Is Awaio an alternative to anny?

Yes. Awaio covers desk, room and parking booking like anny, and adds its own locks, lockers and door access, all in the same system. Many teams start with one module and add more later.

Can we move from anny to Awaio?

Yes. Awaio connects to the same Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace calendars and accounts, so rooms and people come from systems you already use. Admins draw floor plans in the browser and can go live one module at a time.

How is anny priced compared to Awaio?

anny is priced per resource and per child resource, such as desks and parking spaces, with unlimited users. Lock integrations, API access and single sign-on depend on the plan. Awaio is also priced per resource, such as desks, rooms, lockers and parking, with unlimited users.

Does Awaio work with our existing doors and lockers?

Yes. The Mobile Access Box retrofits existing doors, barriers and gates, and Awaio locks retrofit lockers, sliding and double doors, and drawers. People open them with their phone, RFID card, PIN or fingerprint.

Does Awaio work with Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace?

Yes. Awaio syncs room calendars both ways with both, supports sign-in with Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace, and has an Outlook add-in for booking desks, rooms, parking and lockers.

Awaio vs anny: which workplace platform fits you?

anny is a flexible booking system for rooms, desks, parking, events and appointments, and connects to digital locks from other vendors. Awaio books desks, rooms and parking too, and supplies its own locks, lockers and door access, all in the same system.

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Key differences

Locks and doors: anny connects to digital locks from vendors such as Nuki, SALTO KS and dormakaba, from its Professional plan. Awaio supplies its own locks and the Mobile Access Box, which retrofits existing doors and barriers.
Lockers: lockers, parcel lockers and e-bike charging lockers are not in anny’s public documentation. Awaio runs all three in the same app as desks and rooms.
At the door: anny uses room displays on tablets for booking and check-in at the room. Awaio uses QR codes, TapCards and TapDots, so you don’t need a screen for every room.
Focus: anny books everything from courses and appointments to desks. Awaio is built for workplaces and shared buildings, with desks, rooms, parking, doors and lockers in one system.

Feature comparison

Feature	anny	Awaio	What this means for you
Booking
Meeting room booking	Yes From the app, Outlook, Teams and room displays ^[1]	Yes	Both let people book meeting rooms from their calendar or phone.
Desk booking	Yes ^[2]	Yes	Both let people book desks from a floor plan.
Parking booking	Yes Parking and EV spaces. Barriers open through connected access systems. ^[3]	Yes	With Awaio, parking bays, EV bays and bikes are booked in the same app as desks and rooms.
Recurring bookings	Yes ^[4]	Yes	Book a regular room or desk once instead of every week.
Book on behalf of others	Yes Connected persons book for each other ^[5]	Yes Admins and reception book for others, and colleagues can share bookings	Both let the right people book for others. In Awaio, colleagues can also share a booking.
Interactive floor plans	Yes 2D maps, 3D view from the Professional plan ^[6]	Yes	Awaio admins draw and update floor plans themselves in the browser.
Indoor wayfinding	Yes 3D map shows who sits where ^[7]	Yes Live map of rooms, desks and colleagues, with real-time occupancy	Both show where people and spaces are. Awaio also shows real-time occupancy on the map.
Check-in and auto-release	Yes In the app, by QR ticket or at a room display ^[8]	Yes	Unused bookings are released so others can use the space.
Payments for bookings	Yes Online payment and invoicing ^[9]	Yes Paid parking and other paid bookings	With Awaio, people pay for parking and other paid resources in the same app.
Custom booking forms	Yes ^[10]	Yes Custom forms for rooms, pool cars and more	Collect the details you need, for rooms, pool cars and more.
Events and registration	Yes Events and courses with tickets ^[11]	Yes Events with registration in the app	Awaio runs events with registration in the same app as everything else.
Booking quotas	Yes Quotas from the Professional plan ^[12]	Yes Quotas set in the booking rules	Both use quotas to share popular spaces fairly.
Lockers and access
Locker management	Not in public documentation ^[13]	Yes	Awaio lockers open with the phone, card or PIN, with no keys to hand out.
Digital locks	Locks from other vendors, such as Nuki, SALTO KS and dormakaba ^[14]	Yes Open with phone, RFID card, PIN or fingerprint	Awaio supplies its own locks that open with phone, RFID card, PIN or fingerprint.
Mobile access to doors	Remote Open through supported locks, from the Professional plan ^[14]	Yes	With Awaio, employees open doors, gates and barriers with their phone.
Access cards	Partly Stored badges with dormakaba resivo locks ^[14]	Yes Locks read the RFID cards people already carry	Awaio locks read the RFID cards people already carry, so nobody needs a new card.
Access control hardware	Opens doors through your own control system and endpoint ^[15]	Yes Mobile Access Box	The Awaio Mobile Access Box connects existing doors and barriers to the app.
NFC service points	Partly anny Pass or NFC card at a room display ^[16]	Yes TapCard and TapDot: tap the phone to book or open	People tap their phone on a TapCard or TapDot to book or open, with no screen needed.
Parcel and delivery handling	Not in public documentation ^[13]	Yes Parcel lockers with a notice when the delivery is ready	Awaio parcel lockers tell people when their delivery is ready.
E-bike charging lockers	Not in public documentation ^[13]	Yes Indoor and outdoor e-bike charging lockers	Awaio runs e-bike charging lockers indoors and outdoors.
Integrations
Calendar sync	Yes Microsoft 365, Outlook, Google Workspace and Google Calendar ^[17]	Yes Outlook and Google Calendar	Both sync with Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace.
Single sign-on	Microsoft, Google, SAML, OIDC and more, on the Enterprise plan ^[18]	Yes Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace	Awaio signs people in with the Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace account they already use.
Outlook add-in	Yes Rooms, desks and visitors ^[19]	Yes Book desks, rooms, parking and lockers from Outlook	With Awaio, people book desks, rooms, parking and lockers from Outlook.
Meeting room displays	Yes Display app on tablets and screens ^[16]	Yes Works with Microsoft Teams Rooms. QR codes and TapCards replace door displays.	Awaio uses QR codes and TapCards at the door, so you don’t need a screen for every room.
Mobile app	Yes ^[20]	Yes	Both have apps for iOS and Android.
Building system integrations	Access control systems and Shelly relays ^[13]	Yes Access control systems through Inlet	Awaio brings sensor, climate and access data into one system.
Sensor integrations	Not in public documentation ^[21]	Yes Occupancy and indoor climate sensors, such as BLDNG and Swegon	Awaio brings occupancy and indoor climate data into the same view.
API and webhooks	Yes From the Business plan ^[22]	Yes API and webhooks	Both connect to your other systems through an API and webhooks.
Communication
Notifications	Yes Email and push. SMS, WhatsApp and Telegram cost extra. ^[23]	Yes Push and email	Both remind people by push and email.
Messages to everyone in the workplace	Yes From the Professional plan ^[24]	Yes	Both let you reach everyone in the workplace with one message.
Booking confirmations	Yes ^[25]	Yes A confirmation for every booking	Both confirm bookings, so people know their space is theirs.
Admin and analytics
Utilisation analytics	Yes Dashboards with utilisation and heatmaps ^[26]	Yes	Awaio shows bookings against real occupancy, so you see which spaces are actually used.
Multi-tenant buildings	Communities decide who sees and books which resources ^[27]	Yes	Property owners can run shared spaces for every tenant in one Awaio system.
User roles and permissions	Yes ^[28]	Yes	Give admins the access they need, and nothing more.
Security, support and pricing
EU data hosting and GDPR	Hosted in Germany ^[29]	Yes Hosted in the EU. GDPR compliant, DPA on request.	Both keep your data in the EU.
Support	Email and phone support depend on the plan ^[30]	Chat and email in English, Swedish and Norwegian. Weekdays 08–17 CET.	Awaio support answers in English, Swedish and Norwegian.
Pricing model	Per resource and child resource, with unlimited users. Features vary by plan. ^[22]	Per resource, not per user. Unlimited users.	Awaio is priced per resource, with unlimited users, so cost follows your spaces, not your headcount.

Booking

Meeting room booking

anny

Yes From the app, Outlook, Teams and room displays^[1]

Awaio

Yes

Both let people book meeting rooms from their calendar or phone.
Desk booking

anny

Yes ^[2]

Awaio

Yes

Both let people book desks from a floor plan.
Parking booking

anny

Yes Parking and EV spaces. Barriers open through connected access systems.^[3]

Awaio

Yes

With Awaio, parking bays, EV bays and bikes are booked in the same app as desks and rooms.
Recurring bookings

anny

Yes ^[4]

Awaio

Yes

Book a regular room or desk once instead of every week.
Book on behalf of others

anny

Yes Connected persons book for each other^[5]

Awaio

Yes Admins and reception book for others, and colleagues can share bookings

Both let the right people book for others. In Awaio, colleagues can also share a booking.
Interactive floor plans

anny

Yes 2D maps, 3D view from the Professional plan^[6]

Awaio

Yes

Awaio admins draw and update floor plans themselves in the browser.
Indoor wayfinding

anny

Yes 3D map shows who sits where^[7]

Awaio

Yes Live map of rooms, desks and colleagues, with real-time occupancy

Both show where people and spaces are. Awaio also shows real-time occupancy on the map.
Check-in and auto-release

anny

Yes In the app, by QR ticket or at a room display^[8]

Awaio

Yes

Unused bookings are released so others can use the space.
Payments for bookings

anny

Yes Online payment and invoicing^[9]

Awaio

Yes Paid parking and other paid bookings

With Awaio, people pay for parking and other paid resources in the same app.
Custom booking forms

anny

Yes ^[10]

Awaio

Yes Custom forms for rooms, pool cars and more

Collect the details you need, for rooms, pool cars and more.
Events and registration

anny

Yes Events and courses with tickets^[11]

Awaio

Yes Events with registration in the app

Awaio runs events with registration in the same app as everything else.
Booking quotas

anny

Yes Quotas from the Professional plan^[12]

Awaio

Yes Quotas set in the booking rules

Both use quotas to share popular spaces fairly.

Lockers and access

Locker management

anny

Not in public documentation^[13]

Awaio

Yes

Awaio lockers open with the phone, card or PIN, with no keys to hand out.
Digital locks

anny

Locks from other vendors, such as Nuki, SALTO KS and dormakaba^[14]

Awaio

Yes Open with phone, RFID card, PIN or fingerprint

Awaio supplies its own locks that open with phone, RFID card, PIN or fingerprint.
Mobile access to doors

anny

Remote Open through supported locks, from the Professional plan^[14]

Awaio

Yes

With Awaio, employees open doors, gates and barriers with their phone.
Access cards

anny

Partly Stored badges with dormakaba resivo locks^[14]

Awaio

Yes Locks read the RFID cards people already carry

Awaio locks read the RFID cards people already carry, so nobody needs a new card.
Access control hardware

anny

Opens doors through your own control system and endpoint^[15]

Awaio

Yes Mobile Access Box

The Awaio Mobile Access Box connects existing doors and barriers to the app.
NFC service points

anny

Partly anny Pass or NFC card at a room display^[16]

Awaio

Yes TapCard and TapDot: tap the phone to book or open

People tap their phone on a TapCard or TapDot to book or open, with no screen needed.
Parcel and delivery handling

anny

Not in public documentation^[13]

Awaio

Yes Parcel lockers with a notice when the delivery is ready

Awaio parcel lockers tell people when their delivery is ready.
E-bike charging lockers

anny

Not in public documentation^[13]

Awaio

Yes Indoor and outdoor e-bike charging lockers

Awaio runs e-bike charging lockers indoors and outdoors.

Integrations

Calendar sync

anny

Yes Microsoft 365, Outlook, Google Workspace and Google Calendar^[17]

Awaio

Yes Outlook and Google Calendar

Both sync with Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace.
Single sign-on

anny

Microsoft, Google, SAML, OIDC and more, on the Enterprise plan^[18]

Awaio

Yes Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace

Awaio signs people in with the Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace account they already use.
Outlook add-in

anny

Yes Rooms, desks and visitors^[19]

Awaio

Yes Book desks, rooms, parking and lockers from Outlook

With Awaio, people book desks, rooms, parking and lockers from Outlook.
Meeting room displays

anny

Yes Display app on tablets and screens^[16]

Awaio

Yes Works with Microsoft Teams Rooms. QR codes and TapCards replace door displays.

Awaio uses QR codes and TapCards at the door, so you don’t need a screen for every room.
Mobile app

anny

Yes ^[20]

Awaio

Yes

Both have apps for iOS and Android.
Building system integrations

anny

Access control systems and Shelly relays^[13]

Awaio

Yes Access control systems through Inlet

Awaio brings sensor, climate and access data into one system.
Sensor integrations

anny

Not in public documentation^[21]

Awaio

Yes Occupancy and indoor climate sensors, such as BLDNG and Swegon

Awaio brings occupancy and indoor climate data into the same view.
API and webhooks

anny

Yes From the Business plan^[22]

Awaio

Yes API and webhooks

Both connect to your other systems through an API and webhooks.

Communication

Notifications

anny

Yes Email and push. SMS, WhatsApp and Telegram cost extra.^[23]

Awaio

Yes Push and email

Both remind people by push and email.
Messages to everyone in the workplace

anny

Yes From the Professional plan^[24]

Awaio

Yes

Both let you reach everyone in the workplace with one message.
Booking confirmations

anny

Yes ^[25]

Awaio

Yes A confirmation for every booking

Both confirm bookings, so people know their space is theirs.

Admin and analytics

Utilisation analytics

anny

Yes Dashboards with utilisation and heatmaps^[26]

Awaio

Yes

Awaio shows bookings against real occupancy, so you see which spaces are actually used.
Multi-tenant buildings

anny

Communities decide who sees and books which resources^[27]

Awaio

Yes

Property owners can run shared spaces for every tenant in one Awaio system.
User roles and permissions

anny

Yes ^[28]

Awaio

Yes

Give admins the access they need, and nothing more.

Security, support and pricing

EU data hosting and GDPR

anny

Hosted in Germany^[29]

Awaio

Yes Hosted in the EU. GDPR compliant, DPA on request.

Both keep your data in the EU.
Support

anny

Email and phone support depend on the plan^[30]

Awaio

Chat and email in English, Swedish and Norwegian. Weekdays 08–17 CET.

Awaio support answers in English, Swedish and Norwegian.
Pricing model

anny

Per resource and child resource, with unlimited users. Features vary by plan.^[22]

Awaio

Per resource, not per user. Unlimited users.

Awaio is priced per resource, with unlimited users, so cost follows your spaces, not your headcount.

Not in public documentation: we found no mention of it on the anny website, help centre or app store listings.

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Why teams choose Awaio over anny

One system, with its own hardware

Desks, rooms, parking, lockers and doors run in one app, with locks and the Mobile Access Box from Awaio.
Less hardware at the door

Retrofit existing doors and lockers, and use QR codes, TapCards and TapDots instead of a screen at every room.
Start with one module

Begin with desk or room booking on Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace, and add lockers, parking or door access when you’re ready. Priced per resource, with unlimited users.

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