Gather vs Kumospace (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Kumospace grades higher than Gather: 2.4 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 9, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Kumospace grades higher on the free plan. They get the same grade on value for money, features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Gather
Virtual office with presence, meetings and chat for remote teams
Kumospace
Virtual office with spatial audio for remote teams
Which one is for you
Pick Gather if
- Fits if your remote team wants the quick chat you'd get by walking to someone's desk
- Works for teams that want meetings, chat and presence in one place, at $12 a member
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you need a free plan, because after 30 days only one admin can get in
- Not for you if you join calls from your phone or work on Linux, as 2.0 supports neither
- Tight if you record a lot, with 2 recording hours per member a month on paid plans
- Watch out: Gather suggests 2.0 for offices of up to 100, and its single sign-on is in beta on the Custom Plan
- Too light for linking other tools, with Google Calendar, GitHub and Spotify the only integrations listed
Pick Kumospace if
- Fits if a remote team wants to drop into rooms instead of booking calls
- Works for a team of 5 or fewer that can stay on the free plan
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you are more than 5 registered members, as Free stops there
- Pricey if you are a pair, because Business has a 5-member minimum
- Watch out: SSO, a custom domain, an uptime SLA and white-label branding are Enterprise only
- Watch out: the FAQ says no refunds as a rule, with the 14-day trial offered instead
- Watch out: the page shows one $16 price without saying which billing it is
How we grade them
| 2.2GPAGatherFair | 2.4GPAKumospaceFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | COne plan, $12 a member a month billed yearly or $15 monthly. That's above the $7 team chat typically starts at but short of the dear end, and it does include every feature. Single sign-on for 2.0 is in beta and sits on the Custom Plan. | CBusiness is $16 per member a month with a 5-member minimum, so at least $80 a month. Team-chat tools sit around $7 in the middle and $16.20 for the dearer quarter. |
| Free plan and trial | CNo free plan. The 30-day trial is the whole product for up to 50 members and asks for no card, but when it ends only one admin can get into the workspace until somebody subscribes. | BFree allows 5 registered members, 1 floor, 50 guests and basic chat, which a small team could use. A 14-day trial of Business is offered. |
| Features | CPresence, walking over to talk, unlimited meetings with screen sharing, permanent chat with channels and threads, recording and AI notes. The limits are metered, though. Recording, transcription and guest time are monthly allowances per member, and Gather suggests 2.0 for offices up to 100. | CFloors, rooms, spatial audio, chat, presentation tools and analytics. Chat channels, history and recording are Business only, so the free chat is basic. |
| Ease of use | CNo App Store rating on record, and the office is a thing you build: pick a template, choose an open, private or hybrid floor plan, edit rooms, walls and floors and place from more than 200 objects before anyone sits down. | CNo store rating on record. People have to learn to move around spaces, so there is a learning curve. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb plus Mac and Windows desktop apps and a browser extension. No phone app for Gather 2.0 and no Linux, so you join from a computer or not at all. Google Calendar, GitHub and Spotify are the integrations listed. | BDesktop apps for Mac, Windows and Linux plus iPhone and Android. No API or integration list is shown. |
| Best for | a virtual office for a fully remote team | a virtual office where you hear people nearby |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Gather and Kumospace. How we grade
Price against what you get
Gather starts at $12 a month for each person and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Kumospace starts at $16 a month for each person and scores 2.3.
They score the same, and Gather starts $4 a month lower. Of the other team communication apps on the chart, 19 score higher than Gather for less, and 21 score higher than Kumospace for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Gather also covers meeting notes and transcription.
- Kumospace also covers screen recording.
At a glance
| Gather | Kumospace | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free plan |
| Starts at | $12 per member / month, billed yearly | $16 per member / month, minimum 5; billing basis not shown |
| Free plan | None | Up to 5 registered members, 1 floor, up to 50 guests, a public Space, basic chat, and desktop and mobile apps. |
| Free trial | 30-day free trial of every feature for up to 50 members, no credit card required | 14-day free trial of the Business plan |
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| Made by | Gather Presence Inc. | Kumospace |
| Price read from | gather.town | kumospace.com |
| Checked | Oct 9, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Gather
- There is no free plan: after the 30-day trial only one admin can enter the workspace until a subscription starts.
- Gather 2.0 has no mobile app and does not support Linux; its desktop apps are for Mac and Windows.
- Recording, transcription and guest time are monthly allowances tied to member count, with minimums of 20, 30 and 30 hours.
- Gather recommends 2.0 for offices of up to 100 people; single sign-on for 2.0 is in beta and listed under the Custom Plan.
Kumospace
- The free plan stops at 5 registered members and one floor, and keeps only basic chat.
- Business has a 5-member minimum; the page shows one $16 price and says annual billing is 20% cheaper than monthly, without giving the other figure.
- Single sign-on, a custom domain, an uptime SLA and white-label branding need Enterprise.
- The FAQ says there are no refunds as a rule, with the 14-day trial offered instead; support reviews requests case by case.
Key features
Gather
- Virtual office and presence
- See who is available, busy or in a meeting, hear nearby conversations if you choose, and wave a teammate over or join a conversation in one click.
- Meetings
- Unlimited scheduled meetings with simultaneous screen sharing, Google Calendar sync, coworking sessions and interactive whiteboards.
- Team chat
- Permanent chat with public and private channels, DMs and group chats, thread replies and file uploads, plus meeting chat and nearby chat.
- Recording and AI meeting notes
- Meetings can be recorded and summarized as AI notes with a transcript. Paid plans include 2 recording hours and 3 transcription hours per member a month.
- Guest hours
- Clients and candidates join as guests after checking in with a member. Paid plans include 3 guest hours per member each month, with a minimum of 30.
- Office customization
- Start from a template, choose open, private or hybrid floor plans, edit rooms, walls and floors, and place more than 200 objects.
Kumospace
- Floors and rooms
- A Space can have several Floors, each with rooms that act as audio areas with doors for private conversations.
- Spatial audio
- People move around the office and connect to nearby colleagues by voice, as an alternative to scheduling calls.
- Chat and presentation tools
- Chat can go to nearby people, a floor or the whole Space, and screen sharing, hand raising and recording are available.
- Customization and activities
- Spaces can be furnished and decorated, with interactive bars, games, whiteboards, YouTube televisions and a custom URL.
- Analytics and access controls
- Business adds user analytics on who visited and where they went, plus password and email-based access limits.
- Members and guests
- Registered members have fuller permissions, while guests get limited features for up to 4 hours a week.
Plans
Gather
Essential Plan$12
per member / month, billed yearly ($15 billed monthly)
Every feature: custom virtual office, unlimited meetings and chat, and monthly recording, transcription and guest hours that grow with team size.
Custom PlanCustom
For large teams: custom pricing and onboarding, larger offices, hybrid solutions, single sign-on and an extended trial.
Kumospace
Free$0
Up to 5 registered members, 1 floor and 50 guests, with fully customizable Spaces and basic chat.
Business$16
per member / month, minimum 5; billing basis not shown
Unlimited floors, chat channels and history, recording, user analytics, privacy and access controls, and onboarding support.
EnterpriseCustom
Adds single sign-on, a custom domain, uptime SLA and dedicated customer success. Unlimited guests; paid annually.
Ways to pay less
Gather
- Annual discount
20% less with yearly billing
The Essential Plan costs $12 per member / month billed yearly against $15 billed monthly.
- Nonprofit
30% off monthly plans for nonprofits and schools
Gather's Classic (1.0) help center says spaces for nonprofits and educational institutions may be eligible for 30% off a monthly subscription, arranged through its sales team.
- By country
Regional pricing on the Custom Plan
The pricing page lists regional pricing among the Custom Plan's terms, arranged by contacting Gather for a quote. It names no countries or amounts.
Kumospace
- Annual discount
20% off with annual billing
The pricing FAQ says an annual subscription, paid once, gets a 20% discount against monthly billing on paid plans.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Gather or Kumospace?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Gather is cheaper to start with: $12 a month for each person, against $16 a month for each person for Kumospace. Gather starts at $12 per member / month, billed yearly, and Kumospace starts at $16 per member / month, minimum 5; billing basis not shown.
Which has a free plan, Gather or Kumospace?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Kumospace has a free plan. Gather does not, though it has a free trial.
Which platforms do Gather and Kumospace run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Gather lists a web app and a browser extension and only Kumospace lists Linux, iOS and Android apps. Both list macOS and Windows apps. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.