Leesman vs WeOffice: Which Should You Choose – and When Might It Make Sense to Combine Both?

Organisations working with workplace strategy often need a strong foundation for understanding how well the workplace supports the business. In that context, both Leesman and WeOffice are relevant options.

Both can provide valuable insights into how the workplace is performing. The biggest difference is that Leesman’s clearest strength lies in its benchmark across many organisations, while the WeOffice Workplace Adequacy™ Survey is designed to provide an evidence-based foundation that helps organisations understand their business, identify what is working and what is not, and define the next steps in their workplace strategy.

Key takeaways

• Leesman is particularly strong for organisations that want to compare themselves with others through a broad benchmark.
• The WeOffice Workplace Adequacy™ Survey is a research-informed and evidence-based tool built to support workplace strategy.
• Both can map the current situation and identify gaps in the work environment.
• The main practical difference is that Leesman is stronger in external comparison, while WeOffice is stronger in creating a business-specific decision-making foundation and identifying the next steps.
• In some projects, both can be used together, but they play different roles.

What is the main difference between Leesman and WeOffice?

The short version is this:

Leesman is strongest when you want to compare yourself with others. WeOffice is strongest when you want to understand what your own organisation needs and use that foundation to develop your workplace strategy.

That is why it is more accurate to compare survey with survey than to compare the full offers around them.

What is Leesman best at?

Leesman is a strong choice when external benchmarking matters. Its greatest advantage is that it has data from many organisations, making it possible to compare how your workplace performs against others.

This makes Leesman especially relevant when you want to:

• compare your organisation with others
• access a strong external benchmark
• use comparable data as part of your decision-making foundation
• understand how employees experience the workplace
• identify gaps between employee needs and the current work environment

If the most important question is “How do we compare with others?” then Leesman is often the more natural choice.

What is WeOffice best at?

The WeOffice Workplace Adequacy™ Survey is a research-informed and theory-based tool that helps organisations make decisions based on evidence. The survey is designed to measure many of the same types of areas as other workplace surveys, but its purpose is clear: to create a foundation that helps the organisation understand its business and develop its workplace strategy.

This makes WeOffice especially relevant when you want to:

• map the current situation in an evidence-based way
• understand what is working and what is not in the workplace
• identify what the business needs to focus on
• develop a workplace strategy based on organisational needs
• understand work patterns, collaboration, mobility and the conditions for remote work
• follow how change is received within the organisation

The WeOffice Workplace Adequacy™ Survey can also be used in several different phases, for example for current state analysis, workplace strategy development, support during a change journey and follow-up after change has been implemented.

If the most important question is “What do we need to focus on to create a workplace that works for our business?” then WeOffice is often the more relevant choice.

When should you choose Leesman?

Choose Leesman if your main need is to:

• compare yourself with other organisations
• access a strong benchmark
• use external comparison as part of your decision-making foundation

When should you choose WeOffice?

Choose WeOffice if your main need is to:

• understand the needs of your business in greater depth
• get an evidence-based foundation for workplace strategy
• identify priority development areas
• gain support across several phases of workplace development

When might it make sense to combine both?

In some cases, combining both can be valuable.

Such an approach may be relevant if you want both:

• a strong external benchmark
• a more business-specific and strategic foundation for the next steps

In that case, Leesman can contribute comparison with others, while WeOffice can contribute a more evidence-based foundation for understanding the business, prioritising the right areas and developing the workplace strategy.

So the combination is not primarily about one tool measuring and the other not measuring. Both measure. The difference lies in the kind of value the results are intended to create.

Conclusion

A fair comparison between Leesman and WeOffice needs to start from the fact that both can provide valuable insights into the workplace.

Leesman’s clearest distinguishing strength is its benchmark across many other organisations.

At the same time, the WeOffice Workplace Adequacy™ Survey is a research-informed, evidence-based and theory-based tool that can measure many of the same areas, but is specifically designed to help organisations understand their business, identify what is working and what is not, and define the next steps in their workplace strategy.

So the choice ultimately depends on what you need most:

• if your main goal is to compare yourself with others, Leesman is particularly strong
• if your main goal is to gain an evidence-based foundation for understanding needs, setting priorities and developing workplace strategy, WeOffice is particularly strong
• if you want both external comparison and a more business-specific strategic foundation, combining both may be relevant

Not sure which path is right for your organisation?

Contact WeOffice to discuss your goals, your challenges and what kind of foundation would create the most value.