Archie

In the relatively short period of time I've used Archie I've seen nice updates to the mobile app and booking features in general. The booking flow is very easy and canceling or rescheduling is pretty easy as well.

On web it's not the most attractive interface imo (mobile much better). The calendar view is not the best either although it's not something I personally use much anyway.

For booking conference rooms and desks. It helps keeping schedules organized and making sure everyone knows where to sit at the office and when to come in.

The visitor check-in is smooth. Guests just sign in on the iPad at the entrance and the person they’re visiting gets a message right away.

Not sure how well it works if you have large groups of visitors coming in all at once, for example for events.

Before Archie, we didn't have a dedicated visitor system, so things were different. The main benefit I think is a lot of time saved.

Easy to use, it can handle a lot of different booking methods, including QR codes both for rooms and for desks. The mobile app is great.

Previous plans combined desk booking and visitor management, now those two products are sold separately and are a bit more expensive as well.

Making sure everyone can easily decide when to work from the office and having a workstation reserved. Beyond that, keeping other spaces organized (eg: meeting rooms, private pods...)

It's very easy to register a new visit, and guests never have issues understanding what to do. Notifications to hosts work as they should via email and Teams. The UI is pretty standard but very easy to follow both for visitors on the tablet and administrators on web. All in all, I think Archie is a solid solution!

SMS was not supported when we first started using it, some integrations like Teams were also more limited. So it took some time to get to where the product is at today. On the visitor interface there are things you cannot customize, like buttons or certain text fields, which is a minus.

The entire process or registering and signing visitors in is a lot more automated with Archie. It's also helpful to easily see planned visits for the day in a single view. The experience is overally really good and with a few improvements like more customization options this system would be top notch.

Booking a desk only takes a few clicks and the mobile app is quick and straightforward. I like that I can easily find a spot close to my team or in a certain area I prefer. The tablet we use for visitor check-in looks nice and it shows our logo and colors. The support team is quick to respond via chat or email when we have questions.

I’d love a quicker way to set and reuse favorite desk or room locations without having to repeat the steps each time. Basically an alternative to recurring bookings where the systems suggests the reservation, but won't be booked until you do so.

It helps us plan who’s coming in and when, which desks are available, and how our office works. It’s also simplified visitor check-ins so we get an email when someone arrives instead of being told by our office manager.

With Archie we managed to set up specific zones in the office for different teams, so that certain desks can only be booked by certain departments. Also the ability to assign desks permanently to some employees is useful since not everyone is on a hybrid schedule.

It would be helpful if there were more options to customize the main dashboard to better fit our specific needs. Also the original setting up of the workspace took some time since there are lots of configurations and small detailes to look at, but once done it's been running super smooth.

1) it ensures that our office space is used efficiently, for example with the no-show protection feature 2) It reduces confusion about desk availability since users can see what's available in real-time or book in advance 3) less work for our front desk staff as when visitors arrive the person waiting for them is notified automatically

It's easy to see which desks are available or taken and book one quickly. I also like that I can set up recurring bookings for days I always go in and see when the rest of my team is working from the office.

If I forget to check-in my reservation gets cancelled, not for desks but for meeting rooms yes, which is annoying.

We use Archie to keep track of who’s coming in each day and to make sure there is space for everyone on any given day. I think it also helps with aligning our schedules, since you can see who will work and in which area on a specific day.

I had a really good experience with their team, they are always ready to help via chat or recording short videos to show us how to do specific things within the platform.

Initially we had to deal with a few bugs in the visitor app, but lukily they were fixed relatively quickly.

I would say it simplifies team coordination and improves how the office space is used.

I appreciate how easy it is to reserve desks near specific teams or within certain zones directly from their app. Well,it is super flexible to check who is onsite at the moment

I'd like an easier way to set favorite locations without repeating the same steps each time.

The main benefit is being able to see colleagues and available spaces directly in the app.

I can see my colleagues and available meeting spaces directly in Microsoft Teams, book from there, have everything reflected on my calendar, and that's pretty much it, I don't even need to use their app.

The images people on the floor plan are very small, making it hard to spot who is who. The "my team" function is helpful, but there should be an easier way to get an overview on anyone in a certain area.

It saves time coordinating office attendance and booking meeting rooms. Also they release new features rather often, which is a big plus.

Their support team is amazing, always quick in getting back to us and solve any problem we might have. The product is very powerful, in fact it does more than what we use it for, and we're happy with our choice of going with Archie.

There are a couple of integrations on my wish list that would be awesome if they were supported natively.

Definitely helps keeping things organized at our workspaces and the fact that they support notifications and emails to anyone in the building is a huge plus, and something I have not seen done this way elsewhere.

Mit Archie kann ich ganz einfach sehen, wo meine Kollegen sitzen, ihren gebuchten Platz finden und direkt einen Schreibtisch in ihrer Nähe reservieren. Besonders praktisch ist die visuelle gebäudeplan, ich sehe nicht nur freie und belegte Schreibtische, sondern auch, wer wo sitzt und welche Meetingräume reserviert sind.

Ich würde mir wünschen, dass ich eigene Gruppen mit bestimmten Kollegen erstellen und ihre Verfügbarkeiten automatisch einsehen kann. Diese Funktion gibt es zwar für ganze Abteilungen, aber eine individuelle Anpassung wäre noch besser

Das Büro wirkt jetzt deutlich strukturierter – es gibt keine doppelten Buchungen, und die Abstimmung zwischen Teams läuft viel reibungsloser. Auch die Entscheidung, ob Meetings online oder vor Ort stattfinden, fällt dadurch leichter.

Archie really cover everything from community features to membership plans and billing, and maintaining the system is exceptionally easy.

The onboarding phase takes longer than I expected, their team is always helpful but you really need to spend some time thinking about the ideal setup and the processes you want to have in place.

It helps with running a more organized workspace, but really it covers most aspects of our coworking space, including things like meeting rooms or scheduled visits.

What stands out for me is how easy to use Archie is. Previously we had to hack together different workflows and never managed to have a simple setup, but now everything works as it's supposed to.

There are minor things like the inability to download all invoices in one go as well as room for improvement on the reporting and analytics front.

It integrates well with different aspects of our coworking space and we use it for anything from visitor management to memberships, room reservations and more.

Was ich an Archie besonders schätze, ist die Möglichkeit, Besucher im Voraus zu registrieren. Wenn sie ankommen, müssen sie nur einen QR-Code scannen, um einzuchecken, und erhalten automatisch alle wichtigen Infos zu ihrem Besuch. Für nicht registrierte Gäste gibt es ein einfaches Anmeldeformular, das ebenfalls reibungslos funktioniert.

Bisher habe ich keine wirklichen Probleme festgestellt. Persönlich würde ich mir allerdings noch mehr Automatisierungen bei den Benachrichtigungen wünschen.

Es spart unserem Team Zeit, da wir den Besucherprozess deutlich vereinfachen konnten. Dank der Benachrichtigungen von Archie wissen wir sofort, wenn ein Gast eingetroffen ist.