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Awaio vs Life@Work: which platform fits your building?

Life@Work is a Norwegian tenant app that property owners use for booking, canteen orders, service requests and news. Awaio books rooms, desks, lockers and parking too, and adds interactive floor plans, check-in and its own locks and access hardware, all in one system.

The Awaio admin dashboard on a desktop screen

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Last verified October 2026

Key differences

  • Booking depth: Awaio adds interactive floor plans, check-in with automatic release, recurring bookings and booking quotas. Life@Work’s public documentation doesn’t cover these.
  • Doors and lockers: Life@Work opens doors and lockers in its app and names no lock hardware of its own. Awaio supplies its own locks and the Mobile Access Box, so existing doors, gates and lockers can open with the phone.
  • Building services: Life@Work is strong on canteen orders, a services marketplace and service requests linked to operations systems. Awaio focuses on the workplace itself: rooms, desks, parking, lockers, doors and wayfinding.
  • Pricing: Life@Work doesn’t publish prices and is sold to property owners. Awaio is priced per resource, with unlimited users.

Feature comparison

Booking

  • Meeting room booking

    Life@Work
    Yes Real-time availability, with meeting food ordered with the booking[1]
    Awaio
    Yes

    Both let people book meeting rooms. Awaio also books from Outlook or a QR code or TapCard at the door.

  • Desk booking

    Life@Work
    Yes Book ahead or drop in[1]
    Awaio
    Yes

    Both let people book desks. In Awaio they pick a desk on a live floor plan.

  • Parking booking

    Life@Work
    Partly Admins allocate spaces to companies and employees[2]
    Awaio
    Yes

    With Awaio, employees book parking bays, EV bays and bikes themselves, in the same app as desks and rooms.

  • Recurring bookings

    Life@Work
    Not in public documentation[1]
    Awaio
    Yes

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

  • Interactive floor plans

    Life@Work
    Not in public documentation[1]
    Awaio
    Yes

    Awaio admins draw interactive floor plans in the browser and publish them instantly.

  • Indoor wayfinding

    Life@Work
    Not in public documentation[3]
    Awaio
    Yes Live map of rooms, desks and colleagues, with real-time occupancy

    Awaio shows rooms, desks and colleagues on a live map, with real-time occupancy.

  • Check-in and auto-release

    Life@Work
    Not in public documentation[1]
    Awaio
    Yes

    Unused bookings are released so others can use the space. Awaio checks in by app, QR code or TapCard.

  • Payments for bookings

    Life@Work
    Yes Canteen, meeting food, services and gym, with Vipps or card[4]
    Awaio
    Yes Paid parking and other paid bookings

    Both take payments in the app. Awaio also charges for paid parking and other paid bookings.

  • Custom booking forms

    Life@Work
    Partly Custom categories for service requests[5]
    Awaio
    Yes Custom forms for rooms, pool cars and more

    Awaio adds custom forms to bookings, for rooms, pool cars and more.

  • Events and registration

    Life@Work
    Yes Group classes and events with sign-up and waitlist[6]
    Awaio
    Yes Events with registration in the app

    Both run events with registration in the app.

  • Booking quotas

    Life@Work
    Not in public documentation[2]
    Awaio
    Yes Quotas set in the booking rules

    Awaio sets quotas in the booking rules, so popular spaces are shared fairly.

Lockers and access

  • Locker management

    Life@Work
    Yes Book, open and lock lockers in the app[1]
    Awaio
    Yes

    Both open lockers from the app. Awaio lockers also open with a card, PIN or fingerprint.

  • Mobile access to doors

    Life@Work
    Yes Open doors and lock meeting rooms in the app[7]
    Awaio
    Yes

    Both let people open doors with their phone. Awaio gives access for the booking window only.

  • Access cards

    Life@Work
    Yes Users issue their own digital access cards[4]
    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

    Life@Work
    Not in public documentation[8]
    Awaio
    Yes Mobile Access Box

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

  • Parcel and delivery handling

    Life@Work
    Not in public documentation[1]
    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

    Life@Work
    Yes Book and open charging lockers in the app[1]
    Awaio
    Yes Indoor and outdoor e-bike charging lockers

    Both run charging lockers. Awaio supplies e-bike charging lockers for indoors and outdoors.

Integrations

  • Outlook add-in

    Life@Work
    Not in public documentation[9]
    Awaio
    Yes Book desks, rooms, parking and lockers from Outlook

    The Awaio Outlook add-in books desks, rooms, parking and lockers from a meeting.

  • Meeting room displays

    Life@Work
    Not in public documentation[1]
    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

    Life@Work
    Yes iOS, Android and web[4]
    Awaio
    Yes

    Both have their own app for iOS, Android and the web.

  • Building system integrations

    Life@Work
    Yes Operations systems such as Propely, plus access, parking and payment[10]
    Awaio
    Yes Access control systems through Inlet

    Awaio connects bookings to access control systems through Inlet, and brings sensor and climate data into one system.

Communication

  • Notifications

    Life@Work
    Yes In the app and by email, with SMS for critical events[3]
    Awaio
    Yes Push and email

    Both keep people informed. Awaio sends push and email.

  • Messages to everyone in the workplace

    Life@Work
    Yes Articles targeted by building, floor or company[3]
    Awaio
    Yes

    Both let you reach everyone in the building with one message.

Admin and analytics

  • Utilisation analytics

    Life@Work
    Yes Insights on room use, canteen traffic and energy[11]
    Awaio
    Yes

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

  • Multi-tenant buildings

    Life@Work
    Yes Built for property owners with many tenant companies[2]
    Awaio
    Yes

    Both serve buildings with several tenants. In Awaio each tenant is its own community with its own rules and admins.

  • User roles and permissions

    Life@Work
    Yes Property owner, office managers and service providers[2]
    Awaio
    Yes

    Awaio has scoped admin roles, so each admin gets the access they need and nothing more.

Security, support and pricing

  • EU data hosting and GDPR

    Life@Work
    GDPR “privacy by design”. Hosting location not stated.[12]
    Awaio
    Yes Hosted in the EU. GDPR compliant, DPA on request.

    Awaio states where your data lives: hosted in the EU, with a DPA on request.

  • Support

    Life@Work
    Email and a contact form[13]
    Awaio
    Chat and email in English, Swedish and Norwegian. Weekdays 08–17 CET.

    Awaio support answers in English, Swedish and Norwegian.

  • Pricing model

    Life@Work
    No public prices. Sold to property owners.[14]
    Awaio
    Per resource, not per user. Unlimited users.

    Awaio is priced per resource, with unlimited users, whatever your headcount.

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

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Why teams choose Awaio over Life@Work

  • Every tenant in one system

    Each tenant gets its own community with its own admins and booking rules, while the property owner runs shared rooms, parking and outer doors centrally.

  • Use what you already have

    The Mobile Access Box and Awaio locks fit existing doors and lockers, and QR codes, TapCards and TapDots replace room screens.

  • Book from the tools people already use

    Awaio syncs room calendars with Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace, and the Outlook add-in books desks, rooms, parking and lockers from a meeting.

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Sources

  1. [1] www.lifeatwork.as/skap-pult-møterom · accessed 2026-10-09
  2. [2] www.lifeatwork.as/administrasjon · accessed 2026-10-09
  3. [3] www.lifeatwork.as/artikler · accessed 2026-10-09
  4. [4] apps.apple.com/no/app/life-work/id1609033263 · accessed 2026-10-09
  5. [5] www.lifeatwork.as/henvendelser · accessed 2026-10-09
  6. [6] www.lifeatwork.as/helse-og-trening · accessed 2026-10-09
  7. [7] www.lifeatwork.as/post/fikk-storavtale-med-ragde-eiendom · accessed 2026-10-09
  8. [8] www.lifeatwork.as/låssystemer · accessed 2026-10-09
  9. [9] www.lifeatwork.as/post/slik-skaper-sweco-fremtidens-arbeidsmiljø-med-ny-digital-tjeneste · accessed 2026-10-09
  10. [10] www.lifeatwork.as/post/life-work-vi-har-stor-tro-på-propely-og-samarbeidet-med-dem · accessed 2026-10-09
  11. [11] www.lifeatwork.as/datainnsikt · accessed 2026-10-09
  12. [12] www.lifeatwork.as/løsning · accessed 2026-10-12
  13. [13] www.lifeatwork.as/kontakt · accessed 2026-10-09
  14. [14] www.lifeatwork.as/post/proptech-selskap-med-smedvig-i-ryggen-jakter-milliardmarked · accessed 2026-10-09

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