How we compare
Building OS is usually evaluated against indoor mapping platforms.
These pages set out the differences honestly, including the cases where the other product is the one to buy.
Every claim carries its public source and the date it was checked
They sell a map. We sell the building's model.
Indoor mapping platforms store geometry with labels on it. Building OS stores a semantic graph — site, building, storey, space, element — so a room is one object that a work order, a lease and a route all point at, rather than a polygon that three systems each keep their own copy of.
The map is one module of many
Wayfinding is one of the 32 modules of Building OS. The same floor plan carries maintenance, leasing, equipment, energy and sensor data. If you only need the map, that breadth is weight you are not using — and we will say so.
It can run inside your perimeter
On-premise is the same software rather than a reduced edition. Most of this market is cloud-only, and for a lot of buildings — regulated, state-owned, or simply sovereign about their data — that is the whole decision.
Compared one capability at a time.
Presence of a capability, never a score. Where we could not verify something from public material, the page says so rather than guessing.
| Capability | Building OS | Mappedin | Pointr | Mapsted | 22 Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | Mappedin: Yes | Pointr: Yes | Mapsted: Yes | 22 Miles: Not compared | |
| Yes | Mappedin: Yes | Pointr: Not compared | Mapsted: Yes | 22 Miles: Not compared | |
| Yes | Mappedin: Not compared | Pointr: Not compared | Mapsted: Not compared | 22 Miles: Yes | |
| Yes | Mappedin: Not compared | Pointr: Not compared | Mapsted: Not compared | 22 Miles: Yes | |
| Yes | Mappedin: Yes | Pointr: Not compared | Mapsted: Not compared | 22 Miles: Not compared | |
| Yes | Mappedin: Yes | Pointr: Not compared | Mapsted: Not compared | 22 Miles: Not compared | |
| Partly | Mappedin: Yes | Pointr: Yes | Mapsted: Yes | 22 Miles: Not stated publicly | |
| Partly | Mappedin: Not compared | Pointr: Not compared | Mapsted: Yes | 22 Miles: Not compared | |
| Yes | Mappedin: Partly | Pointr: Yes | Mapsted: Yes | 22 Miles: Not stated publicly | |
| Yes | Mappedin: Partly | Pointr: Not stated publicly | Mapsted: Not stated publicly | 22 Miles: Not stated publicly | |
| Yes | Mappedin: Yes | Pointr: Yes | Mapsted: Not compared | 22 Miles: Not stated publicly | |
| Yes | Mappedin: Partly | Pointr: Not compared | Mapsted: Not stated publicly | 22 Miles: Not stated publicly | |
| Yes | Mappedin: No | Pointr: No | Mapsted: No | 22 Miles: Not stated publicly | |
| Yes | Mappedin: No | Pointr: Partly | Mapsted: Not compared | 22 Miles: Not stated publicly | |
| Yes | Mappedin: Not stated publicly | Pointr: Partly | Mapsted: Not stated publicly | 22 Miles: Not stated publicly | |
| Yes | Mappedin: Not compared | Pointr: Not stated publicly | Mapsted: Not compared | 22 Miles: Not compared | |
| Yes | Mappedin: Not stated publicly | Pointr: Not stated publicly | Mapsted: Not stated publicly | 22 Miles: Yes | |
| No | Mappedin: Not compared | Pointr: No | Mapsted: No | 22 Miles: No |
- ● Yes
- ◐ Partly, or in a qualified form
- ○ No
- ? Not stated publicly — a fact about their marketing, not a “no”
- – Not compared on that vendor’s page
- 01MappedinMappedin makes the map of your venue. Building OS runs the building the map describes — the same floor plan also carrying work orders, leases, equipment and sensor data.Compare
- 02PointrPointr turns CAD floor plans into maps and puts a blue dot on them, using Bluetooth beacons. Building OS models the building itself, and runs on your own infrastructure.Compare
- 03MapstedMapsted does indoor positioning without beacons, hosted in their cloud. Building OS is the building's operating system, and can run entirely inside your perimeter.Compare
- 0422 Miles22 Miles is a digital signage platform that does wayfinding on kiosks, and — unusually in this market — offers genuine on-premise deployment. The difference is what sits under the map.Compare
More are coming. We publish a comparison only once we have read the other product’s own documentation properly — a page written from guesswork would be unfair to them and useless to you.
Still deciding
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