Integrations 101 in Nexudus Spaces

What do you keep in your bag or pockets? You're bound to have a smartphone, your wallet, some loose change, a piece of paper with notes scribbled on it and a big bunch of keys. We've all got keys of all shapes and sizes: one or several for home, the coworking space, the gym or office locker, a car or motorbike, a bike lock, etc. Sometimes a big bunch of keys can turn into a clump of iron that's difficult to carry around. How long do we have to wait for the universal lock? ;)

Now, if you were to compare your keys to your computer or smartphone, how many app icons do you have on the desktop? And, how many of them do you use on a daily basis? One of the main problems linked with older software was that it couldn't really communicate with other platforms. Nowadays, APIs' (application program interface) growth is facilitating interoperativity and making users' life a lot easier.

We know that coworking spaces use several online tools for their day-to-day management. It's always been our mission to make our software the space's control panel, which is used to manage all the activities that take place there. This, among other things, can be achieved by communicating with the tools that we have commented above. Below, is a list of the integrations with Spaces available to date:

• Payments: Letting your coworkers pay their invoices online is a great way to automate processes in your coworking space. At the moment, Spaces is integrated with more than 80 payment providers, which you can consult on our Space Managers' Hub.

• Bookings: Bookings, made by coworkers or guests, can be easily managed using the calendar integrated in your Spaces account. Other options include using two-way syncing with Google Calendar and link info to Outlook Calendar or services like LiquidSpace. 

• Email Marketing: You can communicate with services like Mailchimp from Spaces via integration with Zapier. 

• Accounting: Tools like Xero are common in coworking spaces. Data generated in your account can be incorporated to Xero and other apps from the admin panel. 

• Check-in: Coworkers can be checked-in online, using Mikrotik or pfSense. RFID readers can also be used and you can also integrate access control solutions.

• Printing: At present, you can manage printer use to your Spaces account using PaperCut. You will also find an app that lets you import data from Equitrac in our marketplace.

• Email: On Spaces you can monitor your email account and organise the emails you send to your coworkers. 

• Nexudus Passport: Members can be included quickly and easily in spaces belonging to the Nexudus network, avoiding long and tedious registration processes. 

Lastly, remember that all reports available and many lists in the control panel can be exported to PDF or Excel.