Docent vs Sign In App

Sign In App, part of Sign In Solutions, is the product three familiar brands folded into: SwipedOn and The Receptionist both merged into it, and Sign In Enterprise (formerly Traction Guest) is its enterprise sibling. Published pricing runs $630 to $1,890 per site per year, with SSO/SCIM in the Pro tier; kiosks are iPad-centric with Android listed as coming.

Based on publicly available vendor information as of July 2026 — verify current details with each vendor
Docent

$55 / $100 / $250 per location/month billed annually ($66 / $120 / $300 month-to-month) — unlimited employees and check-ins on every plan

Sign In App

$630 / $1,260 / $1,890 per site/yr (SSO/SCIM at Pro) + enterprise sibling by quote

Side by side

DocentSign In App
Published, self-serve pricing ✓ per location $630–$1,890/site/yr
Automated guest Wi-Fi credentials ✓ per-visit passes, QR label Professional Cisco ISE recipe enterprise product
Dynamic-length badge labels (cut at content, no wasted tape) ✓ native Brother raster fixed-size labels
Physical badge-stock tracking (who holds badge B-014) ✓ QR stock, EOD chase not advertised
Redundant badge printers with automatic failover ✓ primary/backup connectors not advertised
Microsoft Teams: interactive bot (who's on site, pre-register from chat) ✓ two-way cards + bot notification bot (sideloaded)
Pre-register by inviting a mailbox to the meeting (no plugin, no portal) ✓ visitors@ invite portal / calendar app
Digital wallet passes (Apple & Google, in your branding) ✓ both wallets, per-site brand + address Apple Wallet invite passes
US watchlist screening (Consolidated Screening List / ITAR-relevant) ✓ person + company Enterprise in enterprise product
ID capture with license-barcode name match ✓ no per-scan fee Professional Enhanced+
Safety induction at the kiosk (video / slides, gated badge) ✓ video, slides, or in-person not advertised
Webhooks delivered on your LAN (reach door controllers with no inbound route) ✓ via print connector generic REST enterprise product
Kiosk languages 5 (EN·ES·FR·DE·中文) multiple
Unlimited employees & check-ins on every plan per site
Proprietary hardware required none — any tablet, any Windows PC, off-the-shelf printers; purpose-built Zebra CC6000 optional iPad-centric (Android coming)

Where Sign In App stands out

Where Docent is different

Sources: Sign In App's public marketing pages, help center, and published price information where available, reviewed July 2026. Feature availability and tier placement change — confirm with the vendor before making a purchasing decision. "Not advertised" means we could not find the capability documented publicly at review time, not necessarily that it does not exist. See the full 10-vendor comparison.

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