Dotwork vs MRI ProLease
MRI Software's lease administration and lease accounting product for organizations that occupy real estate.
MRI ProLease runs lease administration and lease accounting for organizations that occupy real estate. Dotwork costs occupancy for business units and capabilities on more than one basis, next to technology cost, and relies on ProLease for the leases themselves.
At a glance
Facilities & real estate
MRI ProLease
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.
MRI ProLease
MRI ProLease is MRI Software's lease administration and lease accounting product for organizations that occupy real estate. It tracks leases, critical dates and payments, and supports lease accounting under ASC 842, IFRS 16 and GASB 87. MRI Software's wider portfolio covers space, facilities and property management through other products.
- Lease administration: abstracts, critical dates, options and payments
- Lease accounting and disclosures under ASC 842, IFRS 16 and GASB 87
- Managing a portfolio of real estate and equipment leases
- Reporting on lease obligations and occupancy cost
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 real estate, Dotwork costs occupancy on more than one basis next to technology cost and leaves lease administration and lease accounting to tools such as MRI ProLease.
- Allocating occupancy cost to business units and capabilities on more than one basis
- Treating lease notice dates as decision dates next to headcount and strategy
- Putting facilities cost beside technology cost without adding them together
- Connecting real estate decisions to strategy, portfolio and funding
The core difference
How Dotwork and MRI ProLease approach the problem.
MRI ProLease runs lease administration and lease accounting. Dotwork costs occupancy for the business, on more than one basis and next to technology cost, and relies on lease tools such as ProLease for the leases themselves.
Context
ProLease organizes context around the lease: terms, critical dates, payments and accounting schedules. Dotwork organizes it around business units, capabilities, investments and allocated cost, with leases as connected records.
Decisions
ProLease supports lease decisions and compliance: when options fall due, what payments are owed and how leases are accounted for. Dotwork supports management decisions: what space costs each business unit, and whether a renewal fits the headcount plan and strategy.
Time
ProLease tracks lease terms, critical dates and accounting periods. Dotwork works on planning and funding cycles and treats lease notice dates as decision dates.
Change
ProLease records lease changes such as amendments, renewals and terminations and updates the accounting. Dotwork shows how those changes connect to business units, capabilities and the rest of the cost base.
Architecture and data model
Side by side.
ProLease is a system of record for leases and lease accounting. Dotwork brings lease and occupancy data into a model that also holds technology cost, labor, capabilities and strategy, so real estate can be read in business terms. Occupancy allocations come from the model's allocation runs and are shown in Dotwork, while ProLease stays the system where leases are administered and accounted for.
| Dimension | MRI ProLease | Dotwork |
|---|---|---|
| Primary objects | Leases, critical dates, payments and accounting schedules | Business units, capabilities, investments and allocated cost, with leases connected |
| Lease administration | Lease abstracts, critical dates, options and payments | Lease records with notice dates as decision dates |
| Lease accounting | Lease accounting and disclosures under ASC 842, IFRS 16 and GASB 87 | IFRS 16 and ASC 842 data elements held; disclosures and maturity analysis are not built |
| Occupancy cost | Occupancy cost and cost per area reporting by lease and location | Allocated to business units and capabilities on more than one basis over the same total |
| Technology cost | Outside its scope | Technology and facilities cost kept separate and shown together on one business-unit view |
| Space and maintenance | Handled by other MRI Software products | Space and work-order records held to explain facilities cost |
The role of AI
Where the AI gets its context.
MRI's AI is aimed at getting lease data in and keeping it accurate. Dotwork's AI is aimed at management questions across occupancy, technology cost, portfolio and strategy on one model.
MRI ProLease
MRI Software offers AI-based lease abstraction that extracts key dates and terms from lease documents, and is adding AI across its real estate products.
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 MRI ProLease is strong — and where Dotwork is different.
Where MRI ProLease is strong
- Lease administration built for corporate occupiers, with critical dates, options and payments
- Lease accounting and disclosures under ASC 842, IFRS 16 and GASB 87
- A lease register ordered by notice and option dates
- Coverage of equipment leases as well as real estate
- Part of the wider MRI Software portfolio for space, facilities and property management
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
Choosing
Which fits your situation.
Choose MRI ProLease when
- You need lease administration with critical dates and payments
- You must account for leases under ASC 842, IFRS 16 or GASB 87
- You manage equipment leases as well as real estate
- You want lease data abstracted from documents with AI
Corporate real estate, lease administration and accounting teams that need to manage a lease portfolio and meet lease accounting standards.
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 MRI ProLease.
FAQ
Questions buyers ask.
Does Dotwork do lease accounting?+
No. Dotwork holds IFRS 16 and ASC 842 lease data elements and uses notice dates as decision points. Lease accounting, disclosures and maturity analysis stay in ProLease.
What does Dotwork add to MRI ProLease?+
Occupancy cost allocated to business units and capabilities on more than one basis, shown next to technology cost, and lease notice dates connected to headcount plans and strategy.
Can Dotwork and MRI ProLease be used together?+
Yes, and that is the expected setup. ProLease remains the system of record for leases and lease accounting. Its 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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