Founded in 2009 in Southampton, United Kingdom, Alliants provides proprietary guest experience software and managed services that help hotels serve guests from pre-arrival through their stay and beyond. Its capabilities include concierge, contactless check-in, mobile key, payments, messaging, and agentic AI. The company operates globally and employs more than 100 people. With a strong track record of delivering hotel room keys to both Apple Wallet and Google Wallet, Alliants’ digital hotel key technology was recognized by Time magazine as one of the best inventions of 2025.

By pairing Alliants' powerful and established experience platform with Dormakaba's global portfolio and scale, hotels will have the option for an end-to-end solution across digital guest engagement, access, and hotel operations.

Access and guest experience 

Both Dormakaba and Alliants will remain interoperable with other providers across the tech stack providing real choice for hotels to work with other manufacturers and software partners to best fit their needs.

 “Hotel owners and operators increasingly view access and guest experience as part of the same strategy. Alliants adds proven technology and deep hospitality expertise that help us better serve hotels today and as their needs evolve. Hospitality is a key growth vertical for Dormakaba, and this acquisition reflects our continued investment in the sector globally while broadening the value we can deliver to hotel customers,” states Till Reuter, the CEO of Dormakaba.

Presence in more than 130 countries

Tristan Gadsby, CEO and founder of Alliants, also emphasises the opportunities that being part of Dormakaba offers.

“Access and guest experience stopped being separate problems some time ago; the industry's tooling just hasn't caught up. Alliants brings the digital guest journey, and Dormakaba brings a proven track record in access and a presence in more than 130 countries. Together, we can offer hotels one route through it – without asking them to give up the partners they already trust,” he comments.

The parties have agreed not to disclose further details or the financial terms of the transaction. The agreement was signed on 15 September and Dormakaba expects the transaction to close after regulatory approval, expected within this year.