Dotwork vs Eptura (Archibus)
A workplace and asset management company whose Archibus IWMS covers space, leases, maintenance, assets and sustainability.
Eptura, through Archibus and its workplace products, runs space, leases, maintenance, assets and booking. Dotwork costs occupancy for business units and capabilities on more than one basis, next to technology cost, and relies on Eptura for the facilities work itself.
At a glance
Facilities & real estate
Eptura (Archibus)
Operating model
Dotwork
Usually runs alongside Dotwork
Dotwork connects to it and puts its data in the context of the whole enterprise.
The short version
What each is built for.
Eptura (Archibus)
Eptura is a workplace and asset management company formed by bringing together several businesses, including Archibus. Archibus is its integrated workplace management system, covering space and occupancy, real estate and lease management, maintenance and asset management, capital projects and sustainability. Eptura also offers desk and room booking, visitor management and other workplace products.
- Space planning, occupancy and chargeback to departments
- Maintenance: work orders, preventive maintenance and condition assessment
- Lease administration and real estate portfolio management
- Workplace experience: desk and room booking and visitor management
Dotwork
Dotwork is an AI-native enterprise operating platform built on the Enterprise Operating Model: one live, graph-based model that connects strategy, capital, work, technology and AI across the enterprise. For facilities, Dotwork costs occupancy on more than one basis next to technology cost and leaves space, lease and maintenance work to IWMS platforms such as Archibus.
- Allocating occupancy cost to business units and capabilities on more than one basis
- Putting facilities cost beside technology cost without adding them together
- Treating lease notice dates as decision dates next to headcount and strategy
- Connecting facilities decisions to strategy, portfolio and funding
The core difference
How Dotwork and Eptura (Archibus) approach the problem.
Eptura, through Archibus, runs space, leases, maintenance and assets, and its workplace products run the day-to-day office. Dotwork shows what occupancy costs the business, on more than one basis and next to technology cost, and leaves that work to Eptura.
Context
Archibus organizes context around buildings, floors, rooms, assets, leases and work requests. Dotwork organizes it around business units, capabilities, investments and allocated cost, with locations and leases as connected records.
Decisions
Eptura supports facilities decisions: how to plan and book space, which assets to maintain and how to administer leases. Dotwork supports management decisions about what space costs each business unit and capability, and whether a lease renewal fits the headcount plan.
Time
Eptura works on maintenance schedules, booking calendars and lease terms. Dotwork works on planning and funding cycles and treats lease notice dates as decision dates.
Change
Eptura manages change in the workplace through space plans, moves, capital projects and maintenance. Dotwork shows how those changes connect to business units, capabilities and the rest of the cost base.
Architecture and data model
Side by side.
Archibus is a system of record and execution for space, leases, assets and maintenance, and Eptura's workplace products handle booking and visitors. Dotwork brings facilities data into a model that also holds technology cost, labor, capabilities and strategy, so the estate can be read in business terms. Occupancy allocations come from the model's allocation runs and are shown in Dotwork, while Eptura stays the system where facilities work gets done.
| Dimension | Eptura (Archibus) | Dotwork |
|---|---|---|
| Primary objects | Buildings, floors, rooms, assets, leases and work requests | Business units, capabilities, investments and allocated cost, with locations and leases connected |
| Work execution | Work orders, preventive maintenance, condition assessment and deferred maintenance | Holds work-order records that explain maintenance cost; does not dispatch or execute work |
| Leases | Lease administration and real estate portfolio management | Lease records with notice dates as decision dates; lease disclosures are not built |
| Occupancy cost | Space chargeback to departments and business units, with cost per area | Allocated on more than one basis over the same total, with unallocated occupancy kept visible |
| Technology cost | Outside its scope; technology cost is managed in other systems | Technology and facilities cost kept separate and shown together on one business-unit view |
| Workplace experience | Desk and room booking, visitor management and workplace apps | Outside its scope |
The role of AI
Where the AI gets its context.
Eptura's AI is aimed at running workplaces and assets more efficiently. Dotwork's AI is aimed at management questions across facilities, technology cost, portfolio and strategy on one model.
Eptura (Archibus)
Eptura is adding AI across its workplace and asset products, for tasks such as space planning and maintenance.
Dotwork
Dotwork's assistant answers questions across the whole model, and chat agents can create and update Dotwork records with optional human review. An MCP server, enabled per site, makes the same model available to outside AI tools. A lease question can reach business units, headcount plans and technology cost on the same model. Dotwork's agents change Dotwork records only; they do not act in facilities or lease systems.
A fair comparison
Where Eptura (Archibus) is strong — and where Dotwork is different.
Where Eptura (Archibus) is strong
- Archibus covers space, leases, maintenance, assets and capital projects in one IWMS
- Asset condition and deferred maintenance tracked in depth
- Space and occupancy chargeback to departments and business units
- Workplace products such as desk and room booking alongside the IWMS
- Utility and energy tracking, with emissions reporting
Where Dotwork is different
- Allocates occupancy cost on more than one basis over the same total, so the effect of the basis can be seen
- Lands occupancy cost on the same capabilities that technology and labor cost land on
- Shows facilities and technology cost on one business-unit view, kept separate rather than added together
- Connects lease notice dates to headcount plans and strategy records
- Starts from a reference Enterprise Operating Model that already includes facilities, technology, labor and strategy
Choosing
Which fits your situation.
Choose Eptura (Archibus) when
- You need to run maintenance and track asset condition
- You plan space and charge it back to departments
- You administer leases across a real estate portfolio
- Employees need desk, room and visitor booking
Facilities, real estate and workplace teams that need to plan and book space, maintain assets and administer leases, from one vendor.
Choose Dotwork when
- You need to know what space costs each business unit and capability
- You want to compare occupancy cost on more than one allocation basis
- Facilities and technology cost must be viewed together for business-unit decisions
- Lease renewals need to be weighed against headcount plans and strategy
Finance, real estate and technology leaders who need to see what space costs each business unit and capability, next to technology and labor cost, and to weigh lease decisions against headcount and strategy.
The bottom line
Choose Dotwork when you want to connect the enterprise across systems and silos — with a lower total cost of ownership.
One operating model across strategy, capital, work, technology and AI, instead of another tool to integrate, reconcile and maintain alongside Eptura (Archibus).
FAQ
Questions buyers ask.
Does Dotwork replace Archibus?+
No. Dotwork does not dispatch work, run preventive maintenance, plan space or handle booking. Archibus and Eptura handle that work. Dotwork adds the business view of occupancy cost next to technology cost.
Does Dotwork charge space to departments?+
Dotwork shows occupancy cost assigned to business units from the model's allocation runs, on more than one basis over the same total. Archibus runs space chargeback as part of space management, and reports cost per area in more depth.
Can Dotwork and Eptura be used together?+
Yes, and that is the expected setup. Archibus remains the system of record for space, leases, assets and maintenance. Its location, lease and cost data can become a source for Dotwork, which connects occupancy cost to business units, capabilities and technology cost. The connection is scoped for each customer.
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