Is Awaio an alternative to Keynius?

Yes, if you want lockers as part of a wider workplace system. Awaio runs lockers with its own digital locks and connects them to door access, desks, rooms and parking in one app. You can start with lockers and add more later.

Can Awaio work with our existing lockers?

Yes. Awaio locks retrofit existing locker doors, as well as sliding doors, double doors and drawers. The Card + Bluetooth and Multi-Access locks also read the RFID cards people already carry.

How is Keynius priced compared to Awaio?

Keynius offers its lockers to buy outright, to lease or on a revenue-share model, and does not list prices on its website. Awaio is priced per resource, not per user, with unlimited users, and hardware is priced separately.

Does Keynius work with desk and room booking?

Keynius links its lockers to workplace platforms such as GoBright and Eptura for desk and room booking. With Awaio, lockers, desks, rooms and parking are already in one system, so there is no second platform to connect.

Can employees open doors with the same app?

Yes. With Awaio, the same app opens lockers, building entrances, gates and parking barriers, and access follows each person’s role or booking.

Does Awaio work with Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace?

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

Awaio vs Keynius: smart lockers or the whole workplace?

Keynius builds lockers, locks and locker software in the Netherlands, for offices, venues and public spaces. Awaio runs lockers with its own locks too, and connects them to door access, desks, rooms and parking in one system and one app.

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Key differences

One system or several: Keynius focuses on lockers and links to platforms such as GoBright for desks and rooms. Awaio runs lockers, desks, rooms and parking in one system.
One app for every door: The Keynius app opens lockers. With Awaio, the same app also opens building entrances, gates and parking barriers.
Built for different places: Keynius serves venues, transit, retail and offices, with paid guest lockers as a large focus. Awaio is built for workplaces and multi-tenant buildings.
Pricing: Keynius lockers are bought, leased or paid for through revenue sharing, with no public prices. Awaio is priced per resource, with unlimited users, and you can start with one module.

Feature comparison

Feature	Keynius	Awaio	What this means for you
Lockers and access
Locker management	Yes Employee, visitor, parcel, IT asset and paid rental lockers ^[1]	Yes	Both run lockers. Awaio adds Grab & Go and e-bike charging lockers in the same app as desks and rooms.
Digital locks	Yes Own wired and battery locks, also for retrofits ^[2]	Yes Open with phone, RFID card, PIN or fingerprint	Both supply their own locks. Awaio locks open by phone, RFID card, PIN or fingerprint.
Mobile access to doors	Partly Phones open lockers, by app, web link or wallet pass ^[2]	Yes	With Awaio, the same phone also opens building doors, gates and parking barriers.
Access cards	Yes Existing building access cards, including MiFare and HID ^[3]	Yes Locks read the RFID cards people already carry	Both work with the cards people already carry. Awaio locks read existing RFID cards.
Access control hardware	Not in public documentation ^[4]	Yes Smart Access Box	The Awaio Smart Access Box connects existing doors and barriers to the app.
NFC service points	Partly Wallet passes and QR codes at the locker ^[5]	Yes TapCard and TapDot: tap the phone to book or open	Awaio TapCards and TapDots let people book or open desks, rooms and doors with a tap.
Parcel and delivery handling	Yes Parcel lockers with SMS, email or app notices ^[6]	Yes Parcel lockers with a notice when the delivery is ready	Both handle parcels. Awaio parcel lockers sit in the same app as the rest of the workplace.
E-bike charging lockers	Not in public documentation ^[3]	Yes Indoor and outdoor e-bike charging lockers	Awaio runs e-bike charging lockers indoors and outdoors.
Booking
Meeting room booking	Not in public documentation ^[4]	Yes	With Awaio, meeting rooms are booked in the same app that opens the lockers.
Desk booking	Not in public documentation ^[4]	Yes	With Awaio, employees book desks in the same app they use for lockers.
Parking booking	Not in public documentation ^[7]	Yes	With Awaio, parking is booked in the same app.
Recurring bookings	Not in public documentation ^[3]	Yes	Awaio lets people book a regular room, desk or parking space once instead of every week.
Book on behalf of others	Partly Admins assign lockers, and couriers and reception place items for others ^[1]	Yes Admins and reception book for others, and colleagues can share bookings	Awaio admins and reception book for others, and colleagues can share bookings.
Interactive floor plans	Not in public documentation ^[4]	Yes	Awaio shows lockers, desks and rooms on a live floor plan.
Indoor wayfinding	Not in public documentation ^[7]	Yes Live map of rooms, desks and colleagues, with real-time occupancy	Awaio shows people where their locker, desk or room is on the map.
Check-in and auto-release	Partly Flex lockers release after use or after a set time ^[3]	Yes	Both free up lockers automatically. Awaio also releases unused desk and room bookings.
Payments for bookings	Yes ^[8]	Yes Paid parking and other paid bookings	Both take payments. Keynius focuses on paid guest lockers, while Awaio handles paid parking and other paid bookings in the same app.
Custom booking forms	Not in public documentation ^[2]	Yes Custom forms for rooms, pool cars and more	Awaio asks the right questions when someone books a room or pool car.
Events and registration	Not in public documentation ^[7]	Yes Events with registration in the app	Awaio runs events with registration in the same app as everything else.
Booking quotas	Partly Role and time rules for who can use which lockers ^[9]	Yes Quotas set in the booking rules	Awaio admins set quotas in the booking rules, to fit how each workplace works.
Integrations
Calendar sync	Not in public documentation ^[4]	Yes Outlook and Google Calendar	Awaio syncs bookings with Outlook and Google Calendar.
Your own calendar in the app	Not in public documentation ^[4]	Yes Work and private calendars from Microsoft and Google, in the app and on the web	In Awaio you see your own meetings next to your bookings, on your phone too, so you plan the office day without switching apps.
Single sign-on	Microsoft Entra ID and Okta ^[4]	Yes Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace	Awaio users sign in with their Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace account.
Outlook add-in	Not in public documentation ^[4]	Yes Book desks, rooms, parking and lockers from Outlook	With Awaio, people book desks, rooms, parking and lockers from Outlook.
Meeting room displays	Not in public documentation ^[2]	Yes Works with Microsoft Teams Rooms. QR codes and TapCards replace door displays.	Awaio works with Microsoft Teams Rooms and uses QR codes and TapCards at the door.
Mobile app	Yes ^[10]	Yes	Both have mobile apps. The Awaio app also covers doors, desks, rooms and maps.
Building system integrations	Yes ^[4]	Yes Access control systems through Inlet	Both connect to access control. Awaio also brings sensor and indoor climate data into the same system.
API and webhooks	Partly Open API for PMS, POS, ERP and identity systems ^[2]	Yes API and webhooks	Awaio offers an API and webhooks to connect your other systems.
Communication
Notifications	Yes ^[6]	Yes Push and email	Awaio sends push and email notices for lockers, desks, rooms and parking.
Messages to everyone in the workplace	Not in public documentation ^[6]	Yes	With Awaio, you can reach everyone in a building from the app.
Admin and analytics
Utilisation analytics	Yes ^[1]	Yes	Awaio shows how lockers, desks and rooms are used, with reports for each.
User roles and permissions	Yes ^[2]	Yes	Awaio has admin roles for bookings, locks, reports and billing.
Security, support and pricing
EU data hosting and GDPR	Microsoft Azure in the EU or the USA. ISO 27001 certified. ^[11]	Yes Hosted in the EU. GDPR compliant, DPA on request.	Awaio stores data in the EU and signs a DPA on request.
Support	Email and phone in business hours, plus local partners ^[12]	Chat and email in English, Swedish and Norwegian. Weekdays 08–17 CET.	Awaio support answers in English, Swedish and Norwegian.
Pricing model	Buy, lease or share revenue. No public prices. ^[8]	Per resource, not per user. Unlimited users.	Awaio is priced per resource, not per user, with unlimited users.

Lockers and access

Locker management

Keynius

Yes Employee, visitor, parcel, IT asset and paid rental lockers^[1]

Awaio

Yes

Both run lockers. Awaio adds Grab & Go and e-bike charging lockers in the same app as desks and rooms.
Digital locks

Keynius

Yes Own wired and battery locks, also for retrofits^[2]

Awaio

Yes Open with phone, RFID card, PIN or fingerprint

Both supply their own locks. Awaio locks open by phone, RFID card, PIN or fingerprint.
Mobile access to doors

Keynius

Partly Phones open lockers, by app, web link or wallet pass^[2]

Awaio

Yes

With Awaio, the same phone also opens building doors, gates and parking barriers.
Access cards

Keynius

Yes Existing building access cards, including MiFare and HID^[3]

Awaio

Yes Locks read the RFID cards people already carry

Both work with the cards people already carry. Awaio locks read existing RFID cards.
Access control hardware

Keynius

Not in public documentation^[4]

Awaio

Yes Smart Access Box

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

Keynius

Partly Wallet passes and QR codes at the locker^[5]

Awaio

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

Awaio TapCards and TapDots let people book or open desks, rooms and doors with a tap.
Parcel and delivery handling

Keynius

Yes Parcel lockers with SMS, email or app notices^[6]

Awaio

Yes Parcel lockers with a notice when the delivery is ready

Both handle parcels. Awaio parcel lockers sit in the same app as the rest of the workplace.
E-bike charging lockers

Keynius

Not in public documentation^[3]

Awaio

Yes Indoor and outdoor e-bike charging lockers

Awaio runs e-bike charging lockers indoors and outdoors.

Booking

Meeting room booking

Keynius

Not in public documentation^[4]

Awaio

Yes

With Awaio, meeting rooms are booked in the same app that opens the lockers.
Desk booking

Keynius

Not in public documentation^[4]

Awaio

Yes

With Awaio, employees book desks in the same app they use for lockers.
Parking booking

Keynius

Not in public documentation^[7]

Awaio

Yes

With Awaio, parking is booked in the same app.
Recurring bookings

Keynius

Not in public documentation^[3]

Awaio

Yes

Awaio lets people book a regular room, desk or parking space once instead of every week.
Book on behalf of others

Keynius

Partly Admins assign lockers, and couriers and reception place items for others^[1]

Awaio

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

Awaio admins and reception book for others, and colleagues can share bookings.
Interactive floor plans

Keynius

Not in public documentation^[4]

Awaio

Yes

Awaio shows lockers, desks and rooms on a live floor plan.
Indoor wayfinding

Keynius

Not in public documentation^[7]

Awaio

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

Awaio shows people where their locker, desk or room is on the map.
Check-in and auto-release

Keynius

Partly Flex lockers release after use or after a set time^[3]

Awaio

Yes

Both free up lockers automatically. Awaio also releases unused desk and room bookings.
Payments for bookings

Keynius

Yes ^[8]

Awaio

Yes Paid parking and other paid bookings

Both take payments. Keynius focuses on paid guest lockers, while Awaio handles paid parking and other paid bookings in the same app.
Custom booking forms

Keynius

Not in public documentation^[2]

Awaio

Yes Custom forms for rooms, pool cars and more

Awaio asks the right questions when someone books a room or pool car.
Events and registration

Keynius

Not in public documentation^[7]

Awaio

Yes Events with registration in the app

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

Keynius

Partly Role and time rules for who can use which lockers^[9]

Awaio

Yes Quotas set in the booking rules

Awaio admins set quotas in the booking rules, to fit how each workplace works.

Integrations

Calendar sync

Keynius

Not in public documentation^[4]

Awaio

Yes Outlook and Google Calendar

Awaio syncs bookings with Outlook and Google Calendar.
Your own calendar in the app

Keynius

Not in public documentation^[4]

Awaio

Yes Work and private calendars from Microsoft and Google, in the app and on the web

In Awaio you see your own meetings next to your bookings, on your phone too, so you plan the office day without switching apps.
Single sign-on

Keynius

Microsoft Entra ID and Okta^[4]

Awaio

Yes Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace

Awaio users sign in with their Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace account.
Outlook add-in

Keynius

Not in public documentation^[4]

Awaio

Yes Book desks, rooms, parking and lockers from Outlook

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

Keynius

Not in public documentation^[2]

Awaio

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

Awaio works with Microsoft Teams Rooms and uses QR codes and TapCards at the door.
Mobile app

Keynius

Yes ^[10]

Awaio

Yes

Both have mobile apps. The Awaio app also covers doors, desks, rooms and maps.
Building system integrations

Keynius

Yes ^[4]

Awaio

Yes Access control systems through Inlet

Both connect to access control. Awaio also brings sensor and indoor climate data into the same system.
API and webhooks

Keynius

Partly Open API for PMS, POS, ERP and identity systems^[2]

Awaio

Yes API and webhooks

Awaio offers an API and webhooks to connect your other systems.

Communication

Notifications

Keynius

Yes ^[6]

Awaio

Yes Push and email

Awaio sends push and email notices for lockers, desks, rooms and parking.
Messages to everyone in the workplace

Keynius

Not in public documentation^[6]

Awaio

Yes

With Awaio, you can reach everyone in a building from the app.

Admin and analytics

Utilisation analytics

Keynius

Yes ^[1]

Awaio

Yes

Awaio shows how lockers, desks and rooms are used, with reports for each.
User roles and permissions

Keynius

Yes ^[2]

Awaio

Yes

Awaio has admin roles for bookings, locks, reports and billing.

Security, support and pricing

EU data hosting and GDPR

Keynius

Microsoft Azure in the EU or the USA. ISO 27001 certified.^[11]

Awaio

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

Awaio stores data in the EU and signs a DPA on request.
Support

Keynius

Email and phone in business hours, plus local partners^[12]

Awaio

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

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

Keynius

Buy, lease or share revenue. No public prices.^[8]

Awaio

Per resource, not per user. Unlimited users.

Awaio is priced per resource, not per user, with unlimited users.

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

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Why teams choose Awaio over Keynius

One system for the whole workplace

Lockers, desks, rooms, parking and door access run in one system, with one app for employees.
Works with the lockers you have

Awaio locks fit existing locker doors, sliding doors and drawers, and read the RFID cards people already carry. The Smart Access Box connects existing doors and barriers.
Start with lockers, grow from there

Begin with one locker room and add desks, rooms or doors later. Priced per resource, with unlimited users, and 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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Sources

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[4] keynius.eu/integrations · accessed 2026-10-26
[5] keynius.eu/blog-posts/smart-locker-authentication-methods · accessed 2026-10-26
[6] keynius.eu/solutions/parcel · accessed 2026-10-26
[7] keynius.eu · accessed 2026-10-26
[8] keynius.eu/solutions/pay-store · accessed 2026-10-26
[9] keynius.eu/solutions/asset-equipment-management · accessed 2026-10-26
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