Is Awaio an alternative to Unloc?

It depends on what you need. Unloc is a keyless access platform for the locks you already have, used by landlords, housing co-ops and municipalities. Awaio 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.

Can Awaio work with our existing access system?

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 access control and smart lock brands such as ASSA ABLOY, dormakaba and iLOQ through Inlet.

How is Unloc priced compared to Awaio?

Unloc charges a one-off cost to connect the doors, plus a running service per building, on quote. Awaio is priced per resource, such as desks, rooms, lockers and parking, with unlimited users. Hardware is priced separately.

Does Awaio have a phone intercom like Unloc Doorbell?

Unloc Doorbell is one of its strengths: visitors tap a sign by the door and call a resident by video, on the intercom already on the wall. Awaio does not list an intercom. With Awaio, visitors and deliveries get time-limited access, or an admin unlocks the door remotely.

Can tenants manage their own access in Awaio?

Yes. Each tenant gets its own community with its own admins, members, booking rules and doors. Tenants cannot see each other, and the property owner runs shared rooms, parking and entrance doors.

Awaio vs Unloc: access to every door, or the whole workplace?

Unloc connects the access systems already on your doors to the phone, and puts the intercom on residents’ and tenants’ phones. Awaio also opens doors with the phone, and adds lockers, desks, rooms and parking for offices and shared workplace buildings, all in one system.

The Awaio admin dashboard on a desktop screen

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Key differences

Doors or the whole workplace: Unloc is a software-only access platform. Awaio opens doors too, and adds lockers, desks, rooms and parking in the same app.
Existing systems: Unloc connects to 20+ access systems, such as Salto, dormakaba, RCO and ARX. Awaio connects existing doors with the Smart Access Box and links access control systems through Inlet.
Visitors: Unloc Doorbell lets visitors call a resident or tenant from a sign by the door. Awaio gives visitors and deliveries time-limited access or a remote unlock.
Pricing: Unloc charges a one-off cost to connect the doors, plus a running service per building. Awaio is priced per resource, with unlimited users, and you can start with one module.

Feature comparison

Feature	Unloc	Awaio	What this means for you
Lockers and access
Mobile access to doors	Yes ^[1]^[2]	Yes	Both open doors with the phone, and both can give access that starts and ends by itself.
Access control hardware	No hardware of its own. Partners fit relays from brands such as Milesight and Teltonika. ^[3]^[5]	Yes Smart Access Box	Both connect the doors you already have. Awaio’s Smart Access Box links doors, barriers, turnstiles and gates to the app.
Digital locks	Partly No locks of its own. Works with smart locks from Danalock, dormakaba dKey, Nimly and others. ^[3]	Yes Open with phone, RFID card, PIN or fingerprint	Awaio supplies its own locks for lockers, drawers and doors that open with a phone, RFID card, PIN or fingerprint.
Access cards	Partly Existing cards keep working. Apple Wallet is in progress. ^[1]^[4]	Yes Locks read the RFID cards people already carry	Awaio locks read the RFID cards people already carry, so nobody needs a new card.
Locker management	Partly Opens lockers from Gantner and Postlogi. No locker assignment described. ^[3]	Yes	Awaio runs personal, team, drop-in, parcel and e-bike lockers, with assignment and automatic reclaim.
NFC service points	Partly NFC stickers by the door open it in the app ^[6]^[7]	Yes TapCard and TapDot: tap the phone to book or open	With Awaio, people tap a TapCard or TapDot to book, check in or open a resource.
Parcel and delivery handling	Partly Couriers can get a shared key. No parcel lockers described. ^[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 ^[8]	Yes Indoor and outdoor e-bike charging lockers	Awaio runs e-bike charging lockers indoors and outdoors.
Integrations
Building system integrations	Yes ^[3]^[4]	Yes Access control systems through Inlet	Both work with access control you already have. Unloc connects to many systems itself. Awaio connects them through Inlet.
API and webhooks	Yes ^[15]^[14]	Yes API and webhooks	Both connect to your other systems through an API and webhooks. Unloc’s API documentation is public.
Mobile app	Unloc app for iOS, Android and Apple Watch, to open doors and share keys ^[16]^[17]	Yes	The Awaio app for iOS and Android books, opens doors and lockers, and checks people in.
Single sign-on	Sign-in with phone number and SMS code, or a passkey. No SSO named. ^[18]^[19]	Yes Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace	Awaio signs people in with the Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace account they already use.
Calendar sync	Not in public documentation ^[4]	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 ^[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.
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 ^[20]	Yes Works with Microsoft Teams Rooms. QR codes and TapCards replace door displays.	Awaio uses QR codes and TapCards at the door and works with Microsoft Teams Rooms.
Sensor integrations	Not in public documentation ^[4]	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	Each tenant gets its own area to manage access for its staff and visitors ^[14]^[21]	Yes	Both let tenants manage their own people. In Awaio, each tenant also runs its own bookings, while the owner runs shared rooms, parking and entrance doors.
User roles and permissions	Yes ^[21]	Yes	Both let you give each admin only the access they need.
Utilisation analytics	Partly Access log of who opened which door, and when. No space usage reports. ^[14]	Yes	Awaio shows how desks, rooms and lockers are actually used.
Booking
Meeting room booking	Partly No booking of its own. A booking in Bookup can open the door for the booked slot. ^[9]^[10]	Yes	Awaio books meeting rooms itself, syncs with Outlook and Google Calendar, and can open the door for the booking.
Desk booking	Not in public documentation ^[11]	Yes	With Awaio, people book desks from a floor plan.
Parking booking	Not in public documentation ^[12]	Yes	With Awaio, parking bays, EV bays and bikes are booked in the same app, and the booking can open the garage gate.
Interactive floor plans	Not in public documentation ^[13]	Yes	Awaio admins draw and update floor plans themselves in the browser.
Check-in and auto-release	Not in public documentation ^[14]	Yes	Awaio releases unused bookings so others can use the space.
Communication
Notifications	Partly Email alerts to admins about lock faults and downtime ^[22]	Yes Push and email	Awaio sends push and email notices for bookings, check-ins and deliveries.
Messages to everyone in the workplace	Not in public documentation ^[14]	Yes	Awaio lets you reach everyone in the building with one message.
Security, support and pricing
EU data hosting and GDPR	Stored in Europe on Google Cloud, GDPR. SMS to non-European numbers goes through the US. No certifications named. ^[23]^[9]	Yes Hosted in the EU. GDPR compliant, DPA on request.	Both keep your data in the EU.
Support	Help centre and chat in English and Norwegian, plus installer partners. Hours not stated. ^[24]	Chat and email in English, Swedish and Norwegian. Weekdays 08–17 CET.	Awaio support answers in English, Swedish and Norwegian.
Pricing model	A one-off cost to connect the doors, plus a running service per building. Price on quote. ^[1]^[25]	Per resource, not per user. Unlimited users.	Compare Unloc’s setup and running cost per building with Awaio’s price per resource for your building.

Lockers and access

Mobile access to doors

Unloc

Yes ^[1]^[2]

Awaio

Yes

Both open doors with the phone, and both can give access that starts and ends by itself.
Access control hardware

Unloc

No hardware of its own. Partners fit relays from brands such as Milesight and Teltonika.^[3]^[5]

Awaio

Yes Smart Access Box

Both connect the doors you already have. Awaio’s Smart Access Box links doors, barriers, turnstiles and gates to the app.
Digital locks

Unloc

Partly No locks of its own. Works with smart locks from Danalock, dormakaba dKey, Nimly and others.^[3]

Awaio

Yes Open with phone, RFID card, PIN or fingerprint

Awaio supplies its own locks for lockers, drawers and doors that open with a phone, RFID card, PIN or fingerprint.
Access cards

Unloc

Partly Existing cards keep working. Apple Wallet is in progress.^[1]^[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.
Locker management

Unloc

Partly Opens lockers from Gantner and Postlogi. No locker assignment described.^[3]

Awaio

Yes

Awaio runs personal, team, drop-in, parcel and e-bike lockers, with assignment and automatic reclaim.
NFC service points

Unloc

Partly NFC stickers by the door open it in the app^[6]^[7]

Awaio

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

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

Unloc

Partly Couriers can get a shared key. No parcel lockers described.^[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

Unloc

Not in public documentation^[8]

Awaio

Yes Indoor and outdoor e-bike charging lockers

Awaio runs e-bike charging lockers indoors and outdoors.

Integrations

Building system integrations

Unloc

Yes ^[3]^[4]

Awaio

Yes Access control systems through Inlet

Both work with access control you already have. Unloc connects to many systems itself. Awaio connects them through Inlet.
API and webhooks

Unloc

Yes ^[15]^[14]

Awaio

Yes API and webhooks

Both connect to your other systems through an API and webhooks. Unloc’s API documentation is public.
Mobile app

Unloc

Unloc app for iOS, Android and Apple Watch, to open doors and share keys^[16]^[17]

Awaio

Yes

The Awaio app for iOS and Android books, opens doors and lockers, and checks people in.
Single sign-on

Unloc

Sign-in with phone number and SMS code, or a passkey. No SSO named.^[18]^[19]

Awaio

Yes Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace

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

Unloc

Not in public documentation^[4]

Awaio

Yes Outlook and Google Calendar

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

Unloc

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.
Outlook add-in

Unloc

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

Unloc

Not in public documentation^[20]

Awaio

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

Awaio uses QR codes and TapCards at the door and works with Microsoft Teams Rooms.
Sensor integrations

Unloc

Not in public documentation^[4]

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

Unloc

Each tenant gets its own area to manage access for its staff and visitors^[14]^[21]

Awaio

Yes

Both let tenants manage their own people. In Awaio, each tenant also runs its own bookings, while the owner runs shared rooms, parking and entrance doors.
User roles and permissions

Unloc

Yes ^[21]

Awaio

Yes

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

Unloc

Partly Access log of who opened which door, and when. No space usage reports.^[14]

Awaio

Yes

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

Booking

Meeting room booking

Unloc

Partly No booking of its own. A booking in Bookup can open the door for the booked slot.^[9]^[10]

Awaio

Yes

Awaio books meeting rooms itself, syncs with Outlook and Google Calendar, and can open the door for the booking.
Desk booking

Unloc

Not in public documentation^[11]

Awaio

Yes

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

Unloc

Not in public documentation^[12]

Awaio

Yes

With Awaio, parking bays, EV bays and bikes are booked in the same app, and the booking can open the garage gate.
Interactive floor plans

Unloc

Not in public documentation^[13]

Awaio

Yes

Awaio admins draw and update floor plans themselves in the browser.
Check-in and auto-release

Unloc

Not in public documentation^[14]

Awaio

Yes

Awaio releases unused bookings so others can use the space.

Communication

Notifications

Unloc

Partly Email alerts to admins about lock faults and downtime^[22]

Awaio

Yes Push and email

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

Unloc

Not in public documentation^[14]

Awaio

Yes

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

Security, support and pricing

EU data hosting and GDPR

Unloc

Stored in Europe on Google Cloud, GDPR. SMS to non-European numbers goes through the US. No certifications named.^[23]^[9]

Awaio

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

Both keep your data in the EU.
Support

Unloc

Help centre and chat in English and Norwegian, plus installer partners. Hours not stated.^[24]

Awaio

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

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

Unloc

A one-off cost to connect the doors, plus a running service per building. Price on quote.^[1]^[25]

Awaio

Per resource, not per user. Unlimited users.

Compare Unloc’s setup and running cost per building with Awaio’s price per resource for your building.

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

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Why teams choose Awaio over Unloc

More than the door

Book desks, rooms and parking, and open doors and lockers, in one app with the same users and rules.
Lockers with Awaio’s own locks

Awaio locks fit existing locker doors and open with a phone, RFID card, PIN or fingerprint, for personal, parcel and e-bike lockers.
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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