December 5, 2024
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Speckle Workspaces: Out of Beta, Into Action

Speckle’s Workspaces, the easiest way to collaborate for teams of all sizes, is out of beta and ready to change how AEC works.

Mirna Savić
Content Manager
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Bring Your Team Together in Workspaces

Speckle is not yet another AEC software. Since day one, Speckle has represented a change in how our industry uses AEC technology and prioritises new technology development. A shift in approach, a movement towards unravelling the mess we’re used to working in.

Now Speckle has matured into a data hub that offers a home to your team, models and communication. Specklers across global AEC companies can now come out of their solitary innovation bubble where they spent years working alone and say: “Join me in my Speckle workspace so we can finally get stuff done together”.

Your workspace helps your team organise and gain visibility into your company’s ongoing and past projects. The name “Workspaces” is not in plural form without reason; you can easily switch between multiple workspaces you’re a part of or have created, so collaborating with multiple teams or companies is secure and well-organised.

“We are super happy to be early adopters of Workspace. This will heavily simplify the road to wide adoption of Speckle in UNStudio. The hours saved just in the administration of permissions will make it break even really quickly.” (Cristóbal Burgos from UNStudio)

Your Workspace: Where All Stakeholders Have Their Role

So this is how it works: you get your team into a workspace as members, and they’ll immediately get to see all projects.

If you’re the workspace’s admin, you’ll get your central place to see and manage projects and user permissions. Admins are always owners of all projects, so they can easily manage each project team and workflow even if they did not start the project.

We also know that project teams can drastically differ from project to project. Often, there's a need for adding external collaborators, contractors and clients to only specific projects. So, you’ll get to assign those stakeholders a guest role in your workspace!

Guests are limited workspace members with explicitly granted read or write permissions on a per-project basis. Admins grant access to these workspace lurkers in their management overview place.

Speckle Workspaces are Enterprise-Ready

Data security matters to all of us in AEC. This is why we’re introducing Single Sign-On (SSO) and data residency. Admins can set up any SSO provider in minutes—no sales calls, no extended configurations.

Additionally, we’re bringing domain-based security to the mix as Workspaces makes managing your team's data effortless.

When new members sign up with your verified email domain, they’re prompted to join your workspace—no admin invite is needed. This optional discovery feature helps unite teams already using Speckle without knowing it!

You can also invite external guests and give them access to specific projects, allowing you to control who joins what and when.

Workspaces are SOC2 Type 1 Attested: We often hear the misconception that open-source software like Speckle is inherently insecure. We strongly disagree, but now we have the credentials to settle the debate. We’ve secured our SOC2 Type 1 attestation to cut discussions short. If you’re keen on SOC2 Type 2, this will follow soon!

Data Residency: Select a Custom Region to Host Your Speckle Data

Whether due to regulatory requirements or contractual obligations, where you store your project data matters.

Speckle Workspaces allow you to choose where your data lives, offering remarkable flexibility for global AEC teams. Whether you operate in the US, EU, UK, or Australia, you can select a data region for each workspace to meet your team's specific needs, with more locations on the horizon.

Automate Your Workflows: The Gem of Workspaces

Only in Workspaces can your tech-savvy teammates create private Speckle Automate functions, setting up consistent, reliable workflows that are easily shared across your team.

All Workspaces plans include Speckle  Automate, making creating and running AEC workflow automation accessible to everyone—not just coders!

These automations can be deployed effortlessly on any project, with full transparency into active workflows and their outcomes. No bottlenecks, no hardware limitations, and no restrictive software licenses.

By automating tasks with every model update in Speckle, Automate removes repetitive work, saves hours, and lets your team focus on what really matters—creativity and impact.

Pro tip: Pair Speckle Automate (beta) with our Next-Gen connectors to unlock even greater potential for your projects.

Recap: Why Choose Speckle Workspaces

  • Centralised Collaboration: Keep all your projects, teams, and data in one place for easy coordination and clear communication.
  • Real-Time Updates: Track progress instantly, reduce errors with automatic updates, and keep everyone on the same page.
  • Simple Access Management: Easily control who sees what with role-based permissions and guest access.
  • Enterprise-Grade Security: Protect your data with SOC2 compliance, SSO integration and domain-based policies.
  • Data Residency: Choose where your data is stored, with support for the US, EU, UK, and Australia, ensuring compliance with local regulations for global teams.
  • Clever Automation: Let Speckle Automate handle repetitive tasks to let your team focus on what matters most.

Choose Your Workspaces Plan

Speckle Workspaces adapts to your needs, whether you're a small studio or a global enterprise. With three plans—Starter, Plus, and Business—your team can scale collaboration effortlessly while maintaining full control over data and security.

Get started for free with a 30-day trial of the Starter plan. No credit card needed.

Try Workspaces Today

Join the growing number of AEC teams that are changing their workflows with Speckle. Experience secure, intuitive collaboration that lets your team focus on what really matters: delivering exceptional projects on time and with confidence.

What's Next

Join us at SpeckleCon, where you and your team can present projects you are proud of. Showcase how you leveraged Speckle's connected and collaborative aspect, and let’s shape the future of AEC together!

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Mirna Savić
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