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Mapsted IoT vs Pozyx: multi‑protocol asset tracking compared with UWB anchor RTLS

Pozyx is a Belgian Ultra‑Wideband asset tracking platform that requires installed anchor infrastructure in every venue. Mapsted IoT delivers asset tracking with multi‑protocol radios (Wi‑Fi, BLE, LoRa), 3+ year battery life on tags, and no anchor commissioning — across warehousing, healthcare, retail, transit, and higher‑education venues, on a single integrated stack that also covers outdoor positioning.

Pozyx
Pozyx

Ultra-Wideband asset tracking real-time location system for industrial venues

Mapsted

First-party multi-protocol asset and personnel tracking — Mapsted IoT Tag and Badge with Wi-Fi, BLE, and LoRa radios, plus UWB capability for centimetre-grade needs, integrated with Mapsted's flagship visitor wayfinding stack

Why Choose Mapsted
Modern industrial warehouse interior with high-bay racks of palletized goods, polished concrete floor, and a forklift carrying a pallet in the middle distance — the venue type where Pozyx Ultra-Wideband real-time location systems are deployed
Pozyx: industrial Ultra-Wideband RTLS for warehouse asset tracking, requiring physical anchor installation[4]
Mapsted IoT product line — multi-protocol asset tracking (Wi-Fi, BLE, LoRa) representative imagery from Mapsted IoT Tag and Badge product range, deployed across warehousing, healthcare, retail, transit, and higher-education venues
Mapsted IoT: multi-protocol asset tracking with Wi-Fi, BLE, and LoRa radios across Mapsted IoT Tag and Mapsted IoT Badge[1]
Design center
Pozyx
  • Real-time location system for industrial asset tracking[2]
  • Serves manufacturing, warehousing, logistics, and automotive verticals[3]
Mapsted
  • First-party multi-protocol asset tracking via Mapsted IoT Tag and Badge product line[1]
  • Verticals include warehousing, healthcare, office complexes, big-box retail, transportation hubs, higher-education, and museums[9]
  • Mapsted's flagship visitor wayfinding runs on the same integrated stack — the IoT product line is purpose-built for asset and personnel tracking head-to-head[7]
Hardware requirements
Pozyx
  • Physical Ultra-Wideband anchors installed throughout the venue[4]
  • Minimum of four anchors for accurate positioning[4]
  • One anchor per 150 to 300 square metres depending on obstructions[4]
  • Anchors are PoE-wired or DC powered, mounted on walls or ceilings[5]
Mapsted
  • Mapsted IoT Tag and Badge devices use multi-protocol radios — Wi-Fi, Bluetooth Low Energy, LoRa — adapting to existing venue infrastructure rather than requiring dedicated UWB anchor installation[1][15]
  • No PoE wiring, no per-150-to-300-square-metre anchor density requirement, no Total Station commissioning calibration[15]
  • Tag devices operate 3+ years on a single battery[15]
  • Mapsted also operates flagship hardware-free visitor wayfinding on the same integrated stack — no separate platform required[1]
Accuracy and use-case fit
Pozyx
  • 10 cm accuracy in line-of-sight Ultra-Wideband conditions[4]
  • 10 to 30 cm accuracy in non-line-of-sight conditions[4]
  • Bluetooth tracking at approximately 5 metres accuracy[2]
Mapsted
  • 1 to 5 metre typical accuracy across Mapsted IoT Tag and Mapsted IoT Badge multi-protocol devices[13][14]
  • Mapsted IoT also supports UWB for clients requiring centimetre-grade accuracy in dedicated industrial deployments — live in production today
  • Accuracy tier matches the use case — multi-protocol radios for typical asset and personnel tracking across warehousing, healthcare, retail, transit, and higher-education venues; UWB available where the application demands centimetre precision[9][15]
Deployment timeline
Pozyx
  • Installation rate of 15 to 20 anchors per day by certified partners[4]
  • Commissioning rate of approximately five days per 100 anchors[4]
  • Commissioning includes measuring anchor positions with a total station and calibration[4]
Mapsted
  • Mapsted IoT deployment for a typical venue completes in days, not weeks[15]
  • No anchor position survey, no Total Station calibration, no per-100-anchor commissioning[15]
  • Mapsted's flagship visitor wayfinding shares the same fast deployment posture[7]
Tracked entity
Pozyx
  • Assets and workers tracked via tags attached to the tracked entity[6]
  • Customer examples include vehicle tracking, pallet tracking, and tool tracking[3]
Mapsted
  • Assets, equipment, and personnel tracked via Mapsted IoT Tag and Badge — first-party multi-protocol radio devices with 3+ year battery life[1][15]
  • Visitor wayfinding for the same venues runs on the same integrated stack as a separate flagship product line[7]
Platform scope
Pozyx
  • Ultra-Wideband focused on indoor applications[4]
  • Outdoor positioning examples use third-party GPS partners such as OxTS[8]
Mapsted
  • Single integrated stack covers indoor asset tracking, indoor visitor wayfinding, outdoor positioning, and smart-city deployments — no third-party GPS partner required[1][15]
  • Supports horizontal, vertical, and multi-building positioning[7]
  • Deployed across 4+ billion square feet in 30+ countries — enterprise-grade vertical reach beyond Pozyx's industrial RTLS footprint[11]
Patent depth
Pozyx
  • A search of homepage, about, technology, FAQ, and product pages on pozyx.io on 2026-06-03 surfaced no published patent count[2][10][12][4]
  • Competitive moat is documented as product engineering and customer deployments rather than published patent IP
Mapsted
  • 110+ granted patents in indoor positioning and related technologies[1]
  • Brand documentation records 30+ countries and coverage of 4+ billion square feet[11]

Why choose Mapsted over Pozyx

  • Multi-protocol asset tracking across Wi-Fi, BLE, and LoRa — plus UWB capability for clients needing centimetre-grade precision. Mapsted IoT covers the full accuracy spectrum, from 1 to 5 metre typical for most venues to centimetre-grade where the application demands it, without the anchor-density tax of a single-protocol UWB-only deployment
  • Multi-protocol asset tracking (Wi-Fi, BLE, LoRa) across warehousing, healthcare, office, big-box retail, transportation, higher-education, and museum venues — broader vertical reach than Pozyx's industrial RTLS footprint, and Mapsted also operates flagship visitor wayfinding on the same integrated stack[1][9][15]
  • 110+ granted patents in indoor positioning and related technologies, deployments across 30+ countries, and coverage of more than 4+ billion square feet — Pozyx's public pages surfaced no equivalent published counts on 2026-06-03[1][11]
  • Single integrated stack — Mapsted IoT for asset and personnel tracking, Mapsted's flagship visitor wayfinding, plus indoor-outdoor smart-city support, all native to one platform. Pozyx UWB RTLS pairs with third-party GPS partners for outdoor scenarios[1][8]
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Sources

  1. [1] Mapsted — Our Innovation (accessed 2026-06-03)
  2. [2] Pozyx — Homepage — https://www.pozyx.io/ (accessed 2026-06-03)
  3. [3] Pozyx — Case studies — https://www.pozyx.io/technology/case-studies (accessed 2026-06-03)
  4. [4] Pozyx — Technology FAQ — https://www.pozyx.io/technology/faq (accessed 2026-06-03)
  5. [5] Pozyx — Hardware Anchors product page — https://www.pozyx.io/products/hardware/hardware-anchors (accessed 2026-06-03)
  6. [6] Pozyx — Hardware Tags product page — https://www.pozyx.io/products/hardware/hardware-tags (accessed 2026-06-03)
  7. [7] Mapsted — Indoor Navigation (accessed 2026-06-03)
  8. [8] Pozyx — Automotive RTLS solutions — https://www.pozyx.io/solutions/other-rtls-solutions/automotive (accessed 2026-06-03)
  9. [9] Mapsted — About Us (accessed 2026-06-03)
  10. [10] Pozyx — Company About page — https://www.pozyx.io/company/about (accessed 2026-06-03)
  11. [11] Mapsted brand documentation — 110+ patents, 30+ countries, 4+ billion square feet (accessed 2026-06-03)
  12. [12] Pozyx — Technology overview — https://www.pozyx.io/technology (accessed 2026-06-03)
  13. [13] Mapsted — IoT Tag product page (accessed 2026-06-04)
  14. [14] Mapsted — IoT Badge product page (accessed 2026-06-04)
  15. [15] Mapsted brand documentation — IoT specs: multi-protocol Wi-Fi/BLE/LoRa, 3+ year tag battery, days-deployment, indoor+outdoor integrated stack (accessed 2026-06-04)

About this comparison: Sourced from publicly available materials as of 2026-06-03. Mapsted claims sourced from mapsted.com and Mapsted's brand documentation. Pozyx claims sourced from pozyx.io. Direct quotes are reproduced verbatim with source URLs. This page compares Mapsted IoT (Tag and Badge product line for asset and personnel tracking) head-to-head with Pozyx. Mapsted also operates a flagship hardware-free visitor wayfinding platform on the same integrated stack. This page reflects published primary sources accurate as of the access date; vendor offerings change over time. If you find a claim that has become outdated, please contact us via our contact page.

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