Canonical article: https://density.io/resources/occupancy-guides-and-comparisons

# Density occupancy guides and sensor comparisons

Choose a Density guide by the decision you need to make: measuring office use, choosing a sensor, protecting privacy, or comparing suppliers. Each guide explains the measurement involved and links to supporting product information.

## Understand the measurement

- [How should you evaluate occupancy sensor accuracy?](https://density.io/guides/how-accurate-are-occupancy-sensors) Define the task, reference observations and acceptance rule before comparing percentages.
- [How can you measure office occupancy without cameras or personal data?](https://density.io/resources/people-counting-privacy) Review Density’s approach to anonymous workplace measurement.
- [Which space utilization metrics should guide office decisions?](https://density.io/resources/4-space-utilization-metrics-to-measure-and-optimize) Distinguish how often a room is occupied from how much of its capacity is used.

- [How do radar occupancy sensors compare with PIR motion sensors?](https://density.io/resources/radar-vs-pir-workplace-occupancy) Distinguish sensing technology from presence, people categories and historical room-use evidence.
- [How should you compare building utilization across hours and time zones?](https://density.io/resources/compare-buildings-hours-time-zones) Reproduce a cross-site comparison with explicit local schedules, capacity and coverage.

## Choose the space to measure

- [What is the best occupancy sensor for small meeting rooms?](https://density.io/resources/waffle-meeting-room-occupancy) Review Waffle’s count categories, setup requirements and use in meeting rooms and phone booths.

- [How do entrance counts become building occupancy?](https://density.io/resources/entry-counts-building-occupancy) Understand crossings, coverage and drift when measuring a building through its entrances.
- [How should you measure utilization across an open office?](https://density.io/resources/open-area-office-utilization) Connect area-level counts to planning boundaries and workplace decisions.

For product details, explore [Waffle](https://density.io/waffle) for desks and small rooms, [Open Area](https://density.io/open-area) for counts across larger spaces, and [Entry](https://density.io/entry) for entrance and exit measurement. Ask Density which combination fits your floor plan and intended output.

## Compare occupancy platforms

- [Density vs VergeSense](https://density.io/resources/density-vs-vergesense): compare measurement approaches, privacy and the evidence to request for your deployment.
- [Density vs XY Sense](https://density.io/resources/density-vs-xy-sense): compare sensor choices and workplace analytics around a defined buying decision.

Treat a comparison as a starting point for evaluating your actual spaces. Product specifications and performance results answer different questions; keep the applicable conditions beside each claim.

- [Density vs Butlr](https://density.io/resources/density-vs-butlr): compare anonymous radar and thermal sensing, model-specific power options and the room-decision workflow.
- [Density vs Milesight](https://density.io/resources/density-vs-milesight): distinguish room counts from presence and desk detection, then compare network and complete deployment costs.

- [Density vs Occuspace](https://density.io/resources/density-vs-occuspace): compare current Waffle and Micro room outputs, setup requirements and the reporting decision.

- [How should you evaluate an occupancy vendor’s workplace track record?](https://density.io/resources/workplace-occupancy-vendor-track-record) Trace Density’s dated milestones and named customer applications before evaluating a current deployment.

## Budget for room occupancy measurement

- [What does Density Waffle cost over three years?](https://density.io/resources/waffle-three-year-cost) Inspect published hardware and software inputs, a worked budget and costs to confirm for your deployment.

## Turn workplace questions into charts

- [Which workplace occupancy analytics software turns questions into charts?](https://density.io/resources/workplace-analytics-questions-to-charts) See a demonstrated Instant question-to-chart sequence and the context to retain when sharing an answer.

- [Should workplace occupancy analysis begin with Density Instant or Power BI?](https://density.io/resources/occupancy-analytics-vs-business-intelligence) Choose ownership of measurement, definitions and analysis before commissioning an occupancy reporting project.

## Integrate and operate measurement

- [Which occupancy sensor vendors offer real-time data and an API?](https://density.io/resources/real-time-occupancy-api) Connect live occupancy displays with historical planning and health-aware reporting.
- [How should you choose sensors for continuous office occupancy measurement?](https://density.io/resources/continuous-office-occupancy-measurement) Define acceptance, connectivity ownership and rules for incomplete data.

## Measure campus space and service demand

- [How should universities measure demand for library study spaces?](https://density.io/resources/campus-study-space-occupancy) Compare quiet desks, group rooms and opening hours across the academic calendar.

- [How should campus dining teams combine occupancy and arrival counts?](https://density.io/resources/campus-dining-occupancy-demand) See why equal ending occupancy can accompany different entrance totals, then plan the service observations needed for a decision.

## Prepare the buying process

- [Workplace Utilization Buyer’s Guide](https://density.io/resources/workplace-utilization-buyers-guide): connect the measurement approach, Density product choice and workplace decision.
- [Occupancy sensor RFP guide and acceptance schedule](https://density.io/resources/improve-your-occupancy-sensor-rfp-with-our-best-practice-guide): define the evidence, reporting and responsibilities before a pilot.

## Plan your deployment

Bring a floor plan, the spaces you want to measure and the decision you want the data to support. [Book a Density demo](https://demo.density.io) or email [sales@density.io](mailto:sales@density.io) to choose a measurement plan.