Seatti vs desk.ly: Two German solutions, two different cuts
desk.ly is a workplace booking tool from desk.ly GmbH in Osnabrück, by its own account in use at more than 1,000 companies and hosted on AWS Frankfurt. Seatti combines Workplace Management and Office Intelligence in one platform. Both are GDPR oriented and rooted in Germany. The difference lies in how features are cut across the plans.
As of 6 October 2026. All information about desk.ly comes from publicly accessible sources listed at the end of this page. Details may change.
Summary
desk.ly has the lower published entry price. What matters is what each plan includes.
Seatti fits when automatic user management via Microsoft Entra ID, multiple sites and legal entities, and space analytics are needed from the start, not only in the top plan.
desk.ly fits when a low entry price per user counts, when a free plan for up to 15 users is enough for testing, or when the Software Made in Germany seal is required in procurement.
Comparison table
All information comes from the providers' websites, retrieved on 6 October 2026. Where a detail could not be found publicly, this is stated explicitly. It does not mean the feature is missing.
Criterion | Seatti | desk.ly |
|---|---|---|
Entry list price | Workspace Management from €1.90 per user per month, Office Intelligence from €1.00 | Corporate from €1.65 per user per month, Enterprise from €2.75, Enterprise Plus on request |
Free entry plan | Not offered on the pricing page | Free for up to 15 users, according to the provider with all Enterprise features and no time limit |
Microsoft Teams and Outlook | Native in Teams, bookings land in the Outlook calendar | Teams app and Microsoft single sign-on from Corporate, calendar synchronisation in Enterprise Plus according to the plan overview |
Entra ID and SCIM | Entra ID sync in the product, users and groups automatically | SCIM synchronisation in the Enterprise Plus plan according to the pricing page, whose price is quoted on request |
Hosting | Data processing and hosting in the EU | AWS Frankfurt |
Certification | ISO 27001, certified by PROKS Certification, data processing agreement under Art. 28 GDPR | ISO 27001 under the 2022 standard according to the provider. The certifier is not named on the website |
Co-determination and privacy | Pseudonymised and aggregated data, no live monitoring, no geolocation, no working time recording, anonymous booking possible | Own statement: works council compliant, with anonymisation functions |
Utilisation measurement | Bookings, IP-based presence and Seatti Signals via existing hardware, plus AI chat. According to the pricing page, IP-based utilisation analytics is assigned to the Enterprise plan | Booking data, heatmaps in Enterprise Plus according to the plan overview, plus desk.ly Connect as an add-on module with software-based sensing |
Multiple tenants | Multiple sites, legal entities and rule sets centrally, multi-tenant for groups | Multi-tenancy in Enterprise Plus according to the plan overview |
Rollout | Kick-off to go-live in under two weeks, no implementation costs according to the pricing page | From its own references: two weeks at mobile.de, 30 days at the City of Osnabrück |
Pricing compared
Both providers bill per user. The list prices are therefore directly comparable, the feature scope per plan is not. So check which plan contains the features you need.
Worked example: 250 employees, twelve months
Disclosed assumption: 250 licensed users, list prices without discount.
250 times €1.90 times 12
250 times €2.90 times 12
250 times €1.65 times 12
250 times €2.75 times 12
Honestly assessed: in the entry plan, desk.ly is below Seatti. The comparison turns as soon as SCIM synchronisation, calendar synchronisation, heatmaps or multiple tenants are needed, because according to the plan overview these sit in desk.ly's Enterprise Plus, whose price is quoted on request. So do not compare entry prices, compare the plan that covers your list of requirements.
Switching from desk.ly to Seatti
The rollout follows Seatti's standard process. Users and groups come in via Microsoft Entra ID, spaces and booking rules are taken over from the legacy system.
Day 1
Kick-off and installation
Clarify goals and responsibilities, set up Seatti in the Microsoft environment, define access.
Week 1
Entra sync and spaces
Take over users and groups, recreate floor plans and booking rules from desk.ly, train admins.
Week 2
Onboarding and go-live
Employees are onboarded in Teams, after which Seatti runs day to day. The legacy system stays readable until the cut-off date.
Afterwards
Set up analytics
Activate Office Intelligence, capture presence and discuss the first space analysis with Real Estate.
The works council and data protection are involved early. Whether and in what form a works agreement is needed is decided by each company itself. This process is not legal advice.
Evidence from ongoing projects
Figures from the references published by Seatti. More than 100 companies use Seatti, according to its own information.
Source: seatti.co/referenzen. The figures come from the respective customer projects and cannot be transferred to other companies.
Who fits whom
Not every company is right for Seatti. This assessment is meant to shorten the decision, not to belittle the competitor.
Frequently asked questions
Often not because of the price. The difference shows when the list of requirements goes beyond booking: automatic user management via Entra ID, several legal entities, a reliable data basis for the space decision. Check both offers on the plan that covers your list, not on the entry price.
In the evidence. desk.ly names ISO 27001 under the 2022 standard; the certifier is not named on the website. Seatti names ISO 27001 with PROKS Certification as certifier as well as a data processing agreement under Art. 28 GDPR. For an IT review, the named certifier is the point that can be documented.
Floor plans, space structure and booking rules are recreated during the rollout, historical booking data can be taken over as an export. Users and groups come in via Microsoft Entra ID and do not need to be created again.
No. Seatti detects presence via the existing network infrastructure and via existing hardware at the desk. Additional sensors can be connected but are not a prerequisite. According to the pricing page, IP-based utilisation analytics is assigned to the Enterprise plan.
See Seatti in your Microsoft 365 environment
In a 30-minute walkthrough we show how Seatti simplifies your office processes and backs your space decisions with data.
What you get in the meeting
Sources and last update
Information on desk.ly: desk.ly/en/pricing, desk.ly/en/product/data-protection, desk.ly/de/blog/iso-27001-zertifizierung, desk.ly/en/workplace-management-software, desk.ly/de/hot-desking-software, desk.ly/en/product/deskly-connect. All retrieved on 6 October 2026. Information on Seatti: seatti.co/preise and seatti.co/referenzen, as of 30 September 2026.
This comparison is based on publicly available data at the time of writing and may change. Prices on review portals partly differ from the provider's own information; the provider's pricing page is authoritative. Where a piece of information is not published on the website, this is stated explicitly and does not mean the feature is missing. We welcome notes on errors and will correct them.
