Danno vs Parkalot
Checked . How we compare
- Parkalot is built for
- Workplaces, HOAs and campuses sharing car parks, from about 10 bays
- Danno is built for
- Small and mid-sized organisations sharing parking, desks and other things by set rules
| Feature | Danno | Parkalot |
|---|---|---|
| Booking | ||
| Parking | Danno Yes [10] Bays on car-park floor plans | Parkalot Yes [1] |
| Desks | Danno Yes [11] | Parkalot Yes [2] |
| Meeting rooms | Danno Yes [12] By the hour | Parkalot Yes [3] |
| Other things (lockers, equipment) | Danno Yes [13] Any kind you name, e.g. lockers or equipment | Parkalot Yes [4] Booths, cafeterias and EV chargers; other bookables on request |
| Several locations | Danno Yes [14] 1 on Small, up to 10 on Business; more on Enterprise | Parkalot Enterprise plan [5] Multi-site deployment listed on Enterprise plan, price on quote |
| Floor plans | Danno Yes [11] One or more per location | Parkalot Yes [4] Desk and parking maps shown when booking |
| Rules and fairness | ||
| Limits per person | Danno Yes [10] Days a week per person, per kind; how far ahead people can book | Parkalot Yes [6] Limit on reservations per week for chosen groups |
| Bays or desks kept for certain groups | Danno Yes [10] Only certain groups, or kept for a group until a set time | Parkalot Yes [4] Bays or desks dedicated to groups, optionally members only |
| Waitlist | Danno Yes [10] A freed booking is offered to the next person | Parkalot Yes [4] A freed bay goes to the person with the fewest recent bookings |
| Assigned bays or desks the holder can release | Danno Yes [10] The holder releases days they're away | Parkalot Yes [4] Holders can release assigned bays to the shared pool |
| On the day | ||
| Check-in, releasing no-shows | Danno Yes [10] Per kind, by tap or QR code; deadline counted from each booking's start | Parkalot Partial [4] Holders confirm by a deadline or the bay is released; no arrival check-in |
| Kiosks or room displays | Danno Yes [15] A kiosk page for any tablet or screen | Parkalot Unknown [4] Not found in their help centre or product pages |
| Visitor management | Danno No [15] Staff can book for a named visitor | Parkalot Partial [7] Visitor parking bookings with an arrival email; no sign-in or badges |
| Native iOS and Android apps | Danno No [16] An installable web app instead | Parkalot Yes [4] |
| Admin and integrations | ||
| Google and Microsoft 365 calendars | Danno Yes [17] Google Calendar and Outlook, one way | Parkalot Yes [4] Google Calendar and Outlook |
| Slack or Microsoft Teams app | Danno No [17] | Parkalot Yes [8] Microsoft Teams app; Slack for notifications and reminders |
| Single sign-on (SAML) and SCIM | Danno Partial [14] Sign in with Google or Microsoft; no SAML or SCIM | Parkalot Yes [6] SAML SSO (Entra ID, Okta, PingID) and SCIM; plans not stated |
| Public API | Danno Partial [17] MCP server for AI tools (Business plan and up); no REST API | Parkalot Yes [9] API key; reports and reservation read and write |
| AI booking assistant | Danno No [17] None; your own AI tools can book through the MCP server | Parkalot Unknown [8] Not found in their product pages or product updates |
| Usage analytics | Danno Yes [11] Use, busiest days, no-shows, waitlist demand | Parkalot Yes [4] Usage reports on all plans |
| SOC 2 or ISO 27001 | Danno No [18] | Parkalot Unknown [6] Cites Google Cloud's ISO 27001 and SOC 2; own certificate not found |
| Pricing | ||
| Published prices | Danno Yes [14] Per bookable, from £39 or $49 a month | Parkalot Yes [5] From US$49 a month for up to 15 bays; Enterprise on quote |
| Unlimited users | Danno Yes [14] Every plan | Parkalot Partial [5] Small Business plan capped at 50 users |
| Free trial or free plan | Danno Yes [14] 14-day trial, no card; no free plan | Parkalot Yes [4] 30-day free trial, no card needed |
Where Parkalot is ahead
- Visitor management: Visitor parking bookings with an arrival email; no sign-in or badges
- Native iOS and Android apps
- Slack or Microsoft Teams app: Microsoft Teams app; Slack for notifications and reminders
- Single sign-on (SAML) and SCIM: SAML SSO (Entra ID, Okta, PingID) and SCIM; plans not stated
- Public API: API key; reports and reservation read and write
Where Danno is ahead
- Several locations: 1 on Small, up to 10 on Business; more on Enterprise
- Check-in, releasing no-shows: Per kind, by tap or QR code; deadline counted from each booking's start
- Unlimited users: Every plan