{"id":22974,"date":"2026-05-15T13:43:45","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T13:43:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/?p=22974"},"modified":"2026-05-15T13:58:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T13:58:10","slug":"desk-booking-software-features","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/desk-booking-software-features\/","title":{"rendered":"What Desk Booking Software Features to Look For [Free vs Paid]"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"22974\" class=\"elementor elementor-22974\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57205744 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"57205744\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bfd33e3 elementor-align-start 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8.58415 4.44054 8.42509 4.55782 8.30781C4.67509 8.19054 4.83415 8.12465 5 8.12465C5.16586 8.12465 5.32492 8.19054 5.44219 8.30781L6.875 9.74141L10.8078 5.80781C10.8659 5.74974 10.9348 5.70368 11.0107 5.67225C11.0866 5.64083 11.1679 5.62465 11.25 5.62465C11.3321 5.62465 11.4134 5.64083 11.4893 5.67225C11.5652 5.70368 11.6341 5.74974 11.6922 5.80781C11.7503 5.86588 11.7963 5.93482 11.8277 6.01069C11.8592 6.08656 11.8754 6.16788 11.8754 6.25C11.8754 6.33212 11.8592 6.41344 11.8277 6.48931C11.7963 6.56518 11.7503 6.63412 11.6922 6.69219Z\" fill=\"#1652F0\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Which desk booking software features usually require paid plans<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"17\" height=\"17\" viewBox=\"0 0 17 17\" 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5.67225C11.0866 5.64083 11.1679 5.62465 11.25 5.62465C11.3321 5.62465 11.4134 5.64083 11.4893 5.67225C11.5652 5.70368 11.6341 5.74974 11.6922 5.80781C11.7503 5.86588 11.7963 5.93482 11.8277 6.01069C11.8592 6.08656 11.8754 6.16788 11.8754 6.25C11.8754 6.33212 11.8592 6.41344 11.8277 6.48931C11.7963 6.56518 11.7503 6.63412 11.6922 6.69219Z\" fill=\"#1652F0\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">What desk booking software features you should look for<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-001971f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"001971f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-207ec00 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"207ec00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019re researching desk booking software right now, you\u2019ve probably noticed two things pretty quickly:<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First, there are <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a lot<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of tools.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Second, many of them claim to do the exact same thing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, naturally, you might be wondering which features actually matter. In this guide, I\u2019ll break down when a free desk booking solution is enough, how different pricing models affect cost, and why many teams eventually move away from spreadsheets and manual systems.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First things first: <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e7ec26 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6e7ec26\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4750e86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4750e86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Do_you_even_need_desk_booking_software\"><\/span>Do you even need desk booking software?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0aa157c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0aa157c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Honestly, not always.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If your office is tiny, your team comes in occasionally, and there are only a few shared desks, a spreadsheet can still work surprisingly well.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example,<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/hot-desk-booking-template-excel-free-download\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Archie\u2019s free hot desk booking template<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is designed specifically for very small offices that just need a lightweight way to reserve desks.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The issue usually starts once adoption grows. People overwrite bookings, someone forgets to update the file, and nobody knows who\u2019s actually coming in. This is usually the point where spreadsheets start becoming exhausting to manage, and you have to look for a proper <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/archieapp.co\/desk-booking-software\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">desk booking system<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0153f08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"0153f08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=aNuY9BttKN4&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d470c5e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d470c5e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a84936 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2a84936\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Freemium_desk_booking_software\"><\/span>Free(mium) desk booking software <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47812d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"47812d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apart from spreadsheets, true \u2018free desk booking software\u2019 doesn\u2019t really exist. There are, however, some freemium options that could work for very small teams, or as extended free trials or pilots that help you test the software before you fully commit.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In general, free tiers cap users, desks, or locations, while paid tiers unlock the features that matter once adoption grows: analytics, SSO\/SCIM, multi-location rollout, API access, branding, and formal support\/SLA terms.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\ud83d\udca1Examples of freemium desk booking software:\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/officely-alternatives\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Officely<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is free for up to 5 users<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/dibsido-alternatives\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dibsido<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is free for up to 20 users\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a892fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4a892fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"860\" height=\"445\" src=\"https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Officely-pricing-plans-updated-1024x530.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-20122\" alt=\"Officely pricing plans - updated.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Officely-pricing-plans-updated-1024x530.png 1024w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Officely-pricing-plans-updated-300x155.png 300w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Officely-pricing-plans-updated-768x397.png 768w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Officely-pricing-plans-updated-1536x795.png 1536w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Officely-pricing-plans-updated-400x207.png 400w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Officely-pricing-plans-updated-700x362.png 700w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Officely-pricing-plans-updated.png 1900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Source: Officely<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c279bc8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c279bc8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c630d0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c630d0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Paid_desk_booking_software\"><\/span>Paid desk booking software <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39f5a6a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"39f5a6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With paid <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/best-desk-booking-software\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">desk booking tools<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the biggest difference is the pricing model, not just the price level. You\u2019re going to find per-user pricing (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/deskbird-software-review\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">deskbird<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">), per-desk pricing (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/archie-desks-review\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Archie Desks<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">), flat-rate tiers (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/yarooms-alternatives-and-product-review\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">YAROOMS<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">), and platform-fee-plus-module pricing (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/envoy-software-review\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Envoy<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">).\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The exact model matters most for <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/archieapp.co\/solutions\/hybrid-office\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">hybrid offices<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with more employees than desks. Imagine that you have 200 employees, but only 80 shared desks. In that case, paying per desk or choosing a flat-rate plan can be more cost-effective than paying for every employee who might come in occasionally.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ebc58c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3ebc58c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"860\" height=\"543\" src=\"https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Archie-desk-booking-pricing-plans-1024x647.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-19698\" alt=\"Archie - desk booking pricing plans.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Archie-desk-booking-pricing-plans-1024x647.png 1024w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Archie-desk-booking-pricing-plans-300x189.png 300w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Archie-desk-booking-pricing-plans-768x485.png 768w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Archie-desk-booking-pricing-plans-1536x970.png 1536w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Archie-desk-booking-pricing-plans-400x253.png 400w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Archie-desk-booking-pricing-plans-700x442.png 700w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Archie-desk-booking-pricing-plans.png 1900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Source: Archie<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f53aec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f53aec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What makes comparing vendors even more difficult is that many vendors do not show full pricing publicly. The real cost may depend on add-ons, platform fees, setup fees, implementation support, or how the vendor defines an \u201cactive user.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example, Envoy charges a platform fee beyond its reservations module, while <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/kadence-alternatives\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kadence<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/robin-powered-software-review\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Robin<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/officespace-software-review\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">OfficeSpace<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> use quote-based pricing. However, these tools are usually a better fit for enterprise buyers than smaller teams looking for low-cost desk booking software anyway.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-464afee e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"464afee\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b39cab1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b39cab1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Free_vs_paid_desk_booking_software_Key_differences\"><\/span>Free vs. paid desk booking software: Key differences <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a31c4f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a31c4f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At a basic level, most desk booking tools do the same thing: they help employees reserve desks, check availability, and avoid double bookings. But once you look beyond the basics, the differences between free and paid plans become much clearer.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Free or freemium tools are usually built for small teams, simple pilots, or very lightweight desk booking needs. Paid tools are designed for growing teams that need more control, better visibility, stronger integrations, and clearer data about how the office is being used.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In other words, free tools help you start booking desks. Paid tools help you manage desk booking properly as your workplace becomes more complex.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47aca42 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"47aca42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Free vs paid desk booking software feature comparison<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f23d771 ha-column-alignment-center ha-row-alignment-center elementor-widget__width-initial ha-column-icon-right ha-row-icon-right ha-data-table-responsive-scroll-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-ha-data-table happy-addon ha-data-table\" data-id=\"6f23d771\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ha-data-table.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<table class=\"ha-table\">\n\t\t\t<thead class=\"ha-table__head\">\n\t\t\t\t<tr class=\"ha-table__head-column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<th class=\"ha-table__head-column-cell elementor-repeater-item-ca401ad\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-table__head-column-cell-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-table__head-column-cell-text\">Feature<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<th class=\"ha-table__head-column-cell elementor-repeater-item-36e92e4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-table__head-column-cell-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-table__head-column-cell-text\">Free(mium) desk booking software<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<th class=\"ha-table__head-column-cell elementor-repeater-item-16df3bc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-table__head-column-cell-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-table__head-column-cell-text\">Paid desk booking software<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t<\/thead>\n\n\t\t\t<tbody class=\"ha-table__body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr class=\"ha-table__body-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"ha-table__body-row-cell elementor-repeater-item-e51b413\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-table__body-row-cell-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-table__body-row-cell-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBasic desk reservations \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"ha-table__body-row-cell elementor-repeater-item-439a05a\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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class=\"ha-table__body-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"ha-table__body-row-cell elementor-repeater-item-cc9c044\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-table__body-row-cell-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-table__body-row-cell-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNative integrations\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"ha-table__body-row-cell elementor-repeater-item-c157714\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-table__body-row-cell-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-table__body-row-cell-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNo\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"ha-table__body-row-cell elementor-repeater-item-3aa25dc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-table__body-row-cell-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-table__body-row-cell-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMicrosoft 365, Google Workspace, Slack, SSO\/SCIM) &amp; API access\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr class=\"ha-table__body-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"ha-table__body-row-cell elementor-repeater-item-65920c9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-table__body-row-cell-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-table__body-row-cell-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDesk check-ins and no-show protection \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"ha-table__body-row-cell elementor-repeater-item-99f3ec5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-table__body-row-cell-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-table__body-row-cell-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNo\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"ha-table__body-row-cell elementor-repeater-item-5c72626\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-table__body-row-cell-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-table__body-row-cell-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tYes\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr class=\"ha-table__body-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"ha-table__body-row-cell elementor-repeater-item-a4da87f\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-table__body-row-cell-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-table__body-row-cell-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEmployee lookup\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"ha-table__body-row-cell elementor-repeater-item-d57063d\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-table__body-row-cell-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-table__body-row-cell-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNo\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"ha-table__body-row-cell elementor-repeater-item-64180d6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-table__body-row-cell-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-table__body-row-cell-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tYes\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tbody>\n\t\t<\/table>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-413c263 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"413c263\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d3f2e76\" data-id=\"d3f2e76\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aca403d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aca403d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Full_list_of_desk_booking_software_features\"><\/span>Full list of desk booking software features<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b437b3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b437b3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can use this as a quick checklist when you\u2019re comparing paid desk booking options: <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-268c36c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"268c36c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Desk booking experience<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c061468 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c061468\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These features make booking fast, clear, and easy enough that people actually use it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fast booking on mobile and desktop (a few clicks, no learning curve)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Real-time desk availability, so people can instantly see what\u2019s free<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Interactive<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/archieapp.co\/solutions\/office-seating-plan-software\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">office seating plan<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and a simple list view (both are useful)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Desk filters for needs like quiet zone, sit-stand desk, team area, or location<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Calendar-friendly booking (works smoothly with<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/google-calendar-room-booking\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google Calendar<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/efficient-meeting-management-with-microsoft-teams-room-booking-system\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outlook<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">QR code booking and check-ins for faster desk reservations<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Map-based colleague search<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e878ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2e878ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"860\" height=\"574\" src=\"https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/A-mockup-of-the-Archie-app-used-for-desk-booking-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-13780\" alt=\"A person holds a phone displaying the Archie app for booking a desk in a floor plan view.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/A-mockup-of-the-Archie-app-used-for-desk-booking-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/A-mockup-of-the-Archie-app-used-for-desk-booking-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/A-mockup-of-the-Archie-app-used-for-desk-booking-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/A-mockup-of-the-Archie-app-used-for-desk-booking-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/A-mockup-of-the-Archie-app-used-for-desk-booking-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/A-mockup-of-the-Archie-app-used-for-desk-booking-700x467.jpg 700w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/A-mockup-of-the-Archie-app-used-for-desk-booking.jpg 1900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Source: Archie<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23df769 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"23df769\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Desk booking types and flexibility<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dcb264 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1dcb264\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Offices rarely use just one seating style. A good tool should support different ways of working as schedules and teams change.<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Supports different setups: hot desks, desk hoteling, neighborhoods\/zones, assigned seating<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Time slots (half-day or hourly) plus full-day booking<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Option for recurring bookings (same days each week)<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6213219 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6213219\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Admin rules and controls<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd75933 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dd75933\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They help workplace admins keep bookings fair and predictable, especially on busy days or in shared team areas.<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Set how far in advance people can book<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Limits on booking length and booking frequency (if needed)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rules for who can book which areas<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Clear cancellation rules and cut-off times<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/meeting-room-no-show-protection\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No-show protection<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, like check-ins and auto-release desks if someone doesn\u2019t show up<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddf0dcb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ddf0dcb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"860\" height=\"490\" src=\"https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Archie-desk-booking-software-check-in-feature-1024x584.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-19201\" alt=\"Archie desk booking software - check-in feature.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Archie-desk-booking-software-check-in-feature-1024x584.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Archie-desk-booking-software-check-in-feature-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Archie-desk-booking-software-check-in-feature-768x438.jpg 768w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Archie-desk-booking-software-check-in-feature-1536x876.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Archie-desk-booking-software-check-in-feature-2048x1169.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Archie-desk-booking-software-check-in-feature-400x228.jpg 400w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Archie-desk-booking-software-check-in-feature-700x399.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Source: Archie<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-faad6a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"faad6a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Employee visibility<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8097554 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8097554\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These desk booking features are all about helping teams coordinate and helping workplace teams know who is on-site without chasing updates in chat.<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Visibility into employee work status and office attendance<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">See who\u2019s coming in on a given day<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">See where teammates are sitting (so people can sit together)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Simple \u201cpeople finder\u201d or directory view<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Admin view of who is on-site right now<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ea00ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2ea00ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Reporting and space insights<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-876f55c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"876f55c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These features turn booking activity into real planning data, so you can spot patterns and make smarter office space decisions.<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Occupancy reports by desk, zone, day, and time<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trends that show your busiest days and most-used areas<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Flags for desks or zones that are rarely used<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Easy exports for sharing and planning<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66f1c80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"66f1c80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Integrations and access<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10b02f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10b02f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The best tools fit into what you already use, and they make login and permissions simple for both IT and workplace admins.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Works with tools your team already uses: Google Workspace, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/archieapp.co\/solutions\/slack\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Slack<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/archieapp.co\/solutions\/microsoft\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Microsoft 365<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (mostly Microsoft Teams &amp; Outlook)\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SSO for secure, easy login (especially for larger teams)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Clean admin permissions (so managers and admins can do what they need)<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6587436 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6587436\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"860\" height=\"574\" src=\"https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Archie-Microsoft-Teams-integration-in-practice-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-17549\" alt=\"Archie - Microsoft Teams integration in practice.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Archie-Microsoft-Teams-integration-in-practice-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Archie-Microsoft-Teams-integration-in-practice-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Archie-Microsoft-Teams-integration-in-practice-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Archie-Microsoft-Teams-integration-in-practice-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Archie-Microsoft-Teams-integration-in-practice-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Archie-Microsoft-Teams-integration-in-practice-700x467.jpg 700w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Archie-Microsoft-Teams-integration-in-practice.jpg 1900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Source: Archie<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3fb3f8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b3fb3f8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f915cad elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f915cad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Should_you_choose_a_free_low-cost_or_enterprise_desk_booking_solution\"><\/span>Should you choose a free, low-cost, or enterprise desk booking solution?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9608033 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9608033\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019re running a small pilot or managing a team of fewer than 10\u201315 people, a free or freemium desk booking tool may be enough. In some cases, even a simple spreadsheet can work, especially if you only need basic desk reservations and do not have many people booking at the same time.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once your office setup becomes more structured, though, a low-cost paid plan usually makes more sense. This is where features like interactive floor plans, recurring bookings, mobile access, teammate visibility, and stronger admin controls start to matter. These features help reduce confusion and make the booking process easier for both employees and office teams.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The next major decision point is security and operations. If your company needs SSO, SCIM, API access, formal IT reviews, advanced permissions, or stricter admin controls, you will probably need a higher-tier plan from the start. The same is true if you manage multiple locations, need deeper <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/desk-occupancy\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">desk occupancy<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or full <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/workplace-analytics\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">workplace analytics<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, or want desk booking to connect with specific third-party systems via <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/archieapp.co\/integrations\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">native integrations<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pricing model matters too. Since many desk booking tools offer similar core features, the best choice often comes down to how the vendor charges. Before choosing a tool, look closely at your budget, current number of employees, number of desks, and your growth plans for the next year.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In hybrid offices where headcount is much higher than desk count, per-desk or per-space pricing can often be more cost-effective than paying per employee. That\u2019s why resource-based tools like Archie can work well for companies that want to optimize office space without paying for every occasional user.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dab6116 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dab6116\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"860\" height=\"491\" src=\"https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Best-desk-booking-software-pricing-comparison-table-updated-e1775740132368-1024x585.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-19311\" alt=\"Best desk booking software - pricing comparison table updated.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Best-desk-booking-software-pricing-comparison-table-updated-e1775740132368-1024x585.png 1024w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Best-desk-booking-software-pricing-comparison-table-updated-e1775740132368-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Best-desk-booking-software-pricing-comparison-table-updated-e1775740132368-768x439.png 768w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Best-desk-booking-software-pricing-comparison-table-updated-e1775740132368-1536x878.png 1536w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Best-desk-booking-software-pricing-comparison-table-updated-e1775740132368-400x229.png 400w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Best-desk-booking-software-pricing-comparison-table-updated-e1775740132368-700x400.png 700w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Best-desk-booking-software-pricing-comparison-table-updated-e1775740132368.png 1900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Source: Pricing calculation for an office with 100 desks and 200 employees<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7133dd8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7133dd8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My overall recommendation is simple:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Start free if your setup is small and lightweight<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Move to a paid plan once office coordination becomes harder to manage manually<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Consider enterprise platforms only when security, certain integrations, analytics, and workplace operations become strategic priorities<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For most growing teams, Archie is a strong middle-ground choice because it combines the features teams usually need, like desk booking, floor plans, workplace visibility, admin controls, and integrations, with pricing based on desks rather than every employee. That makes it especially useful for hybrid offices that want an advanced, scalable system without jumping straight into an expensive enterprise platform.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab8dfbc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ab8dfbc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"860\" height=\"574\" src=\"https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Archie-awarded-the-best-office-management-software-by-G2-1024x683.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-19442\" alt=\"Archie awarded the best office management software by G2.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Archie-awarded-the-best-office-management-software-by-G2-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Archie-awarded-the-best-office-management-software-by-G2-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Archie-awarded-the-best-office-management-software-by-G2-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Archie-awarded-the-best-office-management-software-by-G2-1536x1024.png 1536w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Archie-awarded-the-best-office-management-software-by-G2-400x267.png 400w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Archie-awarded-the-best-office-management-software-by-G2-700x467.png 700w, https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Archie-awarded-the-best-office-management-software-by-G2.png 1900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Source: Archie<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a91ca14 elementor-align-left elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5a91ca14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/archieapp.co\/schedule-a-demo\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"20\" height=\"21\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 21\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M14.1925 11.255L7.94254 17.505C7.88447 17.5631 7.81553 17.6092 7.73966 17.6406C7.66379 17.672 7.58247 17.6882 7.50035 17.6882C7.41823 17.6882 7.33691 17.672 7.26104 17.6406C7.18517 17.6092 7.11623 17.5631 7.05816 17.505C7.00009 17.447 6.95403 17.378 6.9226 17.3022C6.89117 17.2263 6.875 17.145 6.875 17.0628C6.875 16.9807 6.89117 16.8994 6.9226 16.8235C6.95403 16.7477 7.00009 16.6787 7.05816 16.6207L12.8668 10.8128L7.05816 5.00503C6.94088 4.88776 6.875 4.7287 6.875 4.56285C6.875 4.397 6.94088 4.23794 7.05816 4.12066C7.17544 4.00338 7.3345 3.9375 7.50035 3.9375C7.6662 3.9375 7.82526 4.00338 7.94254 4.12066L14.1925 10.3707C14.2506 10.4287 14.2967 10.4976 14.3282 10.5735C14.3597 10.6494 14.3758 10.7307 14.3758 10.8128C14.3758 10.895 14.3597 10.9763 14.3282 11.0522C14.2967 11.1281 14.2506 11.197 14.1925 11.255Z\" fill=\"white\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Try Archie<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fa2a8b8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5fa2a8b8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e346427 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7e346427\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Desk_booking_features_FAQ\"><\/span>Desk booking features FAQ<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4140058d elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"4140058d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;expanded&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. 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The most important features are real-time desk availability, mobile and desktop booking, interactive floor plans, recurring bookings, desk filters, check-ins, auto-release for no-shows, teammate visibility, reporting, and integrations with tools like Google Calendar, Outlook, Microsoft Teams, Slack, and SSO.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1091\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"2\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1091\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Are there free desk booking software options? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M12.854 12.1465C12.9005 12.193 12.9373 12.2481 12.9625 12.3088C12.9876 12.3695 13.0006 12.4346 13.0006 12.5003C13.0006 12.566 12.9876 12.631 12.9625 12.6917C12.9373 12.7524 12.9005 12.8076 12.854 12.854C12.8076 12.9005 12.7524 12.9373 12.6917 12.9625C12.631 12.9876 12.566 13.0006 12.5003 13.0006C12.4346 13.0006 12.3695 12.9876 12.3088 12.9625C12.2481 12.9373 12.193 12.9005 12.1465 12.854L8.00028 8.70715L3.85403 12.854C3.76021 12.9478 3.63296 13.0006 3.50028 13.0006C3.3676 13.0006 3.24035 12.9478 3.14653 12.854C3.05271 12.7602 3 12.633 3 12.5003C3 12.3676 3.05271 12.2403 3.14653 12.1465L7.2934 8.00028L3.14653 3.85403C3.05271 3.76021 3 3.63296 3 3.50028C3 3.3676 3.05271 3.24035 3.14653 3.14653C3.24035 3.05271 3.3676 3 3.50028 3C3.63296 3 3.76021 3.05271 3.85403 3.14653L8.00028 7.2934L12.1465 3.14653C12.2403 3.05271 12.3676 3 12.5003 3C12.633 3 12.7602 3.05271 12.854 3.14653C12.9478 3.24035 13.0006 3.3676 13.0006 3.50028C13.0006 3.63296 12.9478 3.76021 12.854 3.85403L8.70715 8.00028L12.854 12.1465Z\" fill=\"#181725\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M14 8C14 8.13261 13.9473 8.25979 13.8536 8.35355C13.7598 8.44732 13.6326 8.5 13.5 8.5H8.5V13.5C8.5 13.6326 8.44732 13.7598 8.35355 13.8536C8.25979 13.9473 8.13261 14 8 14C7.86739 14 7.74021 13.9473 7.64645 13.8536C7.55268 13.7598 7.5 13.6326 7.5 13.5V8.5H2.5C2.36739 8.5 2.24021 8.44732 2.14645 8.35355C2.05268 8.25979 2 8.13261 2 8C2 7.86739 2.05268 7.74021 2.14645 7.64645C2.24021 7.55268 2.36739 7.5 2.5 7.5H7.5V2.5C7.5 2.36739 7.55268 2.24021 7.64645 2.14645C7.74021 2.05268 7.86739 2 8 2C8.13261 2 8.25979 2.05268 8.35355 2.14645C8.44732 2.24021 8.5 2.36739 8.5 2.5V7.5H13.5C13.6326 7.5 13.7598 7.55268 13.8536 7.64645C13.9473 7.74021 14 7.86739 14 8Z\" fill=\"#181725\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1091\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-506bf39f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"506bf39f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3af7f8de elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3af7f8de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Not quite. Some tools offer limited free plans, while others offer free trials or templates, like Archie\u2019s free <a href=\"https:\/\/archieapp.co\/blog\/hot-desk-booking-template-excel-free-download\/\">desk booking template<\/a>. As teams grow, free plans often become too limited because features like analytics, SSO, visitor management, advanced rules, and integrations are usually part of paid plans.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1092\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1092\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> How much does desk booking software cost? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M12.854 12.1465C12.9005 12.193 12.9373 12.2481 12.9625 12.3088C12.9876 12.3695 13.0006 12.4346 13.0006 12.5003C13.0006 12.566 12.9876 12.631 12.9625 12.6917C12.9373 12.7524 12.9005 12.8076 12.854 12.854C12.8076 12.9005 12.7524 12.9373 12.6917 12.9625C12.631 12.9876 12.566 13.0006 12.5003 13.0006C12.4346 13.0006 12.3695 12.9876 12.3088 12.9625C12.2481 12.9373 12.193 12.9005 12.1465 12.854L8.00028 8.70715L3.85403 12.854C3.76021 12.9478 3.63296 13.0006 3.50028 13.0006C3.3676 13.0006 3.24035 12.9478 3.14653 12.854C3.05271 12.7602 3 12.633 3 12.5003C3 12.3676 3.05271 12.2403 3.14653 12.1465L7.2934 8.00028L3.14653 3.85403C3.05271 3.76021 3 3.63296 3 3.50028C3 3.3676 3.05271 3.24035 3.14653 3.14653C3.24035 3.05271 3.3676 3 3.50028 3C3.63296 3 3.76021 3.05271 3.85403 3.14653L8.00028 7.2934L12.1465 3.14653C12.2403 3.05271 12.3676 3 12.5003 3C12.633 3 12.7602 3.05271 12.854 3.14653C12.9478 3.24035 13.0006 3.3676 13.0006 3.50028C13.0006 3.63296 12.9478 3.76021 12.854 3.85403L8.70715 8.00028L12.854 12.1465Z\" fill=\"#181725\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M14 8C14 8.13261 13.9473 8.25979 13.8536 8.35355C13.7598 8.44732 13.6326 8.5 13.5 8.5H8.5V13.5C8.5 13.6326 8.44732 13.7598 8.35355 13.8536C8.25979 13.9473 8.13261 14 8 14C7.86739 14 7.74021 13.9473 7.64645 13.8536C7.55268 13.7598 7.5 13.6326 7.5 13.5V8.5H2.5C2.36739 8.5 2.24021 8.44732 2.14645 8.35355C2.05268 8.25979 2 8.13261 2 8C2 7.86739 2.05268 7.74021 2.14645 7.64645C2.24021 7.55268 2.36739 7.5 2.5 7.5H7.5V2.5C7.5 2.36739 7.55268 2.24021 7.64645 2.14645C7.74021 2.05268 7.86739 2 8 2C8.13261 2 8.25979 2.05268 8.35355 2.14645C8.44732 2.24021 8.5 2.36739 8.5 2.5V7.5H13.5C13.6326 7.5 13.7598 7.55268 13.8536 7.64645C13.9473 7.74021 14 7.86739 14 8Z\" fill=\"#181725\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1092\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c706aee e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5c706aee\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e0ceabe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e0ceabe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Desk booking software can be free for very small teams, while paid plans often start around $2\u2013$5 per user, desk, or workspace per month. 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