A simpler, more affordable check-in for service businesses.

Yes. FrontDesk starts at $50/month per location with no per-visitor fees and no enterprise tiers. Envoy's Visitors plans typically start significantly higher and scale up for additional features and locations. FrontDesk includes all core features — kiosk check-in, QR check-in, provider notifications, and custom branding — in every plan.

FrontDesk is the right Envoy alternative for service businesses — therapy practices, salons, medical offices, wellness studios, and appointment-based businesses. If your primary need is alerting staff when a client arrives, managing front-desk workload, and customizing the kiosk experience, FrontDesk is a simpler and more affordable option. If you need badge printing, employee sign-in, or deep Slack/Teams integration for a corporate office, Envoy may cover those needs.

Envoy offers badge printing, employee sign-in, Slack and Microsoft Teams integration, delivery management, and health screening features geared toward corporate offices. FrontDesk does not include badge printing or employee sign-in, and integrations are limited to push notifications on iOS and Android.

FrontDesk has a built-in Branding Studio that lets you fully customize the kiosk with your logo and brand colors. It is built specifically for appointment-based service businesses — the check-in flow prompts clients to select their provider, which triggers an instant push notification to that specific provider on their phone. Envoy is designed for general office visitor management and does not have a provider-selection workflow.

Yes. FrontDesk is purpose-built for therapy practices and similar appointment-based businesses. When a patient checks in, the specific therapist gets an instant push notification on their phone — so they can stay in session until their client is actually in the waiting room. The kiosk can be fully branded with your practice logo, and the interface is simple enough that no staff member needs to manage it.

FrontDesk typically takes under 30 minutes to set up. You create your account, add your providers, download the kiosk app on an iPad, and you are live. Envoy setup involves additional configuration for its broader feature set. Both offer trials, but FrontDesk's 14-day free trial requires no credit card.