desk.ly vs Open Meeting
desk.ly
desk.ly
Open Meeting
open-meeting.comSide by side
| Figure | desk.ly | Open Meeting |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | €1.65/mo | €39.99/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 8 | 3 |
| Spec score · Room Booking Software | 9.2 (#1) | 7.8 (#23) |
| Spec score · Flexible Workspace Management Software | 9.1 (#2) | 7.8 (#11) |
| Analytics | Dashboards, trends and heatmaps report occupancy, home-office share, location use and resource utilisation over time. | Built-in analytics include room utilisation, hourly and daily booking charts, amenity popularity, and underutilised room detection. |
| Integrations | desk.ly advertises integrations with more than 250 systems, including Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, Personio and Workday. | Identity integrations include LDAP, OIDC, and SAML 2.0, with named providers including Azure AD, Okta, Keycloak, Google Workspace, and ADFS. |
| Security | The pricing comparison marks every plan GDPR compliant and ISO/IEC 27001 certified. | The product describes TOTP two-factor authentication, structured audit logging, and GDPR features including personal-data export and soft-delete with anonymisation. |
| Visitor management | Visitors can be booked for workstations, meeting rooms or parking spaces and receive preparation or welcome information. | The product includes a receptionist dashboard with guest check-in and check-out, status tracking, and overstay alerts. |
Plans
desk.ly
- FreeFree
- FreemiumFree
- Corporate€1.65 a month
- Enterprise€2.75 a month
- Floorplan design service€39, paid once
- Digital meeting room signs€119, paid once
- Custom set-up service€499, paid once
- Enterprise PlusPriced on request
Open Meeting
- Self-HostedFree
- Shared Site€39.99 a month
- Standalone Server€89.99 a month
In their own words
desk.ly
desk.ly is a workplace management platform for booking desks, meeting rooms, and parking spaces in hybrid workplaces. Its booking analytics show office occupancy and space use, helping organisations identify opportunities to adjust how their offices are used. Visitors can also have workstations, meeting rooms, or parking spaces booked for their visits. The desk.ly Connect add-on tracks actual workplace usage, automates check-in, and provides utilisation insights without costly hardware investments.
The service is available through a browser and requires an internet connection, but no special software, hardware, or servers. Native iOS and Android apps support bookings from a phone. The site advertises more than 250 integrations, including Microsoft Teams, Outlook, and Google Calendar; Enterprise Plus adds HRIS integrations, calendar synchronisation, and a RESTful API. Plans include a free option for up to 15 users, Corporate at €1.65/user/mo, and Enterprise at €2.75/user/mo. Enterprise Plus has custom pricing.
Open Meeting
Open Meeting has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.