Bureau vs Framery: Which Office Pod Is Right for Your Workplace?

When it comes to creating a modern, efficient office, having the right spaces for both collaboration and focused work is essential. While open office layouts encourage teamwork and communication, they often lack the quiet areas needed for private conversations and deep work. Bureau and Framery are both leading soundproof office pod brands, but they differ significantly in range, certifications, and health credentials. Bureau offers 11 booth configurations, holds Works with WELL licensing, and is certified across acoustics, air quality, fire safety, and seismic safety, making it the more comprehensive choice for most workplaces.

If you’ve been researching soundproof office pods, you’ve likely come across Framery and Bureau. Both offer unique features, but how do they stack up against each other? Let’s take a closer look.

What sizes are available for Framery and Bureau office booths?

Framery booths have the following range of sizes available:

• Framery One Compact
• Framery One
• Framery Four
• Framery Six

Bureau offers a wider range of 11 sizes and configurations to meet diverse office needs, from single-person booths for focused work to larger multi-person setups ideal for collaborative meetings:

• Bureau One Stand (1-person booth)
• Bureau One Solo (1-person booth)
• Tuesday (1-person booth)
• Bureau One+ Focus (1-person booth)
• Bureau One+ Meet (up to 2 people)
• Tuesday+ (up to 2 people)
• Bureau Quad Meet (up to 4 people)
• Bureau Quad+ Meet (up to 4 people)
• Bureau Quad+ Focus ( 1-person booth)
• Bureau Team Meet (up to 6 people)
• Bureau Clubhouse (largest booth, up to 8 people)

With nearly three times the number of configurations, Bureau offers far more flexibility to build a booth setup that fits any floor plan or team size.

How soundproof are Framery and Bureau booths?

Both brands achieve strong acoustic performance, but Bureau’s range offers more options at different price points.

Framery’s current smart pod lineup achieves a Class A 30dB speech level reduction, measured using ISO 23351-1.

Bureau’s Signature 2.0 series (One, One+, Quad, Quad+, Team) delivers greater than 30dB noise reduction, keeping conversations completely private for those inside. The Tuesday series achieves 28dB NIC (ASTM E596), making it an excellent and budget-friendly option for focused solo work and small team huddles. Both acoustic ratings are independently tested and certified.

How are Framery and Bureau office booths designed?

Framery booths are built with customizable furniture layouts, optimized lighting, and airflow, using materials like sound control laminated glass and birch plywood.

Bureau blends modern aesthetics with ergonomic design, available in a range of finishes including Ashen, Clay, Urban Oak, Storm, and more across the Tuesday series. Every Bureau booth includes eco-friendly materials, an integrated ventilation system, adjustable lighting (3000K-6000K, CRI 92), and a control panel for ventilation, light strength, and temperature.

Bureau is also the world’s only soundproof booth company to earn Works with WELL licensing, meaning every booth is independently verified to support occupant health and wellbeing across air quality, light, and acoustic comfort.

What are Framery and Bureau booths designed for?

Framery booths are built to empower people at work to focus on what matters: solving problems, creating solutions, and building a better tomorrow.

Bureau booths are created to improve productivity and contribute to employee satisfaction by providing quiet, private spaces within office environments. As the world’s only WELL-licensed booth brand, Bureau goes further than comfort and design. Every booth is built to actively support the health of the people inside it, at a price point that makes it accessible to more workplaces.

How flexible are Framery and Bureau booths?

Framery’s smart pods are designed with versatility in mind. The Framery Four offers multiple furniture configurations including Base, Lite, Essentials, and Accessible layouts to suit different use cases. An optional mobility kit also allows pods to be relocated without disassembly.

Flexibility is at the core of Bureau. Their non-permanent design allows booths to be easily added, removed, or relocated as office needs change, making them a cost-effective alternative to traditional office renovations. Bureau’s range spans from the compact, budget-friendly Tuesday series all the way through to the full Signature 2.0 lineup, so teams can mix and match booth sizes to build a setup that fits any floor plan. Every booth includes a user-controlled environment with adjustable ventilation, lighting strength, and colour temperature, so the experience adapts to whoever is inside.

What certifications do Framery and Bureau office booths hold?

Framery holds ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and ISO 45001 management system certifications. All products are CE marked for the European market, NRTL certified by UL for the US and Canadian markets, and tested for FCC/ISED compliance. Their smart pod lineup achieves a Class A 30dB ISO 23351-1 acoustic rating.

Bureau’s certifications cover every dimension of what matters in a booth: acoustics, air quality, fire safety, electrical standards, sustainability, and seismic safety:

• ISO 14067:2018 — Greenhouse Gas and Carbon Footprint
• ISO 14001 — Responsible Manufacturing
• ASTM E084 — Flame Spread Rating (US)
• CSA/ULC-S102 — Flame Spread Rating (Canada)
• Engineered Seismic Bracing — Earthquake safe
• ASTM E336-07 — Acoustic Testing
• ASTM E596 — Acoustic Testing
• ISO 23351-1 — Acoustic Rating
• GB/T 18883 — TVOC Indoor Air Quality Testing
• CSA C22.2 No.61010-1-2012 — Canadian Electrical Standards
• UL 962 — Tested by SGS, an OSHA-recognised NRTL
• AS/NZS 3000 — Australian and New Zealand Wiring Rules
• RCM (Electrical Safety and EMC)

Bureau is also the world’s only soundproof booth company to hold Works with WELL licensing, independently verifying that every booth supports occupant health across air quality, light, and acoustic comfort.

Why should you choose Bureau over Framery for your office?

Bureau is designed to create a workspace where your team can excel. Whether you need a quiet area for focused tasks or a space for team collaboration, Bureau provides a versatile, high-quality, and cost-effective solution that aligns with the specific needs of your office.

With a wider range of booth sizes, certified soundproofing, WELL-licensed health credentials, adaptable configurations, and a sleek design, Bureau offers everything needed to boost productivity and employee wellbeing at a price point that works for more businesses.

Check out our diverse booth options here, or visit one of our showrooms and test the booths out in a real office setting.