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Sekinabi Awarded Best Software in Japan 2026

In an impressive recognition of its innovative approach, Asmarq’s seating management tool, Sekinabi, has received the prestigious ‘Best Software in Japan 2026’ award in the ‘Seat Management System’ category from ITreview, one of Japan's largest IT product review platforms.

What is Sekinabi?

Launched in June 2020, Sekinabi is designed to enhance workplace communication by providing a clear overview of who is where and what they are doing. Users can easily track their colleagues, reducing communication barriers that often arise in hybrid work environments. Its user-friendly interface and visually appealing profile features, including photos, have garnered positive feedback from users, making it particularly effective in today’s dynamic workplace landscape.

ITreview Best Software Overview

The ‘Best Software in Japan 2026’ initiative awards top-performing SaaS products and IT services based on user reviews collected over the previous year. The selection process involved analyzing reviews from April 2025 to March 2026, identifying products that consistently received high ratings in user satisfaction, functionality, and support quality. Sekinabi stood out as the top-rated product in its category, showcasing its effectiveness and reliability.

Selection Criteria

To qualify for the ‘Best Software by Category,’ a product must gather at least ten user reviews over the course of the year. It is evaluated based on various metrics, including customer satisfaction, ease of use, and the quality of support provided. Sekinabi’s performance led to it being identified as the best seat management system, encouraging more organizations to adopt this essential tool for modern work environments.

User Feedback on Sekinabi

Sekinabi has been increasingly adopted by companies transitioning to hybrid work and adopting free-address policies, and several key features have particularly impressed users:

1. Ease of Implementation: Users have praised Sekinabi's straightforward setup process, with many comments highlighting the absence of a manual and the intuitive nature of the user interface, allowing employers to deploy it company-wide without IT hurdles.

2. Reduced Communication Inefficiencies: The tool allows users to check the seat availability and status of colleagues instantly. Feedback indicates significant reductions in unnecessary phone calls and queries like