Microsoft Places Alternative

The best Microsoft Places alternative that does it all.

Places books desks and rooms inside Microsoft 365, with per-space licences for desk booking. HybridHero covers the whole workplace: desks, rooms, visitors, parking and HR, with real 24/7 human support.

ISO 27001
GDPR compliant
Real 24/7 human support

Everything your workplace needs, in one platform

One login, one admin and one set of reports across desks, meeting rooms, visitors and parking.

DESK BOOKING

Desk booking for hybrid workplaces

Pick a day, see who else is in, and reserve a desk in two taps. Set recurring days so your regular spot is always waiting.

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Book a deskTue 24th Jun
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Desk 1440 Bank Street, 30th FloorFree
08:00 17:00JDAM+3
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PARKING

Stress-free parking management

Reserve a bay for the days you drive in, release it when you do not, and let colleagues claim what is free. EV and accessible bays are labelled clearly.

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Parking6 of 24 free
LEVEL B2
Bay B2-03EV charger · StandardBooked
MEETING ROOMS

Meeting room bookings

See what is free at a glance and book the right room for the size of your meeting. Bookings sync straight to everyone's calendar.

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Meeting roomsToday
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Weekly sync
11
Design review
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Meeting room 21Seats 8 · Screen · 10:00-10:30
And more

Discover a Microsoft Places alternative that covers the whole workplace

Integrations

Connect the tools your team already uses.

Microsoft TeamsMicrosoft OutlookGoogle WorkspaceSlackOktaMicrosoft Entra / Azure+ API

Interactive maps

Book from a real floor plan of your office.

Mobile app

Book on the go, from iOS and Android.

Languages

Available in 15 languages, so it works for teams across time zones.

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Beyond booking

Booking shows who sat where. HybridHero shows what the space costs.

Microsoft Places books desks and rooms inside Microsoft 365. HybridHero ties desks, meeting rooms, visitors and parking to the numbers finance asks for, so the person who has to defend the office budget walks in with the report already made.

Cost per seatSee what each desk and floor actually costs against how often it is used.
Floors you can consolidateSpot quiet areas and space you can hand back before the next lease review.
One record, HR includedAttendance, rooms, visitors, parking and leave in one place, not five exports.

Switching is more straightforward than you think

You do not have to start from scratch, and you are not left to work it out alone.

1

Tell us your setup

Share your sites, floors and how your current tool is configured. We map it across for you.

2

We help you move across

Our team helps bring your spaces and rules into HybridHero, and connects your calendars.

3

Go live with support on hand

Roll out to your team with real human support available 24 hours a day if anything comes up.

Start your switch

Talk to a real person about moving across from your current tool.

Quick answer

Is HybridHero a good Microsoft Places alternative?

HybridHero is the Microsoft Places alternative for teams that need more than desks and rooms. Places lives inside Microsoft 365 and does those two jobs, but individual desk booking, auto release and space analytics sit behind per-space Teams Shared Space licences, setup runs through PowerShell and uploaded map files, and there is no visitor management, parking or HR. HybridHero runs all of it on one platform, syncs with Outlook, Teams and Google Calendar, and comes with real human support 24/7, ISO 27001, and a 30-day switch handled for you.

One platform Everything included No feature gating Real 24/7 human support 30-day switch, handled for you

Trusted by workplace teams at Ebiquity, Coface and Hamilton Group.

The Switch Programme

Your move off Microsoft Places, handled in 30 days

The Switch Programme guarantees complete migration from Microsoft Places within 30 days. We map your sites, floor plans and booking rules, bring them across, and connect your calendars. You do not run two systems in parallel, and you are not left to work it out alone.

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30 daysGuaranteed migration window
NoRunning two systems at once
24/7Real human support through the move

Why teams switch to HybridHero

These are the frustrations we hear most often from teams leaving a single-purpose booking tool.

Paying premium prices for a tool that only does one job

One fair, predictable subscription covers desks, rooms, visitors, parking and HR, so you stop stacking up separate bills.

Slow or hard to reach support when something breaks

Real human support, 24 hours a day, from a team that knows the product. The thing our own customers praise most.

Juggling separate systems for desks, rooms, visitors and parking

Manage every workplace booking from a single platform, with one login, one admin view and one set of reports.

A point tool that cannot grow with you as needs change

Add visitor management, parking or HR when you are ready, without buying and wiring up another vendor.

HybridHero vs Microsoft Places

A fair, side-by-side view. If you live entirely in Microsoft 365 and only need desks and rooms, Places may be enough. HybridHero covers the rest of the workplace, and the reporting behind it, on one platform.

CapabilityHybridHeroMicrosoft Places
Desk and hot desk booking Included Included
Meeting room booking IncludedIncluded with Microsoft 365
Visitor management IncludedNot offered; needs a third-party tool
Parking management IncludedNot offered
HR and leave IncludedNot offered
Reporting finance can use (cost per seat, utilisation) One unified viewAnalytics need per-space licences
Calendar and identity sync (Outlook, Teams, Google) Syncs with all threeMicrosoft 365 only; no Google Calendar
Real 24/7 human support IncludedStandard Microsoft support channels
30-day migration, handled for you Switch ProgrammeAdmin setup via PowerShell and map files
Pricing modelCustom pricing, not per spaceFree core, then per-space licences for desk booking

Capabilities shown are platform-level. HybridHero features vary across Team, Professional and Enterprise plans, and Microsoft Places inclusions vary by plan. Confirm exact limits for your plan.

Switching questions, answered

How does HybridHero compare to Microsoft Places?

Where Microsoft Places focuses on part of the workplace, HybridHero brings desk booking, meeting rooms, visitor management, parking and HR onto one platform, with honest pricing and real human support. You manage everything from one login and one set of reports.

Can I move my data across from Microsoft Places?

Yes. Our team helps you map your spaces, sites and booking rules from Microsoft Places into HybridHero and connect your calendars, so you are not rebuilding by hand. The Switch Programme moves you across with support on hand.

How does switching work?

You tell us about your current setup, your sites and how your booking rules work today. Our team then helps map your spaces into HybridHero and connect your calendars, so you are not rebuilding everything by hand. When you are ready, you go live with support available around the clock.

Do you integrate with Microsoft 365, Teams and Google?

Yes. HybridHero syncs with Microsoft 365, Outlook, Teams and Google Calendar. To be clear, it syncs with these tools for calendar and identity rather than running inside them, so bookings stay in step with the calendars your team already uses.

What does HybridHero actually cover?

One platform for desk booking, meeting rooms, visitor management, parking, plus HR and leave, with reporting and analytics across all of it. That means you can retire several separate tools rather than managing them side by side.

Is my data secure?

HybridHero is ISO 27001 certified, the recognised international standard for information security management. Your data is handled within that framework.

What kind of support do you offer?

Real human support, 24 hours a day. When you get in touch you reach a person who knows the product, not a queue or a bot. It is the thing our customers tell us they value most.

Which markets do you serve?

HybridHero serves the UK, Ireland and wider markets including the US and Australia, with support for multi-site hybrid workplaces.

Make the switch

Bring your whole workplace onto one platform

Stop paying for and managing separate tools. Get desks, rooms, visitors, parking and HR together, with honest pricing and real human support.

ISO 27001 certified. Syncs with Outlook, Teams and Google. Human support, 24/7.