Overview
This guide is for admins configuring Envoy Visitors at technology and SaaS companies. It's great for a multi-office tech company with a global HQ, several international offices, and a mix of return-to-office, recruiting, and partner traffic.
Compliance and operational requirements
The dominant pressures here are scale and integration. Tech companies tend to have integration-heavy stacks that visitors need to slot into cleanly. They also tend to run high recruiting and partner traffic, and they have employer-brand expectations: the lobby has to feel current and on-brand.
Recommended features and configuration
Directory sync first
Google Workspace, Okta, Entra, and Onelogin: keep your employee directory automatically in sync
Slack-native host notifications
Slack: visitor arrivals where your team already works
Microsoft Teams: for Teams-first orgs
About host notifications: SMS for hosts who step away
Modern guest experience
Welcome screen set-up: brand-aligned iPad
Signing in with a QR code pass and touchless sign-in: give visitors the ability to use their own devices
Returning visitors and facial recognition: VIPs don't re-enter their info
Recruiting and partner workflows
About registration with invites and group invites: for interview days, hackathons, and events
About legal documents: partner and candidate NDAs to keep your IP protected
Tie Visitors into the broader workplace platform
Interactive workplace maps: to help visitors navigate the workplace
Screens: for displaying dynamic, branded content across the visitor lobby
Occupancy dashboard: track space requirements by looking at historical occupancy data and trends
Case Study: Asana
Asana uses Envoy to create an on-brand visitor experience, giving candidates a look inside Asana's inclusive employee culture.