Gather Alternatives for Virtual Offices and Remote Teams

Gather still runs, but it is not the product many people remember. The old game-style spaces were rebuilt as Gather 2.0, a virtual office for remote teams. The Gather pricing page lists one self-serve plan, Essential, at $12 per member per month, with 20% off yearly. The first 30 days are free with no credit card. Pricing is now member-based, while Gather 1.0 charged by concurrent users, and the original Gather Events product is still linked for one-off event spaces.

That change sends two groups looking for alternatives: small teams that lived on the old free tier, and companies that want a different style of office. The picks below cover both, from free 2D maps to audio-first offices on the desktop. If you also looked at VR meeting rooms, see our Horizon Workrooms alternatives, since Meta closed Workrooms on February 16, 2026.

Prices below are as of November 6, 2026. Our method is on How we review tools.

Quick comparison

Kumospace

Kumospace is the nearest like-for-like option: a virtual office split into floors where the team and its guests meet. The free plan is what most teams leaving Gather want. The Kumospace pricing page lists up to 5 registered members, 1 floor and 50 guests, with desktop apps for Windows and macOS and mobile apps for iOS and Android.

Business costs $16 per user a month, billed annually with a minimum of 5 members, after a 14-day trial and adds unlimited floors and chat history. Enterprise adds single sign-on, a custom domain and an uptime SLA.

Best for: Startups of up to five people who want a free virtual office with real apps.

Pricing:

• Free: $0, up to 5 members, 1 floor, 50 guests, public space only
• Business: $16 per user a month, billed annually, minimum 5 members, 14-day free trial
• Enterprise: price varies, paid annually, contact sales

Watch out for:

• Guests on the free plan can only be in the space up to 4 hours a week, which rules out a daily client drop-in.
• The 5-member minimum on Business means the smallest paid team pays $80 a month, billed for a year.

Official site: Kumospace.

WorkAdventure

WorkAdventure looks the most like classic Gather. It is a 16-bit, RPG-style map in the browser where walking next to a colleague starts a video chat. The README in its GitHub repository, which has 5.9k stars, calls the platform open source and documents self-hosting with Docker Compose or Kubernetes.

Self-hosting is the difference. A company with strict data rules can keep the office on its own servers, which the Gather and Kumospace pricing pages do not offer. The hosted service has a free plan for up to 10 simultaneous users and a one-off Event plan billed per day.

Best for: Teams that liked Gather's pixel-art maps, and IT teams that must host the office themselves.

Pricing:

• Free: 0 euros, up to 10 simultaneous users
• Event: from 4 euros per user per day, one-off
• Business: from 8 euros per user per month
• Self-hosting: enterprise support through sales, no public price

Watch out for:

• Prices are in euros only, and Event and Business limits are set per quote.
• The README calls it open source, but check the licence file before self-hosting it for a client.

Official site: WorkAdventure.

SoWork

Price is SoWork's case. Basic is $5.40 per member per month and Premium is $12, so a small team pays less than half of Gather's rate on the lower tier. The free plan adds up to 10 members, twice Kumospace's free limit.

It runs as a web app at app.sowork.com, with mobile apps for iOS and Android. The SoWork pricing page offers a 7-day trial of paid features.

Best for: Teams of up to 10 that want a free office, or small teams on a tight budget.

Pricing:

• Free: $0, up to 10 members, 30-minute meetings
• Basic: $5.40 per member a month
• Premium: $12 per member a month
• Enterprise: custom; yearly billing saves up to 20%

Watch out for:

• Free meetings stop at 30 minutes, and the free plan has no recording, analytics or AI.
• SoWork lists $5.40 and $12 per user in different places, so confirm the price at checkout.

Official site: SoWork.

Roam

Roam drops the game map for a desktop-style office. One bundle includes all nine of its products, among them Drop-In Meetings, Theater, Lobby and AI meeting notes called Magic Minutes, so there are no add-ons to price out.

Billing is the unusual part. The Roam pricing page charges $19.50 per active member a month, so people who do not use Roam that month cost nothing. There is no annual commitment, guests are free, and each new member gets a 14-day trial before they appear on the bill.

Best for: Companies with part-time staff or contractors who should not count as paid seats every month.

Pricing:

• Virtual Office Super Bundle: $19.50 per active member a month, billed monthly
• 2027 rate on the page: $20.88 per active member a month
• Guests free; 14-day trial per new member

Watch out for:

• There is only one plan, and it is the most expensive per head on this list.
• The page already lists a price rise to $20.88 for 2027.

Official site: Roam.

oVice

oVice prices the space, not the person. Entry-S is $65 a month on a yearly plan, or $78 billed monthly, as a flat price for the space. Larger teams can move to Entry-M or to per-user Business Starter.

It also sells one-off event spaces, and the oVice pricing page runs from a $35 Meetup pass for one week to a $2,200 Expo for a month. After the 14-day trial, a space drops to a Free plan with one S-size space and no support.

Best for: Teams of 10 or more, and organisers who need a virtual venue for a week or a month.

Pricing:

• Entry-S: $65 per space a month ($780 a year), or $78 monthly
• Entry-M: $245 per space a month ($2,940 a year), or $294 monthly
• Business Starter: $16 per user a month from 20 users ($320 a month), or $19.20 monthly
• Events: 1 week from $35, 1 month from $540
• 14-day trial, then a Free plan with one S-size space

Watch out for:

• Business Starter starts at 20 users, so a small team that needs its features pays at least $320 a month.
• The Free plan after the trial has no SLA or support.

Official site: oVice.

Frame

Frame is 3D rather than top-down. Each space, called a Frame, opens in a browser, on a phone or in a VR headset, which suits training sessions and presentations more than an all-day office.

Pricing is per Frame. The Frame pricing guide lists a free plan with 3 Frames of 8 users each, Basic at $10 a month, Plus at $50 for 50 users and Pro at $200 for 300 users.

Best for: Teams that want occasional 3D meetings or training that also work in VR.

Pricing:

• Free: 3 Frames, 8 users per Frame
• Basic: $10 a month, 8 users
• Plus: $50 a month, 50 users
• Pro: $200 a month, 300 users

Watch out for:

• Free and Basic Frames stop at eight people, so a 40-person team meeting needs Plus at $50 a month.

Official site: Frame.

Discord

Some small teams never needed a map. A Discord server with a few always-open voice channels, one per team or topic, gives the same drop-in feel as walking up to a desk in Gather, for free. People see who is in each room and click to join.

Apps run on Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS and Android. Paid Nitro, from $2.99 a month on the Nitro page, is per person and only raises upload limits and adds perks, so a team can stay on the free tier.

Best for: Developer teams and small startups that want free drop-in voice rooms and nothing else.

Pricing:

• Free
• Nitro Basic: $2.99 a month, 50MB uploads
• Nitro: $9.99 a month, 1GB uploads

Watch out for:

• Discord's DAVE encryption covers only audio and video, so text messages are not end-to-end encrypted.
• Every account starts with teen settings since Discord's February 2026 change, and adults may be asked for a face scan or ID to open age-restricted content.

Official site: Discord.

How to choose

When to stay with Gather

Stay with Gather if your team already likes it and $12 per member is within budget. Guests are free under the member-based model, Essential includes meeting recordings and a Google Calendar integration, and the 30-day trial covers every feature on the Gather pricing page. For a one-time conference or party, the original Gather Events product is still available.

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