Does Kadence do visitor management?
Yes. Hosts invite guests, guests register and check in, and admins get an audit trail. It runs alongside desk, room and parking booking in WorkOps.
Kadence vs Envoy
At a glance
| Capability | Kadence | Envoy |
|---|---|---|
| Stack and scenario planning. Model floors, teams and cost before you commit. | Yes | No |
| Move scheduling and execution. Turn an approved plan into scheduled moves. | Yes | Stated |
| Occupancy data. Bookings, badges, Wi-Fi and sensors in one view. | Yes | Stated |
| Desk and room booking. The daily layer for every employee. | Yes | Stated |
| Visitor management. Invite, register, host and audit. | Yes | Stated |
| Mobile apps. Book, check in and see who's in from a phone. | Yes | Stated |
| Neighborhood manager and controls. Give teams their own zones, schedules and rules. | Yes | Stated |
| Floor plan editing. Update your own floor plans as the office changes. | Yes | Stated |
| Smart suggestions for when to join colleagues. Help people pick the days their team is in. | Yes | No |
| Announcements. Reach the right people with office news. | Yes | Stated |
| Events. Bring people in for the moments that matter. | Yes | No |
| Surveys. Hear from employees about the office. | Yes | No |
| Custom dashboard reporting. Build the reports your leaders ask for. | Yes | Stated |
| Open MCP for your own AI assistants. Your company's AI assistants acting on workplace data. | Yes | Stated |
| AI for end users. Employees booking and getting help with AI. | Yes | Stated |
| AI for admins. Workplace and real estate teams using AI to analyze and plan. | Yes | Stated |
"Yes" means Kadence offers it, "Stated" means the vendor states it publicly as of October 2026, and "No" means it is not stated publicly, or is only announced, in preview or via outside BI tools.
Why teams choose Kadence
- Kadence leads on AI for the workplace, built into the platform: one MCP server for booking, visitors, occupancy and planning, native connectors for Claude, ChatGPT and Copilot, and Kadence AI in Teams and Slack.
- SpaceOps turns occupancy into scenarios, stack plans and executed moves across your portfolio.
- Kadence Sense brings bookings, badges, Wi-Fi and network, rooms, sign-in and Kadence Agent check-in into one occupancy dataset.
- Visitor management sits inside the same daily layer as booking, so hosts, desks and rooms stay in one place.
- Smart suggestions, office events and surveys help bring teams in on the same days.
FAQ
How does occupancy compare?
Both use badge and network signals. Kadence brings bookings, badges, Wi-Fi and network, rooms, sign-in and Kadence Agent check-in into one occupancy dataset, and SpaceOps plans directly on it.
Can our own AI assistants act on the workplace?
Yes. Kadence leads on AI for the workplace, and it's built into the platform rather than bolted on as a chatbot. Kadence MCP connects Claude, ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot to Kadence, so people book desks, rooms and parking, invite visitors, and ask occupancy and planning questions from the assistants they already use, each signed in with your SSO and working under their own permissions. Kadence AI also works in Teams and Slack, and admins get the SpaceOps AI planning agent with guided workflows to restack, consolidate or find space for a team. Envoy offers an MCP server in public beta.
How is each priced?
Kadence bills by active user, with a one-year minimum billed annually, and you get a quote in your local currency. See kadence.co/pricing for details. Envoy publishes prices by module on its site, plus a platform fee.
Last reviewed: Oct 2026
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