Is Awaio an alternative to Archie?

Yes. Awaio covers desk, room and parking booking like Archie, and adds its own digital locks, the Mobile Access Box and lockers that open with the phone, all in the same system. Many teams start with one module and add more later.

How is Archie priced compared to Awaio?

Archie prices its desk, room and visitor plans per desk or room, with unlimited users, billed yearly. Its coworking plans count active users. Awaio is priced per resource, such as desks, rooms, lockers and parking, with unlimited users.

Can we move from Archie 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 do Archie and Awaio handle doors and lockers?

Archie opens doors through partner systems such as Kisi, Salto and Brivo, and lockers are booked for storage. Awaio locks open with phone, RFID card, PIN or fingerprint, and the Mobile Access Box connects existing doors and barriers to the same app.

Where do Archie and Awaio store data?

Archie hosts its databases on Google Cloud, with application servers in Canada and a custom hosting location on Enterprise. Awaio stores customer data in the EU, is GDPR compliant and signs a DPA on request.

Awaio vs Archie: which workplace platform fits your office?

Archie covers desk and room booking, visitor management and coworking operations, with doors opened through partner systems. Awaio also books desks, rooms and parking, and adds its own digital locks, door access and lockers that open with the phone, all in the same system.

The Awaio admin dashboard on a desktop screen

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Key differences

Doors and locks: Archie opens doors through partner systems such as Kisi, Salto and Brivo. Awaio supplies its own locks and the Mobile Access Box, so doors open in the same app people book in.
Lockers: Archie lets people book lockers for storage. Awaio lockers open with the phone, RFID card or PIN, with no keys to hand out.
Hardware at the door: Archie runs room displays on tablets outside meeting rooms. Awaio uses QR codes and TapCards, so you don’t need a screen for every room.
Data location: Archie’s application servers are in Canada, with a custom hosting location on Enterprise. Awaio stores customer data in the EU, with a DPA on request.

Feature comparison

Feature	Archie	Awaio	What this means for you
Booking
Meeting room booking	Yes From the app, Outlook, Teams, Google 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 Assigned or bookable parking spots ^[3]	Yes	With Awaio, parking bays, EV bays and bikes are booked in the same app.
Recurring bookings	Yes ^[2]	Yes	Book a regular room or desk once instead of every week.
Book on behalf of others	Yes Admins book for others ^[2]	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 ^[2]	Yes	Awaio admins draw and update floor plans themselves in the browser.
Indoor wayfinding	Yes Colleague search on the office map. Wayfinding kiosk is an add-on. ^[4]	Yes Live map of rooms, desks and colleagues, with real-time occupancy	Both show where people and spaces are. Awaio shows real-time occupancy on the live map.
Check-in and auto-release	Yes QR code, app, Slack, Teams or room display ^[2]	Yes	Unused bookings are released so others can use the space. With Awaio, people can also tap a TapCard.
Payments for bookings	Yes Card and direct debit payments in the coworking product ^[17]	Yes Paid parking and other paid bookings	With Awaio, people pay for parking and other paid resources in the same app.
Events and registration	Yes Event management, with ticket sales for coworking ^[18]	Yes Events with registration in the app	Awaio runs events with registration in the same app as everything else.
Booking quotas	Yes Booking credits in coworking member plans ^[17]	Yes Quotas set in the booking rules	Both use quotas or credits to share popular spaces fairly.
Lockers and access
Locker management	Partly Lockers can be booked for storage. No locker locks in public documentation. ^[5]	Yes	Awaio lockers open with the phone, card or PIN, with no keys to hand out.
Digital locks	Partly Through partner lock systems such as Salto and Tapkey ^[6]	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	Partly Through partner access systems such as Kisi, Salto and Brivo ^[6]	Yes	With Awaio, employees open doors and gates with the same app they book in.
Access cards	Not in public documentation ^[6]	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	Not in public documentation ^[4]	Yes Mobile Access Box	The Awaio Mobile Access Box retrofits existing doors and barriers, so they open from the app.
Parcel and delivery handling	Yes Pickup notices for mail and packages ^[19]	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 ^[5]	Yes Indoor and outdoor e-bike charging lockers	Awaio runs e-bike charging lockers indoors and outdoors.
NFC service points	Not in public documentation ^[2]	Yes TapCard and TapDot: tap the phone to book or open	People tap their phone on a TapCard or TapDot to book or open a resource.
Integrations
Calendar sync	Yes Google Calendar and Outlook ^[1]	Yes Outlook and Google Calendar	Both sync with Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace.
Single sign-on	Yes Azure AD, Google, Okta, OneLogin and SAML, from the Pro plan ^[7]	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 Included from the Pro plan ^[8]	Yes Book desks, rooms, parking and lockers from Outlook	With Awaio, people book desks, rooms, parking and lockers from Outlook.
Meeting room displays	Yes Rooms app on iOS or Android tablets ^[9]	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 ^[10]	Yes	Both have apps for iOS and Android.
Building system integrations	Yes Door access, Wi-Fi and printing systems ^[6]	Yes Access control systems through Inlet	Awaio connects to access control systems through Inlet, alongside its own locks.
API and webhooks	Yes ^[4]	Yes API and webhooks	Both connect to your other systems through an API and webhooks.
Sensor integrations	Not in public documentation ^[12]	Yes Occupancy and indoor climate sensors, such as BLDNG and Swegon	Awaio brings occupancy and indoor climate data into the same view.
Communication
Notifications	Yes Email, push, SMS, Slack and Teams ^[2]	Yes Push and email	Both remind people by push and email.
Messages to everyone in the workplace	Yes In-app and email announcements ^[11]	Yes	Both let you reach everyone in the workplace with one message.
Booking confirmations	Yes ^[20]	Yes A confirmation for every booking	Both confirm bookings, so people know their space is theirs.
Admin and analytics
Utilisation analytics	Yes Occupancy, attendance and scheduled reports ^[12]	Yes	Awaio shows bookings against real occupancy, so you see which spaces are actually used.
Multi-tenant buildings	Partly Tenants book shared space. Separate tenant admins not in public documentation. ^[13]	Yes	In Awaio, each tenant gets its own admins and booking rules, and the owner runs shared spaces.
User roles and permissions	Yes Custom roles and groups, from the Pro plan ^[14]	Yes	Give admins the access they need, and nothing more.
Security, support and pricing
EU data hosting and GDPR	Google Cloud, application servers in Canada. Custom hosting location on Enterprise. ^[15]	Yes Hosted in the EU. GDPR compliant, DPA on request.	Awaio stores customer data in the EU, GDPR compliant, with a DPA on request.
Support	Email and chat, 24/5 ^[16]	Chat and email in English, Swedish and Norwegian. Weekdays 08–17 CET.	Awaio support answers in English, Swedish and Norwegian.
Pricing model	Per desk or room, with unlimited users, billed yearly. Coworking plans count active users. ^[4]	Per resource, not per user. Unlimited users.	Awaio prices desks, rooms, lockers and parking per resource, with unlimited users.

Booking

Meeting room booking

Archie

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

Awaio

Yes

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

Archie

Yes ^[2]

Awaio

Yes

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

Archie

Yes Assigned or bookable parking spots^[3]

Awaio

Yes

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

Archie

Yes ^[2]

Awaio

Yes

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

Archie

Yes Admins book for others^[2]

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

Archie

Yes ^[2]

Awaio

Yes

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

Archie

Yes Colleague search on the office map. Wayfinding kiosk is an add-on.^[4]

Awaio

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

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

Archie

Yes QR code, app, Slack, Teams or room display^[2]

Awaio

Yes

Unused bookings are released so others can use the space. With Awaio, people can also tap a TapCard.
Payments for bookings

Archie

Yes Card and direct debit payments in the coworking product^[17]

Awaio

Yes Paid parking and other paid bookings

With Awaio, people pay for parking and other paid resources in the same app.
Events and registration

Archie

Yes Event management, with ticket sales for coworking^[18]

Awaio

Yes Events with registration in the app

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

Archie

Yes Booking credits in coworking member plans^[17]

Awaio

Yes Quotas set in the booking rules

Both use quotas or credits to share popular spaces fairly.

Lockers and access

Locker management

Archie

Partly Lockers can be booked for storage. No locker locks in public documentation.^[5]

Awaio

Yes

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

Archie

Partly Through partner lock systems such as Salto and Tapkey^[6]

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

Archie

Partly Through partner access systems such as Kisi, Salto and Brivo^[6]

Awaio

Yes

With Awaio, employees open doors and gates with the same app they book in.
Access cards

Archie

Not in public documentation^[6]

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

Archie

Not in public documentation^[4]

Awaio

Yes Mobile Access Box

The Awaio Mobile Access Box retrofits existing doors and barriers, so they open from the app.
Parcel and delivery handling

Archie

Yes Pickup notices for mail and packages^[19]

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

Archie

Not in public documentation^[5]

Awaio

Yes Indoor and outdoor e-bike charging lockers

Awaio runs e-bike charging lockers indoors and outdoors.
NFC service points

Archie

Not in public documentation^[2]

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 a resource.

Integrations

Calendar sync

Archie

Yes Google Calendar and Outlook^[1]

Awaio

Yes Outlook and Google Calendar

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

Archie

Yes Azure AD, Google, Okta, OneLogin and SAML, from the Pro plan^[7]

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

Archie

Yes Included from the Pro plan^[8]

Awaio

Yes Book desks, rooms, parking and lockers from Outlook

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

Archie

Yes Rooms app on iOS or Android tablets^[9]

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

Archie

Yes ^[10]

Awaio

Yes

Both have apps for iOS and Android.
Building system integrations

Archie

Yes Door access, Wi-Fi and printing systems^[6]

Awaio

Yes Access control systems through Inlet

Awaio connects to access control systems through Inlet, alongside its own locks.
API and webhooks

Archie

Yes ^[4]

Awaio

Yes API and webhooks

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

Archie

Not in public documentation^[12]

Awaio

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

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

Communication

Notifications

Archie

Yes Email, push, SMS, Slack and Teams^[2]

Awaio

Yes Push and email

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

Archie

Yes In-app and email announcements^[11]

Awaio

Yes

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

Archie

Yes ^[20]

Awaio

Yes A confirmation for every booking

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

Admin and analytics

Utilisation analytics

Archie

Yes Occupancy, attendance and scheduled reports^[12]

Awaio

Yes

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

Archie

Partly Tenants book shared space. Separate tenant admins not in public documentation.^[13]

Awaio

Yes

In Awaio, each tenant gets its own admins and booking rules, and the owner runs shared spaces.
User roles and permissions

Archie

Yes Custom roles and groups, from the Pro plan^[14]

Awaio

Yes

Give admins the access they need, and nothing more.

Security, support and pricing

EU data hosting and GDPR

Archie

Google Cloud, application servers in Canada. Custom hosting location on Enterprise.^[15]

Awaio

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

Awaio stores customer data in the EU, GDPR compliant, with a DPA on request.
Support

Archie

Email and chat, 24/5^[16]

Awaio

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

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

Archie

Per desk or room, with unlimited users, billed yearly. Coworking plans count active users.^[4]

Awaio

Per resource, not per user. Unlimited users.

Awaio prices desks, rooms, lockers and parking per resource, with unlimited users.

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

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Why teams choose Awaio over Archie

One app for booking, doors and lockers

Book desks, rooms and parking, then open doors, gates and lockers in the same Awaio app.
Less hardware to buy

The Mobile Access Box retrofits existing doors and barriers, and QR codes, TapCards and TapDots replace screens at every room.
Start with one module

Begin with rooms or desks and add lockers, parking or mobile access later. Priced per resource, with unlimited users, and it works with Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace.

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One system for the whole workplace

Start with one module. Add the rest when you need them.

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