A self-hosted alternative to Envoy, Vizitor & other cloud visitor management systems.
Most visitor management systems are shared, multi-tenant SaaS and charge per user, per location, or per check-in. If you want a dedicated deployment and one flat fee, myvisitors.app is the alternative — deployed as a single-tenant instance on your own on-premise or cloud infrastructure, or on a dedicated instance we host for you, with no cap on branches, visitors, or staff.
myvisitors.app vs a typical cloud VMS
How a self-hosted, flat-rate visitor management system compares with cloud platforms like Envoy, Vizitor, Vizito, Qudify, Sign In App, SwipedOn, and Greetly.
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| Typical cloud VMS | myvisitors.app | |
|---|---|---|
| Deployment | Shared, multi-tenant SaaS | Dedicated, single-tenant — your infra or an instance we host |
| Where visitor data lives | A multi-tenant cloud, pooled with other customers | A dedicated instance isolated to you, in your region |
| Pricing model | Per location / per user / per check-in | One flat annual licence |
| Per-user or per-check-in fees | Common | Never |
| Caps on branches, visitors, staff | Often (by plan tier) | None — unlimited |
| Reception hardware | Kiosk / iPad common | None — a printed QR is enough |
| Visitor app to install | Sometimes | Never — checks in from any phone |
| Contactless QR self check-in | Usually | Yes |
| Real-time host approval | Yes | Yes |
| True check-out + live occupancy | Varies | Yes |
| Directory sync (Google / Microsoft 365) | Varies by plan | Yes |
| Custom branding | Often a paid add-on | Included |
Comparison reflects the general, publicly-known positioning of cloud visitor management platforms; capabilities and pricing vary by vendor and plan. Verify current details with each provider.
When a self-hosted VMS is the better fit
- You need visitor data to stay on your own infrastructure for data residency, security, or compliance (GDPR / DPDP).
- You're tired of per-user, per-location, or per-check-in pricing that grows every time you add an office or a busy day.
- You run many branches and want unlimited locations, visitors, and staff without moving up plan tiers.
- You don't want to buy, mount, and maintain reception iPads or kiosks.
- You want visitors to check in from their own phone with no app to install.
Self-hosted, and it fits your security & governance policy
myvisitors.app is always a dedicated, single-tenant deployment — on your own on-premise servers or cloud, or a dedicated instance we run for you. Your visitor data — names, photos, purpose of visit — is isolated to your organisation (and, when you self-host, never leaves infrastructure you control), so the system conforms to your existing security and governance standards instead of forcing new ones on you.
You stay the data controller
Your visitor data is never pooled with other customers. Self-host it and no third party touches it at all; have us run your dedicated instance and we act only as your processor — either way, DPDP (India) and GDPR accountability, consent, and deletion stay on your side.
Data residency by default
Visitor records live in your datacentre, or on a dedicated instance in your chosen region — never a shared, multi-tenant cloud — which is exactly what data-residency and sovereignty rules require.
Runs inside your network
Deploy behind your own firewall, VPN, or zero-trust perimeter. It isn't exposed on someone else's shared cloud.
Your identity and access
Plug into your own SSO / IAM and enforce your role-based access, least-privilege, and MFA policies.
Your security controls
Your encryption keys, your backups, your patch cadence, your logging and SIEM, your disaster-recovery plan — nothing outsourced.
Configurable retention
Set how long visitor records and selfies are kept, and delete on schedule, to match your privacy policy and legal obligations.
Passes InfoSec & procurement
Because visitor data doesn't leave your walls, there's no new data-processing agreement or vendor-risk exception to negotiate.
No lock-in of your data
Export whenever you want and control your own uptime — you're never dependent on a vendor's cloud staying online.
Unlimited scale, flat price
Your infrastructure absorbs the load, so there's no per-user or per-visitor fee and no cap on branches, visitors, or staff.
Talk to us about your specific DPDP / GDPR, data-residency, and governance requirements and we'll map the deployment to your policies — see security & privacy.
myvisitors.app as an alternative to specific tools
A self-hosted alternative to Envoy
Envoy is one of the best-known visitor management platforms, built around an iPad kiosk at reception and a cloud subscription. It's a strong fit for large enterprises with the budget for it — but it is cloud-only and priced per location, so costs climb as you add sites and seats, and your visitor data sits on Envoy's servers. Choose myvisitors.app when you need to self-host that data on your own infrastructure and want a flat annual fee instead of per-location, per-user pricing.
A Vizitor alternative without check-in caps
Vizitor is a newer, affordable, mobile-friendly cloud VMS whose plans are tiered by the number of monthly check-ins. If you'd rather not be metered by visitor volume — or keep your data on a vendor's cloud — myvisitors.app gives you unlimited visitors on infrastructure you own, for one predictable annual price.
A Sign In App / SwipedOn alternative
SwipedOn and Sign In App are now a single, polished, tablet-first cloud product with per-site subscriptions. myvisitors.app is the self-hosted, no-kiosk, flat-fee alternative: visitors check in from their own phone by scanning a QR code, and nothing runs on a vendor's cloud.
A Greetly alternative for teams that want to own their data
Greetly is known for highly branded, workflow-rich check-in on the cloud. If you want that professional, on-brand front desk without a per-user cloud subscription — and with visitor records that never leave your own servers — myvisitors.app is the alternative to weigh.
A Vizito alternative with data on your own servers
Vizito is a European-native cloud VMS with EU data hosting by default and support for 30+ languages. If EU cloud hosting isn't enough and you need visitor data on your own on-premise or cloud infrastructure — under a flat annual licence rather than a per-visitor plan — myvisitors.app is the self-hosted alternative.
A Qudify alternative you can self-host
Qudify is a QR-based, demo-led cloud visitor management system. myvisitors.app shares the QR-first, contactless check-in approach but adds self-hosting on your own infrastructure and a flat annual price with no per-user or per-visitor fees.
Self-hosted alternative FAQ
Is there a self-hosted alternative to Envoy?
Yes. myvisitors.app is a dedicated, single-tenant alternative: self-host it on your own on-premise servers or cloud, or run a dedicated instance we host for you — never a shared, multi-tenant SaaS like cloud-only platforms such as Envoy.
What is a good Vizitor alternative?
If you like Vizitor's simplicity but don't want check-in caps or vendor-hosted data, myvisitors.app offers unlimited visitors and self-hosting for one flat annual licence.
Can I self-host a visitor management system?
Yes. myvisitors.app is designed to be self-hosted on your own on-premise or cloud infrastructure — or, if you'd rather not host it, run as a dedicated single-tenant instance we manage for you. Either way it's never shared SaaS, which is the main reason teams switch for data ownership and governance.
Is myvisitors.app cheaper than per-user visitor management?
It depends on your size, but the model is different: one flat annual licence with no per-user, per-seat, or per-visitor fees, so the price doesn't grow as you add offices, staff, or visitors. Book a demo for a tailored quote.
Do you offer a free plan?
There's no permanently free plan, but you can start with a free trial and a free 20-minute demo before committing.
Envoy, Vizitor, Vizito, Qudify, Sign In App, SwipedOn, and Greetly are trademarks of their respective owners and are referenced here only for comparison. myvisitors.app is not affiliated with or endorsed by them.
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