardown runs the multi-site math on that.

The second is newer and easier to miss. As of 1 May 2026, Envoy applies hard monthly entry caps to its two cheapest tiers: 100 visitor entries per calendar month on Basic and 500 per calendar month on Standard, according to the Envoy Help Center article on Visitors billing. Go pull your last three months of logbook pages before you assume Standard fits. A single busy entrance in a 200-person office can clear 500 sign-ins without trying.

What a SwipedOn Prospect Gets Quoted Now

Since SwipedOn’s buying path leads to Sign In App, that’s the card in front of you: three self-serve tiers billed per site per year — Core at £415, Enhanced at £835, and Pro at £1,255, with an Executive tier by quote — listed on Sign In App’s pricing page, which localises currency to USD, EUR, AUD, or NZD by region.

The structure matters more than the headline figures. Each location with a different postcode or zip code needs its own site subscription, but you can connect additional devices at a single site at no extra cost, per the FAQ on the same Sign In App pricing page. A two-entrance building is cheap. Three offices in three cities is three subscriptions. Desk booking, scheduling, and time-and-attendance are priced separately on top — the full add-on structure is in our Sign In App alternatives comparison.

Notice what that does to the original comparison. SwipedOn used to be the lightweight side of “Envoy vs SwipedOn.” Its successor is a workplace platform, which puts it in Envoy’s weight class rather than opposite it.

Three Cases Where Envoy Is Worth Every Dollar

Pretending Envoy’s price buys nothing is how a comparison loses credibility. If any of these describe you, buy Envoy and stop reading:

• A hard SSO or directory mandate. SSO and directory integrations land at Premium, and IT departments have deployed this at enterprise scale often enough that the path is well worn.
• Integrations as a requirement, not a nice-to-have. Access control, guest Wi-Fi, HRIS. If visitor records have to land in other systems automatically, Envoy’s ecosystem is the broadest in the category — that’s what the premium is for.
• A multi-site security program. ID scanning and blocklist screening sit on Enterprise and are built for regulated campuses with a security team, not for a two-desk office. Our honest Envoy review goes deeper on where that spend pays back.

The mirror image is the weakness. A 10–500-person office with one or two reception desks pays platform prices for a thin slice of the feature set, and now watches an entry counter on top.

The One-Desk Office Neither Card Prices For

If your actual requirement is one lobby, a paper logbook you want gone, and a host who should hear about their visitor without someone walking down the hall — that’s the gap InstaCheckin sits in.

It’s iPad-first and licensed per location, up to five kiosks at that location. A visitor signs in on a branded kiosk, the app captures a photo, prints an adhesive badge through a Brother QL label printer, collects an NDA or waiver signature on the screen, and notifies the host by email and SMS. Every visit lands in a cloud log you can filter by location, host, date range, or visitor name, then export to CSV or PDF. Hosts can pre-register expected guests so those visitors skip the data-entry step on arrival.

One note on that signature capture: electronic-record and e-signature law varies by jurisdiction. This post describes product features, not legal advice — verify enforceability with counsel before you rely on a kiosk signature.

Paid plans start at {{price.basic.monthly}} per location per month; current tiers are on the InstaCheckin pricing page. And so you can rule it out quickly: no Android tablets, no ID scanning or watchlist screening, no native Slack or Teams notifications, no desk booking. Narrow on purpose. The office visitor management system buyer’s overview covers the deployment patterns in more detail.

FAQ

Is SwipedOn still available to buy on its own?

No. Sign In App’s SwipedOn page says SwipedOn has joined forces with Sign In App, and existing customers are told they can still log in and use the application as before at their existing SwipedOn login address. There’s no separate SwipedOn plan for a new buyer, and no published migration deadline for current ones.

Which is cheaper, Envoy or SwipedOn?

You’re comparing Envoy’s per-location monthly tiers — $109 Standard and $362 Premium on Envoy’s pricing page — against the per-site annual card a SwipedOn prospect now sees: £415, £835, and £1,255 on Sign In App’s pricing page. Your tier, your site count, and which gated features you need decide it. Multi-site buyers usually find the per-site model punishes them differently than the per-location one.

Does Envoy have a free plan?

Yes. Basic costs nothing and includes host notifications, but since 1 May 2026 it’s limited to 100 visitor entries per calendar month, per the Envoy Help Center’s Visitors billing article. Badge printing and NDA capture don’t appear until Standard, and visitor photos not until Premium.

What’s the catch with Envoy’s Standard tier?

A 500-visitor-per-calendar-month ceiling, introduced on 1 May 2026 and documented in the same Envoy Help Center billing article. One quiet reception desk won’t come close. A busy multi-entrance building might, so check your own numbers before you commit to an annual term.

What should a small office use instead of Envoy or SwipedOn?

If the job is one reception desk — sign-in, badge, NDA, host notification — a single-purpose iPad kiosk covers it without platform pricing or an entry counter. InstaCheckin does that slice per location with up to five kiosks. Our Envoy alternatives roundup ranks the wider field, including the cases where Envoy still wins.

Settle It at Your Own Front Desk

The fastest way out of a stale comparison is a live test. Start a free InstaCheckin trial, pair the iPad app, and print a badge for the next visitor who walks in. If your Brother QL printer, your NDA, and your host notifications all behave the way you expect, you’ll have your answer before either vendor’s sales team returns your email.