ParqEx’s Smart Parking Solutions provide cutting-edge technology to optimize parking management, enhance security, and maximize revenue. Our platform enables property owners, businesses, and drivers to efficiently manage parking spots with real-time availability, remote access control, and seamless digital payments. Whether you’re looking to automate your parking facility, enforce regulations, or generate additional income from unused spaces, ParqEx delivers a smart, secure, and scalable solution tailored to your needs.
Techweek Chicago, the annual tech mega-event that takes place every summer, wrapped-up Friday afternoon with its regional Launch competition. Out of 60 Chicago and national startups who were selected to present their companies at Thursday’s Launch expo, 5 companies were selected as finalists to participate in a tech showdown for the ages. A representative from each…
Believe it or not, self-driving cars may not only be the wave of the future, they may become very prominent in our society very soon. You may or may not have heard about this movement. For some reason, it hasn’t received very much publicity, but there are a number of companies working on the concept. You may…
Come say hello at the Taste of Randolph this weekend! June 17-19, 900 W. Randolph Street What better way to spend Father’s Day than at the Taste of Randolph street festival? The ParqEx team is going to be there with our brand new tent AND we’re one of the event sponsors! (Hint: Stop by and we…
Chicago is a town that knows how to party, so the only difficult thing about recommending Five of Our Favorite Chicago Summer Festivals is narrowing it down to five. There are music festivals, food festivals, ethnic festivals, art festivals, and more. From the Belmont-Sheffield Music Festival to the 57th Street Art Fair, from Ribfest Chicago to the…
Advancing technology is using cloud-based applications to bring innovation to many different industries and sectors of society. In the realm of transportation, mobile apps using the cloud, are solving difficult logistic problems like delivery, public transportation, and even parking. Let’s explore the possibilities by looking at ways the IoT is helping increase parking availability in major…
The transportation and shipping industries are getting smarter and more innovative every day, thanks to a fruitful partnership between IoT and the ever-expanding sharing economy. The latest developments with these technologies are improving roadways and shipping ways for individuals and businesses alike–including these innovative examples. BlipTrack Sensors Helping Road Engineers in Europe Create Better Traffic Flow Blip…
Summer is right around the corner, and this is usually exciting for most people. But after that initial jolt, the reality sets in. Nothing is for free, and with all the joy that summer brings, it also has its costs. Certain issues such as childcare, getting that beach bod ready, and dealing with the oppressive…
Unless you work in the world of technology, you probably haven’t heard these terms before, but they are doing more for you than you realize. If you do business with companies like Uber, Lyft, AirBnB, Kickstarter, or, of course, ParqEx, then you’ve been working with these concepts for a long time. You don’t necessarily need…
Just Launched! Navigation using Waze, Google Maps, Apple Maps and more… ParqEx makes finding a convenient parking spot quite “convenient”, but we also realize that navigation to and from the parking location is equally important. Whether it be using your favorite parking app to navigate or having the option to use an app like Waze,…
Now that Spring has (hopefully!) sprung, its time to think about putting away the heavy coats and snow pants and start getting ready for vacations and warm, sunny weather. Is your car ready though? In honor of April being National Car Care Month, here is a short, but important (and often overlooked) check list to make…
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| Spots | 1 | 4 | 20 | 100 | 90 |
| Users | 1 | 10 | 50 | 300 | 500 |
| Contract & Invoicing | - | 1 yr | 2 yr | 2 yr | - |
| One-Time Setup Fee Per Access+ device (controls 3 access points) | $ 250.00 | $ 750.00 | $ 1,000.00 | - | |
| Public Marketplace Commission | 20% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 20% |
| Internal Marketplace Commission | 4.5% | 4.5% | 4.5% | 4.5% | 4.5% |
| Onboarding & Training # of hours included per contract term | - | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| Trial (Pilot) | NA | 1 month | 1 month | 1 month | NA |
| Seats included # of users that can access the (shared) account | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| iPhone, Android & Desktop app |  | | | | |
| Customer support Email, phone and chat support | | | |||
| ParqEx Account Manager |  | ||||
| Notifications | |||||
Email alerts | | |  | | |
SMS alerts | | | | | |
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| MARKETPLACE | |||||
| Manage property, spot & listings | | | | | |
Advanced Settings | | | | ||
Blackouts | | | | ||
Surge pricing | | | | ||
Dynamic pricing | | | | ||
Extended stay configuration & pricing | | | | ||
Lead time | | | | | |
Parking spot sorting & selection | | ||||
| Rules | | ||||
# of bookings per renter per month | | ||||
# of simultaneous transctions permitted for a user | | ||||
# of hours a renter can book per month | | ||||
| Payment Processing | | | | | |
PayOnExit | | ||||
| Marketing | |||||
Featured Listings | | | | ||
Demand priority planning | | | | ||
Mailchimp Integration | | | | | |
Personalized Campaigns | | | | ||
Monthly Automated Campaigns | | | | ||
Bulk Message Execution | | | | ||
Promotions | | | | ||
Email Marketing | | | | ||
Digital Marketing | | | | ||
Social Media Coverage | | | | ||
Promo materials | | ||||
Ratings & review management | | | |||
| Competetive Pricing analysis | Annual | ||||
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| INTERNAL TENANT MANAGEMENT | |||||
| Public versus Private property | | | | ||
Internal tenant management features | | | | ||
Advanced permission management capability | | | | ||
Parking spot sorting | | ||||
| Rules | |||||
# of bookings per renter per month | | ||||
# of simultaneous transactions permitted per user | | ||||
# of hours a renter can book per month | | ||||
Custom Tiered Pricing | | ||||
| Importing And Cleaning Up Your Database | Annual | Quarterly | Monthly | ||
| Categorize users by company or custom tags | | | |||
Access management | | | |||
| Activity monitoring & reporting | | | |||
| Track spot, renters by their unit numbers | | | |||
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| ACCESS+ | |||||
Manage Access | |||||
Short term | | | | | |
Long term | | | | | |
Advanced Permissions | |||||
| Manage permissions by spot | | | |||
| Manage permissions by user | | | | | |
Access Log dashboard & reporting | | | | | |
| Role based security | available | | |||
| Property Access Logs Management module | available | | |||
| Property Access Log for enforcement module | available | | |||
| Notifications | |||||
| Request for access notifications | available | | |||
| Notifications when property is accessed | available | | |||
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| GUESTPARQ | |||||
| Guest / visitor parking functionality | available | | | ||
| Guest Parking Management | available | | |||
| Notifications | |||||
Advanced reporting | available | available | |||
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| ENFORCER | |||||
| Enforce by property | available | available | |||
| Do not tow list management | available | available | |||
| Violations | available | available | |||
| Custom violation types & fees | available | available | |||
| Integration with ticketing/towing partners | available | available | |||
| Coordination with enforcement partner | available | available | |||
| Role based permissions (Enforecement agent, manager and admin) | available | available | |||
| Notifications | available | available | |||
| Automated Daily enforcement data report for a property via email | available | available | |||
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| ACCOUNTING & FINANCE | |||||
Payout options | | | | | |
| Monthly statement | | | | | |
| Detailed monthly statements for tax & reporting purposes | available | available | |||
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| ADMIN MODULES | |||||
| Customer Search | |||||
Guest Parking Management | |||||
| Email Logs | |||||
| Account setup and Management | |||||
| Access+ Logs (read-only) | |||||
| Access+ Advanced Logs for Field OPS & Admin | |||||
| Role based permissions | |||||
| Read-Only | |||||
| Manager | |||||
| Owner | |||||
| Notifications | |||||
| Schedule real time, daily, weekly or monthly reports | |||||
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| ONBOARDING & TRAINING | |||||
| User guides | | | | ||
| Knowledge base & FAQ | | | | ||
| Videos | | | | ||
| In-person training for staff | | | |||
| In-person training & onboarding of tenants/renters | | | |||
Custom branded training material | available | available | |||
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| ADVANCED CUSTOMER SUPPORT | | ||||
| Developing And Maintaining Your Communication Strategy to tenants/residents | | | |||
| Monitoring listing quality | | | | | |
Managing requests | | | | | |
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| OPERATIONS SUPPORT | |||||
| Site surveys | |||||
Access+ - hardware maintenance | Annual | Annual | Annual | Quarterly | Quarterly |
Network check | Annual | Annual | Annual | Quarterly | Quarterly |
Signage check | Annual | Annual | |||
| Get Started | SIGN UP | SIGN UP | SIGN UP | REQUEST DEMO |
