Is Awaio an alternative to Parakey?

It depends on what you need. Parakey is a dedicated mobile access system with its own locks and a wide range of integrations. Awaio is made for workplaces: it also opens doors with the phone, and adds lockers, desks, rooms and parking in the same system. Many teams start with one module and add more later.

Does Parakey have desk or room booking?

Parakey does not list booking of its own. It connects to booking systems such as Nexudus and BokaMera, and to others through Zapier, so a booking can send a time-limited key. Awaio has desk, room and parking booking built in, with access in the same app.

Can Awaio work with our existing doors?

Yes. The Smart Access Box connects the existing relay of doors, barriers, turnstiles and gates to the app, so you keep your locks. Awaio also connects to a range of access control and smart lock brands through Inlet.

How is Parakey priced compared to Awaio?

Parakey sells an annual subscription in four plans. The plan depends on how many places, users, locks and fobs you need, and hardware is bought separately for each door. Awaio is priced per resource, such as desks, rooms, lockers and parking, with unlimited users. Hardware is priced separately.

Which suits a building with several tenants?

Both let tenants manage their own people. In Parakey, each tenant can get a sub place and send its own keys. In Awaio, each tenant gets its own community with its own admins, members and booking rules, and the property owner runs shared rooms, parking and entrance doors.

Awaio vs Parakey: mobile keys alone, or the whole workplace?

Parakey calls itself the Nordic region’s most widely used mobile access solution. It sells its own locks and controllers that unlock offline, and an open API that booking systems use to send keys. Awaio also opens doors with the phone, and adds lockers, desks, rooms and parking for offices and shared buildings, all in one system.

The Awaio admin dashboard on a desktop screen

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Key differences

Scope: Parakey does one job, mobile access to doors, and does it at scale. Awaio also opens doors with the phone, and runs lockers, desks, rooms and parking in the same app.
Booking: Parakey has no booking of its own. A booking in Nexudus, BokaMera or a Zapier flow can send a time-limited key. In Awaio, booking and access are one system, so the door opens for the booked time.
Hardware: Parakey sells cylinders, door handles, a door lock and controllers that unlock without internet. Awaio’s Smart Access Box connects existing doors, barriers, turnstiles and gates, and Awaio’s own locks fit lockers and drawers.
Pricing: Parakey has an annual subscription sized by places, users, locks and fobs, with hardware bought per door. Awaio is priced per resource, with unlimited users, and you can start with one module.

Feature comparison

Feature	Parakey	Awaio	What this means for you
Lockers and access
Locker management	Not in public documentation ^[1]	Yes	Awaio lockers open with the phone, card or PIN, with no keys to hand out.
Digital locks	Own battery-powered cylinder, door handle and door lock (PDL), with no wiring needed ^[1]^[2]	Yes Open with phone, RFID card, PIN or fingerprint	Awaio’s locks fit lockers, drawers and doors, and open with a phone, RFID card, PIN or fingerprint.
Mobile access to doors	Yes ^[1]^[3]	Yes	Both open doors with the phone and limit keys by time. Parakey also unlocks without internet. In Awaio, access follows each person’s role or booking.
Access cards	Partly Fobs and cards on the Cylinder and Door Handle, since October 2026 ^[4]^[5]	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	Slim and Control Unit connect electric locks, existing access systems, garage doors, turnstiles, lifts and barriers ^[1]^[6]	Yes Smart Access Box	Both connect the doors you already have to the app, so you keep your locks.
NFC service points	Partly NFC sticker at the door: tap the phone to unlock ^[3]^[7]	Yes TapCard and TapDot: tap the phone to book or open	With Awaio, people tap a TapCard or TapDot to book or open a resource.
Parcel and delivery handling	Not in public documentation ^[1]	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 ^[1]	Yes Indoor and outdoor e-bike charging lockers	Awaio runs e-bike charging lockers indoors and outdoors.
Integrations
Building system integrations	Works with existing access systems. Ready integrations with Nexudus, BokaMera, Park46 and others, plus Zapier. ^[8]^[9]	Yes Access control systems through Inlet	Awaio connects to access control systems through Inlet.
API and webhooks	Yes ^[1]^[10]	Yes API and webhooks	Both have an API and webhooks. Parakey also offers an SDK, so you can unlock from your own app.
Mobile app	Parakey app for iOS and Android, with NFC tap, widgets and installer tools. In English, Swedish and Norwegian. ^[11]^[12]^[3]	Yes	The Awaio app for iOS and Android books, opens doors and lockers, and checks people in.
Calendar sync	Partly No calendar sync. Zapier flows can send keys from Outlook or Google Calendar events. ^[13]	Yes Outlook and Google Calendar	Awaio syncs room bookings both ways with Outlook and Google Calendar.
Your own calendar in the app	Not in public documentation ^[3]	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	Not in public documentation ^[14]	Yes Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace	Awaio signs people in with the Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace account they already use.
Outlook add-in	Not in public documentation ^[13]	Yes Book desks, rooms, parking and lockers from Outlook	With Awaio, people book desks, rooms, parking and lockers from Outlook.
Sensor integrations	Not in public documentation ^[6]	Yes Occupancy and indoor climate sensors, such as BLDNG and Swegon	Awaio brings occupancy and indoor climate data into the same view.
Admin and analytics
Multi-tenant buildings	Yes ^[1]^[15]	Yes	Both let tenants run their own access. In Awaio, each tenant also runs its own desks, rooms and booking rules, while the owner runs shared rooms, parking and entrance doors.
User roles and permissions	Yes ^[16]	Yes	Both let you give each admin only the access they need.
Utilisation analytics	Partly Logs of who unlocked which door and when, and a dashboard per place. No space usage reports. ^[17]	Yes	Awaio shows how desks, rooms and lockers are actually used.
Booking
Meeting room booking	Not in public documentation ^[13]	Yes	Awaio books meeting rooms from the app, Outlook or a QR code at the door, and syncs with Outlook and Google Calendar.
Desk booking	Not in public documentation ^[1]	Yes	With Awaio, people book desks from a floor plan.
Parking booking	Partly No parking booking. Garage keys come from parking systems such as Park46. ^[18]^[13]	Yes	With Awaio, parking bays, EV bays and bikes are booked in the same app, and the garage gate opens for the booking.
Check-in and auto-release	Not in public documentation ^[1]	Yes	Awaio releases unused bookings so others can use the space.
Communication
Notifications	Partly Notices about new keys, welcome emails and warnings about account sharing ^[1]^[19]	Yes Push and email	Awaio sends push and email notices for bookings, check-ins and parcels.
Messages to everyone in the workplace	Not in public documentation ^[1]	Yes	Awaio lets you reach everyone in the building with one message.
Security, support and pricing
EU data hosting and GDPR	Hosted on AWS in Europe, GDPR. Logs anonymised after 3 months by default. ^[20]^[17]	Yes Hosted in the EU. GDPR compliant, DPA on request.	Both keep your data in Europe and follow GDPR.
Support	Help Center in English, Swedish and Norwegian, AI chatbot, chat and email. Priority support on some plans. ^[21]^[22]	Chat and email in English, Swedish and Norwegian. Weekdays 08–17 CET.	Awaio support answers in English, Swedish and Norwegian.
Pricing model	Annual subscription in four plans, sized by places, users, locks and fobs. Hardware bought per door, separately. ^[5]^[23]	Per resource, not per user. Unlimited users.	Compare Parakey’s cost per user, lock and fob with Awaio’s price per resource for your building.

Lockers and access

Locker management

Parakey

Not in public documentation^[1]

Awaio

Yes

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

Parakey

Own battery-powered cylinder, door handle and door lock (PDL), with no wiring needed^[1]^[2]

Awaio

Yes Open with phone, RFID card, PIN or fingerprint

Awaio’s locks fit lockers, drawers and doors, and open with a phone, RFID card, PIN or fingerprint.
Mobile access to doors

Parakey

Yes ^[1]^[3]

Awaio

Yes

Both open doors with the phone and limit keys by time. Parakey also unlocks without internet. In Awaio, access follows each person’s role or booking.
Access cards

Parakey

Partly Fobs and cards on the Cylinder and Door Handle, since October 2026^[4]^[5]

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

Parakey

Slim and Control Unit connect electric locks, existing access systems, garage doors, turnstiles, lifts and barriers^[1]^[6]

Awaio

Yes Smart Access Box

Both connect the doors you already have to the app, so you keep your locks.
NFC service points

Parakey

Partly NFC sticker at the door: tap the phone to unlock^[3]^[7]

Awaio

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

With Awaio, people tap a TapCard or TapDot to book or open a resource.
Parcel and delivery handling

Parakey

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

Parakey

Not in public documentation^[1]

Awaio

Yes Indoor and outdoor e-bike charging lockers

Awaio runs e-bike charging lockers indoors and outdoors.

Integrations

Building system integrations

Parakey

Works with existing access systems. Ready integrations with Nexudus, BokaMera, Park46 and others, plus Zapier.^[8]^[9]

Awaio

Yes Access control systems through Inlet

Awaio connects to access control systems through Inlet.
API and webhooks

Parakey

Yes ^[1]^[10]

Awaio

Yes API and webhooks

Both have an API and webhooks. Parakey also offers an SDK, so you can unlock from your own app.
Mobile app

Parakey

Parakey app for iOS and Android, with NFC tap, widgets and installer tools. In English, Swedish and Norwegian.^[11]^[12]^[3]

Awaio

Yes

The Awaio app for iOS and Android books, opens doors and lockers, and checks people in.
Calendar sync

Parakey

Partly No calendar sync. Zapier flows can send keys from Outlook or Google Calendar events.^[13]

Awaio

Yes Outlook and Google Calendar

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

Parakey

Not in public documentation^[3]

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

Parakey

Not in public documentation^[14]

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

Parakey

Not in public documentation^[13]

Awaio

Yes Book desks, rooms, parking and lockers from Outlook

With Awaio, people book desks, rooms, parking and lockers from Outlook.
Sensor integrations

Parakey

Not in public documentation^[6]

Awaio

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

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

Admin and analytics

Multi-tenant buildings

Parakey

Yes ^[1]^[15]

Awaio

Yes

Both let tenants run their own access. In Awaio, each tenant also runs its own desks, rooms and booking rules, while the owner runs shared rooms, parking and entrance doors.
User roles and permissions

Parakey

Yes ^[16]

Awaio

Yes

Both let you give each admin only the access they need.
Utilisation analytics

Parakey

Partly Logs of who unlocked which door and when, and a dashboard per place. No space usage reports.^[17]

Awaio

Yes

Awaio shows how desks, rooms and lockers are actually used.

Booking

Meeting room booking

Parakey

Not in public documentation^[13]

Awaio

Yes

Awaio books meeting rooms from the app, Outlook or a QR code at the door, and syncs with Outlook and Google Calendar.
Desk booking

Parakey

Not in public documentation^[1]

Awaio

Yes

With Awaio, people book desks from a floor plan.
Parking booking

Parakey

Partly No parking booking. Garage keys come from parking systems such as Park46.^[18]^[13]

Awaio

Yes

With Awaio, parking bays, EV bays and bikes are booked in the same app, and the garage gate opens for the booking.
Check-in and auto-release

Parakey

Not in public documentation^[1]

Awaio

Yes

Awaio releases unused bookings so others can use the space.

Communication

Notifications

Parakey

Partly Notices about new keys, welcome emails and warnings about account sharing^[1]^[19]

Awaio

Yes Push and email

Awaio sends push and email notices for bookings, check-ins and parcels.
Messages to everyone in the workplace

Parakey

Not in public documentation^[1]

Awaio

Yes

Awaio lets you reach everyone in the building with one message.

Security, support and pricing

EU data hosting and GDPR

Parakey

Hosted on AWS in Europe, GDPR. Logs anonymised after 3 months by default.^[20]^[17]

Awaio

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

Both keep your data in Europe and follow GDPR.
Support

Parakey

Help Center in English, Swedish and Norwegian, AI chatbot, chat and email. Priority support on some plans.^[21]^[22]

Awaio

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

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

Parakey

Annual subscription in four plans, sized by places, users, locks and fobs. Hardware bought per door, separately.^[5]^[23]

Awaio

Per resource, not per user. Unlimited users.

Compare Parakey’s cost per user, lock and fob with Awaio’s price per resource for your building.

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

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Why teams choose Awaio over Parakey

Access that follows the booking

Book a room, desk or parking bay and get access for that time only, in the same app. There are no two systems to link.
Doors and lockers in one app

Open entrances, gates, parking barriers and lockers with the same app, with access that follows each person’s role or booking.
Start with access, grow from there

Begin with mobile access and add lockers, desks, rooms or parking later, priced per resource with unlimited users.

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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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