Best for
Best for security and facility teams that want visitor check-in tied to the building's access control system across several sites.
Visitor Management Comparison
Eptura Visitor vs. Sine
At a glance
At a glance
Best for
Best for sites where contractors and staff pass the same front desk as visitors and each group needs its own check-in rules.
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Full Comparison
| Criterion | Eptura Visitor | Sine |
|---|---|---|
| Free trial | Not stated | 30-day free trial on the Small, Medium and Large plans; Enterprise through sales |
| API | Yes, the knowledge center documents an Eptura Visitor API | Yes, a public API on the Large plan, plus webhooks |
| Hosting | Not stated | Cloud, hosted on Amazon AWS |
| Made in | Not stated | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Check-in methods (kiosk, QR, mobile) | Self-service kiosk app for iPad, mobile devices, QR codes and touchless check-in, with facial recognition to confirm identity | Self-serve iPad kiosk with the SinePoint Pro app, digital invitations and FastTrack QR codes, check-in in the Sine Pro mobile app, and geofence auto check-in and check-out for repeat guests |
| Host notifications | Hosts get check-in notifications in Slack and Microsoft Teams and can reply to reception from there | Push notifications in the Sine Pro app, SMS and email, with SMS included under a fair usage policy; Microsoft Teams and Slack integrations on all plans |
| Visitor agreements and NDA signing | Visitor agreements set up on the kiosk, with automatic storage to Google Drive, Box, Dropbox, Egnyte or OneDrive | Check-in forms show required documents before check-in and can include NDAs, signatures and questions |
| Watchlist and security screening | Watchlists with alerts, watch-list checks at registration, approval flows, and an option to let only pre-registered visitors check in | Real-time screening of guests against third-party sources through Family Watchdog on the Large plan, plus a Descartes Visual Compliance integration on Large |
| Badge printing | Custom badge templates with visitor photo and QR code, printed by AirPrint or Brother printers | Self-adhesive badges by visitor type on Brother label printers, printed from the iPad, web dashboard or mobile app, with QR code check-out; digital badges on the visitor's phone |
| Visit history and reporting | A visitor logbook, reporting, and an analytics module | An audit trail of every check-in and check-out, which the vendor describes as a record of who has been on-site and when, plus digital roll calls from the Small plan |
| Integrations and API | An Eptura Visitor API, a marketplace of integrations, access control from AMAG, Brivo, Gallagher, Genea, Genetec, Lenel and Paxton, and Outlook or Google calendars | Public API on the Large plan to pull visitor data, manage sites and hosts and create invites; webhooks, and integrations with Microsoft Entra ID, Outlook and access control systems |
| Deployment | Not stated | Cloud (SaaS) |
| Integrations | more entries AMAG, Brivo, Gallagher, Genea, Genetec, Lenel, Paxton, Microsoft Teams, Slack, Google Drive, Box, Dropbox, Egnyte, OneDrive | Microsoft Teams, Slack, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Entra ID, Eventbrite, Gallagher, Inner Range, Honeywell EBI, Aruba, Descartes Visual Compliance, Avetta |
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Key Differences
- API Eptura Visitor Yes, the knowledge center documents an Eptura Visitor API Sine Yes, a public API on the Large plan, plus webhooks
- Check-in methods (kiosk, QR, mobile) Eptura Visitor Self-service kiosk app for iPad, mobile devices, QR codes and touchless check-in, with facial recognition to confirm identity Sine Self-serve iPad kiosk with the SinePoint Pro app, digital invitations and FastTrack QR codes, check-in in the Sine Pro mobile app, and geofence auto check-in and check-out for repeat guests
- Host notifications Eptura Visitor Hosts get check-in notifications in Slack and Microsoft Teams and can reply to reception from there Sine Push notifications in the Sine Pro app, SMS and email, with SMS included under a fair usage policy; Microsoft Teams and Slack integrations on all plans
- Visitor agreements and NDA signing Eptura Visitor Visitor agreements set up on the kiosk, with automatic storage to Google Drive, Box, Dropbox, Egnyte or OneDrive Sine Check-in forms show required documents before check-in and can include NDAs, signatures and questions
- Watchlist and security screening Eptura Visitor Watchlists with alerts, watch-list checks at registration, approval flows, and an option to let only pre-registered visitors check in Sine Real-time screening of guests against third-party sources through Family Watchdog on the Large plan, plus a Descartes Visual Compliance integration on Large
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The trade-offs
Strengths and Limitations
Eptura Visitor
Strengths
- Integrates with access control from AMAG, Brivo, Gallagher, Genea, Genetec, Lenel and Paxton
- Watch-list checks run at registration, before the visitor arrives
- Facial recognition to confirm a visitor's identity at check-in
- Signed agreements can be stored automatically in Google Drive, Box, Dropbox, Egnyte or OneDrive
Limitations
- No published prices; both plans are quoted by number of locations
- The official pages describe no ID document scanning
- Host notifications are documented for Slack and Microsoft Teams only
Sine
Strengths
- Geofence check-in and check-out for repeat guests in the Sine Pro mobile app
- Unlimited hosts (employees) on all plans
- Check-in flows can be set per visitor type, for contractors and staff as well as guests
- 30-day free trial on the Small, Medium and Large plans
Limitations
- No published prices; plans are sized by average check-in volume
- Public API and third-party visitor screening start at the Large plan
- Some access control integrations, such as Gallagher and Honeywell EBI, may carry additional charges
Plans
Pricing
Eptura Visitor
- Advanced Not stated Priced by number of locations, on request.
- Power Not stated Priced by number of locations, on request.
Sine
- Small Not stated Kiosk check-in, digital invitations, FastTrack QR codes, host notifications, roll calls.
- Medium Not stated Adds FastTrack pre-registration, asset register, Entra ID sync, SAML single sign-on and the Outlook add-in.
- Large Not stated Adds the public API, real-time visitor screening and access control as a paid add-on.
- Enterprise Not stated Tailored packaging for organizations onboarding 20 or more buildings.
What users say
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Eptura Visitor
- Ease of use
- Not rated yet
- User interface
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- Onboarding
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- Value for money
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Sine
- Ease of use
- Not rated yet
- User interface
- Not rated yet
- Onboarding
- Not rated yet
- Support and service
- Not rated yet
- Value for money
- Not rated yet
- Features
- Not rated yet
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Where this comes from
Where this comes from
Eptura Visitor https://eptura.com/our-platform/eptura-visitor/ · checked against the official source on 2026-11-12
Sine https://www.sine.co/visitors/ · checked against the official source on 2026-11-11
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