Beautiful forms still aren't visitor management.
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Typeform makes gorgeous forms. The one-question-at-a-time interface is elegant, completion rates are high, and the overall experience is delightful. If you need to collect information from people, Typeform is often the best way to do it.
So it's no surprise that organizations try using Typeform for visitor check-in. Put a tablet at the entrance, load up a Typeform, and you've got a digital sign-in sheet. It looks professional and visitors find it easy to use.
The problem emerges when you need more than data collection. Typeform captures visitor information beautifully, but then what? There's no dashboard showing who's currently on-site. No automatic notification when someone checks in. No check-out capability. No way to see historical trends without exporting and analyzing the data yourself.
Typeform also doesn't handle the operational needs of visitor management. Want to notify a host when their guest arrives? You'll need to build that with integrations. Need visitors to check out when they leave? You'll need a separate form. Want to see attendance patterns? Export to spreadsheet and start analyzing.
Clerkcat includes all of this out of the box because it's built for visitor management, not general-purpose data collection. The check-in experience is streamlined for visitors in a hurry. Host notifications happen automatically. Check-out is built into the workflow. Reports are one click away.
Typeform is an excellent ingredient for building solutions. Clerkcat is a complete visitor management system.
| Feature | Clerkcat | Typeform |
|---|---|---|
| Form experience | Streamlined for quick check-in | Beautiful conversational UI |
| Host notifications | Automatic, built-in | Requires integrations |
| Check-out tracking | Native support | Requires separate form |
| Current visitor view | Real-time dashboard | Not available |
| Reporting | Built-in analytics | Export and analyze yourself |
| Kiosk mode | Purpose-built | Standard form display |
| Offline support | Works without internet | Requires connection |
| Setup complexity | Minutes, no integrations | Form + integrations needed |
Notifications, check-out tracking, reporting—everything visitor management needs, built in.
Check-in designed to be fast, not conversational. Visitors get through in seconds.
Host notifications and other features work immediately. No Zapier setup needed.
See who's on-site right now. Typeform shows you form submissions, not presence.
Visitors can check in during internet outages. Data syncs when connection returns.
Typeform captures information but doesn't help you manage visitors after that.
Building visitor management from Typeform requires integrations, multiple forms, and ongoing maintenance.
You see form submissions, not who's currently on-site.
Tracking departures requires a completely separate workflow.
The one-at-a-time approach is elegant but slower than streamlined check-in.
Clerkcat is the better choice if any of these apply:
Typeform is a beautiful, versatile form builder. Clerkcat is purpose-built visitor management. If you're assembling a visitor system from Typeform and integrations, you'll save time and get better results with software designed for the job.
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