Mapiq vs. SmartSpaces: People-Centric vs. Building-Centric Solutions
Mapiq redefines the workplace experience with room meeting insights for people and teams. On the other hand, SmartSpaces provides a smart building platform focused on optimizing building infrastructure. Which is right for your organization?
What workplace needs does Mapiq address?
While SmartSpaces targets infrastructure and energy management, workplace teams face different challenges when choosing a workplace experience platform.
Workplace Team Empowerment
Mapiq enables workplace managers to make space and policy decisions without requiring technical support. It's built for the people operating within the building, not just the systems behind it.
Actionable, Clear Insights
Mapiq translates complex datasets into visual, decision-ready insights, helping teams act fast. No decoding dashboards or manual number crunching required.
Easy to Adopt and Scale
A modular platform that fits any maturity stage. Start small and grow over time with no major infrastructure overhaul needed.
Beyond Building Automation
SmartSpaces offers extensive monitoring, such as air quality, energy, water, and occupancy, but lacks tools for team coordination or workspace configuration from a non-technical interface.
Engineered for Growing, Agile Workplaces
With multi-location support and smart modularity, Mapiq can expand with your company’s needs, without IT bottlenecks or infrastructure dependencies.
SmartSpaces serves infrastructure-focused operations. More suitable for companies investing heavily in smart building retrofits or new construction projects with advanced BMS integration.
A Flexible Platform for Every Stage
Mapiq integrates with what you already have. From access control and sensors to calendars and help desks - Mapiq works alongside your existing setup, with minimal disruption.
SmartSpaces works best in fully digitized buildings. To get the most out of it, you’ll need a robust IoT infrastructure, sensor deployment, and active BMS integration.
Data That Matches Your Metrics
You set your workplace KPIs and Mapiq aligns with them. Measure what's meaningful, from occupancy benchmarks to employee engagement.
SmartSpaces delivers environmental metrics. Energy, HVAC usage, air quality - great for ESG reporting, less so for office layout decisions or space planning strategies.
When is Mapiq the right choice over SmartSpaces?
If your workplace team wants autonomy
No technical background required. Mapiq enables quick changes and experimentation.
If you’re optimizing employee experience
Mapiq’s features are designed around how people move, meet, and interact, not just how buildings breathe.
If you’re not ready to overhaul infrastructure
Start with software. No need for a smart building retrofit to unlock workplace insights.
Mapiq vs. SmartSpaces: Key Feature Comparison
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Real-Time Occupancy Tracking
Predictive Workplace Planning
AI-Powered Insights
Desk & Room Booking
Environmental Monitoring
Limited
Energy & Water Monitoring
Employee-Facing Tools
Presentation-Ready Reporting
Limited
Integration with Existing Systems
Easy to Deploy Without Major IT Work
Looking Ahead: People-First Workplace Strategy
Mapiq helps companies move beyond raw data to real change. Whether it’s supporting employees, empowering workplace managers, or integrating with the tools you already use. Contact us to get a guided demo!
Frequently asked questions
Mapiq provides predictive planning, stakeholder-ready reports, and people-focused metrics like space utilization and employee experience, beyond environmental data.
Not at all. Mapiq integrates with them. It’s designed to complement your setup, whether you're fully digitized or just starting your hybrid journey.
Teams managing workplace strategy, operations, HR, or hybrid working policies - anyone focused on improving how employees use space.
Every customer gets dedicated success managers and optional in-house data consultants. We don’t believe in "figure it out yourself" software.
Absolutely. From a single office to a global portfolio, Mapiq grows with you adapting to new locations, new tools, and new challenges.