Buyer’s Guide: Space And Workplace Management Software (2021)

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Executive Summary

This report provides executives in facilities, HR and real estate with an up-to-date analysis of the 21 most prominent specialist space and workplace software platforms available on the market today. This report leverages data recently collected from 21 vendors via questionnaires and software demonstrations, as well as existing research on the smart workplace market. The past 12 months have seen vendors offer an expanding array of employee-facing apps that enhance the workplace experience and launch new tools to support COVID-19 safety in the workplace. Space and workplace software vendors are also capturing increasingly granular data on people flow and utilization. Buyers should use this guide to support them in their search for a space and workplace management platform that fits their needs and to help them build a shortlist. 

Buyer’s Guide: Space And Workplace Management Software (2021) 
Defining Space And Workplace Management Software
Space Management Solutions Provide Specialist Tools For Workplace Management And Employee Engagement
Building Occupiers, Services Firms And Landlords Should Review Space Management Platforms
Building Occupiers Are Using Space Management Software For Employee Experience And COVID-19 Use Cases
Buyers Should Extend Their Search To Vendors Of IWMS, IoT Platforms And Workplace Apps

Review Of Key Product Enhancements 
Functionality Enhancements Focus On Workplace Safety Tools For The COVID-19 Era

Inclusion Criteria For The 2021 Space And Workplace Management Software Buyer’s Guide
Accruent’s EMS Software Updates Its Scheduling Tool To Support Virtual Collaborations And Work Order Management
Density Launches Its Open Area Product To Support Indoor Social Distancing Monitoring
FM:Systems Updates Its FMS:Employee Module To Support Health Questionnaires And A Unified User Experience
Four Winds Interactive Forms Digital Signage Integrations With Its Subsidiary SmartSpace Global
IBI Group Launches Its Space Planning And Reservation Tool Nspace Designed For Rapid Deployment
iOFFICE’s Teem Enables Faster Deployment And COVID-19 Space Planning
Locatee Leverages Wi-Fi Data To Support COVID-19 Planning And Smart Workplace Services
Lone Rooftop Launches More Scalable Wi-Fi Monitoring And Sensor-Driven Space Planning Tools
Mapiq Expands Its Workplace Management Platform With COVID-19 Tools And Smart Parking
OfficeSpace Software Launches Return To Work Functionality And Integrates With Collaboration Platforms
Rapal Updates Optimaze’s Real-Time Occupancy Monitoring And Mobile App Capabilities
Relogix Launches Its New Conexus Workplace Monitoring Platform That Offers Sensor-Driven Insights
Schneider Electric Launches A Portfolio Of Workplace Apps To Support Occupant Safety Needs
Siemens’ Comfy Solution Launches More Granular Space Usage Analytics To Support Workplace Re-Entry Programmes
SmartSpace Global Forms Digital Signage Integrations Following Its Acquisition By Four Winds Interactive
SpaceIQ’s Serraview Launches A New COVID-19 Tracking Dashboard And Workplace Mobile App
SpaceIQ’s SiQ Delivers Value By Expanding Its Restacking Tool And Refreshing Its Mobile App
Spaceti Repurposes Its Platform To Support The Return To Work
Spica Technologies Add Customizable Workplace Space Labels To Enhance The User Experience
Thing Technologies’ Integration Options Enable Smart Contact Tracing And Cleaning Processes
VergeSense Launches Social Distancing Compliance And Smart Cleaning Solutions
Workplace Fabric Updates Its Freespace Solution To Support Critical Return To Work Processes

Figure 1. Software Functionality Provided By Space And Workplace Software
Figure 2. Space And Workplace Software Solutions Are Capturing Increasingly Granular Data
Figure 3. Common User Groups Of Space And Workplace Management Software
Figure 4. Real Estate Executives’ Investment Plans For Space And Workplace Software
Figure 5. Space And Workplace Management Functionality Provided By Six Vendor Categories
Figure 6. Space And Workplace Management Solutions Included In The Buyer Guide
Figure 7. Accruent’s EMS Software Overview
Figure 8. Density Solution Overview
Figure 9. FM:Systems’s FMS:Employee Solution Overview
Figure 10. FWI’s SmartSpace Global Solution Overview
Figure 11. IBI Group’s Nspace Solution Overview
Figure 12. iOFFICE’s Teem Solution Overview
Figure 13. Locatee Solution Overview
Figure 14. Lone Rooftop Solution Overview
Figure 15. Mapiq Solution Overview
Figure 16. OfficeSpace Software Solution Overview
Figure 17. Rapal’s Optimaze Solution Overview
Figure 18. Relogix’s Connexus Solution Overview
Figure 19. Schneider Electric’s Solution Overview 
Figure 20. Siemens’ Comfy Solution Overview
Figure 21. SpaceIQ’s Serraview Solution Overview
Figure 22. SpaceIQ’s SiQ Solution Overview
Figure 23. Spaceti Solution Overview
Figure 24. Spica Technologies Solution Overview
Figure 25. Thing Technologies’ Thing-It Solution Overview
Figure 26. VergeSense Solution Overview
Figure 27. Workplace Fabric’s Freespace Solution Overview
Locatee, Skoda, Castellum, HP, Quicken Loans, MSD, NASA, Vodafone, Accenture, Snapchat, Tufts University, Condeco, 3XN, Fresenius, FourWinds Interactive, Drees & Sommer, Roche, Teem, Matrix Booking, zLink, OpenSensors, Mace, EY, PointGrab, ABB, New York University, Zynga, Fraunhofer, BDC, AgilQuest, Marketo, Tesla, BMO, Microsoft, Verizon, Liquid Space, EcoEnergy Insights, Irisys, Cargotec, Spica Technologies, Suncorp, UPC, Accel-KKR, Brown University, TIAA, O'Malley's Alley, Pinterest, OfficeSpace Software, Intel, BAH, RBC, Resurgens Technology Partners, Atos, Fabriq, IBI Group, Cologne Zoo, Rapal, Serraview, CrowdComfort, Willis Towers Watson, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLC, Planon, Outotec, Red Thread, Oracle, Yale University, VLogic, Airbnb, HHS, CBRE, TOPdesk, Density, Rhodes College, UBS, Bellrock, AON, Xovis, Schneider Electric, Atrium Health, Yanzi, OccupEye, Bosch, Coor, PvH, Savills, US Customs & Border Protection, Biogen, UK Government, Stanford University, Thing Technologies, ABN AMRO, Nedap, Union Bank, Dropbox, Grainger, Compass Group, Relogix, Starbucks, SiQ, LobbyConnect, Cisco, Lone Rooftop, Slack, TfL, Energisme, Shopify, McDonald's, Capital One, Amenify, FSI, Starschema, Basware, ENGIE, L'Oreal, Cloudbooking, British Telecoms, Cobblestone A/S, Imperial College London, SmartSpace Global, GE, FM:Systems, Mapiq, ISS, Wageningen University & Research, Crown Estate, Swiss Post, GetJoan, Thompson Reuters, Société Générale, Accruent, BDO, EMS Software, City of New York, MasterCard, Comfy, Cadillac Fairview, Y Combinator, Uber, Dassault, Sine, Hypoport, Smartway2, Salesforce, Cushman & Wakefield, Marriott, Motorola, Service Works Group, Tishman Speyer, LinkedIn, Workplace Fabric, Lyft, FAMIS360, Facilio, Standard Chartered Bank, iOFFICE, MedTech, JLL Spark, IBM, Danone, Citi, Virgin Media, Inspire FM, Bank of Montreal, TD Bank, Shell, Nuvolo, ExxonMobil, CoWorkr, ATB, KIA Motors, Spacewell, Carrier, Sodexo, Gensler, VECOS, MRI Software, KLP, Johnson Controls, Zurich Insurance, Allegion Ventures, Siemens, HID Global, Avaya, AECOM, Autodesk, ThoughtWire, AstraZeneca, American Family Insurance, Box, Rapid7, Walmart, Telefonica, Asure Software, Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne, Capreon, BP, Liberty Global, Legal & General, Swiss Re, Newmark Knight Frank, AssetWorks, Deloitte, Telus, MetaProp, SpaceIQ, University of Notre Dame, BLG, UPM, Unilever, ARCHIBUS, Tango, HOK, VergeSense, Rolls-Royce, Robin Powered, Pathbreaker Ventures, Facilitator, PwC, Trimble, Instagram, Grand Canon University, NASDAQ, Optimaze, Spaceti

About the Authors

Ibrahim Yate

Ibrahim Yate

Senior Analyst

Ibrahim is a Senior Analyst in the Verdantix Smart Buildings practice, which he joined in 2016. His current agenda covers innovation in software and hardware solutions for spa…

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Susan Clarke

Susan Clarke

Research Director

Susan leads the Verdantix Smart Buildings practice. Her current research agenda focuses on software solutions for real estate management including integrated workplace managem…

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