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Best flexible workspace marketplaces 2027

Where to search for offices, coworking and meeting rooms in 2027: what each platform offers, with pros and cons from its own website.

  • 11 platforms
  • Listed A to Z, not ranked
  • Facts checked

What is a flexible workspace marketplace?

A flexible workspace marketplace lists offices, coworking desks and meeting rooms from many operators in one place, so a business can compare them before it books a viewing.

They differ in what they list, where they list it and who you deal with. This page sets out what each one offers, in its own words where we quote it, so you can pick the one that suits your search.

Hubble logo

Hubble

“Find amazing workspaces for your team to thrive”

  • Private offices
  • Meeting rooms
  • Coworking
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A workspace search platform for private offices on 1 to 24+ month terms, with on demand meeting rooms, coworking desks and day offices in the UK and abroad.

Pros

  • Advisors help with private office searches, which Hubble says it does for free
  • Private offices, meeting rooms, coworking desks and day offices in one place
  • Monthly on demand plans for booking desks and rooms

Cons

  • Private office searches are led by Hubble's advisors
  • Its homepage doesn't say how workspace providers pay Hubble

Source: hubblehq.com homepage, checked .

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Instant Offices

“Instant Offices lists flexible office space, coworking spaces and serviced offices available worldwide”

  • Serviced offices
  • Coworking
  • Worldwide
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A search service for serviced offices, coworking spaces and flexible offices worldwide, with listings that show a monthly starting price.

Pros

  • Serviced offices, coworking spaces and flexible offices worldwide
  • Listings show a monthly starting price, such as from £265 a month in Exeter

Cons

  • Its search listing doesn't say how it's paid

Source: Google search listing for instantoffices.com, checked .

Kontor logo

Kontor

“We help the world’s fastest growing companies to find the perfect office space!”

  • Scaleups
  • Managed offices
  • Leased offices
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An office search service for fast growing companies, covering leased and fully managed offices, with its own workplace advisors.

Pros

  • Says its service is free for fully managed offices, because the operator pays it
  • Covers leased and fully managed offices
  • Works from London to Los Angeles, Singapore, San Francisco and New York, by its own description

Cons

  • Leased office searches may come at a small % fee, by its own description
  • Built for fast growing companies

Source: kontor.com homepage, checked .

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LiquidSpace

“Find flexible workspace. Run your entire portfolio.”

  • Global
  • Meeting rooms
  • Enterprise
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A global marketplace for desks, meeting rooms, private offices and day passes, booked by the hour, the day or longer, with an enterprise platform for managing workspace.

Pros

  • 100,000+ workspaces in 120+ countries, by its own count
  • Book by the hour, the day or for longer
  • Enterprise tools for portfolios, licences and billing

Cons

  • Its homepage doesn't say how many UK locations it lists
  • No general fee terms on its homepage

Source: liquidspace.com homepage, checked .

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Office Freedom

“The entire office space market in one place”

  • Flexible offices
  • London
  • Search service
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An office search service for flexible offices to rent in London, the UK and abroad, which takes your brief and finds options for you.

Pros

  • Takes your brief and finds the best fit, by its own description
  • Says it negotiates the deal for you
  • Says its service is free

Cons

  • Works from a brief sent to its team
  • Its search listing doesn't say how it's paid

Source: Google search listing for officefreedom.com, checked .

Rightmove Commercial logo

Rightmove Commercial

“The UK’s number 1 commercial property destination”

  • Offices
  • To rent or buy
  • UK
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Rightmove's section for property to rent and for sale across the UK, from offices to retail, leisure and industrial units.

Pros

  • Offices, retail, leisure and industrial units across the UK
  • Property to rent and for sale
  • 46 million visits a year, by its own count

Cons

  • Covers all business premises, not only flexible workspace
  • Properties are marketed by agents

Source: rightmove.co.uk commercial to let page, checked .

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spacebly

“Every Space. One Place.”

  • Free for businesses
  • Direct to operators
  • Cashback
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A flexible workspace marketplace that's free for businesses. Search offices with live prices, book viewings and deal with operators directly.

Pros

  • £0 for businesses: searching, comparing, enquiring and viewings are free
  • Deal with the operator directly
  • Up to 3% of the first year's fees back as cashback (UK businesses, terms apply)
  • Publishes the monthly spacebly UK Flexible Office Price Index, free to reuse
  • Operators can choose a flat subscription with 0% commission

Cons

  • Newer than most: launched in May 2026
  • Doesn't negotiate for you or attend viewings

Source: spacebly.com/pricing, checked . That's us: spacebly publishes this comparison.

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Spacepool

“Workspace search made simple”

  • UK
  • Day passes
  • Coworking
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A UK search site for coworking spaces, meeting rooms and offices, from day passes and hot desks to private offices.

Pros

  • 3,860 UK workspaces listed on its homepage
  • Day passes and hot desks as well as private offices
  • City search across ten UK cities, from London to Reading

Cons

  • Its homepage doesn't state booking or service fees

Source: spacepool.com homepage, checked .

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Upflex

“Hybrid Work starts here”

  • Hybrid teams
  • On demand
  • Global
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On demand workspace for companies with hybrid teams: memberships and offices around the world, set up through a business portal.

Pros

  • On demand memberships for teams
  • Memberships and offices around the globe, by its own description

Cons

  • Set up through a business account

Source: Google search listing for upflex.com, checked .

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Workthere

“Find Your Ideal Office Space & Arrange a Viewing Today with Workthere”

  • Flexible offices
  • Advisors
  • Viewings
Visit website

A flexible office search service whose local property experts help you find space and arrange viewings.

Pros

  • Local property experts help with your search, by its own description
  • Arrange viewings through Workthere

Cons

  • Viewings are arranged through its team
  • Its search listing doesn't say how it's paid

Source: Google search listing for workthere.com, checked .

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Zoopla Commercial

“Search for commercial property to rent across the UK.”

  • Offices
  • Serviced offices
  • UK
Visit website

Zoopla's section for offices, serviced offices, retail premises and industrial units to rent across the UK.

Pros

  • Offices, serviced offices, retail premises and industrial units to rent
  • Puts you in touch with a local agent, by its own description
  • Thousands of business properties to rent, by its own count

Cons

  • Doesn't say how many of its listings are offices
  • Enquiries go to the listing agent

Source: zoopla.co.uk commercial offices page, checked .

How to choose

  1. Who you deal with: the operator directly, or an advisor who searches for you.
  2. What it costs your business and how the platform itself is paid.
  3. Where it lists space and how much of it shows live prices.

Questions

What is a flexible workspace marketplace?
A website that lists offices, coworking desks and meeting rooms from many operators, so a business can search and compare them in one place before it books a viewing.
Are these platforms free for businesses?
spacebly is free for businesses. For the others, check each platform's own terms: the facts on this page come from their websites and carry the date we checked them.
Is this list ranked?
No. Platforms are listed A to Z, with facts from each platform's own website.

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