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What do you like best about Wisp by Apex42?

Amazing Customer Sevice

Our account contact is always willing and ready to help us solution

Good system of record for space and individuals

Ease of use Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Wisp by Apex42?

Scenario building has limited functionality -can't work on multiple floors, when moving someone to another floor must remove them from current floor and add to new

Inability to book multiple days for reservations

Admin experience - lots of back and forth with keyboard/mouse, inability to tab thru fields on certain screens

Lack of innovation - system has basically been the same since I started 10 years ago with very few changes Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Wisp by Apex42 solving and how is that benefiting you?

System allows us to track space and individuals

Reservation reports help us track usage of flex desks

Historical records allow us to see user's previous locations and history of individual workspaces Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Averi Ahsmann of Wisp by Apex42

Thank you for your review! We will pass along your suggestions to our development team. You are a valued Wisp customer and we look forward to our continued partnership. Please don't hesitate to reach out if you need anything further.

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What is Wisp by Apex42?

Enable the ultimate hybrid workplace by managing both free address and assigned seating management in one software. Wisp the solution of choice organizations who want to make data-informed decisions, embrace a nimble approach, and are driven to activate the workplace and those who use it. By combining floor plans and occupancy data, Wisp provides real estate and facilities teams with the tools and metrics they need to optimize their workplace. Top features include: Space Management, Desk Reservations, QR Code Check-Ins, Move Management, Wayfinding, Scenario Planning, Floor Plan Management, Space Allocations, and Seating Plans. Wisp was built upon our client relationship philosophy: we build meaningful, long-standing client relationships by delivering value through insightful strategy and exceptional solutions. To meet new expectations, we are pushing the boundaries of technology by integrating physical and digital design to create fresh, connected experiences. We’re also unlocking data-driven insights with new tools and discovering hybrid ways to collaborate and unleash innovative solutions designed for the people who use them. Once Wisp is implemented, we continue to work with you as an ongoing service provider. A dedicated team of Wisp Advisors and CAD specialists is assigned to your account and works with your team to provide everything from strategic advisory services to day-to-day support for tactical needs—including drawing maintenance. Gensler is a global design and planning firm with 49 locations across Asia, Europe, Australia, the Middle East, and the Americas. From startups to Fortune 500s, we serve clients in nearly every industry, creating and supporting workplaces that are more inspiring, more resilient, and more impactful. Early on, we recognized that well managed space and occupancy data not only informs design but is necessary for effectively managing a real estate portfolio. In 1995, we put our stake in the ground and developed one of the first space management software platforms delivered with a Saas model, Wisp.

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Product Description

Wisp | by Gensler Software delivers space and occupancy data on interactive floor plans with the tools and functionality that real estate and facility teams need for strategic planning and daily management.

How do you position yourself against your competitors?

As part of the largest global design and planning firm, our customers have access to a deep bench of industry experts who are focused on navigating the changing landscape of work and delivering the workplace of the future. Wisp is unique in its fast implementation time with ongoing drawing maintenance service and unlimited floor plan updates, dedicated client service resources, and unlimited user licenses.


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"Using Wisp for our corporation has been a great experience."
It is an extremely user friendly interface. It makes our internal working systems seamless.
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"Great Customer Service"
Amazing Customer Sevice Our account contact is always willing and ready to help us solution Good system of record for space and individuals Ease...
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"Great combination of Product and Support"
The best thing about WISP is the team behind the product. It good out of the box and constantly being improved based on customer needs
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Wisp by Apex42 Demo - Desk Reservations Mobile Interface
Wisp enables flexibility in the workplace by supporting free address neighborhoods, desk reservations, check-ins, hot desk management, and hoteling with the features needed for an evolving workplace strategy.
Wisp by Apex42 Demo - Wayfinding Mobile Interface
In a hybrid environment, locating colleagues and meeting spaces is a unique challenge, yet collaboration and culture are still the backbone of many companies. To foster innovation and collaboration, employees must be able to find each other to work together. With Wisp, everyone in an organization...
Wisp by Apex42 Demo - QR Code Desk Check-In
QR codes are a great visual reminder for employees to book a desk when they arrive at the office.
Wisp by Apex42 Demo - Scenario Planning
Create unlimited seating scenarios to plan for your future state--including interactive stacking scenarios.
Wisp by Apex42 Demo - Blocking and Seating
Plan departmental blocking and seating, including free address neighborhoods.
Wisp by Apex42 Demo - Wayfinding
Unlimited user licenses makes it possible for everyone in the organization to benefit from wayfinding. Locate colleagues, conference rooms, evacuation routes, life safety information, amenities, and more.
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Assistant Facilities Manager
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What do you like best about Wisp by Apex42?

Very user-friendly. Easy to add and remove occupants from the floor plans. Good for tracking special furniture such as sit-to-stand desks as well as cube and office port numbers for IT use. Makes it easy for WFH staff to view floor plans, reserve, check in and check out of Hoteling Stations when they need to work in the office.

Love the employee "SSO" (single sign-on) which uses employee 3-4 ID to automatically sign in without the need of a password to view floor plans and reserve a Hoteling Cube. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Wisp by Apex42?

The system doesn't automatically delete users from the system that are no longer coming over on the import and we have to do that manually. These are normally colleagues that are no longer employed with our company. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Wisp by Apex42 solving and how is that benefiting you?

Gensler made our employee hoteling process much more user-friendly as we were using outlook to reserve cubes.

They helped us track hoteling vs. assigned cubes. Reporting is much easier. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Averi Ahsmann of Wisp by Apex42

Pam, thank you so much for the great feedback! It's wonderful to hear that Wisp has been so user-friendly, especially for your remote staff. Your concerns with automation around deleting users from the system will be passed along to the correct team. Please let us know if we can ever be of assistance!

BJ
Senior Facilities Manager
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about Wisp by Apex42?

I like that Wisp is easy to use and easy to promote to my co-associate users. Wisp is our go-to place for all things related to our corporate facility. It helps my team and I stay organized. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Wisp by Apex42?

We use Wisp heavily to help us manage our Service Requests. It would be nice to have a mobile app that could be used in the field. It would also be nice to be able to access Service request history from the Service Request menu versus generating archival data reports. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Wisp by Apex42 solving and how is that benefiting you?

Monthly employee data updates. At the moment we are working on a means to have that data automatically updated and Wisp by Gensler is helping us bridge that gap in the meantime. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Averi Ahsmann of Wisp by Apex42

Ben, thank you for your rating and review! We're so glad to hear that Wisp keeps you and your team organized. We'll pass along your request about the mobile app with service request functionality to our development team. We look forward to our continued partnership! Please don't hesitate to reach out if you need anything further.

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Facilities Program Manager
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What do you like best about Wisp by Apex42?

The colorizers, floorplan layout, and the icons. I like the flow of the quick requests and appreciate the scenarios. Still learning the software but overall I have to say it works well and provides the needed function that we are looking for. Thank you. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Wisp by Apex42?

Only issue is turnaround on tickets sometimes. Wish there was a way to prioritize the tickets. With immediate, normal, or low priority. I have some that need to be completed quickly, others are just preferences so they can take a few weeks. I know some would potentially abuse this but in my case I would only need to immediate some from time to time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Wisp by Apex42 solving and how is that benefiting you?

The biggest issue is our space planning. This solves the biggest issue we had. Before it was PDFs and excel files which work but are not ideal and do not provide all of the data we are looking for. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Averi Ahsmann of Wisp by Apex42

Benjamin, we’re so pleased to hear that Wisp has been a daily asset to manage your information. I will pass along your suggestion about the prioritization of tickets to our development team. In the meantime, don’t hesitate to reach out if there’s anything we can help you with.

Verified User in Defense & Space
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What do you like best about Wisp by Apex42?

Takes complex and the to exceptionally simple to navigate and use. A number of default reports available. Very legible format. Support team is FANTASTIC. Joe Gleason and the CAD team made implementation a breeze to navigate with our internal stakeholders. Every Wisp support member we've worked with is very knowledgable about the software, its capabilities, and how to get us the best utility out of and visibility into the data we're seeking. Wisp has transformed our ability to make data-driven decisions on space. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Wisp by Apex42?

Truthfully, I haven't noticed any challenges so far. Can't wait to see what other functionality might be implemented over time - perhaps occupant entries might become linkable in some of the other views (i.e. the Directory)? Love what we've seen so far! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Wisp by Apex42 solving and how is that benefiting you?

We have greater visibility into where our workforce is sitting and a realistic view into available seating/square footage. Getting our floor plans up to date and in place has been huge and we're able to leverage that with Wisp's desk reservation tool so that our remote/flex employees can reserve desk space with ease when they have a need to come on site. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Averi Ahsmann of Wisp by Apex42

We're delighted to hear that your experience with Wisp has been so positive. We hope our software continues to serve your needs in the future, and please feel free to reach out if we can ever be of assistance!

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What do you like best about Wisp by Apex42?

The link between staff names and their locations that are automatic in the software. The software provides a complete list for the department that doesn't exist elsewhere since City employees and contractor employees are separated. The software is also easy to update periodically to keep the space use up to date. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Wisp by Apex42?

Some of the rules for input discourage input to the database. Certain words and scenarios are blocked by the software which are not logical. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Compare ease of updates and ease of obtaining plans and maps of used space, WISP is very user friendly Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Wisp by Apex42 solving and how is that benefiting you?

Providing space for employees and planning for future expansion or consolidation, whichever is required. It also provides frontline managers with a complete snapshot of how their space is being used at that moment. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Averi Ahsmann of Wisp by Apex42

Daniel, thank you for your review. Keeping your space up to date and compiling a comprehensive list of the department sounds like a major win. However, it concerns us that Wisp is missing some functions you need, we are forwarding this to our development team. In the meantime, don't hesitate to reach out if there is anything we can help you with!

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What do you like best about Wisp by Apex42?

I schedule all moves, adds, vacates on our campus and wisp request system makes it much easier to monitor and maintain all events in one place

i also appreciate the ease of adding and subtracting the items that we use to make it more user friendly

it's also nice to be able to see the floor plans and pull reports whenever needed Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Wisp by Apex42?

from my use - i wish i was able to customize easier - but i get that some of the items need to be turned on and aren't included in the standard package or are add ons Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Wisp by Apex42 solving and how is that benefiting you?

maintaining databases of people, ergo accessories, locations and evacuation routes etc... maps of the buildings for people not familiar with the areas and also vacant seating is a big help Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Averi Ahsmann of Wisp by Apex42

Kathy, thank you for your rating and review! We appreciate having you as a Wisp customer and will pass along your suggestions to our development team. Please don't hesitate to reach out if you need anything further.

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What do you like best about Wisp by Apex42?

The staff is extremely pleasant and helpful and they get the job done! The online platform WISP is very easy to use and the staff is always there whenever I have any questions! It is great to have a platform that can be tailored to our needs! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Wisp by Apex42?

I have nothing bad to say about Gensler or WISP! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Wisp by Apex42 solving and how is that benefiting you?

Wisp is helping our Organization have a full understanding of our square footage and our sf allocations by departments and use types. The platform also helps us have one location that accessable to for all our floor plans. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Averi Ahsmann of Wisp by Apex42

Jeanee, thank you for your positive feedback. We’re so pleased to learn that Wisp is a great addition to manage your space. We strive to deliver the highest level of customer service, please let us know if you need anything from our team. Thank you!

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What do you like best about Wisp by Apex42?

It is extremely user friendly. I find that I am often able to figure things out completely on my own, and I love that you can change the floorplan view depending on what you need via the layers function. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Wisp by Apex42?

I think it would be quicker to have a homepage section where you can customize it/pin what you want to see, so that it shows up as soon as you log in and not have to go through a ton of clicks to get there. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Wisp by Apex42 solving and how is that benefiting you?

They solved the issue of not being able to pull reports on number of vacancies/ open desks, and it is benefitting me because now instead of having to constantly keep track of taken vs. open desks, I can run a quick report. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Averi Ahsmann of Wisp by Apex42

Maggie, we’re so pleased to hear that Wisp has been user-friendly and customizable for you. Our development team is currently working towards different functionalities, so I will pass along your suggestion about pinning the homepage section. In the meantime, don’t hesitate to reach out if there’s anything we can help you with.

JJ
Facility and Security Specialist
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What do you like best about Wisp by Apex42?

Wisp is great! The system is so simple to use. From implementation to rolling out of the system, it has been such a great experience working the Wisp/Gensler team. Whenever we need support, Wisp is there. As for our account manager, Joe Gleason, he is terrific with checking in, helping resolve issues in a timely manner and providing exceptional customer service. Thank you once again for a great product and great service! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Wisp by Apex42?

Everything is great. Our organization loves the system and how easy it is to use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Wisp by Apex42 solving and how is that benefiting you?

It is helping us improve our workplace experience in a hybrid organization. The system is so easy to use and it has helped our organization maximize our space while in office. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Averi Ahsmann of Wisp by Apex42

Joe, thank you for sharing your thoughts with us. We’re so pleased to learn that Wisp is a great addition to your organization. We strive to deliver the highest level of customer service, and your Wisp Advisor will be thrilled with this review. Thank you!

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What do you like best about Wisp by Apex42?

It is so easy to use and such a lifesaver for assigning people desks, telling people how to find other employees or desk numbers or conference rooms, and even the scenario planning is a huge time saver! I love everything about it! I also love the people who helped us along the way, ESPECIALLY Joe Gleason and Ellen Kertis. We could NOT have been successful without them! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Wisp by Apex42?

Was surprised that the report we needed couldn't be done... literally just needed to add occupants names and we had to have a specialized report done for an extra fee. A little frustrating, but worth it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Wisp by Apex42 solving and how is that benefiting you?

I used to print out maps and hand write in all move scenarios and then take a ruler and marker to each section. It took forever! Also, so sick of people trying to explain to us what cube or office they want someone to move to... now they can look at the maps and give us the space number! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Averi Ahsmann of Wisp by Apex42

We can't thank you enough for the positive review. We are especially happy to know that Wisp saves you time in your processes and helps you and your colleagues easily navigate your space. We truly value you as a customer and look forward to working with you for many years to come.