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Awaio vs Officely: is desk booking in Slack or Teams enough?

Officely runs inside Slack or Microsoft Teams for desk booking, office attendance, meeting rooms and parking. Awaio books desks, rooms and parking too, and adds digital locks, door access and lockers that open with the phone, all in one system.

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Last verified October 2026

Key differences

  • One system: Officely covers desk booking and sells meeting rooms and parking as separate products. Awaio books desks, rooms and parking and opens doors and lockers, all in one system.
  • Pricing: Officely charges per user for desk booking. Awaio is priced per resource, with unlimited users.
  • Your own app: Officely runs in either Slack or Teams, one platform at a time. Awaio has its own app for iOS, Android and the web, and works with Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace.
  • Floor plans: Officely shows an uploaded image for reference. Awaio admins draw interactive floor plans in the browser, with real-time occupancy on the map.

Feature comparison

Booking

  • Meeting room booking

    Officely
    Yes Meeting Rooms by Officely, a separate product[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

    Officely
    Yes In Slack or Teams, by neighbourhood[2]
    Awaio
    Yes

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

  • Parking booking

    Officely
    Yes Parkly, a separate product priced per space[3]
    Awaio
    Yes

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

  • Recurring bookings

    Officely
    Yes [4]
    Awaio
    Yes

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

  • Book on behalf of others

    Officely
    Partly Documented for meeting rooms[5]
    Awaio
    Yes Admins and reception book for others, and colleagues can share bookings

    In Awaio, admins and reception book for others, and colleagues can share bookings.

  • Interactive floor plans

    Officely
    Partly Uploaded image for reference, no interactive map[6]
    Awaio
    Yes

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

  • Indoor wayfinding

    Officely
    Not in public documentation[6]
    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

    Officely
    Yes In Slack or Teams, with auto-cancel[7]
    Awaio
    Yes

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

  • Payments for bookings

    Officely
    Not in public documentation[8]
    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

    Officely
    Not in public documentation[9]
    Awaio
    Yes Events with registration in the app

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

  • Booking quotas

    Officely
    Partly Booking limits for parking[10]
    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

    Officely
    Not in public documentation[11]
    Awaio
    Yes

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

  • Digital locks

    Officely
    Not in public documentation[12]
    Awaio
    Yes Open with phone, RFID card, PIN or fingerprint

    Awaio supplies locks that open with a phone, RFID card, PIN or fingerprint.

  • Mobile access to doors

    Officely
    Not in public documentation[12]
    Awaio
    Yes

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

  • Access cards

    Officely
    Not in public documentation[13]
    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

    Officely
    Not in public documentation[12]
    Awaio
    Yes Mobile Access Box

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

  • NFC service points

    Officely
    Not in public documentation[7]
    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.

  • Parcel and delivery handling

    Officely
    Not in public documentation[11]
    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

    Officely
    Not in public documentation[8]
    Awaio
    Yes Indoor and outdoor e-bike charging lockers

    Awaio runs e-bike charging lockers indoors and outdoors.

Integrations

  • Calendar sync

    Officely
    Yes Microsoft 365 room calendars. Office days show in Google Calendar and Outlook.[14]
    Awaio
    Yes Outlook and Google Calendar

    Awaio syncs room calendars both ways with Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace.

  • Single sign-on

    Officely
    Uses the Slack or Teams login[15]
    Awaio
    Yes Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace

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

  • Meeting room displays

    Officely
    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

    Officely
    Partly Through the Slack or Teams mobile app[15]
    Awaio
    Yes

    Awaio has its own iOS and Android app for booking and for opening doors and lockers.

  • Building system integrations

    Officely
    Partly Enterprise compares bookings with badge and Wi-Fi data[13]
    Awaio
    Yes Access control systems through Inlet

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

Communication

  • Notifications

    Officely
    Yes In Slack or Teams[16]
    Awaio
    Yes Push and email

    Awaio reminds people by push and email.

  • Messages to everyone in the workplace

    Officely
    Yes Announcements on Premium and Enterprise plans[9]
    Awaio
    Yes

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

Admin and analytics

  • Utilisation analytics

    Officely
    Yes Attendance trends and CSV export[17]
    Awaio
    Yes

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

  • Multi-tenant buildings

    Officely
    Not in public documentation[11]
    Awaio
    Yes

    Property owners can run shared spaces for every tenant in one Awaio system.

  • User roles and permissions

    Officely
    Partly Office managers and billing admins[18]
    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

    Officely
    UK data centre on Google Cloud, according to its Slack listing[19]
    Awaio
    Yes Hosted in the EU. GDPR compliant, DPA on request.

    Awaio stores your data in the EU, with a DPA on request.

  • Support

    Officely
    Help centre, live chat in business hours and email[20]
    Awaio
    Chat and email in English, Swedish and Norwegian. Weekdays 08–17 CET.

    Awaio support answers in English, Swedish and Norwegian.

  • Pricing model

    Officely
    Per user for desk booking. Meeting rooms and parking per space.[21]
    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 Officely website, help centre or app store listings.

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Why teams choose Awaio over Officely

  • One system instead of several

    Book desks, rooms and parking, and open doors, gates and lockers, in one app. Start with one module and add more when you’re ready.

  • 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.

  • Pricing that doesn’t grow with headcount

    Pay per resource, with unlimited users. Awaio works with Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace, so people sign in with the account they already have.

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Sources

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  2. [2] getofficely.com/solutions/desk-booking-software · accessed 2026-10-08
  3. [3] getofficely.com/solutions/parkly · accessed 2026-10-08
  4. [4] help.getofficely.com/en/articles/10057603-recurring-bookings-routines-on-officely-in-ms-teams · accessed 2026-10-08
  5. [5] help.getofficely.com/en/articles/10364175-how-to-book-a-meeting-room-by-officely-on-behalf-of-others · accessed 2026-10-08
  6. [6] help.getofficely.com/en/articles/5276128-floor-plan-on-officely-in-slack · accessed 2026-10-08
  7. [7] help.getofficely.com/en/articles/10057627-check-ins-in-officely-in-ms-teams · accessed 2026-10-08
  8. [8] help.getofficely.com/en/articles/5263931-office-extras-on-officely-in-slack · accessed 2026-10-08
  9. [9] help.getofficely.com/en/articles/6379897-announcements-on-officely-in-slack · accessed 2026-10-08
  10. [10] help.getofficely.com/en/articles/10398462-how-to-create-booking-limits-on-parkly-in-slack · accessed 2026-10-08
  11. [11] getofficely.com/solutions/flex-office-software · accessed 2026-10-08
  12. [12] getofficely.com/integrations · accessed 2026-10-08
  13. [13] help.getofficely.com/en/articles/16050005-officely-enterprise-know-how-your-office-is-really-used · accessed 2026-10-08
  14. [14] help.getofficely.com/en/articles/15329149-meeting-rooms-calendar-sync-outlook-and-availability-faqs-for-ms-teams · accessed 2026-10-08
  15. [15] getofficely.com/blog/get-officely-app-download · accessed 2026-10-08
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