Smart Locking vs Smart Locker Solutions vs Event Lockers
Smart locking, smart locker solutions, smart lockers: what rival vendors call their lockers, mapped term by term against Volt Event Lockers for organisers.
Smart locking, smart locker solutions and smart lockers are three different rival vendors' names for the same storage category Volt calls Event Lockers. Keynius and Olssen both put "smart locking" in their own titles and headings. Keynius and LOKT both build pages around "smart locker solutions." Variocube, MobileLocker and Olssen all use the plain "smart locker" too. None of it is a different product. It is the same code-accessed, monitored storage compartment, named differently by whoever is selling it, and organisers shopping locker suppliers search all of these terms without knowing they lead to the same shortlist.
This is a straight term-by-term map: who uses which phrase, what it actually describes, and how it differs from Volt's own Event Lockers when an organiser is comparing quotes.
Why the same thing has five names
Locker vendors name their offering after whichever part of it they want to sell first. A hardware-and-software platform selling into offices, gyms and transit hubs leads with "smart locking," the access mechanism, because that is the retrofit product: bolt electronic locks onto lockers a building already owns. A vendor selling a packaged, installed system leads with "smart locker solutions," because the pitch is the whole box, not just the lock. A vendor selling into festivals and events leads with "smart lockers" or a use-case name like "outdoor lockers," because the buyer is renting a unit for a weekend, not retrofitting a wall.
Volt sells into exactly that last use case, on-site delivery and operation for an event, plus permanent indoor and outdoor installs, and calls the whole thing Event Lockers regardless of which access mode or install type it is. That is one name covering ground five rival vendors split across several.
The glossary: rival term by rival term
| Rival term | Who uses it | What it means | How it differs from Event Lockers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smart locking | Olssen, Keynius | The electronic access mechanism itself: a battery-powered lock, PIN pad or app fitted in place of a traditional cylinder lock on a locker a site already owns. | Event Lockers is not a lock retrofitted onto existing furniture. It is the complete unit, delivered, staffed and monitored for the event. |
| Smart locker solutions | Keynius, LOKT | The packaged offering: hardware, management software and install combined, usually sold as a permanent fixture for a venue. | Volt's packaged equivalent is Event Lockers, but delivered as an on-site service for the length of an event, or bought outright for a permanent install. Not licensed software over an existing wall. |
| Smart locker (plain) | Keynius, MobileLocker, Variocube, Olssen | The generic trade term for any code-accessed, monitored storage compartment. Four of five rivals mined for this piece use it somewhere on their site. | Event Lockers is Volt's product name for this same category. If a rival page says "smart locker," it is describing the thing Volt calls an Event Locker. |
| Storage lockers / outdoor lockers | MobileLocker | MobileLocker splits its own range by setting: "storage lockers" for the general product, "outdoor lockers" for the weatherproofed festival version. | Volt does not split the product line this way. One Event Locker spec covers indoor and outdoor, festival and permanent, under a single name. |
| Luggage lockers | MobileLocker | Bag and baggage storage, usually at stations or airports, MobileLocker's highest-traffic term. | Volt does not offer luggage lockers. Its permanent lockers cover the equivalent need at transit sites and venues, under the Event Lockers name, not a separate luggage product. |
One name, four access modes rivals sell as separate products
Rival vendors often turn access method into a product split of its own: a "QR locker" page, a separate "PIN locker" page, a "key locker" line. Volt runs all four modes under the single Event Lockers name, chosen per event rather than per product:
- QR code: booked in advance or on the day, details by SMS and email, no queue, fully cashless, and the organiser gets live rental statistics.
- PIN code: pre-booked PIN cards for a fast entry flow, with less staff effort at exit than the deposit-and-return model below.
- Key: the cheapest option and the most labour-intensive, since a deposit is taken and returned against the physical key each time it is re-rented.
- Open mode: the guest sets their own PIN and one locker serves several guests in succession with minimal staffing, usually free to the guest and common at corporate events.
Both rental for an event and purchase for a permanent install are available, which matters because several rival sites split "lockers for rent" from "buy lockers" as if they were different product lines.
What this looks like on site
Volt's outdoor unit is the Cubic Locker: a self-contained steel cube with 74 numbered lockers across both faces, four integrated powerbank dispenser bays, and its own built-in 4G connection, so it works without a venue network. For bigger festivals, the Volt Locker Container scales that up to 296 lockers behind one 230V outlet, built from flightcase modules of roughly 40 lockers each so capacity can grow between events without redesigning the layout.
Pricing for a festival goer runs roughly 65 to 125 DKK for a single day and 150 to 399 DKK for the full event, deposit-free since access is by code rather than a returnable token. None of that changes by which rival term brought the organiser to the page: a smart locker, a smart locking system and an Event Locker all describe hardware built to the same job.
Frequently asked questions
Is a "smart locker" the same thing as an "Event Locker"?
Yes. Smart locker is the general trade term for a code-accessed, monitored storage compartment. Event Lockers is Volt's product name for that same category, built specifically for festivals and events plus permanent indoor and outdoor installs.
What does "smart locking" mean if it is not the same as a locker?
Smart locking usually refers to the access mechanism on its own, an electronic lock, PIN pad or app fitted onto lockers a site already owns. Olssen and Keynius both use the phrase this way. Event Lockers is the complete delivered and staffed unit, not a lock sold separately.
Why do Keynius and LOKT call their offering "smart locker solutions"?
Because they are selling the packaged system, hardware plus software plus install, usually as a permanent fixture. It is the same category Volt serves with Event Lockers, delivered instead as an on-site event service or a permanent purchase.
Does Volt offer luggage lockers?
No. Luggage storage is a separate business Volt does not run. Its permanent lockers, sold under the Event Lockers name, cover the same need at transit sites and venues without a dedicated luggage product.
Are Event Lockers indoor, outdoor, or both?
Both. The Cubic Locker and Volt Locker Container are weatherproof outdoor units built for festival sites, and the same Event Lockers name covers permanent indoor installs at arenas, stations, gyms and transit hubs.
Can an organiser rent lockers for one event, or only buy them permanently?
Both. Lockers are available as a rental for an event and as a purchase for a permanent install, the same split several rival vendors sell as two separate product lines.
Comparing suppliers on more than a name
A shared vocabulary makes suppliers easier to compare, not harder. Once the trade term on a rival's page is mapped to what it actually covers, the real comparison questions are the ones that decide a contract: which access modes are offered, whether the unit runs without a venue network, and whether pricing is per day, per event or a permanent purchase. For a sizing and revenue-share breakdown built for that comparison, see how many Event Lockers a festival actually needs and what Event Lockers cost an organiser. For the full spec and access-mode rundown, see Event Lockers.
